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    M.P.E.C. 2018-R85                                Issued 2018 Sept.  9, 11:51 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
        on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2017 XD
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-X79
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17X00D  C2005 03 11.12525 04 40 33.14 -03 06 02.5          19.5 RoER085699
         K17X00D  C2005 03 11.13820 04 40 33.05 -03 05 34.0                oER085699
         K17X00D  C2005 03 11.15115 04 40 32.73 -03 05 07.5                oER085699
         K17X00D  C2005 03 11.16413 04 40 32.69 -03 04 39.5                oER085699
         K17X00D |C2018 09 08.36300 05 09 18.89 -19 24 11.8          21.7 GUER085807
         K17X00D |C2018 09 08.37640 05 09 19.16 -19 24 23.7          21.5 GUER085807
         K17X00D |C2018 09 08.38951 05 09 19.42 -19 24 35.8          21.4 GUER085807
    
    Observer details:
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. V. Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
        Schmidt + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.
        0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 XD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1716 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M  16.92081              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.46390352     Peri.   96.66910     -0.31206938     +0.89183329
    a   1.6526629      Node   148.16345     -0.90840125     -0.38105085
    e   0.7813801      Incl.   38.37650     +0.27824427     -0.24379013
    P   2.12           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050311 699  0.2-  1.2-    171208 807  0.3+  0.1+    171224 204  0.1+  0.1-
    050311 699  0.8+  0.2+    171208 926  0.1-  0.1+    171224 I47  0.1+  0.1+
    050311 699  1.7-  0.5-    171208 926  0.1+  0.2+    171224 I47  0.3-  0.1+
    050311 699  0.0   0.3+    171208 926  0.2+  0.0     171230 W88  0.5+  0.3-
    171026 G96  0.2+  0.7+    171212 807  0.4-  0.2+    171230 W88  0.2+  0.3+
    171026 G96  0.5+  0.3-    171212 807  0.2-  0.1-    171230 W88  0.4+  0.1+
    171026 G96  0.3+  0.3+    171212 807  0.1+  0.1-    171230 F51  0.1-  0.1+
    171026 G96  0.3-  0.1-    171212 691  0.1-  0.0     171230 F51  0.1-  0.1+
    171203 F51  0.0   0.1+    171212 691  0.1+  0.1+    180106 Q62  0.3-  0.2-
    171203 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171212 691  0.1+  0.1-    180106 Q62  0.2-  0.1-
    171203 F51  0.0   0.1+    171216 807  0.1+  0.0     180106 Q62  0.7-  0.1-
    171206 807  0.0   0.4-    171216 807  0.0   0.2+    180107 W88  0.5+  0.1+
    171206 807  0.5-  0.5-    171216 807  0.1+  0.0     180107 W88  0.4+  0.2-
    171206 807  0.3-  0.1+    171216 807  0.0   0.1+    180908 807  0.0   0.4-
    171208 807  0.1-  0.2-    171224 204  0.4+  0.6-    180908 807  0.0   0.1+
    171208 807  0.1+  0.1-    171224 204  0.3+  0.2-    180908 807  0.0   0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 XD                  a,e,i = 1.65, 0.78, 38                  q = 0.3613
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 08 10    04 48 51.7 -12 51 57   2.4007  2.3072    72.4    24.8    22.4
    ...
    2018 08 25    05 01 37.8 -15 56 34   2.3249  2.3996    81.8    24.6    22.4
    ...
    2018 09 02    05 06 31.1 -17 48 47   2.2810  2.4455    87.0    24.3    22.4
    ...
    2018 09 08    05 09 10.9 -19 18 37   2.2475  2.4783    90.9    24.0    22.4
    2018 09 09    05 09 32.1 -19 34 01   2.2420  2.4836    91.6    23.9    22.3
    2018 09 10    05 09 51.7 -19 49 32   2.2365  2.4889    92.3    23.8    22.3
    ...
    2018 09 16    05 11 14.4 -21 24 45   2.2037  2.5200    96.3    23.4    22.3
    ...
    2018 09 24    05 11 25.7 -23 36 00   2.1624  2.5596   101.6    22.6    22.3
    ...
    2018 10 09    05 06 09.5 -27 44 48   2.0982  2.6279   111.0    20.8    22.2
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-R85
    

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