"Pseudo-MPEC" for ZTF00hf = ZTF00YB = ZTF01Vs = ZTF01Xb

Created 2018 Sep 22 18:15:53 UT using Find_Orb

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This is another lightweight bit of trash, similar to the recently found ZTF00Y9 = ZTF00Yp = ZTF00ah and ZTF00V9 = ZTF00Vv = ZTF00Y5. As with those two objects, it's small and (based on its high area/mass ratio) very lightweight. It's probably about a meter or two across, with a mass somewhere around 50 grams, plus or minus a lot.

It was recovered as ZTF01Vs on 2018 Sep 21, and again as ZTF01Xb the next day.

 
 Astrometry: 
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.33945 00 05 01.61 +12 44 09.6                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.33979 00 05 06.03 +12 44 22.9                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.34039 00 05 13.96 +12 44 46.9          16.29gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.34074 00 05 18.46 +12 45 00.2          16.29gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.36489 00 10 28.81 +12 59 24.2                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00YB  C2018 09 02.36524 00 10 33.18 +12 59 35.0                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.32161 00 24 20.44 +13 06 58.6          16.23gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.32196 00 24 24.87 +13 07 08.2          16.23gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.34809 00 30 04.32 +13 18 26.3                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.34844 00 30 08.89 +13 18 35.8                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.38783 00 38 57.69 +13 31 36.6                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF00hf  C2018 09 08.38818 00 39 02.62 +13 31 43.4                UNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Vs  C2018 09 21.34927400 20 44.27 +13 06 59.1          15.47RUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Vs  C2018 09 21.34962100 20 48.06 +13 07 03.4          15.47RUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Vs  C2018 09 21.35338200 21 29.86 +13 07 44.2          15.51RUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Vs  C2018 09 21.35373000 21 33.75 +13 07 48.1          15.51RUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Xb  C2018 09 22.27665223 09 58.34 +11 13 24.6          15.64gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Xb  C2018 09 22.27699923 10 03.31 +11 13 41.5          15.64gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Xb  C2018 09 22.28451823 11 52.05 +11 19 39.7          15.66gUNEOCPI41
     ZTF01Xb  C2018 09 22.28486523 11 56.94 +11 19 55.8          15.66gUNEOCPI41

Station data:
(I41) Palomar Mountain--ZTF  (N33.357340 W116.859780)  US/California.
   Observer A. U. Tomatic. Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.

Orbital elements:  ZTF00hf = ZTF00YB = ZTF01Vs = ZTF01Xb 
   Perigee 2018 Sep 21.905838 +/- 0.000573 TT = 21:44:24 (JD 2458383.405838)
Epoch 2018 Sep 22.0 TT; AMR 36.654 +/- 0.25 m2/kg            Gray
M  28.608506 +/- 0.17               (J2000 equator)
n 303.820663883 +/- 0.0021          Peri.  256.780479 +/- 0.044
a 47299.72697 +/- 0.218             Node   286.764874 +/- 0.006
e   0.75060379 +/- 0.000161         Incl.   14.930023 +/- 0.0046
P1706.24m/1.185d           H 31.5   G  0.15   U  8.6
q 11796.37260 +/- 7.63    Q 82803.08134 +/- 7.44
From 20 observations 2018 Sept. 2-22; mean residual 26".283
Residuals in arcseconds: 
180902 I41 20.5- 3.65-    180908 I41 66.1- 20.5-    180921 I41 .813+ 1.49+
180902 I41 18.2- 2.98-    180908 I41 33.8- 11.3-    180921 I41 .203+ 1.72+
180902 I41 12.3- 1.23-    180908 I41 33.6- 9.96-    180922 I41 12.2- 3.36-
180902 I41 10.7- .879-    180908 I41 30.5+ 3.54+    180922 I41 12.2- 3.16-
180902 I41 74.0+ 19.5+    180908 I41 32.5+ 4.90+    180922 I41 15.3+ 2.56+
180902 I41 72.9+ 18.9+    180921 I41 12.0+ 1.39+    180922 I41 15.3+ 2.83+
180908 I41 65.3- 20.4-    180921 I41 10.2+ 1.76+

Ephemerides (geocentric):
Date (UTC) HH   RA              Dec         delta  elong  mag " sig PA
---- -- -- --  -------------   -----------  ------ -----  --- ---- ---
2018 09 22 00  20 21 33.733   +04 51 56.76   34580 126.4 15.3  137  74
2018 09 22 01  21 09 37.065   +07 44 10.40   43780 137.9 15.5 46.8  73
2018 09 22 02  21 42 16.199   +09 28 56.99   51551 145.4 15.6 7.88  58
2018 09 22 03  22 07 05.669   +10 40 27.53   58153 150.8 15.7 13.1  89
2018 09 22 04  22 27 19.012   +11 32 54.83   63767 155.0 15.8 24.5  85
2018 09 22 05  22 44 35.031   +12 13 17.72   68523 158.2 15.9 31.4  84
2018 09 22 06  22 59 50.689   +12 45 26.70   72510 160.8 15.9 35.4  84
2018 09 22 07  23 13 41.922   +13 11 39.24   75796 162.8 15.9 37.7  84
2018 09 22 08  23 26 33.102   +13 33 22.19   78429 164.2 16.0 38.7  84
2018 09 22 09  23 38 41.847   +13 51 32.65   80446 165.1 16.0 38.8  84
2018 09 22 10  23 50 21.693   +14 06 49.02   81871 165.4 16.0 38.2  85
2018 09 22 11  00 01 43.700   +14 19 37.07   82722 165.3 16.0 36.9  85
2018 09 22 12  00 12 57.515   +14 30 13.54   83008 164.7 16.1 34.9  85
2018 09 22 13  00 24 12.156   +14 38 47.98   82734 163.6 16.1 32.4  85
2018 09 22 14  00 35 36.677   +14 45 23.59   81895 162.2 16.1 29.2  85
2018 09 22 15  00 47 20.833   +14 49 57.20   80482 160.5 16.1 25.2  85
2018 09 22 16  00 59 35.881   +14 52 18.18   78477 158.5 16.2 20.3  84
2018 09 22 17  01 12 35.661   +14 52 06.16   75857 156.1 16.2 14.2  81
2018 09 22 18  01 26 38.244   +14 48 46.45   72583 153.4 16.1 6.62  69
2018 09 22 19  01 42 08.668   +14 41 21.43   68609 150.3 16.1 5.02 127
2018 09 22 20  01 59 43.848   +14 28 13.60   63868 146.6 16.1 18.3 104
2018 09 22 21  02 20 22.200   +14 06 29.59   58269 142.1 16.0 37.9 100
2018 09 22 22  02 45 44.656   +13 30 35.62   51683 136.4 15.9 68.0 100
2018 09 22 23  03 19 07.490   +12 28 27.48   43931 128.7 15.7  120 100
2018 09 23 00  04 08 05.422   +10 28 40.60   34752 117.1 15.6  226 102
2018 09 23 01  05 36 08.228   +05 42 09.61   23874  95.7 15.5  528 104
2018 09 23 02  09 41 57.524   -09 34 56.67   12895  35.5 18?? 1810 102
2018 09 23 03  17 12 03.915   -07 07 41.50   16917  78.3 15.5  887  77
2018 09 23 04  19 41 45.774   +02 28 50.42   28542 115.6 15.2  225  74
2018 09 23 05  20 47 01.932   +06 34 33.65   38708 131.5 15.4 71.9  74
2018 09 23 06  21 27 01.954   +08 49 02.24   47268 141.0 15.6 15.8  68
2018 09 23 07  21 55 45.849   +10 15 09.14   54518 147.5 15.7 11.1  90
2018 09 23 08  22 18 20.499   +11 15 43.44   60683 152.4 15.8 25.2  84
2018 09 23 09  22 37 08.543   +12 00 59.17   65920 156.2 15.8 33.3  83
2018 09 23 10  22 53 27.087   +12 36 13.61   70340 159.2 15.9 38.1  83
2018 09 23 11  23 08 02.457   +13 04 27.67   74023 161.6 15.9 40.7  84
2018 09 23 12  23 21 24.841   +13 27 31.95   77027 163.5 16.0 42.0  84
2018 09 23 13  23 33 55.289   +13 46 37.49   79394 164.8 16.0 42.3  84
2018 09 23 14  23 45 49.419   +14 02 31.40   81157 165.6 16.0 41.9  85
2018 09 23 15  23 57 19.539   +14 15 45.30   82337 165.8 16.0 40.8  85
2018 09 23 16  00 08 35.986   +14 26 40.11   82947 165.6 16.0 39.1  85
2018 09 23 17  00 19 48.033   +14 35 28.70   82995 164.8 16.1 36.8  85
2018 09 23 18  00 31 04.613   +14 42 17.26   82482 163.7 16.1 34.0  85
2018 09 23 19  00 42 34.965   +14 47 05.74   81401 162.2 16.1 30.5  85
2018 09 23 20  00 54 29.338   +14 49 47.34   79740 160.4 16.1 26.2  85
2018 09 23 21  01 06 59.882   +14 50 06.96   77477 158.3 16.1 21.0  84
2018 09 23 22  01 20 21.923   +14 47 38.03   74585 155.8 16.1 14.4  81
2018 09 23 23  01 34 55.976   +14 41 36.47   71022 152.9 16.1 6.45  66
2018 09 24 00  01 51 11.195   +14 30 49.20   66731 149.6 16.1 6.19 124
2018 09 24 01  02 09 51.803   +14 13 10.92   61639 145.6 16.0 20.8 104
2018 09 24 02  02 32 10.237   +13 44 53.01   55639 140.6 15.9 42.8 101
2018 09 24 03  03 00 17.442   +12 58 16.77   48585 134.3 15.8 77.9 100
2018 09 24 04  03 38 45.195   +11 35 41.93   40262 125.3 15.7  142 101
2018 09 24 05  04 39 12.325   +08 46 14.84   30380 110.8 15.5  288 103
2018 09 24 06  06 45 17.176   +01 04 22.90   18864  79.5 15.7  797 105
2018 09 24 07  13 26 57.415   -14 46 04.82   11949  25.2 20?? 1845  88
2018 09 24 08  18 37 38.226   -01 34 17.55   21901  98.5 15.2  421  75
2018 09 24 09  20 16 29.733   +04 52 47.65   33070 123.1 15.3  116  74
2018 09 24 10  21 08 07.032   +07 55 46.58   42525 135.6 15.5 28.9  72
2018 09 24 11  21 42 23.448   +09 43 20.88   50501 143.6 15.6 7.67  95