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    M.P.E.C. 2018-V54                                Issued 2018 Nov. 6, 15:36 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 VX1
    
    Observations:
         K18V01X* C2018 11 04.24519 01 08 36.59 -06 20 46.9          21.1 GVEV054G96
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.25034 01 08 35.52 -06 20 29.4          19.9 GVEV054G96
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.25551 01 08 34.50 -06 20 11.8          20.6 GVEV054G96
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.26068 01 08 33.39 -06 19 54.7          20.4 GVEV054G96
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.27290101 08 29.59 -06 19 20.2          20.4 GVEV054H01
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.27865801 08 28.42 -06 19 00.2          20.2 GVEV054H01
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.28754401 08 26.64 -06 18 29.2          20.3 GVEV054H01
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.29451701 08 25.26 -06 18 04.8          20.2 GVEV054H01
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.34854 01 08 15.93 -06 14 44.8          20.9 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.35083 01 08 15.60 -06 14 37.1          19.7 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.35312 01 08 15.08 -06 14 28.6          20.3 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X  C2018 11 04.35541 01 08 14.72 -06 14 19.5          20.5 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X |C2018 11 05.19625 01 07 10.03 -05 10 07.4          20.7 VuEV054807
         K18V01X |C2018 11 05.19905 01 07 09.34 -05 09 53.8          20.7 VuEV054807
         K18V01X |C2018 11 05.20174 01 07 08.68 -05 09 40.4          20.7 VuEV054807
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.50679 01 06 44.15 -04 42 30.4          20.0 GVEV054474
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.50892 01 06 43.66 -04 42 19.0          20.2 GVEV054474
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.50999 01 06 43.42 -04 42 13.2          20.1 GVEV054474
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.51105 01 06 43.15 -04 42 07.7          20.0 GVEV054474
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.51212 01 06 42.88 -04 42 02.0          20.1 GVEV054474
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.77312401 06 39.68 -04 29 13.9          20.4 GVEV054L01
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.77398401 06 39.48 -04 29 09.2          20.5 GVEV054L01
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.77656801 06 38.91 -04 28 54.6          20.5 GVEV054L01
         K18V01X KC2018 11 05.77915901 06 38.34 -04 28 39.7          20.5 GVEV054L01
         K18V01X  C2018 11 06.10229 01 06 07.72 -03 53 40.7          20.0 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X  C2018 11 06.10377 01 06 07.31 -03 53 31.1          19.6 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X  C2018 11 06.10418 01 06 07.26 -03 53 28.0          19.7 GVEV054I52
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.15702 01 05 49.20 -03 47 24.6                oEV054711
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.15973 01 05 48.35 -03 47 06.4                oEV054711
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.16247 01 05 47.50 -03 46 48.2                oEV054711
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.21207 01 05 31.35 -03 41 06.6                oEV054711
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.21478 01 05 30.46 -03 40 47.8                oEV054711
         K18V01X KC2018 11 06.21744 01 05 29.56 -03 40 29.0                oEV054711
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
        reducer.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer B. M. Africano.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 VX1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0027 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M  83.88441              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.61680693     Peri.   40.22787     +0.08299293     -0.99595309
    a   1.3667945      Node    45.04274     +0.90133923     +0.06025543
    e   0.3100162      Incl.    2.79377     +0.42508795     +0.06668379
    P   1.60           H   27.8           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    181104 G96  0.4-  0.0     181104 I52  0.1+  0.4+    181105 L01  0.0   0.3-
    181104 G96  0.2-  0.0     181105 807  0.3-  0.1+    181105 L01  0.2+  0.1-
    181104 G96  0.7+  0.1+    181105 807  0.5-  0.2+    181106 I52  0.4+  0.5-
    181104 G96  0.3+  0.4-    181105 807  0.7-  0.5+    181106 I52  0.1-  0.5-
    181104 H01  0.1-  0.3-    181105 474  0.3-  0.6+    181106 I52  0.7+  0.1-
    181104 H01  0.2-  0.2-    181105 474  0.0   0.5+    181106 711  0.2-  0.3+
    181104 H01  0.1-  0.1-    181105 474  0.2+  0.5+    181106 711  0.2-  0.2+
    181104 H01  0.0   0.1-    181105 474  0.0   0.3+    181106 711  0.0   0.2-
    181104 I52  0.2-  0.1+    181105 474  0.2-  0.2+    181106 711  0.2-  0.2-
    181104 I52  1.0+  0.5-    181105 L01  0.0   0.0     181106 711  0.0   0.3-
    181104 I52  0.6-  0.3-    181105 L01  0.2-  0.2-    181106 711  0.3-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 VX1                 a,e,i = 1.37, 0.31, 3                   q = 0.9431
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 10 07    01 18 55.5 -08 39 26   0.1291  1.1244   164.2    14.0    24.4
    ...
    2018 10 22    01 15 38.1 -09 38 46   0.06942 1.0601   158.2    20.4    23.1
    ...
    2018 10 30    01 12 30.7 -08 52 22   0.04074 1.0295   152.6    26.4    22.1
    ...
    2018 11 05    01 07 39.5 -05 28 17   0.01998 1.0088   149.1    30.3    20.6
    2018 11 06    01 05 58.4 -03 59 48   0.01658 1.0056   148.8    30.7    20.2
    2018 11 07    01 03 31.2 -01 44 35   0.01319 1.0025   148.8    30.8    19.7
    ...
    2018 11 13    13 32 02.7 +27 47 15   0.0081080.9847    51.6   128.1    22.8
    ...
    2018 11 21    13 16 29.7 +13 27 37   0.03521 0.9653    49.3   129.1    26.1
    ...
    2018 12 06    13 21 22.8 +09 30 31   0.08682 0.9449    60.0   115.5    26.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-V54
    

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