MPEC 2018-X09 : 2018 WG2
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M.P.E.C. 2018-X09 Issued 2018 Dec. 1, 04:26 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2018 WG2
Observations:
K18W02G* C2018 11 29.23915 03 39 43.09 +22 29 46.6 19.2 GVEX009G96
K18W02G C2018 11 29.25024 03 39 20.24 +22 33 40.4 19.1 GVEX009G96
K18W02G C2018 11 29.25578 03 39 08.56 +22 35 37.5 19.7 GVEX009G96
K18W02G C2018 11 29.38947 03 34 04.12 +23 23 58.0 19.4 GVEX009I52
K18W02G C2018 11 29.38985 03 34 03.28 +23 24 06.4 18.7 GVEX009I52
K18W02G C2018 11 29.39023 03 34 02.30 +23 24 15.2 18.4 GVEX009I52
K18W02G C2018 11 29.39062 03 34 01.42 +23 24 22.5 18.9 GVEX009I52
K18W02G EC2018 11 29.87937403 12 34.83 +28 05 29.3 18.8 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.88495903 12 06.59 +28 10 23.9 18.6 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.88665603 11 57.91 +28 11 53.8 18.7 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.88946603 11 43.50 +28 14 23.6 18.7 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.98797203 02 10.95 +29 47 13.8 18.6 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.98974903 01 59.41 +29 49 00.6 18.5 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 29.99189403 01 45.38 +29 51 09.6 18.5 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 30.72667422 15 06.95 +47 51 57.4 18.1 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 30.72828422 13 28.41 +47 49 19.9 19.0 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 30.73122622 10 28.48 +47 44 16.5 17.5 GVEX009J95
K18W02G KC2018 11 30.73289522 08 46.44 +47 41 14.7 19.0 GVEX009J95
Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer B. M. Africano. Measurers B. M. Africano,
E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard,
R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly. 1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observer G. J. Leonard.
Measurers B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls,
A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly. 1.0-m reflector
+ CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.41-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2018 WG2 Earth MOID = 0.0012 AU
Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5 MPC
M 74.07803 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.84547657 Peri. 80.03635 -0.80459920 -0.59368086
a 1.1076477 Node 63.54387 +0.53907543 -0.73927682
e 0.2375780 Incl. 0.81748 +0.24903374 -0.31782513
P 1.17 H 30.1 G 0.15 U 5
Residuals in seconds of arc
181129 G96 (3.8- 1.4+) 181129 I52 0.2- 0.6- 181129 J95 0.1+ 0.1+
181129 G96 0.1+ 0.2- 181129 J95 0.1+ 0.1- 181129 J95 0.2- 0.0
181129 G96 0.5+ 0.9- 181129 J95 0.0 0.2- 181130 J95 0.1+ 0.6+
181129 I52 0.6- 0.4+ 181129 J95 0.2- 0.3- 181130 J95 0.5- 0.8+
181129 I52 0.3+ 0.4+ 181129 J95 0.1- 0.1+ 181130 J95 0.1- 0.6+
181129 I52 0.8- 0.8+ 181129 J95 0.1- 0.0 181130 J95 0.4+ 0.4-
Ephemeris:
2018 WG2 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.24, 1 q = 0.8445
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2018 11 01 04 10 54.5 +14 04 49 0.1199 1.1016 154.0 23.3 26.8
...
2018 11 16 04 13 31.4 +14 12 44 0.05646 1.0442 167.3 12.0 24.7
...
2018 11 24 04 09 19.2 +15 18 26 0.02565 1.0129 174.1 5.8 22.6
...
2018 11 30 03 01 44.0 +30 15 30 0.0033120.9894 159.9 20.1 18.7
2018 12 01 18 58 43.6 +28 22 53 0.0015430.9854 62.1 117.9 20.7
2018 12 02 16 50 19.3 -04 15 07 0.0047470.9815 18.2 161.7 30.0
...
2018 12 08 16 12 23.1 -14 45 34 0.02716 0.9587 13.2 166.4
...
2018 12 16 16 09 21.3 -16 05 52 0.05805 0.9302 20.8 157.9 34.0
...
2018 12 31 16 16 26.5 -17 25 37 0.1219 0.8847 33.8 141.7 32.4
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