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    M.P.E.C. 2015-C40                                Issued 2015 Feb. 10, 14:31 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 BS515
    
    Observations:
         K15Bp5S* C2015 01 23.33829 04 16 09.739+30 24 56.41         21.0 wLEC040F51
         K15Bp5S  C2015 01 23.35085 04 16 09.569+30 24 47.44         21.0 wLEC040F51
         K15Bp5S  C2015 01 23.36339 04 16 09.396+30 24 38.75         21.0 wLEC040F51
         K15Bp5S  C2015 01 23.37593 04 16 09.227+30 24 29.98         21.0 wLEC040F51
         K15Bp5S KC2015 02 08.20069 04 20 30.55 +27 48 05.4          21.0 RoEC040291
         K15Bp5S KC2015 02 08.22706 04 20 31.46 +27 47 52.8          20.9 RoEC040291
         K15Bp5S KC2015 02 08.25316 04 20 32.31 +27 47 40.7          21.4 RoEC040291
         K15Bp5S  C2015 02 10.15082604 21 42.34 +27 33 27.4          21.3 RtEC040H01
         K15Bp5S  C2015 02 10.15417404 21 42.46 +27 33 25.9          21.2 RtEC040H01
         K15Bp5S  C2015 02 10.16847104 21 42.99 +27 33 19.5          21.2 RtEC040H01
         K15Bp5S  C2015 02 10.17958604 21 43.40 +27 33 14.5          20.7 RtEC040H01
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 BS515                                               Earth MOID = 0.2576 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M  98.37281              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.67984350     Peri.  357.13936     +0.35213679     +0.90377103
    a   1.2809438      Node   293.37843     -0.85336817     +0.20326368
    e   0.5586018      Incl.   15.37090     -0.38439880     +0.37667202
    P   1.45           H   18.1           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150123 F51  1.3+  0.8-    150208 291  0.3-  0.0     150210 H01  0.1-  0.1+
    150123 F51  0.5+  0.4-    150208 291  0.3+  0.1-    150210 H01  0.0   0.0
    150123 F51  0.4-  0.3+    150208 291  0.1+  0.2+    150210 H01  0.1+  0.1-
    150123 F51  1.3-  0.9+    150210 H01  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 BS515               a,e,i = 1.28, 0.56, 15                  q = 0.5654
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 01 11    04 21 46.2 +33 22 38   0.9861  1.8367   137.7    21.1    20.4
    ...
    2015 01 26    04 16 07.1 +29 53 22   1.1757  1.8876   121.6    26.4    21.0
    ...
    2015 02 03    04 17 57.5 +28 31 41   1.2869  1.9106   113.8    28.2    21.3
    ...
    2015 02 09    04 20 59.3 +27 42 00   1.3731  1.9260   108.3    29.1    21.5
    2015 02 10    04 21 36.7 +27 34 35   1.3876  1.9285   107.4    29.2    21.5
    2015 02 11    04 22 15.9 +27 27 22   1.4022  1.9308   106.5    29.3    21.5
    ...
    2015 02 17    04 26 48.5 +26 48 31   1.4902  1.9442   101.4    29.9    21.7
    ...
    2015 02 25    04 34 18.6 +26 06 39   1.6081  1.9596    94.9    30.2    21.9
    ...
    2015 03 12    04 51 49.4 +25 09 43   1.8261  1.9813    83.7    29.9    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-C40
    

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