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    • MPEC 2013-O07 : 2013 NJ15

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    M.P.E.C. 2013-O07                                Issued 2013 July 16, 02:37 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,
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                                   2013 NJ15

Observations:
     K13N15J* C2013 07 14.50267 21 20 57.178-16 35 37.15         21.7 wLEO007F51
     K13N15J  C2013 07 14.51873 21 20 55.586-16 34 49.22         21.4 wLEO007F51
     K13N15J  C2013 07 14.53417 21 20 54.037-16 34 02.93         21.5 wLEO007F51
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.12498921 20 03.27 -16 04 02.4          21.2 RqEO007W85
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.13137221 20 02.65 -16 03 43.6          21.9 RqEO007W85
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.13696421 20 02.12 -16 03 26.8          21.3 RqEO007W85
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.34044 21 19 42.95 -15 53 45.2          20.6 RoEO007291
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.34694 21 19 42.24 -15 53 24.3          21.0 RoEO007291
     K13N15J KC2013 07 15.35347 21 19 41.62 -15 53 05.2          20.4 RoEO007291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, T. Goggia,
    K. Chambers.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
W85 Cerro Tololo-LCOGT A.  Observer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2013 NJ15                                                Earth MOID = 0.2784 AU
Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5                 MPC
M 313.61975              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49371203     Peri.    3.86112     +0.53342552     +0.80693178
a   1.5854537      Node   298.54686     -0.78357775     +0.35850971
e   0.1840004      Incl.   16.78074     -0.31853277     +0.46939525
P   2.00           H   22.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
130714 F51  0.0   0.1-    130715 W85  0.0   0.0     130715 291  0.4+  0.8-
130714 F51  0.1+  0.2-    130715 W85  0.1-  0.2-    130715 291  0.4-  0.5+
130714 F51  0.0   0.1-    130715 W85  0.1+  0.1-    130715 291  0.2+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2013 NJ15                a,e,i = 1.59, 0.18, 17                  q = 1.2937
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2013 06 16    21 33 36.6 -34 59 20   0.4161  1.3132   127.9    37.6    22.7
...
2013 07 01    21 34 35.3 -26 41 15   0.3438  1.3002   140.4    29.9    22.0
...
2013 07 09    21 28 03.8 -20 59 39   0.3151  1.2961   148.6    24.1    21.7
...
2013 07 15    21 20 13.1 -16 10 31   0.2996  1.2943   155.1    19.3    21.4
2013 07 16    21 18 42.2 -15 20 09   0.2976  1.2941   156.1    18.5    21.4
2013 07 17    21 17 08.1 -14 29 18   0.2958  1.2940   157.2    17.8    21.3
...
2013 07 23    21 06 50.4 -09 18 04   0.2885  1.2938   162.4    13.7    21.1
...
2013 07 31    20 51 46.4 -02 30 04   0.2891  1.2954   163.9    12.5    21.1
...
2013 08 15    20 26 15.4 +07 46 49   0.3203  1.3038   151.8    21.6    21.7

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-O07

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