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  • MPEC 2012-R18 : 2012 RL2

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    M.P.E.C. 2012-R18                                Issued 2012 Sept. 10, 15:24 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2012 RL2
    
    Observations:
         K12R02L*QC2012 09 07.55916 21 45 11.68 -56 16 06.9          19.3 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.57598 21 45 26.76 -56 17 20.6          19.8 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.59291 21 45 41.89 -56 18 31.8          19.4 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.60987 21 45 57.14 -56 19 43.3                rER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.65061 21 46 34.49 -56 22 30.4          19.6 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.65608 21 46 39.55 -56 22 52.3          19.4 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 07.73347 21 47 53.15 -56 27 53.9                rER018E12
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39415 21 59 48.53 -57 15 51.4          20.0 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39473 21 59 49.13 -57 15 54.4          19.4 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39537 21 59 49.78 -57 15 57.4          19.4 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39601 21 59 50.44 -57 16 00.3          19.5 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39663 21 59 51.05 -57 16 03.1          19.6 RtER018E10
         K12R02L QC2012 09 08.39780 21 59 52.24 -57 16 08.7          18.9 VrER018E12
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39794 21 59 52.39 -57 16 09.3          19.2 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.39979 21 59 54.28 -57 16 18.0          19.5 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.40037 21 59 54.86 -57 16 20.6          19.5 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.40161 21 59 56.15 -57 16 26.4          19.2 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.40223 21 59 56.78 -57 16 29.2          19.1 RtER018E10
         K12R02L QC2012 09 08.40268 21 59 57.22 -57 16 31.2          19.0 VrER018E12
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.40282 21 59 57.36 -57 16 32.0          19.3 RtER018E10
         K12R02L 0C2012 09 08.40346 21 59 58.02 -57 16 35.1          19.4 RtER018E10
         K12R02L QC2012 09 08.64983 22 04 06.50 -57 33 34.4          19.4 VrER018E12
         K12R02L |C2012 09 09.03686 22 11 47.30 -57 58 55.5          19.1 VuER018807
         K12R02L |C2012 09 09.04078 22 11 51.51 -57 59 12.5          19.3 VuER018807
         K12R02L |C2012 09 09.05115 22 12 02.71 -57 59 56.3          19.0 VuER018807
         K12R02L |C2012 09 09.05525 22 12 07.13 -58 00 14.0          19.2 VuER018807
         K12R02L QC2012 09 09.40414 22 19 03.08 -58 21 24.6          19.4 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 09.40904 22 19 08.61 -58 21 44.8          19.1 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 09.69504 22 24 31.91 -58 38 23.8          19.6 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 09.69964 22 24 37.36 -58 38 37.1          19.2 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 10.49063 22 41 54.61 -59 20 18.2          19.5 VrER018E12
         K12R02L QC2012 09 10.49415 22 41 58.93 -59 20 28.9          19.2 VrER018E12
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South.  Observer T. Lister.  2.0-m f/10
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers J. D. Ahern,
        E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 RL2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0520 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M   2.82053              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42510150     Peri.  238.73573     +0.99866691     -0.02067380
    a   1.7517587      Node   122.40944     +0.03672493     +0.92846345
    e   0.4114992      Incl.    3.21157     -0.03627232     +0.37084797
    P   2.32           H   23.7           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120907 E12  0.2+  0.2+    120908 E10  0.1-  0.1+    120909 807  0.2+  0.0
    120907 E12  0.7+  0.5-    120908 E12  0.2-  0.1-    120909 807  0.1-  0.2-
    120907 E12  0.1+  0.6+    120908 E10  0.1-  0.0     120909 807  0.2-  0.1+
    120907 E12  0.5-  0.3+    120908 E10  0.1-  0.1-    120909 807  0.2-  0.3-
    120907 E12  0.1-  0.2-    120908 E10  0.2-  0.0     120909 E12  0.4+  0.0
    120907 E12  0.2-  0.1-    120908 E10  0.1+  0.0     120909 E12  0.0   0.1+
    120907 E12  0.0   0.3-    120908 E10  0.0   0.1+    120909 E12  0.2-  0.1+
    120908 E10  0.0   0.2+    120908 E12  0.1-  0.2+    120909 E12  0.1+  0.1-
    120908 E10  0.0   0.1-    120908 E10  0.1-  0.0     120910 E12  0.0   0.1-
    120908 E10  0.0   0.1-    120908 E10  0.0   0.1-    120910 E12  0.1-  0.1+
    120908 E10  0.0   0.0     120908 E12  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 RL2                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.41, 3                   q = 1.0309
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 08 11    19 36 09.1 -27 59 24   0.1296  1.1295   152.0    24.9    20.7
    ...
    2012 08 26    20 00 04.8 -40 02 54   0.08591 1.0752   137.2    39.7    20.1
    ...
    2012 09 03    20 47 54.7 -50 03 04   0.06793 1.0541   130.6    46.6    19.7
    ...
    2012 09 09    22 10 52.7 -57 55 49   0.05823 1.0426   126.1    51.3    19.5
    2012 09 10    22 31 07.3 -58 54 40   0.05704 1.0410   125.4    52.1    19.5
    2012 09 11    22 53 17.8 -59 41 12   0.05601 1.0396   124.7    52.8    19.5
    ...
    2012 09 17    01 22 47.7 -58 01 44   0.05320 1.0332   120.6    56.8    19.5
    ...
    2012 09 25    03 28 09.5 -43 10 02   0.05873 1.0311   117.3    59.8    19.8
    ...
    2012 10 10    04 36 28.2 -19 20 17   0.08732 1.0465   121.3    54.7    20.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-R18
    

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