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    M.P.E.C. 2015-B64                                Issued 2015 Jan. 19, 16:55 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2015 BD4
    
    Observations:
         K15B04D* C2015 01 17.57826 09 40 30.251+15 26 13.96         20.5 wLEB064F51
         K15B04D  C2015 01 17.59060 09 40 34.255+15 27 30.09         20.3 wLEB064F51
         K15B04D  C2015 01 17.60294 09 40 38.272+15 28 45.70         20.8 wLEB064F51
         K15B04D  C2015 01 17.61531 09 40 42.327+15 30 01.32         20.6 wLEB064F51
         K15B04D _C2015 01 18.42122209 45 31.814+16 48 38.78         20.2 RtEB064568
         K15B04D _C2015 01 18.42557609 45 33.060+16 49 03.21         20.3 RtEB064568
         K15B04D _C2015 01 18.42816009 45 33.803+16 49 17.82         20.5 RtEB064568
         K15B04D KC2015 01 19.49011 09 50 48.98 +18 19 00.0          20.3 RoEB064291
         K15B04D KC2015 01 19.49091 09 50 49.14 +18 19 03.9          20.8 RoEB064291
         K15B04D KC2015 01 19.49174 09 50 49.38 +18 19 07.7          20.6 RoEB064291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, P. Forshay.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
        A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
        H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Magnier, E. Schunova, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
        R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 BD4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0332 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M 357.33676              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23295624     Peri.  325.60853     +0.10928236     -0.98730997
    a   2.6158920      Node   117.87192     +0.93876792     +0.06440774
    e   0.6277768      Incl.    7.48946     +0.32676008     +0.14515740
    P   4.23           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150117 F51  0.1-  0.0     150118 568  0.0   0.1-    150119 291  0.4-  0.1+
    150117 F51  0.0   0.1+    150118 568  0.0   0.0     150119 291  0.1+  0.1+
    150117 F51  0.0   0.0     150118 568  0.0   0.1+
    150117 F51  0.1+  0.0     150119 291  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 BD4                 a,e,i = 2.62, 0.63, 7                   q = 0.9737
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2014 12 20    00 33 06.6 -43 16 12   0.1084  0.9737    81.5    92.2    23.5
    ...
    2015 01 04    04 41 38.7 -44 58 21   0.03807 0.9942   105.6    72.3    20.5
    ...
    2015 01 12    08 45 04.4 -00 34 20   0.04337 1.0218   151.4    27.4    19.6
    ...
    2015 01 18    09 43 04.9 +16 08 55   0.07171 1.0491   154.6    23.7    20.6
    2015 01 19    09 48 29.5 +17 39 37   0.07710 1.0541   154.7    23.5    20.8
    2015 01 20    09 53 11.3 +18 58 06   0.08260 1.0593   154.8    23.3    20.9
    ...
    2015 01 26    10 11 17.5 +24 04 48   0.1175  1.0931   156.2    21.3    21.7
    ...
    2015 02 03    10 21 12.5 +27 15 12   0.1679  1.1442   159.3    17.7    22.4
    ...
    2015 02 18    10 24 19.3 +29 00 47   0.2761  1.2540   162.2    13.9    23.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-B64
    

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