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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B33                                Issued 2018 Jan. 18, 00:28 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
    
                                        2018 BB
    
    Observations:
         K18B00B* C2018 01 16.57917 09 53 18.30 +02 53 52.5          18.6 cUEB033T05
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.58929 09 53 27.46 +02 48 25.6          19.7 cUEB033T05
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.59929 09 53 36.50 +02 43 01.2          18.8 cUEB033T05
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.60926 09 53 45.47 +02 37 40.2          19.3 cUEB033T05
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.99347 10 00 21.49 -00 47 11.4          19.0 VSEB033033
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.99450 10 00 22.40 -00 47 43.5          18.8 VSEB033033
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.99553 10 00 23.33 -00 48 15.3          18.6 VSEB033033
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.99657 10 00 24.28 -00 48 47.8          19.0 VSEB033033
         K18B00B  C2018 01 16.99760 10 00 25.20 -00 49 19.8          18.8 VSEB033033
         K18B00B  C2018 01 17.50595 10 08 10.85 -05 03 18.8          18.9 GUEB033G96
         K18B00B  C2018 01 17.51113 10 08 15.20 -05 05 49.4          18.7 GUEB033G96
         K18B00B  C2018 01 17.51631 10 08 19.54 -05 08 19.4          18.9 GUEB033G96
         K18B00B  C2018 01 17.52149 10 08 23.90 -05 10 49.8          18.6 GUEB033G96
         K18B00B KC2018 01 17.98880 10 15 39.28 -08 50 47.4                UEB033K63
         K18B00B KC2018 01 17.99142 10 15 41.32 -08 51 58.2          18.5  UEB033K63
         K18B00B KC2018 01 17.99504 10 15 44.24 -08 53 37.2          19.3  UEB033K63
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers F. Ludwig,
        B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.40-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    T05 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala.  Observers L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland,
        J. Tonry.  Measurers L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, A. Heinze, B. Stalder,
        J. Tonry.  0.5-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BB                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0256 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 314.89372              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31956081     Peri.  189.45322     -0.57105486     -0.80591262
    a   2.1188508      Node   295.52692     +0.76402948     -0.45217464
    e   0.5259649      Incl.    9.96852     +0.30025873     -0.38215566
    P   3.08           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180116 T05  0.3+  0.0     180116 033  0.2-  0.3+    180117 G96  0.0   0.1+
    180116 T05  0.4+  0.5+    180116 033  0.1+  0.0     180117 K63  0.0   0.2-
    180116 T05  0.0   0.7-    180116 033  0.0   0.0     180117 K63  0.7-  0.4+
    180116 T05  1.4-  0.3+    180117 G96  0.2-  0.1-    180117 K63  0.1-  0.1+
    180116 033  0.0   0.2+    180117 G96  0.0   0.2-
    180116 033  0.2-  0.1+    180117 G96  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BB                  a,e,i = 2.12, 0.53, 10                  q = 1.0044
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 19    03 38 28.9 +62 13 08   0.1462  1.0931   135.5    39.1    22.7
    ...
    2018 01 03    05 10 05.4 +62 53 47   0.06983 1.0349   136.4    41.0    21.0
    ...
    2018 01 11    07 53 41.0 +47 31 44   0.03572 1.0157   153.9    25.3    19.1
    ...
    2018 01 17    10 00 21.8 -00 46 15   0.02940 1.0072   142.4    36.6    18.9
    2018 01 18    10 15 41.4 -08 51 51   0.03135 1.0064   135.2    43.5    19.3
    2018 01 19    10 29 23.6 -15 48 43   0.03397 1.0056   128.9    49.6    19.6
    ...
    2018 01 25    11 25 41.5 -38 29 19   0.05715 1.0045   109.0    67.9    21.3
    ...
    2018 02 02    12 02 10.7 -47 56 23   0.09386 1.0116   103.6    71.3    22.5
    ...
    2018 02 17    12 26 06.4 -52 34 39   0.1619  1.0498   108.1    63.4    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B33
    

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