MPEC 2015-C40 : 2015 BS515
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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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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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