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    M.P.E.C. 2019-R76                             Issued 2019 September 8, 21:51 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
    
                                    2019 RD2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K19R02D* C2019 09 05.31381 23 04 40.15 -00 55 08.9          21.6 GVER076G96
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.31928 23 04 39.00 -00 55 29.2          21.2 GVER076G96
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.32474 23 04 37.83 -00 55 49.5          22.3 GVER076G96
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.33018 23 04 36.66 -00 56 09.9          22.4 GVER076G96
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.41885 23 04 18.09 -01 01 37.9          21.6 GVER076V06
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.42241 23 04 17.35 -01 01 50.6          21.9 GVER076V06
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.42596 23 04 16.61 -01 02 03.8          22.3 GVER076V06
         K19R02D  C2019 09 05.42952 23 04 15.88 -01 02 16.8          22.1 GVER076V06
         K19R02D KC2019 09 06.19556423 01 44.83 -01 49 13.9          22.5 VuER076H21
         K19R02D KC2019 09 06.20164823 01 43.57 -01 49 36.0          22.1 VuER076H21
         K19R02D KC2019 09 06.20773223 01 42.31 -01 49 58.4          22.2 VuER076H21
         K19R02D KC2019 09 06.22811 23 01 38.67 -01 51 09.8          21.5 RoER076291
         K19R02D KC2019 09 06.22966 23 01 38.35 -01 51 15.3          21.4 RoER076291
         K19R02D |C2019 09 08.30152 22 54 53.67 -03 54 47.1          21.6 GUER076807
         K19R02D |C2019 09 08.31635 22 54 50.71 -03 55 39.3          21.7 GUER076807
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, T. A. Pruyne, D. 
       Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.  
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.3-m f/4.0 
       astrograph + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer B. M. Africano.  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, T. A. 
       Pruyne, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2019 RD2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1816 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 Bell
    M 354.39374              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.05755324     Peri.   16.18894     -0.99562088     +0.06376604
    a   0.9541161      Node   166.88595     -0.07105232     -0.99138012
    e   0.4659443      Incl.   17.53493     +0.06075063     -0.11445237
    P   0.93           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    190905 G96  0.7+  0.3+    190905 V06  0.3-  0.1-    190906 H21  0.1+  0.0
    190905 G96  0.7+  0.2+    190905 V06  0.4-  0.2-    190906 291  0.5-  0.2+
    190905 G96  0.3+  0.1+    190905 V06  0.2-  0.1-    190906 291  0.5-  0.4+
    190905 G96  0.1-  0.2-    190906 H21  0.2+  0.1+    190908 807  0.3+  0.1-
    190905 V06  0.3-  0.6-    190906 H21  0.2+  0.2+    190908 807  0.1-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2019 RD2                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.47, 18                  q = 0.5096
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 08 09    00 30 03.6 +23 54 51   0.3490  1.2153   117.5    47.7    23.5
    ...
    2019 08 24    23 46 59.7 +11 51 39   0.3142  1.2849   146.5    25.8    22.8
    ...
    2019 09 01    23 19 24.9 +03 36 05   0.3148  1.3151   164.2    12.1    22.4
    ...
    2019 09 07    22 59 06.3 -02 37 35   0.3272  1.3346   176.3     2.8    22.1
    2019 09 08    22 55 52.5 -03 37 11   0.3303  1.3376   176.9     2.3    22.1
    2019 09 09    22 52 42.4 -04 35 39   0.3336  1.3405   176.1     2.9    22.2
    ...
    2019 09 15    22 35 14.1 -09 57 16   0.3597  1.3565   165.1    11.0    22.7
    ...
    2019 09 23    22 16 52.3 -15 35 02   0.4077  1.3738   150.7    20.9    23.4
    ...
    2019 10 08    21 58 38.1 -21 49 57   0.5258  1.3940   129.5    33.6    24.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2019 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2019-R76
    


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