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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B49                                Issued 2018 Jan. 18, 18:22 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 BW
    
    Observations:
         K18B00W* C2018 01 17.46090 12 39 51.65 +41 08 31.8          18.5 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.47751 12 39 31.68 +41 13 27.5          18.9 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.48292 12 39 24.99 +41 15 03.7          18.8 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.49123 12 39 14.98 +41 17 22.5                UEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.49164 12 39 14.47 +41 17 30.8          18.9 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.49204 12 39 13.94 +41 17 37.2          19.4 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.49244 12 39 13.47 +41 17 45.9          18.8 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.51257 12 38 49.49 +41 23 13.5          19.9 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.51276 12 38 49.29 +41 23 16.8          19.4 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.51294 12 38 49.06 +41 23 19.6          19.8 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.51312 12 38 48.85 +41 23 22.2          19.4 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.55095 12 38 04.80 +41 32 53.0          19.7 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.55136 12 38 04.33 +41 32 58.8          19.2 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.55176 12 38 03.98 +41 33 04.9          19.3 GUEB049703
         K18B00W  C2018 01 17.55216 12 38 03.57 +41 33 10.6          19.2 GUEB049703
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.12672 12 34 46.55 +43 25 31.5          19.8 GUEB049J04
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.12998 12 34 44.13 +43 26 08.5          19.7 GUEB049J04
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.13331 12 34 41.61 +43 26 46.8          19.9 GUEB049J04
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.14087412 33 58.04 +43 25 33.3          19.7 VSEB049L01
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.14251712 33 56.85 +43 25 48.2          20.0 VSEB049L01
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.14667212 33 53.73 +43 26 27.1          20.2 VSEB049L01
         K18B00W  C2018 01 18.48569 12 32 02.19 +44 14 33.5          20.5 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 18.48665 12 32 01.53 +44 14 40.5          20.6 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 18.48763 12 32 00.79 +44 14 47.5          20.3 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W  C2018 01 18.48860 12 32 00.14 +44 14 54.4          20.5 GUEB049I52
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.49100 12 31 42.86 +44 13 36.7          20.1 RqEB049H36
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.50328 12 31 34.68 +44 14 55.3          19.3 RqEB049H36
         K18B00W KC2018 01 18.50942 12 31 30.71 +44 15 33.4          19.7 RqEB049H36
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky 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.
        0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. G. Matheny.
        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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        A. Knoefel, D. Koschny, M. Busch, M. Micheli, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, F. Hrzenjak.  Measurer
        K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BW                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0011 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 293.45269              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57904466     Peri.  337.59145     -0.05757760     -0.99147791
    a   1.4255901      Node   115.54308     +0.93447895     -0.09471730
    e   0.3227337      Incl.    7.44183     +0.35133161     +0.08944372
    P   1.70           H   28.1           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180117 703  0.5-  0.9+    180117 I52  0.1+  0.2-    180118 L01  0.2-  0.0
    180117 703  1.6+  0.6-    180117 703  0.8-  0.6-    180118 I52  0.2-  0.1+
    180117 703  0.0   1.5+    180117 703  0.9-  0.6-    180118 I52  0.0   0.1+
    180117 703  0.3+  1.6-    180117 703  0.2+  0.2-    180118 I52  0.6-  0.0
    180117 703  0.1+  0.2-    180117 703  0.7+  0.2-    180118 I52  0.2-  0.1-
    180117 703  0.4-  0.6-    180118 J04  0.2+  0.0     180118 H36  1.3+  0.7-
    180117 703  0.3-  1.4+    180118 J04  0.4+  0.5-    180118 H36  0.1-  0.1+
    180117 I52  0.1-  0.1-    180118 J04  0.3+  0.1-    180118 H36  0.1-  0.5+
    180117 I52  0.2+  0.1+    180118 L01  0.6-  0.5+
    180117 I52  0.0   0.1+    180118 L01  0.1-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BW                  a,e,i = 1.43, 0.32, 7                   q = 0.9655
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 19    00 18 44.0 -45 09 17   0.1016  0.9696    78.9    95.2    26.5
    ...
    2018 01 03    00 25 51.0 -45 30 16   0.04762 0.9674    69.2   108.1    25.5
    ...
    2018 01 11    00 22 21.5 -47 41 57   0.01762 0.9756    63.0   116.0    23.8
    ...
    2018 01 17    12 45 33.6 +38 13 26   0.0053460.9862   115.9    63.8    19.0
    2018 01 18    12 34 46.9 +43 03 26   0.0090890.9883   119.0    60.5    20.0
    2018 01 19    12 29 40.5 +45 02 43   0.01285 0.9905   120.6    58.8    20.7
    ...
    2018 01 25    12 19 21.6 +48 00 59   0.03547 1.0055   125.5    52.9    22.8
    ...
    2018 02 02    12 12 03.0 +48 32 50   0.06572 1.0290   130.1    47.1    24.0
    ...
    2018 02 17    11 54 49.0 +47 39 10   0.1240  1.0824   137.3    38.3    25.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B49
    

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