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Orbital Elements and related info from (c) Designations from MPC's DISCSTATUS V5.2a Report prepared 2012 Feb. 8 . Observability diagrams (Obs) and strategy charts (Str) thanks to Lowell observatory online services. Orbit diagrams (Orb) from NASA's JPL

Sizes asuming an albedo 0.25

V mag and elongation for the selected *Date To*, marked in deep green those observable (V mag < Selected, 90 <= Elogn <= 270).

DS ID	Obs ID	Date	Image ID	V mag	Elngtn	Observatory designation	Provisional designation	Principal designation	MPC Dsgn date	H	a	e	i	Tj	Arc	Opos.	Last Observed	RMS	Obs	Str	Orb	Remarks	Size(km)
546	546	2012-02-17				RAF1502	2012 DS3															None
545	545	2012-02-09				RAF1499	2011 WP146															None
544	543	2011-12-12				RAF1500	2011 WD92															None
543	542	2011-09-16				RAF1491	2011 QA12	2011 QA12														3 opps, 2003-2011 (MPO207823)
542	541	2011-09-16				RAF1489	2011 QZ11															61-day arc (MPO207823)
541	540	2011-09-16				RAF1490	2011 QK9	2011 QK9														2 opps, 2002-2011 (MPO211775)
540	539	2011-09-16				RAF1488	2011 QF9	2011 QF9														3 opps, 2009-2011 (MPO207820)
539	538	2011-09-16				RAF1478	2011 QA3															10-day arc (MPO215185)
538	537	2011-09-16				RAF1476	2011 QZ2															63-day arc (MPO209967)
537	536	2011-09-16				RAF1474	2011 QX2															1-day arc (MPO206209)
536	535	2011-09-16				RAF1475	2011 QW2	2011 QW2														2 opps, 2006-2011 (MPO205925)
535	534	2011-09-16				RAF1472	2011 QV2															6-day arc (MPO206209)
534	533	2011-08-15				RAF1471	2011 PS1	2011 PS1														2 opps, 2001-2011 (MPO207809)
533	532	2011-07-17				RAF1470	2011 MN1	2011 MN1														3 opps, 2003-2011 (MPO202280)
532	531	2011-02-21				RAF1468	2011 CB5	2011 CB5														2 opps, 2006-2011 (MPO196807)
531	530	2010-12-05				RAF1441	2010 VB92															7-day arc (MPO187242)
530	529	2010-12-05				RAF1449	2010 VA92															None
529	528	2010-12-05				RAF1445	2010 VZ91															6-day arc (MPO187242)
528	527	2010-12-05				RAF1448	2010 VY91	2005 YX12														2 opps, 2005-2010 (MPO185725)
527	526	2010-12-05				RAF1428	2010 VQ86															None
526	525	2010-12-05				RAF1427	2010 VP86	2005 SX9														2 opps, 2005-2010 (MPO190432)
525	524	2010-12-05				RAF1406	2010 VA83															22-day arc (MPO200304)
524	523	2010-12-05				RAF1426	2010 VH63															10-day arc (MPO215176)
523	522	2010-12-05				RAF1408	2010 VB39															5-day arc (MPO201140)
522	521	2010-12-05				RAF1402	2010 VS37															None
521	520	2010-12-05				RAF1393	2010 VK37	2008 GT105														2 opps, 2008-2010 (MPO185953)
520	519	2010-12-05				RAF1379	2010 UZ	2010 UZ														3 opps, 1999-2010 (MPO192626)
519	518	2010-12-05				RAF1380	2010 UY															21-day arc (MPO187215)
518	517	2010-12-05				RAF1378	2010 UX	2010 UY81														4 opps, 1998-2011 (MPO215175)
517	516	2010-12-05				RAF1377	2010 UV	2010 UV														2 opps, 2006-2010 (MPO196180)
516	515	2010-12-05				RAF1376	2010 TL173															22-day arc (MPO187214)
515	514	2010-12-05				RAF1375	2010 TQ11															30-day arc (MPO187200)
514	513	2010-12-05				RAF1371	2010 TQ2															None
513	512	2010-06-27				RAF1357	2010 LR1	(281887) *														Numbered object
512	511	2010-05-03				RAF1351	2010 GM33															61-day arc (MPO177859)
511	510	2010-05-03				RAF1338	2010 EK138															None
510	509	2010-03-31				RAF1337	2010 EL42															8-day arc (MPO202480)
509	508	2010-03-31				RAF1328	2010 DH12	2010 DH12														3 opps, 2003-2011 (MPO202478)
508	507	2010-03-31				RAF1329	2010 DG12															None
507	506	2010-03-31				RAF1327	2010 DF12	2010 DF12														7 opps, 2000-2011 (MPO200857)
506	505	2010-03-31				RAF1323	2010 CS60															29-day arc (MPO174053)
505	504	2010-03-31				RAF1325	2010 CF18	2010 CF18														3 opps, 2008-2011 (MPO200298)
504	503	2010-03-31				RAF1326	2010 CF12															29-day arc (MPO174051)
503	502	2010-03-31				RAF1321	2010 CG	2010 CG														3 opps, 2003-2010 (MPO192606)
502	501	2010-03-31				RAF1322	2010 CF	2010 CF														3 opps, 2000-2010 (MPO198979)
501	500	2010-01-03				RAF1317	2009 YQ18	(274799)														Numbered object
500	499	2010-01-03				RAF1313	2009 XG20	2009 XG20														4 opps, 2004-2011 (MPO196747)
499	498	2010-01-03				RAF1310	2009 XF20															None
498	497	2010-01-03				RAF1311	2009 XE20															None
497	496	2010-01-03				RAF1312	2009 XD20															None
496	495	2010-01-03				RAF1306	2009 XC20															15-day arc (MPO167802)
495	494	2010-01-03				RAF1302	2009 XJ	(233951) *														Numbered object
494	493	2010-01-03				RAF1301	2009 XH	(275239) *														Numbered object
493	492	2010-01-03				RAF1300	2009 XG															38-day arc (MPO170300)
492	491	2010-01-03				RAF1298	2009 XE															13-day arc (MPO167799)
491	490	2010-01-03				RAF1297	2009 XC															40-day arc (MPO167799)
490	489	2010-01-03				RAF1295	2009 XB	2009 XB														5 opps, 2004-2011 (MPO194113)
489	488	2010-01-03				RAF1294	2009 XA	2005 YV186														2 opps, 2005-2009 (MPO167134)
488	487	2010-01-03				RAF1287	2009 VJ															None
487	486	2010-01-03				RAF1285	2009 VH															2-day arc (MPO202474)
486	485	2010-01-03				RAF1286	2009 VG	2003 SH216														4 opps, 2003-2010 (MPO177581)
485	484	2010-01-03				RAF1284	2009 VF															75-day arc (MPO177767)
484	483	2010-01-03				RAF1283	2009 VE															None
483	482	2010-01-03				RAF1282	2009 VD															None
482	481	2009-11-04				RAF1274	2009 TB13	2002 TJ120														2 opps, 2002-2010 (MPO177981)
481	480	2009-11-04				RAF1273	2009 TB4															27-day arc (MPO166370)
480	479	2009-11-04				RAF1272	2009 TZ	2009 TZ														6 opps, 1995-2012 (MPO221138)
479	478	2009-09-04				RAF1267	2009 QY9	2009 QY9														4 opps, 2005-2011 (MPO192573)
478	477	2009-09-04				RAF1263	2009 QL5	2009 QL5														4 opps, 1996-2010 (MPO198966)
477	476	2009-06-08				RAF1262	2009 KO8	2000 CT73														3 opps, 2000-2009 (MPO158793)
476	475	2009-06-08				RAF1261	2009 KB8	2009 KB8														5 opps, 2004-2012 (MPO221133)
475	472	2009-04-10				RAF1256	2009 FR29															None
474	471	2009-04-10				RAF1255	2009 FQ14	(309916) *														Numbered object
473	470	2009-04-10				RAF1254	2009 FJ14	2009 FJ14														3 opps, 2002-2010 (MPO187147)
472	469	2009-04-10				RAF1253	2009 FH14	(242136)														Numbered object
471	468	2009-04-10				RAF1252	2009 FO4															None
470	467	2009-04-10				RAF1251	2009 FN4															33-day arc (MPO157523)
469	466	2009-04-10				RAF1249	2009 FM4															2-day arc (MPO156199)
468	465	2009-04-10				RAF1247	2009 FL4															2-day arc (MPO156199)
467	464	2009-04-10				RAF1246	2009 FK4	2009 FK4														4 opps, 2002-2010 (MPO190680)
466	463	2009-03-12				RAF1240	2009 DH4	2009 DH4														2 opps, 2007-2009 (MPO169377)
465	462	2009-03-12				RAF1242	2009 DG4															8-day arc (MPO154258)
464	461	2009-03-12				RAF1239	2009 DE4															46-day arc (MPO194083)
463	460	2009-03-12				RAF1228	2009 BK83	(301268) *														Numbered object
462	459	2009-02-11				RAF1232	2009 BN78	2009 BN78														4 opps, 1999-2011 (MPO208289)
461	458	2009-02-11				RAF1227	2009 BF78	(246741) *														Numbered object
460	457	2009-02-11				RAF1226	2009 BE78															50-day arc (MPO154238)
459	456	2009-01-14				RAF1221	2008 YC66															None
458	455	2009-01-14