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    M.P.E.C. 2019-A62                                Issued 2019 Jan. 6, 01:36 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2019 AP2

Observations:
     K19A02P* C2019 01 03.32828 02 34 38.269+19 37 45.88         21.2 wUEA062F51
     K19A02P  C2019 01 03.34075 02 34 41.068+19 36 05.00         21.4 wUEA062F51
     K19A02P  C2019 01 03.35325 02 34 43.866+19 34 23.03         21.3 wUEA062F51
     K19A02P ^C2019 01 04.29420702 38 31.533+17 28 45.48         21.19GVEA062568
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.07255502 41 36.48 +15 46 06.8          21.2 VuEA062H21
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.08259002 41 38.67 +15 44 48.2          21.3 VuEA062H21
     K19A02P  C2019 01 05.08586 02 41 40.54 +15 44 28.1          20.9 GVEA062I52
     K19A02P  C2019 01 05.09870 02 41 43.29 +15 42 47.3          20.7 GVEA062I52
     K19A02P  C2019 01 05.10513 02 41 44.68 +15 41 57.6          21.1 GVEA062I52
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.72870202 44 10.55 +14 21 00.7          21.5 GVEA062L01
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.72956402 44 10.73 +14 20 53.9          21.3 GVEA062L01
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.73215002 44 11.30 +14 20 33.7          21.4 GVEA062L01
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.73516002 44 11.98 +14 20 10.8          21.6 GVEA062L01
     K19A02P KC2019 01 05.73580502 44 12.09 +14 20 05.7          21.6 GVEA062L01

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Wipper, A. Petric.  Measurers
    R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz,
    M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb,
    H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo,
    R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.81-m f/4.0
    astrograph + 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, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson,
    G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2019 AP2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0942 AU
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
M  62.16131              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.67266800     Peri.  198.69852     -0.39145664     -0.82918998
a   1.2900371      Node   276.02522     +0.88714005     -0.22489321
e   0.1708664      Incl.   23.65461     +0.24442632     -0.51172945
P   1.47           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
190103 F51  0.0   0.1-    190105 H21  0.1-  0.1+    190105 L01  0.2-  0.1+
190103 F51  0.0   0.3+    190105 I52  0.3+  0.2+    190105 L01  0.1-  0.2-
190103 F51  0.2-  0.1-    190105 I52  0.2-  0.3-    190105 L01  0.3+  0.0
190104 568  0.1+  0.1-    190105 I52  0.3-  0.2+    190105 L01  0.2-  0.1-
190105 H21  0.1-  0.1+    190105 L01  0.1-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2019 AP2                 a,e,i = 1.29, 0.17, 24                  q = 1.0696
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 12 07    00 09 42.1 +67 37 08   0.2399  1.1183   118.0    51.0    22.0
...
2018 12 22    01 37 44.3 +46 45 28   0.1805  1.0937   123.5    48.6    21.3
...
2018 12 30    02 16 19.3 +29 30 47   0.1693  1.0838   122.5    49.9    21.2
...
2019 01 05    02 41 19.3 +15 56 01   0.1741  1.0780   118.8    53.1    21.3
2019 01 06    02 45 12.3 +13 46 46   0.1760  1.0771   118.0    53.7    21.4
2019 01 07    02 49 00.8 +11 40 37   0.1781  1.0764   117.2    54.4    21.4
...
2019 01 13    03 10 27.1 +00 23 04   0.1962  1.0725   112.0    58.2    21.7
...
2019 01 21    03 35 53.5 -10 53 01   0.2305  1.0699   105.8    62.3    22.2
...
2019 02 05    04 17 03.9 -23 10 53   0.3085  1.0725    97.9    65.6    22.9

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2019 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2019-A62

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