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    M.P.E.C. 2015-C36                                Issued 2015 Feb.  9, 14:25 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2015 CO
    
    Observations:
         K15C00O* C2015 02 08.35790 09 29 15.85 +09 50 37.0          20.2 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.36814 09 29 20.71 +09 49 57.1          19.9 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.37840 09 29 25.54 +09 49 17.0          20.0 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.38869 09 29 30.39 +09 48 36.1          20.4 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.42803 09 29 49.22 +09 46 00.2          20.4 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O KC2015 02 08.43606 09 29 53.13 +09 45 29.8          20.4 RoEC036291
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.43657 09 29 53.28 +09 45 26.4          20.9 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O KC2015 02 08.43694 09 29 53.57 +09 45 26.4          20.6 RoEC036291
         K15C00O KC2015 02 08.43781 09 29 53.99 +09 45 22.8          21.0 RoEC036291
         K15C00O  C2015 02 08.44512 09 29 57.36 +09 44 51.2                qEC036G96
         K15C00O KC2015 02 08.92450 09 34 21.67 +09 12 51.3                qEC036J95
         K15C00O KC2015 02 08.98007 09 34 49.01 +09 09 13.0                qEC036J95
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.28488 09 37 32.21 +08 49 46.0          20.0 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.29669 09 37 37.84 +08 48 59.0          20.0 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.30504 09 37 41.82 +08 48 25.9          20.4 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.31339 09 37 45.78 +08 47 53.0          20.3 VqEC036G96
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.35539709 38 05.25 +08 44 59.9          19.7 RtEC036H01
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.36243109 38 08.61 +08 44 31.5          19.7 RtEC036H01
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.37120509 38 12.84 +08 43 56.0          20.1 RtEC036H01
         K15C00O  C2015 02 09.37753709 38 15.88 +08 43 30.3          20.3 RtEC036H01
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. G. Matheny, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m
        reflector + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 CO                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0512 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M 327.77065              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.47712422     Peri.  204.55816     -0.82786078     -0.56080600
    a   1.6219909      Node   301.32501     +0.51693440     -0.75446937
    e   0.3598538      Incl.    0.80254     +0.21777362     -0.34098769
    P   2.07           H   26.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150208 G96  0.7-  0.1-    150208 291  0.4+  0.1+    150209 G96  0.3+  0.1-
    150208 G96  0.0   0.1+    150208 291  0.4+  0.0     150209 G96  0.1+  0.3+
    150208 G96  0.0   0.3+    150208 G96  1.2-  1.0-    150209 H01  0.1-  0.0
    150208 G96  0.2-  0.0     150208 J95  0.1+  0.4+    150209 H01  0.3-  0.1+
    150208 G96  0.6+  0.1-    150208 J95  0.2-  0.3-    150209 H01  0.1-  0.1+
    150208 291  0.2+  0.0     150209 G96  0.3+  0.2-    150209 H01  0.2-  0.1+
    150208 G96  0.3-  0.1+    150209 G96  0.3+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 CO                  a,e,i = 1.62, 0.36, 1                   q = 1.0383
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 01 10    07 03 05.8 +24 21 19   0.1144  1.0974   174.9     4.6    22.1
    ...
    2015 01 25    07 50 23.9 +20 31 46   0.07512 1.0587   171.2     8.1    21.3
    ...
    2015 02 02    08 38 06.7 +15 47 15   0.06086 1.0460   174.6     5.1    20.6
    ...
    2015 02 08    09 26 10.0 +10 14 41   0.05423 1.0403   175.0     4.7    20.4
    2015 02 09    09 34 57.6 +09 09 48   0.05353 1.0397   174.0     5.7    20.4
    2015 02 10    09 43 53.8 +08 02 52   0.05296 1.0392   172.9     6.8    20.4
    ...
    2015 02 16    10 38 17.2 +01 02 27   0.05229 1.0383   164.4    14.8    20.7
    ...
    2015 02 24    11 42 24.8 -07 02 41   0.05826 1.0425   154.8    23.9    21.2
    ...
    2015 03 11    12 54 05.6 -14 25 01   0.08335 1.0667   150.8    27.0    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-C36
    

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