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    M.P.E.C. 2018-T34                                Issued 2018 Oct. 3, 01:30 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2018 SL3
    
    Observations:
         K18S03L* C2018 09 30.34121 00 23 55.79 +03 38 29.7          20.2 GVET034G96
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.34684 00 23 54.92 +03 38 37.2          20.7 GVET034G96
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.35247 00 23 53.98 +03 38 45.2          20.6 GVET034G96
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.35810 00 23 53.02 +03 38 53.3          20.8 GVET034G96
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.42163 00 23 42.57 +03 40 23.7          20.8 GVET034I52
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.42413 00 23 42.11 +03 40 27.9          20.9 GVET034I52
         K18S03L  C2018 09 30.42662 00 23 41.80 +03 40 30.9          20.6 GVET034I52
         K18S03L KC2018 09 30.97930800 22 21.89 +03 54 06.4          20.8 GVET034L01
         K18S03L KC2018 09 30.98397000 22 21.02 +03 54 13.4          21.0 GVET034L01
         K18S03L KC2018 09 30.98990300 22 20.02 +03 54 22.8          20.6 GVET034L01
         K18S03L KC2018 10 01.20418600 21 47.96 +04 00 07.2          20.7 VuET034H21
         K18S03L KC2018 10 01.21174300 21 46.52 +04 00 18.9          20.6 VuET034H21
         K18S03L  C2018 10 02.36653 00 18 27.583+04 34 09.80         20.5 wUET034F52
         K18S03L  C2018 10 02.37824 00 18 25.014+04 34 32.08         20.4 wUET034F52
         K18S03L  C2018 10 02.38997 00 18 22.436+04 34 54.32         20.6 wUET034F52
         K18S03L  C2018 10 02.40171 00 18 19.832+04 35 16.66         20.7 wUET034F52
    
    Observer details:
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Dukes, T. Lowe,
        A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
        H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat,
        C. Waters, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    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.  0.81-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 SL3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0192 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M  73.20488              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50536848     Peri.   89.58838     -0.08221214     -0.99659541
    a   1.5609798      Node     5.13981     +0.88450705     -0.07584136
    e   0.5162966      Incl.    3.98508     +0.45922591     -0.03233708
    P   1.95           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180930 G96  0.5-  0.4+    180930 I52  0.5+  0.0     181002 F52  0.2-  0.0
    180930 G96  0.5+  0.1-    180930 L01  0.2+  0.1-    181002 F52  0.1-  0.0
    180930 G96  0.4+  0.1-    180930 L01  0.5-  0.3-    181002 F52  0.1+  0.0
    180930 G96  0.1+  0.0     180930 L01  0.2+  0.1-    181002 F52  0.1+  0.0
    180930 I52  0.0   0.1-    181001 H21  0.3+  0.1+
    180930 I52  0.8-  0.5+    181001 H21  0.5-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 SL3                 a,e,i = 1.56, 0.52, 4                   q = 0.7551
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 09 03    00 40 24.6 -00 23 53   0.3730  1.3468   150.8    21.5    24.7
    ...
    2018 09 18    00 38 57.8 +00 55 51   0.2265  1.2252   165.2    12.1    23.0
    ...
    2018 09 26    00 31 49.8 +02 18 15   0.1570  1.1591   174.3     4.9    21.8
    ...
    2018 10 02    00 19 33.2 +04 23 18   0.1084  1.1093   176.9     2.8    20.8
    2018 10 03    00 16 21.1 +04 55 24   0.1005  1.1010   175.2     4.3    20.7
    2018 10 04    00 12 37.0 +05 32 43   0.09280 1.0927   173.4     6.0    20.6
    ...
    2018 10 10    23 25 46.8 +13 06 07   0.04873 1.0434   155.8    23.1    19.7
    ...
    2018 10 18    16 05 53.2 +28 14 17   0.02924 0.9792    53.3   125.4    22.7
    ...
    2018 11 02    13 30 47.8 +07 00 55   0.1384  0.8698    25.8   150.3    29.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-T34
    

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