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MPEC 2012-K02 : 2012 KA

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M.P.E.C. 2012-K02                                Issued 2012 May 16, 11:34 UT     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.             Prepared using theTamkin Foundation Computer Network                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU            URLhttps://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714                                    2012 KAObservations:     K12K00A* C2012 05 16.34860 15 51 57.38 +23 16 33.9          20.8 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.35491 15 51 55.26 +23 14 35.0          20.1 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.36127 15 51 53.02 +23 12 32.0          20.7 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.36756 15 51 50.90 +23 10 32.5          20.3 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.39316 15 51 42.22 +23 02 03.5          20.6 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.39455 15 51 41.81 +23 01 37.4          20.3 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.39596 15 51 41.26 +23 01 05.4                rEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.39737 15 51 40.76 +23 00 35.5          20.7 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.44953 15 51 24.33 +22 41 55.5          20.6 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.45117 15 51 23.90 +22 41 20.7          21.2 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.45280 15 51 23.40 +22 40 41.7          21.5 VrEK002G96     K12K00A  C2012 05 16.45444 15 51 22.96 +22 40 05.3          21.6 VrEK002G96Observer details:G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.Orbital elements:2012 KA                                                  EarthMOID = 0.0015 AUEpoch 2012 May 13.0 TT = JDT 2456060.5                  MPCM 332.91950              (2000.0)            P               Qn   0.56833294     Peri.  233.51378     +0.31687614     +0.91193284a   1.4434470      Node    56.99105     -0.74001338     +0.40964357e   0.3755869      Incl.   18.11280     -0.59327035     -0.02388787P   1.73           H   28.8           G   0.15From 12 observations 2012 May 16-16.  E-assumed.Ephemeris:2012 KA                  a,e,i = 1.44, 0.38, 18                  q = 0.9013Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V2012 05 09.0  15 52.82   +29 25.9    0.0682   1.056   131.8    45.5    24.82012 05 10.0  15 52.88   +29 19.6    0.0605   1.051   131.8    45.7    24.62012 05 11.0  15 52.92   +29 09.9    0.0528   1.046   131.9    45.9    24.32012 05 12.0  15 52.93   +28 55.4    0.0451   1.041   132.1    46.0    23.92012 05 13.0  15 52.91   +28 33.3    0.0374   1.036   132.4    46.1    23.52012 05 14.0  15 52.85   +27 58.0    0.0297   1.031   132.9    45.9    23.02012 05 15.0  15 52.70   +26 56.0    0.0220   1.026   133.8    45.3    22.32012 05 16.0  15 52.34   +24 45.3    0.0143   1.021   135.9    43.6    21.32012 05 16.5  15 51.97   +22 27.6    0.0105   1.019   138.1    41.5    20.62012 05 17.0  15 51.19   +17 32.8    0.00671  1.017   142.9    36.8    19.52012 05 17.5  15 48.72   +00 41.9    0.00310  1.014   159.7    20.2    17.32012 05 18.0  05 07.58   -83 58.8    0.00196  1.012   104.0    75.9    17.92012 05 18.5  03 57.86   -48 24.6    0.00526  1.010    68.2   111.6    21.72012 05 19.0  03 55.79   -41 05.6    0.00900  1.007    60.9   118.6    23.32012 05 19.5  03 55.08   -38 05.6    0.0128   1.005    58.0   121.4    24.3Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-K02

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