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    M.P.E.C. 2018-T31                                Issued 2018 Oct. 3, 01:20 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 SH3
    
    Observations:
         K18S03H* C2018 09 30.27585 23 38 42.16 +05 46 48.9          20.1 GVET031G96
         K18S03H  C2018 09 30.28144 23 38 37.99 +05 48 41.9          20.4 GVET031G96
         K18S03H  C2018 09 30.28702 23 38 33.81 +05 50 36.1          19.9 GVET031G96
         K18S03H  C2018 09 30.29260 23 38 29.66 +05 52 29.5          19.9 GVET031G96
         K18S03H  C2018 09 30.40340 23 37 07.53 +06 30 12.2                VET031I52
         K18S03H  C2018 09 30.40534 23 37 06.11 +06 30 52.2          20.2 GVET031I52
         K18S03H IC2018 09 30.94873223 30 35.72 +09 40 41.5          20.0 GVET031L01
         K18S03H KC2018 09 30.95154223 30 33.48 +09 41 41.9          20.3 GVET031L01
         K18S03H KC2018 09 30.95449123 30 31.21 +09 42 44.5          20.4 GVET031L01
         K18S03H KC2018 10 01.15240823 28 05.00 +10 54 03.2          20.1 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 01.15623923 28 01.91 +10 55 26.5          20.1 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 01.15961923 27 59.20 +10 56 39.8          20.2 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 01.16299923 27 56.44 +10 57 53.3          20.1 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 01.16660723 27 53.52 +10 59 11.8          20.1 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 02.19281323 14 03.43 +17 20 15.6          20.5 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 02.19680223 13 59.84 +17 21 46.4          20.9 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 02.20081323 13 56.25 +17 23 17.4          20.5 VuET031H21
         K18S03H KC2018 10 02.20475623 13 52.71 +17 24 46.8          20.2 VuET031H21
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer H. Groeller.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD, 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector
        + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 SH3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0619 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M  80.35690              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48234029     Peri.   49.51387     +0.58483511     -0.81045938
    a   1.6102761      Node     5.05024     +0.57997695     +0.38891311
    e   0.3998165      Incl.   22.38111     +0.56709314     +0.43806643
    P   2.04           H   25.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180930 G96  0.4+  0.2+    180930 L01  0.4+  0.2+    181001 H21  0.2-  0.1-
    180930 G96  0.1+  0.5-    180930 L01  0.1-  0.5+    181001 H21  0.2-  0.0
    180930 G96  0.4-  0.2+    180930 L01  0.7+  0.0     181002 H21  0.1-  0.2-
    180930 G96  0.5-  0.0     181001 H21  0.0   0.0     181002 H21  0.2-  0.1+
    180930 I52  0.2-  0.2-    181001 H21  0.0   0.0     181002 H21  0.0   0.0
    180930 I52  0.1-  0.1+    181001 H21  0.3+  0.1-    181002 H21  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 SH3                 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.40, 22                  q = 0.9665
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 09 03    01 23 11.7 -38 00 44   0.2670  1.2084   133.6    37.2    24.3
    ...
    2018 09 18    00 58 57.8 -29 50 03   0.1432  1.1273   146.6    29.4    22.6
    ...
    2018 09 26    00 18 34.0 -13 26 34   0.08788 1.0880   165.4    13.5    21.0
    ...
    2018 10 02    23 16 47.0 +16 08 03   0.06451 1.0610   157.7    21.0    20.5
    2018 10 03    23 02 09.0 +22 28 11   0.06363 1.0567   150.8    27.5    20.7
    2018 10 04    22 45 59.8 +28 46 19   0.06380 1.0526   143.7    34.3    20.9
    ...
    2018 10 10    20 40 14.9 +55 46 35   0.08329 1.0291   109.2    66.4    22.3
    ...
    2018 10 18    18 02 11.7 +63 34 19   0.1326  1.0029    89.0    83.4    23.8
    ...
    2018 11 02    16 05 03.3 +61 12 05   0.2345  0.9720    78.2    88.1    25.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-T31
    

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