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    M.P.E.C. 2023-R07                             Issued 2023 September 4, 23:51 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                   2016 FC168                                
    
         The following astrometry was found among the isolated tracklets and linked
    by P. VanWylen and A. Doppler.
    
    Observations:
         K16FG8C*5C2016 03 28.33190 12 19 05.19 -12 58 52.9          22.6   ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 28.33509 12 19 04.73 -12 58 57.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 28.34147 12 19 03.89 -12 59 05.6                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 29.26435 12 17 08.41 -13 19 38.9          22.5   ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 29.26752 12 17 07.97 -13 19 43.2                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 29.27072 12 17 07.54 -13 19 47.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 29.27387 12 17 07.11 -13 19 51.4                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 29.27708 12 17 06.67 -13 19 55.5                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 30.30113 12 14 58.08 -13 42 11.3          22.5   ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 30.30430 12 14 57.64 -13 42 15.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 30.30747 12 14 57.22 -13 42 19.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 30.31066 12 14 56.80 -13 42 23.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 30.31385 12 14 56.38 -13 42 27.2                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 31.31094 12 12 52.35 -14 03 37.5          22.5   ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 31.31412 12 12 51.92 -14 03 41.4                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 31.31728 12 12 51.51 -14 03 45.3                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 31.32048 12 12 51.09 -14 03 49.1                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 03 31.32365 12 12 50.68 -14 03 53.0                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 04 01.32334 12 10 47.57 -14 24 34.4          22.9   ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 04 01.32650 12 10 47.16 -14 24 37.9                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 04 01.32965 12 10 46.75 -14 24 41.6                 ER007W84
         K16FG8C 5C2016 04 01.33282 12 10 46.33 -14 24 45.2                 ER007W84
    
    Observer details:
    W84 Cerro Tololo-DECam.  Observers L. Allen, D. Trilling, D. James, D.
        Herrera, C. Fuentes, J. Rajagopal, T. Axelrod.  Measurer F. Valdes.  4.0-m
        CTIO reflector + DECam.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 FC168                                               Earth MOID = 0.2518 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Veres                   
    M 256.18049              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.61582094     Peri.  171.29717     -0.97321325     -0.22954124             
    a   1.3682530      Node   355.37222     +0.20012498     -0.81816560             
    e   0.0887031      Incl.    9.21102     +0.11316346     -0.52717727             
    P   1.60           H   24.43          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160328 W84  0.3+  0.1+    160330 W84  0.1+  0.0     160331 W84  0.0   0.0
    160328 W84  0.2-  0.1-    160330 W84  0.1-  0.0     160331 W84  0.1+  0.0
    160328 W84  0.0   0.0     160330 W84  0.0   0.0     160401 W84  0.0   0.2-
    160329 W84  0.0   0.1+    160330 W84  0.1+  0.1+    160401 W84  0.1+  0.0
    160329 W84  0.1-  0.1-    160330 W84  0.2+  0.1+    160401 W84  0.0   0.1+
    160329 W84  0.0   0.1-    160331 W84  0.1-  0.1-    160401 W84  0.1-  0.2+
    160329 W84  0.0   0.1-    160331 W84  0.2-  0.1-
    160329 W84  0.0   0.0     160331 W84  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 FC168               a,e,i = 1.37, 0.09, 9                   q = 1.2469
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 08 05    04 28 19.6 +26 42 08   1.6024  1.4489    62.6    38.4    27.8
    ...
    2023 08 20    05 13 53.9 +29 11 39   1.4930  1.4341    66.7    40.4    27.7
    ...
    2023 08 28    05 39 01.9 +30 13 32   1.4341  1.4255    68.9    41.4    27.6
    ...
    2023 09 03    05 58 13.2 +30 51 06   1.3898  1.4188    70.5    42.1    27.5
    2023 09 04    06 01 26.6 +30 56 36   1.3824  1.4176    70.8    42.2    27.5
    2023 09 05    06 04 40.5 +31 01 52   1.3751  1.4165    71.0    42.3    27.5
    ...
    2023 09 11    06 24 11.4 +31 28 49   1.3308  1.4094    72.7    43.0    27.5
    ...
    2023 09 19    06 50 28.7 +31 51 52   1.2718  1.3997    74.9    43.9    27.4
    ...
    2023 10 04    07 40 08.4 +31 54 41   1.1624  1.3808    79.0    45.3    27.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-R07
    


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