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    M.P.E.C. 2016-T124                               Issued 2016 Oct. 12, 13:57 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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                                        1999 VT
    
                               Revision to MPEC 1999-V12
    
    Additional Observations:
         J99V00T  C2016 10 09.49799 01 21 54.36 -42 56 48.2          17.4 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 09.50753 01 21 53.29 -42 55 22.0          17.5 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 09.51716 01 21 52.20 -42 53 55.0          17.5 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T 6C2016 10 10.03439 01 21 09.54 -41 34 54.0          17.8 VqET124W88
         J99V00T 6C2016 10 10.04567 01 21 08.45 -41 33 12.6          17.5 VqET124W88
         J99V00T  C2016 10 11.42920 01 19 18.42 -38 02 25.3          17.4 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 11.43876 01 19 17.53 -38 00 58.2          17.3 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 11.44846 01 19 16.65 -37 59 31.5          17.2 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T [C2016 10 11.45335 01 19 16.24 -37 58 48.3          17.8 VqET124Q62
         J99V00T [C2016 10 11.45589 01 19 16.01 -37 58 25.6          17.5 VqET124Q62
         J99V00T 2C2016 10 11.64278 01 18 57.65 -37 30 06.4          17.8  qET124Q62
         J99V00T 2C2016 10 11.64411 01 18 57.50 -37 29 55.3          17.6  qET124Q62
         J99V00T 2C2016 10 11.64530 01 18 57.37 -37 29 44.6          18.0  qET124Q62
         J99V00T  C2016 10 12.49186 01 18 00.42 -35 21 22.1          17.3 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 12.50130 01 17 59.56 -35 19 57.3          17.1 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T  C2016 10 12.51086 01 17 58.69 -35 18 31.5          17.2 RqET124Q60
         J99V00T |C2016 10 12.53531 01 17 56.44 -35 14 51.2          17.1 RrET124Q62
         J99V00T |C2016 10 12.55360 01 17 54.75 -35 12 06.0          17.0 RrET124Q62
    
    Observer details:
    Q60 ISON-SSO Observatory, Siding Spring.  Observer L. Elenin.  0.4-m f/2.4
        reflector + CCD.
    Q62 iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring.  Observers M. Suzuki, M. Urbanik,
        L. Buzzi, P. Concari, S. Foglia, G. Galli, M. Tombelli.  0.15-m f/7
        refractor + CCD, 0.43-m f/6.8 astrograph + CCD, 0.43-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    W88 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa.  Observers G. Mitchell, J. Tuten.
        Measurer J. Tuten.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or integer in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    161009 Q60   44+   12+    161012 Q62   43+   15+    MPO261751   -7.7 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1999 VT                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1499 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 347.54477              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34798476     Peri.  297.71941     +0.89498549     +0.41901109
    a   2.0018394      Node    38.07362     -0.26878392     +0.78036755
    e   0.4864167      Incl.   14.37222     -0.35602835     +0.46417259
    P   2.83           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    991101 703  0.3+  0.7+    991104 853  0.4-  0.1+    991108 704  1.0-  0.3-
    991101 703  0.3-  0.2+    991104 413  0.4+  0.6-    991108 853  0.0   0.1-
    991101 703  0.3-  0.2+    991104 413  0.1-  0.1-    991108 711  0.8-  0.3-
    991101 703  0.1-  0.1-    991104 413  0.3+  0.3-    991108 853  0.1-  0.2+
    991101 557  0.5-  0.1-    991105 704  0.1+  0.2-    991108 853  0.1-  0.0
    991101 557  0.0   0.1+    991105 704  0.4-  0.4-    991108 704  0.1-  0.1+
    991101 046  0.8-  1.3+    991105 704  0.2-  0.1+    991108 704  0.8-  1.1-
    991101 046  0.4-  0.2+    991105 704  0.7+  0.5-    991108 704  1.1-  0.3-
    991101 557  0.4-  0.0     991105 704 (2.1+  1.3-)   991108 595  0.3-  0.3+
    991101 046  0.7-  0.3+    991105 411  1.2-  0.5+    991108 595  0.5+  0.8+
    991101 557  0.2-  0.0     991105 411  0.1-  0.4+    991109 595  0.6+  0.7+
    991101 046  0.2+  0.2+    991106 704  0.8+  0.3+    991110 402  0.1-  0.3+
    991101 470  0.1+  1.6+    991106 704  0.2+  0.1+    991110 402  0.8+  0.1-
    991101 470  0.6+  1.9+    991106 704  0.3+  0.1-    991110 402  0.4+  0.1+
    991102 681  0.4+  0.7+    991106 711  0.0   0.2-    991114 853  0.1-  0.4+
    991102 681  0.3+  1.1+    991106 711  0.3+  0.1+    991114 853  0.2+  0.3+
    991102 853  0.0   0.1-    991106 711  0.4+  0.1-    161009 Q60  0.0   0.3+
    991102 853  0.3-  0.2-    991106 704  0.2+  0.0     161009 Q60  0.1-  0.4+
    991102 681  0.3-  0.2+    991106 853  0.0   0.0     161009 Q60  0.2-  0.5+
    991102 681  0.3+  0.6+    991106 853  0.0   0.1-    161010 W88  0.2-  0.3+
    991102 413  0.2-  1.0-    991106 704  0.3+  0.2+    161010 W88  0.0   0.5+
    991102 413  0.3+  0.9-    991106 649 (2.2-  0.9-)   161011 Q60  0.0   0.5-
    991102 046  0.2+  0.5+    991106 649  1.4+  0.1+    161011 Q60  0.3-  0.7+
    991102 046  0.4+  1.1-    991106 649  0.1+  0.5-    161011 Q60  0.2-  0.3+
    991102 046  0.3-  0.7-    991107 711  0.7+  0.7-    161011 Q62  0.3+  0.5-
    991102 046  0.4+  0.9-    991107 711  1.0+  0.0     161011 Q62  0.3+  0.6-
    991103 853  0.6-  0.2-    991107 711  0.5+  0.1+    161011 Q62  0.1+  0.6+
    991103 853  0.8-  0.1-    991107 402  1.0+  0.5+    161011 Q62  0.1-  0.6-
    991103 853  0.4-  0.1-    991107 402  0.1-  0.3-    161011 Q62  0.3-  0.8-
    991103 557  0.1-  0.6-    991107 402  0.8+  1.2-    161012 Q60  0.2+  0.3-
    991103 557  0.1+  0.0     991107 402  0.7+  1.1-    161012 Q60  0.1+  0.3-
    991103 557  0.1+  0.0     991108 704  1.5-  0.0     161012 Q60  0.1+  0.4-
    991104 853  0.2-  0.4-    991108 711  0.0   0.4+    161012 Q62  0.2+  0.2-
    991104 853  0.3-  0.0     991108 711  1.2-  0.3-    161012 Q62  0.3+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    1999 VT                  a,e,i = 2.00, 0.49, 14                  q = 1.0281
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 09 12    09 22 46.4 -85 31 48   0.2217  1.0316    90.3    77.3    19.2
    ...
    2016 09 27    01 55 54.6 -71 04 44   0.1711  1.0608   105.5    65.6    18.3
    ...
    2016 10 05    01 29 48.0 -54 05 34   0.1560  1.0873   120.4    52.5    17.8
    ...
    2016 10 11    01 19 47.9 -39 07 59   0.1555  1.1115   133.7    40.5    17.5
    2016 10 12    01 18 33.1 -36 35 56   0.1566  1.1159   136.0    38.4    17.5
    2016 10 13    01 17 23.9 -34 04 55   0.1580  1.1203   138.1    36.5    17.4
    ...
    2016 10 19    01 12 06.3 -19 52 02   0.1732  1.1487   149.6    26.0    17.4
    ...
    2016 10 27    01 08 22.8 -04 49 03   0.2103  1.1907   157.3    18.8    17.7
    ...
    2016 11 11    01 09 27.9 +11 47 40   0.3185  1.2789   151.4    21.7    18.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-T124
    

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