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    M.P.E.C. 2018-W66                                Issued 2018 Nov. 28, 03:31 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 WD1
    
    Observations:
         K18W01D* S2018 11 24.14568 23 41 20.44 -08 08 38.1          19   RLEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.14568 1 + 6822.5589 +   30.5161 -  713.7575   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.21113 23 41 15.13 -07 53 50.9                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.21113 1 + 6823.9300 +   36.4867 -  700.1169   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.27658 23 41 09.97 -07 39 01.0                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.27658 1 + 6825.2670 +   42.4668 -  686.5283   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.34203 23 41 04.75 -07 24 12.2                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.34203 1 + 6826.5771 +   48.4427 -  672.8769   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.40748 23 40 59.59 -07 09 22.9                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.40748 1 + 6827.8523 +   54.4196 -  659.2148   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.73500 23 40 34.04 -05 55 17.6                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.73500 1 + 6846.1523 +   62.8199 -  424.9209   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.80045 23 40 29.00 -05 40 29.8                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.80045 1 + 6846.9200 +   68.8241 -  411.2362   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.86590 23 40 23.94 -05 25 40.7                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.86590 1 + 6847.6566 +   74.8204 -  397.4836   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.93135 23 40 18.92 -05 10 52.4                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.93135 1 + 6848.3636 +   80.8227 -  383.7594   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 24.99680 23 40 13.97 -04 56 04.6                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 24.99680 1 + 6849.0515 +   86.7768 -  369.6551   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.38977 23 39 44.53 -03 27 17.7          19   RLEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.38977 1 + 6857.5318 +  101.2882 -  120.9276   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.45522 23 39 39.69 -03 12 31.6                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.45522 1 + 6857.6549 +  107.2899 -  107.1257   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.52067 23 39 34.95 -02 57 45.3                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.52067 1 + 6857.7518 +  113.2953 -   93.3513   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.58612 23 39 30.13 -02 42 59.6                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.58612 1 + 6857.8094 +  119.3002 -   79.5729   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.65158 23 39 25.32 -02 28 15.9                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.65158 1 + 6857.8378 +  125.3074 -   65.8176   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.71715 23 39 20.60 -02 13 30.8                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.71715 1 + 6858.0748 +  120.5160 +   31.1430   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.78261 23 39 15.88 -01 58 46.4                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.78261 1 + 6857.8765 +  126.5143 +   44.9357   EW066C51
         K18W01D  S2018 11 25.84806 23 39 11.10 -01 44 02.9                LEW066C51
         K18W01D  s2018 11 25.84806 1 + 6857.6507 +  132.5124 +   58.7283   EW066C51
         K18W01D KC2018 11 27.10523323 37 45.65 +02 55 03.2          22.3 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D KC2018 11 27.11215023 37 44.89 +02 56 34.8          22.4 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D KC2018 11 27.12428723 37 43.58 +02 59 15.0          22.2 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D KC2018 11 27.12913823 37 43.06 +03 00 19.1          21.7 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D  C2018 11 28.06099523 36 47.01 +06 23 24.5          21.0 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D  C2018 11 28.06708023 36 46.39 +06 24 43.3          21.0 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D  C2018 11 28.07644823 36 45.42 +06 26 44.4          21.5 GVEW066H01
         K18W01D  C2018 11 28.08653623 36 44.38 +06 28 54.8          21.3 GVEW066H01
    
    Observer details:
    C51 WISE.  Observer Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
        Measurers A. K. Mainzer, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav, J. R. Masiero,
        J. P. Chesley, R. M. Cutri, J. W. Dailey, E. Kramer, S. Sonnett,
        E. L. Wright.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 WD1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0273 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M 122.51506              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77648358     Peri.  354.36231     +0.58898452     -0.78062608
    a   1.1723246      Node    59.37288     +0.75062965     +0.43257751
    e   0.1346692      Incl.   14.06312     +0.29942005     +0.45110932
    P   1.27           H   25.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    181124 C51  0.1+  0.2+    181124 C51  0.1-  1.0-    181127 H01  0.1+  0.1+
    181124 C51  0.9-  1.0-    181125 C51  0.2+  0.2+    181127 H01  0.1-  0.3+
    181124 C51  0.1-  0.3+    181125 C51  0.2+  0.1-    181127 H01  0.1-  0.0
    181124 C51  0.4-  0.4+    181125 C51  1.3+  0.4+    181127 H01  0.1-  0.0
    181124 C51  0.1-  0.8+    181125 C51  0.9+  0.6+    181128 H01  0.2-  0.1-
    181124 C51  0.0   0.7+    181125 C51  0.4+  0.8-    181128 H01  0.1-  0.0
    181124 C51  0.1+  0.4-    181125 C51  0.8+  0.1-    181128 H01  0.3-  0.0
    181124 C51  0.4-  0.0     181125 C51  1.0+  0.3+    181128 H01  0.3-  0.1+
    181124 C51  0.6-  0.4-    181125 C51  0.1-  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 WD1                 a,e,i = 1.17, 0.13, 14                  q = 1.0144
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 10 29    00 50 46.2 -66 08 02   0.1351  1.0237    99.2    73.3    23.6
    ...
    2018 11 13    00 01 54.1 -43 50 57   0.08742 1.0153   104.7    70.6    22.5
    ...
    2018 11 21    23 45 58.4 -19 46 20   0.07244 1.0144   109.5    66.7    22.0
    ...
    2018 11 27    23 37 52.9 +02 32 42   0.07185 1.0153   111.4    64.8    21.9
    2018 11 28    23 36 49.3 +06 11 02   0.07277 1.0156   111.5    64.7    21.9
    2018 11 29    23 35 50.7 +09 43 24   0.07397 1.0159   111.5    64.6    22.0
    ...
    2018 12 05    23 31 44.8 +28 02 18   0.08616 1.0186   110.3    65.2    22.3
    ...
    2018 12 13    23 31 11.0 +44 25 35   0.1111  1.0243   108.0    66.1    22.9
    ...
    2018 12 28    23 46 09.8 +60 44 03   0.1674  1.0408   105.5    65.5    23.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-W66
    

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