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    M.P.E.C. 2012-Q26                                Issued 2012 Aug. 20, 12:35 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2012 QD8

Observations:
     K12Q08D* C2012 08 17.44424 22 47 21.515-18 38 23.69         21.4 wLEQ026F51
     K12Q08D  C2012 08 17.45852 22 47 20.233-18 38 37.13         21.5 wLEQ026F51
     K12Q08D  C2012 08 17.47278 22 47 18.945-18 38 50.29         21.5 wLEQ026F51
     K12Q08D  C2012 08 17.48705 22 47 17.659-18 39 03.62         21.3 wLEQ026F51
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 18.27568822 46 14.28 -18 51 44.4          21.8 VuEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 18.28955722 46 12.93 -18 51 57.8          22.1 VuEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 18.30362722 46 11.57 -18 52 11.5          21.7 VuEQ026H21
     K12Q08D %C2012 08 18.32548022 46 11.74 -18 52 22.1          21.2 RtEQ026F65
     K12Q08D %C2012 08 18.32781922 46 11.52 -18 52 24.5          21.4 RtEQ026F65
     K12Q08D %C2012 08 18.33235522 46 11.08 -18 52 29.1                tEQ026F65
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.23373022 43 08.12 -19 26 41.6          20.8 VtEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.24325722 43 06.99 -19 26 53.2          21.1 VtEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.25271822 43 05.84 -19 27 04.0          21.4 VtEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.26196522 43 04.71 -19 27 15.2          21.0 VtEQ026H21
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.31104 22 42 59.08 -19 28 11.7          20.2 RuEQ026H36
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.31901 22 42 58.16 -19 28 21.3          20.3 RuEQ026H36
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.32698 22 42 57.20 -19 28 30.6          20.2 RuEQ026H36
     K12Q08D KC2012 08 20.33494 22 42 56.22 -19 28 39.6          20.3 RuEQ026H36

Observer details:
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    J. Thiel, T. Goggia.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer T. Lister.  2.0-m f/10
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers T. Vorobjov, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia, T. Linder.  0.81-m f/4.0
    astrograph + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2012 QD8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0036 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M 350.29864              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36141326     Peri.   86.89215     +0.23421083     -0.97202123
a   1.9519409      Node   349.51088     +0.84837771     +0.21333552
e   0.7060428      Incl.    5.63935     +0.47476367     +0.09829900
P   2.73           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
120817 F51  0.0   0.1+    120818 H21  0.2-  0.1+    120820 H21  0.1-  0.1+
120817 F51  0.0   0.0     120818 F65  0.3+  0.1-    120820 H21  0.4-  0.3-
120817 F51  0.1-  0.1+    120818 F65  0.2+  0.1-    120820 H36  0.3-  0.4+
120817 F51  0.0   0.1-    120818 F65  0.0   0.0     120820 H36  0.3+  0.0
120818 H21  0.1+  0.4-    120820 H21  0.1+  0.1+    120820 H36  0.4+  0.0
120818 H21  0.1-  0.1-    120820 H21  0.2+  0.3-    120820 H36  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2012 QD8                 a,e,i = 1.95, 0.71, 6                   q = 0.5738
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 07 21    22 52 19.2 -15 41 22   0.6624  1.5791   139.4    24.7    24.2
...
2012 08 05    22 54 57.3 -16 33 52   0.4389  1.4189   152.8    19.1    22.9
...
2012 08 13    22 51 42.8 -17 40 19   0.3304  1.3292   160.5    14.7    22.0
...
2012 08 19    22 45 10.3 -19 03 30   0.2539  1.2601   166.2    11.1    21.2
2012 08 20    22 43 32.3 -19 21 41   0.2416  1.2485   167.0    10.5    21.1
2012 08 21    22 41 41.8 -19 41 30   0.2294  1.2367   167.7    10.0    20.9
...
2012 08 27    22 23 56.8 -22 31 03   0.1586  1.1657   167.5    10.8    20.0
...
2012 09 04    21 00 50.2 -31 53 23   0.07369 1.0690   144.1    33.5    18.9
...
2012 09 19    12 27 59.6 +01 15 22   0.1214  0.8855    10.4   168.2    33.4

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-Q26

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