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    M.P.E.C. 2018-V177                               Issued 2018 Nov. 12, 18:16 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
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                                   2018 VL7

Observations:
     K18V07L* S2018 11 02.77034 12 53 10.79 +73 55 46.9          20   RLEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 02.77034 1 - 2312.9938 +   26.4770 + 6447.2113   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.03202 12 52 39.03 +74 01 14.3                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.03202 1 - 2284.6278 +    3.2743 + 6457.3688   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.16292 12 52 23.37 +74 03 59.2                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.16292 1 - 2306.8644 +    7.8579 + 6449.4924   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.22837 12 52 15.49 +74 05 21.2                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.22837 1 - 2318.0023 +   10.1207 + 6445.5139   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.35928 12 51 59.51 +74 08 05.7                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.35928 1 - 2340.2788 +   14.5700 + 6437.4884   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.42460 12 51 51.51 +74 09 28.3                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.42460 1 - 2278.3599 -   15.1039 + 6459.6039   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.42473 12 51 51.47 +74 09 28.6                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.42473 1 - 2351.4183 +   16.7568 + 6433.4428   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.62096 12 51 27.23 +74 13 35.1                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.62096 1 - 2311.8202 -    8.4485 + 6447.7726   EV177C51
     K18V07L  S2018 11 03.75186 12 51 11.01 +74 16 21.1                LEV177C51
     K18V07L  s2018 11 03.75186 1 - 2334.1771 -    4.1167 + 6439.7558   EV177C51
     K18V07L  C2018 11 06.08896912 45 49.58 +75 05 45.0          20.1 GVEV177H01
     K18V07L  C2018 11 06.09372512 45 49.04 +75 05 50.9          20.0 GVEV177H01
     K18V07L  C2018 11 06.10262812 45 48.07 +75 06 01.4          20.1 GVEV177H01
     K18V07L  C2018 11 06.11196812 45 46.98 +75 06 12.5          20.0 GVEV177H01
     K18V07L KC2018 11 07.15478 12 43 19.13 +75 29 26.6          19.5 RoEV177K88
     K18V07L KC2018 11 07.15963 12 43 18.23 +75 29 33.8          19.5 RoEV177K88
     K18V07L KC2018 11 07.16448 12 43 17.40 +75 29 40.7          19.6 RoEV177K88
     K18V07L  C2018 11 12.48120 12 25 52.29 +77 30 54.6          20.7 RoEV177291
     K18V07L  C2018 11 12.48196 12 25 51.98 +77 30 55.8          20.1 RoEV177291
     K18V07L  C2018 11 12.48345 12 25 51.57 +77 30 58.1          21.2 RoEV177291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. J. Brucker.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
C51 WISE.  Observer Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
    Measurers A. K. Mainzer, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav, J. R. Masiero,
    J. P. Chesley, R. M. Cutri, J. W. Dailey, E. Kramer, S. Sonnett,
    E. L. Wright.
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.
K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto.  Observer A. Ordasi.  Measurer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2018 VL7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1159 AU
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
M 225.80855              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.90977364     Peri.   11.20734     +0.78145846     +0.60853376
a   1.0548252      Node   310.41217     -0.58555784     +0.63891754
e   0.1504928      Incl.   10.43267     -0.21551032     +0.47060710
P   1.08           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
181102 C51 (0.2+  4.9-)   181103 C51 (0.6+  2.0+)   181107 K88 (9.5-  1.1-)
181103 C51 (1.3-  3.2-)   181103 C51 (1.4+  4.0+)   181107 K88 (9.4-  1.3-)
181103 C51  0.5-  1.3-    181106 H01  0.5+  0.6-    181112 291  0.2+  0.1+
181103 C51  0.1-  0.9-    181106 H01  0.3+  0.1-    181112 291  0.1-  0.0
181103 C51  0.1+  0.2+    181106 H01  0.1-  0.1+    181112 291  0.1-  0.1-
181103 C51  0.2+  0.8+    181106 H01  0.7-  0.3+
181103 C51  0.2+  1.4+    181107 K88 (9.3-  1.1-)

Ephemeris:
2018 VL7                 a,e,i = 1.05, 0.15, 10                  q = 0.8961
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 10 13    13 22 50.3 +66 09 30   0.1861  0.9626    73.8    95.5    20.8
...
2018 10 28    13 03 18.3 +71 58 29   0.1995  0.9984    85.6    82.9    20.5
...
2018 11 05    12 48 28.8 +74 43 00   0.2020  1.0185    91.9    76.7    20.3
...
2018 11 11    12 31 25.6 +76 56 03   0.2019  1.0338    96.8    72.0    20.2
2018 11 12    12 27 38.6 +77 19 26   0.2017  1.0364    97.7    71.2    20.2
2018 11 13    12 23 28.9 +77 43 09   0.2015  1.0389    98.5    70.4    20.2
...
2018 11 19    11 46 42.0 +80 10 07   0.1998  1.0541   103.8    65.6    20.0
...
2018 11 27    09 52 43.4 +82 55 34   0.1964  1.0741   111.4    58.8    19.8
...
2018 12 12    05 05 44.3 +76 51 38   0.1931  1.1095   126.2    45.8    19.5

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