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    M.P.E.C. 2018-V88                                Issued 2018 Nov. 10, 01:11 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 VW3
    
    Observations:
         K18V03W* C2018 11 05.50273 08 29 07.49 +20 58 13.7          19.9 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.50794 08 29 07.51 +20 55 32.4          19.2 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.51838 08 29 07.54 +20 50 12.3          19.2 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.52707 08 29 07.52 +20 45 45.9          18.8 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.52719 08 29 07.53 +20 45 42.8          18.5 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.52731 08 29 07.56 +20 45 38.4          18.9 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.52742 08 29 07.53 +20 45 34.8          18.8 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.53014 08 29 07.59 +20 44 11.3          19.0 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.53026 08 29 07.50 +20 44 06.1          18.5 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.53037 08 29 07.54 +20 44 04.5          18.4 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W  C2018 11 05.53049 08 29 07.54 +20 44 01.5          18.4 GVEV088G96
         K18V03W KC2018 11 06.10746 08 29 37.78 +15 45 42.0          19.2 GVEV088J04
         K18V03W KC2018 11 06.10776 08 29 37.77 +15 45 31.1          19.0 GVEV088J04
         K18V03W KC2018 11 06.10807 08 29 37.79 +15 45 23.0          19.4 GVEV088J04
         K18V03W  C2018 11 06.44613 08 29 48.97 +12 48 39.6          19.2 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 06.44669 08 29 48.97 +12 48 22.2          19.0 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 06.44726 08 29 48.96 +12 48 04.1          19.0 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 06.44782 08 29 48.96 +12 47 46.4          19.4 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.16065408 30 13.12 +06 34 28.8          20.1 VSEV088K80
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.17228208 30 13.21 +06 28 26.7          20.2 VSEV088K80
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.19547408 30 13.36 +06 16 23.4          20.0 VSEV088K80
         K18V03W  C2018 11 07.48115 08 30 25.98 +03 49 08.6          18.9 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 07.48133 08 30 26.00 +03 49 02.5          19.0 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 07.48152 08 30 25.98 +03 48 57.1          18.9 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 07.48170 08 30 25.99 +03 48 51.5          19.0 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.48875 08 30 25.23 +03 45 16.8                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.49041 08 30 25.24 +03 44 26.2                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.49208 08 30 25.26 +03 43 33.7                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.49473 08 30 25.23 +03 42 12.8                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.49622 08 30 25.20 +03 41 25.1                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 07.49761 08 30 25.19 +03 40 45.3                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 08.48718 08 30 58.24 -04 34 32.6                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 08.48955 08 30 58.23 -04 35 40.9                oEV088711
         K18V03W KC2018 11 08.49194 08 30 58.19 -04 36 50.4                oEV088711
         K18V03W  C2018 11 09.39199 08 31 28.70 -11 34 44.0          20.4 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 09.39223 08 31 28.73 -11 34 49.8          19.5 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 09.39247 08 31 28.75 -11 34 56.2          20.1 GVEV088I52
         K18V03W  C2018 11 09.39272 08 31 28.68 -11 35 03.6          19.9 GVEV088I52
    
    Observer details:
    711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector
        + CCD + focal reducer.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers H. Groeller,
        G. J. Leonard, 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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers
        A. Knoefel, D. Koschny, M. Busch, M. Micheli, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    K80 Platanus Observatory, Lusowko.  Observer T. Kluwak.  0.28-m f/2.2 Schmidt
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 VW3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0150 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M  72.18101              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.47120054     Peri.  202.47319     +0.39346386     -0.81801124
    a   1.6355564      Node   227.44720     +0.90608744     +0.42226306
    e   0.3985007      Incl.   34.72019     +0.15553698     -0.39057844
    P   2.09           H   22.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    181105 G96  0.1+  2.8+    181106 J04  0.0   0.1+    181107 711  0.2-  0.6+
    181105 G96  0.1+  0.9+    181106 I52  0.2+  0.2+    181107 711  0.2+  0.4-
    181105 G96  0.2+  0.4+    181106 I52  0.2+  0.4+    181107 711  0.1-  0.5+
    181105 G96  0.4-  0.2+    181106 I52  0.0   0.2+    181107 711  0.4-  1.2-
    181105 G96  0.3-  0.8+    181106 I52  0.0   0.0     181107 711  0.4-  1.8+
    181105 G96  0.2+  0.1+    181107 K80  0.2+  0.1-    181108 711  0.4+  0.2-
    181105 G96  0.3-  0.2-    181107 K80  0.2+  0.5+    181108 711  0.5+  0.3+
    181105 G96  0.5+  0.3-    181107 K80  0.1-  0.5+    181108 711  0.2+  0.1+
    181105 G96  0.8-  1.8-    181107 I52  0.2-  0.4+    181109 I52  0.5-  0.3-
    181105 G96  0.2-  0.0     181107 I52  0.1+  0.1-    181109 I52  0.0   0.3+
    181105 G96  0.2-  0.6+    181107 I52  0.2-  0.4+    181109 I52  0.2+  0.4+
    181106 J04  0.1+  0.1+    181107 I52  0.0   0.3+    181109 I52  0.8-  0.4-
    181106 J04  0.2-  1.5-    181107 711  0.5-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 VW3                 a,e,i = 1.64, 0.40, 35                  q = 0.9838
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 10 11    03 57 43.3 +87 01 16   0.3180  1.0942    99.0    64.3    22.2
    ...
    2018 10 26    08 11 58.3 +72 23 21   0.1577  1.0354   100.8    70.6    20.7
    ...
    2018 11 03    08 26 55.5 +40 17 39   0.08913 1.0120   100.4    74.6    19.6
    ...
    2018 11 09    08 31 12.8 -08 35 44   0.08336 0.9988    93.2    82.0    19.7
    2018 11 10    08 31 41.0 -15 53 53   0.08812 0.9970    91.7    83.2    19.8
    2018 11 11    08 32 06.6 -22 21 33   0.09413 0.9953    90.4    84.2    20.0
    ...
    2018 11 17    08 34 07.0 -46 25 17   0.1456  0.9875    85.3    86.3    21.0
    ...
    2018 11 25    08 36 19.6 -59 21 07   0.2282  0.9838    82.5    84.2    21.9
    ...
    2018 12 10    08 39 37.9 -68 30 47   0.3817  0.9976    80.8    77.0    22.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-V88
    

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