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    M.P.E.C. 2020-U177                             Issued 2020 October 22, 16:23 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
    
                                     2016 RW                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2016-R48                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K16R00W KC2018 12 13.15547 00 21 19.69 -04 03 13.6                oEU177291
         K16R00W KC2018 12 13.17792 00 21 30.48 -04 02 44.1                oEU177291
         K16R00W KC2018 12 14.06792 00 28 53.02 -03 43 29.7                oEU177291
         K16R00W KC2018 12 14.07685 00 28 57.29 -03 43 18.4          22.3 RoEU177291
         K16R00W KC2018 12 14.08586 00 29 01.55 -03 43 06.1          22.5 RoEU177291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  Measurer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m
        f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    181213 291 0.16- 0.01-    181214 291 0.16- 0.01-    MPO435123   -0.09 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RW                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0153 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M   7.99945              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48124170     Peri.  158.70243     +0.79680432     -0.59995873
    a   1.6127259      Node   238.36704     +0.54148439     +0.76171241
    e   0.3846539      Incl.    4.83611     +0.26813713     +0.24462979
    P   2.05           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   0
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160903 G96  0.4+  0.3+    160904 H21  0.3-  0.0     160929 H45  0.5-  0.4-
    160903 G96  0.1-  0.1+    160904 H21  0.3-  0.0     160929 H45  0.0   0.6-
    160903 G96  0.5-  0.0     160904 658  0.7+  1.2+    160929 H45  0.0   0.2-
    160903 G96  0.2-  0.1-    160904 658  0.7+  1.0+    160929 H45  0.0   0.3-
    160903 G96  0.8+  0.0     160904 658  0.8+  0.9+    160929 H45  0.0   0.1+
    160903 G96  1.3-  1.1+    160904 G96  0.4-  0.6-    161003 204  0.1+  0.0
    160903 G96  0.4-  0.2-    160904 G96  0.5-  0.2+    161003 204  0.1-  0.2-
    160903 691  0.1+  0.2-    160904 G96  0.2-  0.3-    161003 204  0.1-  0.1-
    160903 691  0.3-  0.2+    160904 G96  0.5-  0.3+    161005 G58  0.2+  0.1+
    160903 691  0.2-  0.3-    160905 658  0.4+  0.1+    161005 G58  0.1+  0.0
    160903 291  0.3-  0.1+    160905 658  0.3+  0.1-    161005 G58  0.0   0.0
    160903 291  0.2-  0.4+    160905 658  0.1+  0.1-    161015 C51  0.2-  0.3-
    160903 291  0.2+  0.1+    160905 291  0.1+  0.2+    161021 926  0.1-  0.6-
    160903 033  0.1+  0.3+    160905 291  0.3+  0.3+    161021 926  0.3-  0.3+
    160903 033  0.0   0.3-    160905 291  0.3+  0.0     161021 926  0.2-  0.2+
    160903 033  0.2-  0.4-    160909 691  0.6+  0.7-    161206 807  0.0   0.2-
    160903 033  0.1+  0.1-    160909 691  0.7+  1.0-    161206 807  0.1-  0.1+
    160903 033  0.1+  0.2-    160917 705  0.0   0.0     161206 807  0.5-  0.8+
    160903 033  0.0   0.1-    160917 705  0.1+  0.1-    161220 291  0.9+  0.1-
    160903 033  0.2-  0.2-    160917 705  0.0   0.3-    161220 291  0.5+  0.3-
    160903 033  0.1+  0.1+    160918 926  0.0   0.0     181213 291  0.4-  0.0
    160904 033  0.4-  0.2+    160918 926  0.1+  0.3+    181213 291  0.3-  0.5+
    160904 033  0.8-  0.4-    160925 926  0.1+  0.3+    181214 291  0.4+  0.3+
    160904 033  0.0   0.1-    160925 926  0.5-  0.1+    181214 291  0.4+  0.1-
    160904 H21  0.1-  0.2-    160929 H45  0.2+  0.4+    181214 291  0.3-  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RW                  a,e,i = 1.61, 0.38, 5                   q = 0.9924
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 09 22    18 03 26.8 -14 29 38   0.6597  1.2170    91.7    55.5    24.7
    ...
    2020 10 07    18 33 36.6 -14 55 55   0.6570  1.1408    84.4    60.7    24.7
    ...
    2020 10 15    18 53 27.4 -14 59 46   0.6486  1.1042    81.3    63.2    24.7
    ...
    2020 10 21    19 10 00.8 -14 56 01   0.6391  1.0792    79.4    65.0    24.7
    2020 10 22    19 12 54.6 -14 54 45   0.6373  1.0753    79.1    65.3    24.7
    2020 10 23    19 15 50.7 -14 53 17   0.6354  1.0714    78.8    65.6    24.7
    ...
    2020 10 29    19 34 15.9 -14 40 06   0.6227  1.0498    77.3    67.4    24.6
    ...
    2020 11 06    20 00 58.7 -14 09 29   0.6027  1.0257    75.8    69.5    24.6
    ...
    2020 11 21    20 57 56.8 -12 23 32   0.5597  0.9974    74.6    72.7    24.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-U177
    


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