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    M.P.E.C. 2015-D16                                Issued 2015 Feb. 18, 14:28 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 DS
    
    Observations:
         K15D00S* C2015 02 17.19331 08 15 40.64 +06 15 51.2          19.6 VqED016703
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.19883 08 15 40.54 +06 15 23.2          19.5 VqED016703
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.20436 08 15 40.42 +06 14 55.1          19.8 VqED016703
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.29185 08 15 37.27 +06 07 29.9                qED016703
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.29416 08 15 37.10 +06 07 17.5          20.7 VqED016703
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.29492 08 15 37.16 +06 07 14.6          19.8 RoED016291
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.29584 08 15 37.14 +06 07 10.0          19.8 RoED016291
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.29679 08 15 37.09 +06 07 05.0          20.0 RoED016291
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.29974 08 15 36.85 +06 06 49.8                qED016703
         K15D00S  C2015 02 17.30206 08 15 36.73 +06 06 35.6                qED016703
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.32334 08 15 34.18 +06 04 29.5          20.9  qED016H21
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.32808 08 15 34.11 +06 04 04.9                qED016H21
         K15D00S HC2015 02 17.33281 08 15 34.07 +06 03 40.2          20.5  qED016H21
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.41054 08 15 43.43 +06 00 15.3          19.9 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.42998 08 15 42.90 +05 58 35.7          19.7 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.43140 08 15 42.84 +05 58 28.5          19.5 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.43281 08 15 42.81 +05 58 21.3          19.7 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.43422 08 15 42.76 +05 58 13.9          19.4 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.85355 08 15 49.09 +05 18 31.0          19.3 RoED016461
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.85909 08 15 48.98 +05 18 01.2          19.3 RoED016461
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.86464 08 15 48.81 +05 17 32.6          18.7 RoED016461
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.91423 08 15 49.97 +05 13 06.0                qED016J95
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.92127 08 15 49.82 +05 12 28.8                qED016J95
         K15D00S KC2015 02 17.92846 08 15 49.68 +05 11 50.7          19.7 RqED016J95
         K15D00S |C2015 02 18.05475 08 15 55.36 +05 03 52.3          20.2 VuED016807
         K15D00S |C2015 02 18.06047 08 15 55.20 +05 03 22.2          20.1 VuED016807
         K15D00S |C2015 02 18.06587 08 15 55.03 +05 02 54.0          19.9 VuED016807
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.07721 08 15 53.77 +05 01 57.5          20.3 VqED016821
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.07907 08 15 53.70 +05 01 47.6          20.6 VqED016821
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.08388 08 15 53.53 +05 01 22.2          20.5 VqED016821
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.18603 08 15 54.51 +04 49 30.7          19.3 RqED016H36
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.20445 08 15 53.96 +04 47 53.4          20.2 RqED016H36
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.24131 08 15 52.80 +04 44 37.0          19.5 RqED016H36
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.45129 08 15 59.23 +04 29 01.5          19.4 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.45271 08 15 59.22 +04 28 53.8          19.4 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.45412 08 15 59.18 +04 28 46.3          19.6 RtED016474
         K15D00S KC2015 02 18.45554 08 15 59.16 +04 28 38.4          19.5 RtED016474
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
        0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt
        + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  Measurers T. Linder,
        R. Holmes, M. Williams.  0.41-m f/11 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    821 Cordoba-Bosque Alegre.  Observers R. Melia, C. Colazo, F. Char.  1.54-m
        f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers L. Buzzi, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov, T. Linder.  0.61-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 DS                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0435 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M 297.94651              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63490640     Peri.  221.93017     -0.99624306     -0.07504537
    a   1.3406937      Node   313.71072     +0.08638642     -0.89628992
    e   0.2404980      Incl.    3.42786     -0.00609475     -0.43707272
    P   1.55           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150217 703  2.3-  0.0     150217 474  0.0   0.2+    150218 807  0.1+  0.2+
    150217 703  0.9-  0.1-    150217 474  0.2+  0.1+    150218 821  0.4+  0.2+
    150217 703  0.3+  0.2-    150217 474  0.1-  0.1+    150218 821  0.3+  0.2+
    150217 703  1.8+  0.6+    150217 474  0.1+  0.1+    150218 821  0.2+  0.2+
    150217 703  0.4+  0.0     150217 474  0.0   0.0     150218 H36  0.2+  0.6-
    150217 291  0.2+  0.1-    150217 461  0.0   0.0     150218 H36  0.2+  0.3+
    150217 291  0.4+  0.0     150217 461  0.3+  0.8-    150218 H36  1.0-  1.1+
    150217 291  0.1+  0.1-    150217 461  0.2-  0.3-    150218 474  0.4-  0.1-
    150217 703  0.4-  1.0+    150217 J95  0.1-  0.2+    150218 474  0.1-  0.1-
    150217 703  1.0-  1.3-    150217 J95  0.1-  0.0     150218 474  0.1-  0.0
    150217 H21  0.0   0.1+    150217 J95  0.1+  0.3-    150218 474  0.1+  0.3-
    150217 H21  0.0   0.1+    150218 807  0.0   0.0
    150217 H21  0.4+  0.2-    150218 807  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 DS                  a,e,i = 1.34, 0.24, 3                   q = 1.0183
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 01 19    08 24 38.7 +26 54 41   0.1337  1.1164   171.7     7.3    21.2
    ...
    2015 02 03    08 18 13.1 +20 26 06   0.09031 1.0742   168.5    10.6    20.4
    ...
    2015 02 11    08 15 38.0 +13 47 02   0.07265 1.0556   160.4    18.3    20.2
    ...
    2015 02 17    08 15 35.8 +06 33 15   0.06183 1.0438   153.7    24.8    20.0
    2015 02 18    08 15 50.5 +05 07 23   0.06024 1.0420   152.5    26.0    20.0
    2015 02 19    08 16 10.6 +03 37 19   0.05872 1.0403   151.3    27.1    19.9
    ...
    2015 02 25    08 20 32.8 -06 55 30   0.05102 1.0313   143.8    34.6    19.8
    ...
    2015 03 05    08 35 00.9 -24 46 50   0.04509 1.0228   132.9    45.3    19.8
    ...
    2015 03 20    09 51 47.4 -57 59 14   0.04865 1.0184   116.6    61.0    20.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-D16
    

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