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    M.P.E.C. 2018-V188                               Issued 2018 Nov. 14, 05:05 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 VU8
    
    Observations:
         K18V08U* C2018 11 12.39950 05 06 03.33 -01 13 20.5                VEV188G96
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.40979 05 05 46.13 -01 01 36.2          19.1 GVEV188G96
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.41493 05 05 37.54 -00 55 44.6          19.9 GVEV188G96
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.44708 05 04 44.15 -00 19 00.0          18.3 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.44764 05 04 43.23 -00 18 21.5          19.3 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.44821 05 04 42.28 -00 17 42.5          18.2 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.44878 05 04 41.35 -00 17 03.7          19.2 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.51343 05 02 57.67 +00 56 40.9          18.3 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.51399 05 02 56.80 +00 57 19.2          18.9 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.51455 05 02 55.92 +00 57 58.0          18.4 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 12.51512 05 02 55.02 +00 58 36.6          19.2 GVEV188I52
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.24331 04 47 55.44 +14 40 24.3          18.5 GVEV188703
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.24360 04 47 54.95 +14 40 43.1          19.2 GVEV188703
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.24418 04 47 54.01 +14 41 22.2          18.6 GVEV188703
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.80184 04 35 13.34 +24 13 17.9          17.6 RqEV188K61
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.80250 04 35 12.35 +24 13 58.5          17.6 RqEV188K61
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.80335 04 35 11.10 +24 14 49.0          17.7 RqEV188K61
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.80456 04 35 09.34 +24 16 01.1          18.0 RqEV188K61
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.86270 04 33 44.17 +25 13 13.1          18.1 RqEV188A17
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.87070 04 33 31.86 +25 21 02.8          18.2 RqEV188A17
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.87500 04 33 25.23 +25 25 14.4          18.0 RqEV188A17
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.87960 04 33 18.03 +25 29 44.5          17.8 RqEV188A17
         K18V08U KC2018 11 13.88639 04 33 07.50 +25 36 20.1          17.7 RqEV188A17
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96178 04 31 02.43 +26 48 50.5                VEV188246
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96204 04 31 01.93 +26 49 04.7                VEV188246
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96284 04 31 00.53 +26 49 49.6                VEV188246
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96317 04 31 00.14 +26 50 09.4                VEV188246
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96419 04 30 58.41 +26 51 05.9                VEV188246
         K18V08U  C2018 11 13.96444 04 30 58.07 +26 51 20.3                VEV188246
         K18V08U KC2018 11 14.06196904 28 15.66 +28 21 40.8          19.1 GVEV188L01
         K18V08U KC2018 11 14.06256004 28 14.68 +28 22 12.7          18.9 GVEV188L01
         K18V08U KC2018 11 14.06453504 28 11.40 +28 23 58.6          19.0 GVEV188L01
         K18V08U KC2018 11 14.06650904 28 08.12 +28 25 44.5          19.0 GVEV188L01
    
    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.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    K61 Rokycany Observatory.  Observer M. Adamovsky.  0.51-m f/6.8 reflector +
        CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 VU8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0086 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M 204.80137              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.93141988     Peri.  302.07615     +0.98398061     +0.12462180
    a   1.0384184      Node    51.08725     -0.04739535     +0.87221458
    e   0.0661898      Incl.    9.42965     -0.17185996     +0.47298111
    P   1.06           H   27.8           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    181112 G96  0.4+  1.0-    181113 703  0.1-  0.1+    181113 A17  0.4+  0.5-
    181112 G96  0.1+  0.4+    181113 703  0.3-  0.3-    181113 246  0.2+  0.1+
    181112 G96  0.2-  0.7+    181113 703  0.3-  0.3+    181113 246  0.8-  0.3-
    181112 I52 (2.3-  6.4+)   181113 K61  0.3+  0.6-    181113 246 (1.8-  0.5-)
    181112 I52 (2.3-  6.6+)   181113 K61  0.1-  0.5+    181113 246  0.3+  0.7+
    181112 I52 (2.5-  6.6+)   181113 K61  0.3-  0.1+    181113 246  0.3-  0.3-
    181112 I52 (2.4-  6.4+)   181113 K61  0.2-  0.1-    181113 246  0.7+  0.0
    181112 I52 (2.1-  5.6+)   181113 A17  0.3+  0.0     181114 L01  0.0   0.0
    181112 I52 (2.1-  5.6+)   181113 A17  0.1+  0.1-    181114 L01  0.0   0.2+
    181112 I52 (2.2-  6.0+)   181113 A17  0.4+  0.5-    181114 L01  0.0   0.1+
    181112 I52 (2.4-  5.6+)   181113 A17  0.4-  0.4+    181114 L01  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 VU8                 a,e,i = 1.04, 0.07, 9                   q = 0.9697
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 10 15    09 26 42.1 -71 41 40   0.08535 0.9749    72.4   102.8    26.2
    ...
    2018 10 30    08 09 14.0 -68 10 04   0.04254 0.9852    78.0    99.6    24.5
    ...
    2018 11 07    06 46 22.4 -55 54 49   0.01954 0.9921    92.4    86.5    22.3
    ...
    2018 11 13    04 52 48.5 +10 16 26   0.0090820.9979   154.3    25.5    18.8
    2018 11 14    04 29 59.7 +27 29 02   0.0099730.9989   160.5    19.3    18.8
    2018 11 15    04 06 54.6 +40 36 17   0.01165 0.9999   155.5    24.2    19.3
    ...
    2018 11 21    02 06 34.5 +67 16 20   0.02755 1.0059   130.0    48.8    21.8
    ...
    2018 11 29    00 46 05.8 +71 47 08   0.05155 1.0143   121.4    56.1    23.4
    ...
    2018 12 14    00 20 00.3 +72 18 26   0.09665 1.0308   116.3    58.9    24.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-V188
    

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