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    M.P.E.C. 2016-W30                                Issued 2016 Nov. 21, 15:01 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2016 WT
    
    Observations:
         K16W00T* C2016 11 18.43417 04 04 40.71 +22 20 08.0          19.5 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.43856 04 04 48.64 +22 20 57.0          19.6 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.44299 04 04 56.65 +22 21 45.7                qEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.44745 04 05 04.67 +22 22 34.2          19.5 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50320 04 06 43.78 +22 31 51.6          19.6 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50353 04 06 44.26 +22 31 54.8          20.5 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50386 04 06 44.92 +22 31 56.8          19.7 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50446 04 06 45.95 +22 32 03.2          20.0 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50549 04 06 47.81 +22 32 12.5          20.2 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.50758 04 06 51.52 +22 32 32.0          19.3 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.51153 04 06 58.46 +22 33 08.6          19.4 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.53215 04 07 34.65 +22 36 11.7          20.0 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.53245 04 07 35.27 +22 36 15.3          19.6 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.53275 04 07 35.87 +22 36 17.3          19.8 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 18.53305 04 07 36.40 +22 36 20.4                qEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.24627 04 22 57.17 +23 59 43.5          20.7 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.24777 04 22 57.95 +23 59 50.4          20.1 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.24938 04 22 58.74 +23 59 59.0          20.8 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.25171 04 22 59.87 +24 00 10.0          20.9 VqEW030G96
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.28897 04 23 17.76 +24 03 13.1          20.9 RoEW030926
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.29289 04 23 19.50 +24 03 29.2          21.0 RoEW030926
         K16W00T  C2016 11 19.29682 04 23 21.17 +24 03 45.6          20.6 RoEW030926
         K16W00T KC2016 11 20.29249604 31 09.70 +24 45 22.6          21.1 VuEW030H21
         K16W00T KC2016 11 20.32635904 31 15.22 +24 46 11.3          21.2 VuEW030H21
         K16W00T "C2016 11 21.30765304 35 20.56 +25 07 18.9          22.4 RtEW030705
         K16W00T "C2016 11 21.30866604 35 20.61 +25 07 19.8          22.1 RtEW030705
         K16W00T "C2016 11 21.30968704 35 20.65 +25 07 20.8          22.3 RtEW030705
    
    Observer details:
    705 Apache Point.  Observers K. Nault, M. Hammergren, M. Brucker.  Measurer
        K. Nault.  3.5-m f/10 reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
        M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, 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.  0.81-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 WT                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0004 AU
    Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
    M  66.75636              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50828105     Peri.  304.36017     +0.99984490     -0.00387645
    a   1.5550109      Node    55.86770     +0.01055575     +0.91275264
    e   0.4472526      Incl.    1.18927     -0.01409797     +0.40849430
    P   1.94           H   29.7           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    161118 G96  0.0   0.0     161118 G96  0.5+  0.2-    161119 G96  0.1-  0.0
    161118 G96  0.1-  0.2+    161118 G96  0.1+  0.2+    161119 926  0.2+  1.0+
    161118 G96  0.3+  0.2+    161118 G96  1.3-  0.6-    161119 926  0.2-  0.3+
    161118 G96  0.3+  0.4+    161118 G96  0.0   0.4+    161119 926  1.4-  0.0
    161118 G96  0.3+  0.0     161118 G96  1.0+  0.2-    161120 H21  0.3+  0.1-
    161118 G96  1.2-  0.1+    161118 G96  1.0+  0.3+    161120 H21  0.4+  0.0
    161118 G96  0.1-  0.9-    161119 G96  0.1+  0.0     161121 705  0.1-  0.2-
    161118 G96  0.5-  0.1-    161119 G96  0.5+  0.4-    161121 705  0.0   0.2-
    161118 G96  0.1+  0.4-    161119 G96  0.3+  0.3+    161121 705  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 WT                  a,e,i = 1.56, 0.45, 1                   q = 0.8595
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 10 22    16 28 55.3 -24 55 04   0.1711  0.8727    40.7   131.9    31.5
    ...
    2016 11 06    16 42 05.5 -25 42 18   0.07102 0.9297    28.9   149.0    32.0
    ...
    2016 11 14    16 54 59.2 -26 39 05   0.02055 0.9706    24.0   155.5    30.8
    ...
    2016 11 20    04 29 28.5 +24 38 19   0.01696 1.0046   168.0    11.8    21.6
    2016 11 21    04 34 19.1 +25 03 03   0.02318 1.0105   167.8    11.9    22.3
    2016 11 22    04 37 04.7 +25 16 50   0.02942 1.0165   168.2    11.5    22.8
    ...
    2016 11 28    04 42 17.2 +25 41 41   0.06733 1.0534   172.6     6.9    24.5
    ...
    2016 12 06    04 43 24.1 +25 42 50   0.1201  1.1052   176.4     3.3    25.6
    ...
    2016 12 21    04 45 44.5 +25 31 45   0.2308  1.2069   163.7    13.3    27.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-W30
    

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