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    M.P.E.C. 2018-F105                               Issued 2018 Mar. 22, 15:08 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 FZ3
    
    Observations:
         K18F03Z* C2018 03 21.22781 10 24 25.00 -11 31 57.4          19.8 GUEF105G96
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.23342 10 24 25.67 -11 32 18.7          20.3 GUEF105G96
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.23903 10 24 26.33 -11 32 39.8          20.0 GUEF105G96
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.24464 10 24 26.99 -11 33 01.7          19.9 GUEF105G96
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.28254510 24 30.21 -11 35 33.8          20.0 GUEF105H01
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.28634210 24 30.72 -11 35 48.1          20.0 GUEF105H01
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.29677610 24 32.14 -11 36 27.7          20.0 GUEF105H01
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 21.30595610 24 33.44 -11 37 02.5          20.1 GUEF105H01
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.82810 10 28 16.12 -12 22 43.2          19.7 VSEF105L01
         K18F03Z IC2018 03 21.83139 10 28 17.19 -12 23 06.1          20.0 VSEF105L01
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.83470 10 28 18.42 -12 23 27.7          19.7 VSEF105L01
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.84191 10 28 20.87 -12 24 18.4          19.9 VSEF105L01
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.84520 10 28 21.98 -12 24 40.6          19.8 VSEF105L01
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.85149 10 28 26.12 -12 25 24.9          19.1 GUEF105587
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.85488 10 28 27.23 -12 25 49.3                UEF105587
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.85785 10 28 28.25 -12 26 09.1                UEF105587
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.90040 10 28 40.89 -12 31 31.0          18.0 RqEF105K61
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.90107 10 28 41.13 -12 31 35.7          18.1 RqEF105K61
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.90174 10 28 41.37 -12 31 40.3          18.2 RqEF105K61
         K18F03Z KC2018 03 21.90227 10 28 41.56 -12 31 44.0          18.3 RqEF105K61
         K18F03Z |C2018 03 22.03800 10 30 22.87 -12 35 45.5          19.7 VuEF105807
         K18F03Z |C2018 03 22.04078 10 30 24.08 -12 36 08.6          19.7 VuEF105807
         K18F03Z |C2018 03 22.04374 10 30 25.40 -12 36 33.2          19.6 VuEF105807
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 22.19118 10 32 01.07 -13 10 17.6          19.1 GUEF105I52
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 22.19131 10 32 01.15 -13 10 19.1          18.8 GUEF105I52
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 22.19143 10 32 01.20 -13 10 20.3          18.9 GUEF105I52
         K18F03Z  C2018 03 22.19156 10 32 01.26 -13 10 21.6          18.9 GUEF105I52
    
    Observer details:
    587 Sormano.  Observers A. Fumagalli, F. Manca, P. Sicoli, A. Testa.  Measurer
        P. Sicoli.  0.5-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  Measurers B. M. Africano,
        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. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers B. M. Africano,
        E. J. Christensen.  Measurers B. M. Africano, 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. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector
        + CCD.
    K61 Rokycany Observatory.  Observer M. Adamovsky.  0.51-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 FZ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 350.56213              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27436492     Peri.   47.26842     -0.63967049     +0.76862136
    a   2.3455804      Node   182.98694     -0.73683473     -0.61559768
    e   0.6279784      Incl.    7.21893     -0.21885211     -0.17395607
    P   3.59           H   27.5           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180321 G96  0.2+  0.0     180321 L01  1.2-  0.1-    180321 K61  0.2+  0.4-
    180321 G96  0.2+  0.1+    180321 L01  0.4+  0.9+    180321 K61  0.2+  0.4-
    180321 G96  0.1+  0.4+    180321 L01  0.5+  0.4-    180322 807  0.0   0.0
    180321 G96  0.0   0.1-    180321 L01  0.5+  0.0     180322 807  0.2-  0.1+
    180321 H01  0.2+  0.1-    180321 587  0.6+  0.0     180322 807  0.0   0.1+
    180321 H01  0.2+  0.0     180321 587  0.4-  0.8-    180322 I52  0.1+  0.3+
    180321 H01  0.1+  0.0     180321 587  0.5-  0.1+    180322 I52  0.3+  0.1+
    180321 H01  0.1+  0.0     180321 K61  0.3+  0.7-    180322 I52  0.1+  0.1+
    180321 L01  0.5-  0.3+    180321 K61  0.3+  0.6-    180322 I52  0.0   0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 FZ3                 a,e,i = 2.35, 0.63, 7                   q = 0.8726
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 02 20    10 19 57.5 -07 40 05   0.2739  1.2510   161.1    14.8    26.0
    ...
    2018 03 07    10 17 22.9 -08 57 22   0.1372  1.1226   160.7    17.0    24.3
    ...
    2018 03 15    10 17 03.0 -09 35 01   0.07036 1.0593   156.5    22.0    22.9
    ...
    2018 03 21    10 23 24.1 -11 14 07   0.02168 1.0155   153.5    26.0    20.4
    2018 03 22    10 29 36.3 -12 34 22   0.01363 1.0086   153.7    26.0    19.4
    2018 03 23    10 54 22.9 -17 36 12   0.0056521.0017   155.4    24.5    17.4
    ...
    2018 03 29    22 11 33.0 +08 35 31   0.04297 0.9632    34.7   143.9    28.0
    ...
    2018 04 06    22 17 21.8 +09 12 23   0.1084  0.9202    40.0   135.6    28.8
    ...
    2018 04 21    22 30 35.9 +09 28 49   0.2346  0.8726    50.0   118.2    28.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-F105
    

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