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    M.P.E.C. 2018-S35                                Issued 2018 Sept. 18, 16:03 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
    
                                        2018 SM
    
    Observations:
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.38468802 33 55.15 -13 39 57.5          18.81gUES035I41
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.38503502 33 54.48 -13 40 14.8          18.81gUES035I41
         K18S00M* C2018 09 16.41827 02 32 44.03 -14 04 15.6          18.2 GVES035703
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.43075202 32 44.49 -14 12 55.4          18.25RUES035I41
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.43110002 32 43.96 -14 13 08.7          18.25RUES035I41
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.43427 02 32 21.15 -14 14 38.4          18.1 GVES035703
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.47058 02 31 34.86 -14 35 31.6          18.6 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.47071 02 31 34.70 -14 35 36.4          18.4 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.47084 02 31 34.58 -14 35 40.4          17.9 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 16.47097 02 31 34.40 -14 35 44.3          17.9 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 17.34473 02 31 13.29 -17 37 04.2          20.5 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 17.34598 02 31 12.77 -17 37 10.7          19.7 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 17.34892 02 31 11.56 -17 37 27.2          21.1 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 17.35016 02 31 11.04 -17 37 34.1          20.4 GVES035I52
         K18S00M  C2018 09 18.33731 02 30 34.88 -18 23 07.8          22.1 GVES035V06
         K18S00M  C2018 09 18.34072 02 30 34.11 -18 23 15.5          21.4 GVES035V06
         K18S00M  C2018 09 18.34410 02 30 33.36 -18 23 22.7          21.6 GVES035V06
         K18S00M  C2018 09 18.34749 02 30 32.57 -18 23 29.5          21.8 GVES035V06
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers B. M. Africano,
        E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
        H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard,
        R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
    I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observer A. U. Tomatic.  Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.  1.2-m
        f/2.4 Schmidt + ZTF camera.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  Measurers
        B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs,
        A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson,
        G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  Measurers
        B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs,
        A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson,
        G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 SM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 308.36226              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33861041     Peri.  149.03418     +0.78814985     +0.61531979
    a   2.0386179      Node   172.93942     -0.58568709     +0.75688198
    e   0.5309716      Incl.    6.62939     -0.18918363     +0.22025264
    P   2.91           H   29.4           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180916 I41  1.2+  0.4+    180916 I52  0.4-  0.9+    180917 I52  0.0   0.1+
    180916 I41  0.3-  0.3-    180916 I52  0.5-  0.2+    180917 I52  0.2-  0.0
    180916 703  0.2-  0.4-    180916 I52  0.0   0.3+    180918 V06  0.1-  0.2+
    180916 I41  1.2+  0.1+    180916 I52  0.4-  0.5+    180918 V06  0.1-  0.2-
    180916 I41  0.7+  0.1+    180917 I52  0.2+  0.2-    180918 V06  0.3+  0.3-
    180916 703  0.2-  0.6-    180917 I52  0.0   0.3+    180918 V06  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 SM                  a,e,i = 2.04, 0.53, 7                   q = 0.9562
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 08 19    14 22 04.7 +10 18 52   0.1639  0.9573    66.0   105.0    29.3
    ...
    2018 09 03    14 31 19.6 +10 19 06   0.07646 0.9675    55.4   120.9    28.7
    ...
    2018 09 11    14 33 25.3 +10 42 25   0.02923 0.9880    49.3   129.4    27.4
    ...
    2018 09 17    02 31 03.6 -16 43 07   0.0063491.0097   135.0    44.8    20.1
    2018 09 18    02 30 23.8 -18 02 50   0.01226 1.0137   135.5    44.0    21.6
    2018 09 19    02 30 06.7 -18 30 16   0.01817 1.0178   136.1    43.2    22.4
    ...
    2018 09 25    02 28 47.7 -19 01 46   0.05372 1.0446   139.8    38.3    24.7
    ...
    2018 10 03    02 25 50.0 -18 50 03   0.1018  1.0853   144.6    32.3    26.0
    ...
    2018 10 18    02 17 58.8 -17 23 25   0.1980  1.1731   150.7    24.6    27.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-S35
    

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