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    M.P.E.C. 2018-U10                                Issued 2018 Oct. 17, 17:56 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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                                   2018 TH6

Observations:
     K18T06H* C2018 10 15.45770 01 59 01.682+00 05 09.87         21.1 wUEU010F52
     K18T06H  C2018 10 15.47022 01 59 01.678+00 04 15.89         21.1 wUEU010F52
     K18T06H  C2018 10 15.48274 01 59 01.663+00 03 22.13         20.2 wUEU010F52
     K18T06H  C2018 10 15.49523 01 59 01.660+00 02 28.05         20.4 wUEU010F52
     K18T06H |C2018 10 16.27721 01 59 22.69 -00 50 52.1          20.7 VuEU010807
     K18T06H |C2018 10 16.28068 01 59 22.68 -00 51 06.2          20.7 VuEU010807
     K18T06H |C2018 10 16.28465 01 59 22.68 -00 51 22.2          21.0 VuEU010807
     K18T06H KC2018 10 17.35970 01 59 49.75 -02 01 44.6          21.4 RoEU010291
     K18T06H KC2018 10 17.36120 01 59 49.76 -02 01 50.1          21.5 RoEU010291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
2018 TH6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0540 AU
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
M 158.58493              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.62316970     Peri.  121.50311     +0.73378508     +0.67751317
a   1.3574750      Node   196.03538     -0.66861289     +0.70702402
e   0.2870268      Incl.   10.50283     -0.12048345     +0.20271395
P   1.58           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
181015 F52  0.0   0.2-    181015 F52  0.1-  0.0     181016 807  0.1-  0.0
181015 F52  0.1+  0.1-    181016 807  0.3+  0.0     181017 291  0.1-  0.0
181015 F52  0.0   0.2+    181016 807  0.0   0.1-    181017 291  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2018 TH6                 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.29, 11                  q = 0.9678
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 09 17    20 20 01.5 +79 10 53   0.07041 1.0133    94.6    81.4    21.6
...
2018 10 02    01 40 45.9 +29 26 29   0.06798 1.0600   149.1    29.0    20.1
...
2018 10 10    01 55 11.7 +08 23 56   0.09304 1.0894   166.3    12.6    20.3
...
2018 10 16    01 59 17.0 -00 32 33   0.1187  1.1130   167.0    11.6    20.8
2018 10 17    01 59 42.3 -01 38 36   0.1233  1.1170   166.4    12.1    20.9
2018 10 18    02 00 04.6 -02 39 21   0.1281  1.1211   165.8    12.6    21.0
...
2018 10 24    02 01 34.3 -07 13 15   0.1586  1.1460   161.1    16.3    21.7
...
2018 11 01    02 02 40.6 -10 30 20   0.2039  1.1802   154.7    21.1    22.4
...
2018 11 16    02 05 54.4 -11 57 22   0.3023  1.2462   143.9    27.9    23.6

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