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    M.P.E.C. 2018-V181                               Issued 2018 Nov. 13, 16:14 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2018 VA8
    
    Observations:
         K18V08A* C2018 11 12.28874 02 26 16.86 -02 25 41.7          19.6 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.29399 02 26 24.65 -02 25 46.8          19.6 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.29923 02 26 32.47 -02 25 50.4          19.3 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.30448 02 26 40.24 -02 25 53.3          19.6 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.36431 02 28 08.10 -02 26 38.5          19.5 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.36461 02 28 08.55 -02 26 38.7          19.1 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.36491 02 28 08.98 -02 26 38.8          19.1 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.36521 02 28 09.41 -02 26 39.0          19.2 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.41235 02 29 17.59 -02 27 11.1          19.2 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.41265 02 29 18.02 -02 27 11.3          19.3 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.41295 02 29 18.44 -02 27 11.5          19.2 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.41326 02 29 18.90 -02 27 11.7          19.3 GVEV181I52
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.88299 02 40 07.94 -02 33 12.0                VEV181246
         K18V08A  C2018 11 12.88328 02 40 08.30 -02 33 12.3                VEV181246
         K18V08A HC2018 11 12.88486 02 40 09.84 -02 33 13.6                VEV181246
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.21915 02 46 11.50 -02 34 25.3          20.9 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.21990 02 46 12.23 -02 34 25.9          20.3 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.22066 02 46 12.82 -02 34 25.6          19.8 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.22141 02 46 13.52 -02 34 26.4          19.6 GVEV181703
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.30546 02 47 25.47 -02 34 58.0          19.9 GVEV181G96
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.31065 02 47 29.77 -02 35 00.8          19.9 GVEV181G96
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.31585 02 47 34.11 -02 35 02.4                VEV181G96
         K18V08A  C2018 11 13.32103 02 47 38.46 -02 35 03.9                VEV181G96
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer
        M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 VA8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0023 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M 135.78131              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62313945     Peri.  111.31442     +0.92191652     +0.37262472
    a   1.3575189      Node   226.98102     -0.38684031     +0.87098295
    e   0.3995194      Incl.    8.33051     -0.02060338     +0.32021793
    P   1.58           H   26.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    181112 703  0.8+  0.1-    181112 I52  0.1+  0.2+    181113 703  0.6+  0.1-
    181112 703  0.1-  1.1-    181112 I52  0.0   0.2+    181113 703  0.6-  0.6+
    181112 703  0.0   0.6-    181112 I52  0.2-  0.2+    181113 703  0.0   0.1+
    181112 703  0.5-  0.6+    181112 I52  0.0   0.2+    181113 G96  0.5+  0.3+
    181112 I52  0.2-  0.0     181112 246  0.4+  0.4+    181113 G96  0.1-  0.7-
    181112 I52  0.0   0.0     181112 246  1.2+  0.3+    181113 G96  0.2-  0.5-
    181112 I52  0.0   0.1+    181112 246  1.3-  0.2-    181113 G96  0.2+  0.3-
    181112 I52  0.1-  0.1+    181113 703  0.5-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 VA8                 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.40, 8                   q = 0.8152
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 10 14    15 49 03.2 +01 37 35   0.1912  0.8588    39.5   132.3    28.9
    ...
    2018 10 29    16 10 40.0 +02 49 46   0.08044 0.9275    33.6   143.7    28.6
    ...
    2018 11 06    17 01 15.0 +03 13 52   0.02517 0.9720    39.1   140.0    25.7
    ...
    2018 11 12    02 17 39.4 -02 16 59   0.01932 1.0077   156.7    22.9    19.4
    2018 11 13    02 42 15.6 -02 29 41   0.02587 1.0138   158.5    21.0    20.0
    2018 11 14    02 56 51.2 -02 35 35   0.03260 1.0199   158.8    20.5    20.5
    ...
    2018 11 20    03 27 39.7 -02 33 16   0.07440 1.0573   157.7    20.8    22.4
    ...
    2018 11 28    03 38 11.8 -01 59 57   0.1325  1.1083   155.2    21.9    23.8
    ...
    2018 12 13    03 46 54.0 -00 10 16   0.2516  1.2046   147.7    25.9    25.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-V181
    

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