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    • MPEC 2018-X34 : 2018 WB3

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    M.P.E.C. 2018-X34                                Issued 2018 Dec. 4, 22:08 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,
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                                   2018 WB3

Observations:
     K18W03B* C2018 11 30.22565 03 47 29.46 +11 35 21.6          21.6 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 11 30.23146 03 47 29.81 +11 35 43.4          21.2 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 11 30.24310 03 47 30.50 +11 36 26.9          21.5 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 12 04.24316 03 52 20.59 +15 33 01.9          21.4 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 12 04.24878 03 52 21.03 +15 33 20.3          20.6 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 12 04.25440 03 52 21.22 +15 33 38.6          20.7 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B  C2018 12 04.26001 03 52 21.58 +15 33 58.1          21.7 GVEX034G96
     K18W03B KC2018 12 04.82809203 53 03.45 +16 05 22.1          21.1 GVEX034L01
     K18W03B KC2018 12 04.83042603 53 03.60 +16 05 30.1          21.2 GVEX034L01
     K18W03B KC2018 12 04.83510003 53 03.91 +16 05 45.2          21.3 GVEX034L01

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, 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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2018 WB3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1965 AU
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
M  39.98976              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22825400     Peri.  325.00246     +0.76442023     -0.62223710
a   2.6516963      Node    74.37640     +0.62426551     +0.64894881
e   0.5613586      Incl.   10.09281     +0.16110331     +0.43782011
P   4.32           H   23.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
181130 G96  0.0   0.0     181204 G96  1.4+  0.0     181204 L01  0.1-  0.3+
181130 G96  0.1+  0.0     181204 G96  0.6-  0.6-    181204 L01  0.2+  0.2-
181130 G96  0.0   0.0     181204 G96  0.2-  0.0
181204 G96  0.2-  0.5+    181204 L01  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2018 WB3                 a,e,i = 2.65, 0.56, 10                  q = 1.1631
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 11 04    03 10 56.9 -18 03 45   0.2010  1.1633   145.6    28.8    21.6
...
2018 11 19    03 33 09.2 -01 11 17   0.2014  1.1791   159.5    17.1    21.3
...
2018 11 27    03 43 30.3 +08 07 57   0.2171  1.1983   165.6    11.8    21.3
...
2018 12 03    03 50 50.4 +14 22 18   0.2363  1.2171   166.9    10.6    21.5
2018 12 04    03 52 02.7 +15 19 29   0.2401  1.2206   166.8    10.6    21.5
2018 12 05    03 53 14.8 +16 15 04   0.2441  1.2242   166.5    10.8    21.6
...
2018 12 11    04 00 30.1 +21 14 07   0.2716  1.2477   163.7    12.8    21.9
...
2018 12 19    04 10 33.8 +26 23 43   0.3172  1.2839   158.2    16.5    22.4
...
2019 01 03    04 31 25.9 +32 22 19   0.4279  1.3639   147.5    22.8    23.4

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