MPEC 2018-V57 : 2018 VA2
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M.P.E.C. 2018-V57 Issued 2018 Nov. 6, 15:48 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 VA2 Observations: K18V02A* C2018 11 05.46656 01 47 24.50 +28 49 47.7 19.4 cVEV057T05 K18V02A C2018 11 05.46793 01 47 26.04 +28 49 50.6 19.3 cVEV057T05 K18V02A C2018 11 05.48366 01 47 43.92 +28 50 15.1 18.7 cVEV057T05 K18V02A C2018 11 05.48834 01 47 49.33 +28 50 22.0 18.4 cVEV057T05 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.71581 01 54 18.79 +28 54 10.5 18.4 VtEV057L04 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.71891 01 54 23.32 +28 54 22.0 18.3 VtEV057L04 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.72160 01 54 27.26 +28 54 31.9 18.3 VtEV057L04 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.75913501 55 26.47 +28 56 29.5 18.3 RSEV057L01 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.76111301 55 29.39 +28 56 37.0 18.4 RSEV057L01 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.76288701 55 32.04 +28 56 43.3 18.3 RSEV057L01 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.76672 01 55 34.13 +28 56 51.0 18.1 RoEV057K88 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.77107 01 55 40.52 +28 57 05.8 18.2 RoEV057K88 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.77543 01 55 46.92 +28 57 20.7 18.0 RoEV057K88 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.77951 01 55 56.31 +28 56 48.0 18.2 RqEV057A17 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.78383 01 56 02.84 +28 57 03.7 17.8 RqEV057A17 K18V02A KC2018 11 05.79252 01 56 15.81 +28 57 33.6 17.5 RqEV057A17 K18V02A C2018 11 06.16191 02 07 27.53 +29 16 30.5 18.1 GVEV057I52 K18V02A C2018 11 06.16204 02 07 27.73 +29 16 30.8 18.2 GVEV057I52 K18V02A C2018 11 06.16218 02 07 27.99 +29 16 31.5 17.9 GVEV057I52 K18V02A C2018 11 06.16231 02 07 28.20 +29 16 31.7 17.5 GVEV057I52 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.23808 02 09 38.80 +29 21 08.7 oEV057711 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.23977 02 09 41.81 +29 21 13.1 oEV057711 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.24151 02 09 44.93 +29 21 17.7 oEV057711 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.29226 02 11 12.89 +29 21 13.8 18.2 GUEV057H36 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.29341 02 11 15.14 +29 21 15.9 18.0 GUEV057H36 K18V02A KC2018 11 06.29465 02 11 17.48 +29 21 18.1 18.0 GUEV057H36 Observer details: 711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal reducer. A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim. Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert. 0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + 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. K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto. Observer A. Ordasi. Measurer K. Sarneczky. 0.60-m Schmidt + CCD. L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican. Observer K. Korlevic. 1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD. L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca. Observer L. Hudin. 0.3-m f/5 reflector + CCD. T05 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala. Observers L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, J. Tonry. Measurers L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, A. Heinze, J. Tonry, A. Fitzsimmons, D. Young. 0.5-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD. Orbital elements: 2018 VA2 Earth MOID = 0.0017 AU Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5 MPC M 83.02996 (2000.0) P Q n 0.61813575 Peri. 222.30746 +0.03200036 -0.99828280 a 1.3648350 Node 225.92347 +0.93432809 +0.04731297 e 0.3166719 Incl. 3.91619 +0.35497465 -0.03453887 P 1.59 H 27.0 G 0.15 U 6 Residuals in seconds of arc 181105 T05 0.1+ 0.4- 181105 L01 0.1- 0.1+ 181106 I52 0.1+ 0.1+ 181105 T05 0.1+ 0.3+ 181105 K88 0.0 0.3+ 181106 I52 0.2- 0.2- 181105 T05 0.3- 0.0 181105 K88 0.0 0.1+ 181106 711 0.2- 0.0 181105 T05 0.1- 0.1- 181105 K88 0.0 0.0 181106 711 0.6- 0.0 181105 L04 0.6+ 0.3- 181105 A17 0.0 0.2- 181106 711 0.9- 0.0 181105 L04 0.3+ 0.0 181105 A17 0.5+ 0.3+ 181106 H36 0.0 0.1- 181105 L04 0.2+ 0.1+ 181105 A17 0.6- 0.1- 181106 H36 0.7+ 0.0 181105 L01 0.1- 0.1- 181106 I52 0.5+ 0.0 181106 H36 0.4+ 0.1+ 181105 L01 0.3- 0.2+ 181106 I52 0.0 0.1- Ephemeris: 2018 VA2 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.32, 4 q = 0.9326 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2018 10 07 00 41 15.7 +23 31 57 0.1368 1.1303 161.7 16.2 23.8 ... 2018 10 22 00 43 02.9 +25 12 19 0.07087 1.0620 159.5 19.2 22.4 ... 2018 10 30 00 54 13.9 +26 20 08 0.03905 1.0292 157.1 22.1 21.1 ... 2018 11 05 01 38 16.7 +28 30 20 0.01623 1.0070 160.8 18.9 19.0 2018 11 06 02 01 46.3 +29 11 24 0.01262 1.0035 163.6 16.2 18.4 2018 11 07 02 44 00.0 +29 44 31 0.0091851.0001 166.4 13.5 17.6 ... 2018 11 13 11 16 10.4 -18 49 42 0.01587 0.9808 55.6 123.7 23.1 ... 2018 11 21 12 05 06.0 -23 07 54 0.04596 0.9596 50.9 127.0 25.6 ... 2018 12 06 12 30 21.4 -24 29 47 0.1036 0.9358 58.7 115.9 26.5 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2018 MPC M.P.E.C. 2018-V57


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