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    M.P.E.C. 2015-D60                                Issued 2015 Feb. 22, 14:45 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
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                                  2015 DB156

Observations:
     K15DF6B* C2015 02 20.32231 10 10 22.49 +18 53 43.3          20.5 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.32690 10 10 21.18 +18 54 46.8          20.3 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.33149 10 10 19.88 +18 55 49.4          20.8 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.33609 10 10 18.53 +18 56 53.3          20.0 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.41320 10 09 56.73 +19 14 25.8                qED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.41369 10 09 56.60 +19 14 31.9                qED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.41419 10 09 56.46 +19 14 38.7                qED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.86394 10 08 08.91 +20 54 29.4          21.0 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.87335 10 08 06.37 +20 56 32.0          21.0 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.93704 10 07 49.17 +21 10 28.8          21.8 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.94163 10 07 47.93 +21 11 27.9          21.8 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.99441 10 07 33.58 +21 22 54.3          21.0 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 20.99901 10 07 32.34 +21 23 53.2          21.0 VMED060033
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32266 10 06 12.94 +22 33 11.5          21.2 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32316 10 06 12.84 +22 33 17.2          20.6 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32374 10 06 12.66 +22 33 23.9          20.8 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32424 10 06 12.55 +22 33 29.8          21.3 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32479 10 06 12.38 +22 33 37.6          21.0 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32529 10 06 12.27 +22 33 43.3          20.1 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 21.32633 10 06 11.96 +22 33 56.8          20.5 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 22.25423 10 02 31.43 +25 40 11.0                qED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 22.25490 10 02 31.29 +25 40 19.6          20.2 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 22.25557 10 02 31.06 +25 40 26.0          21.2 VqED060G96
     K15DF6B  C2015 02 22.25624 10 02 30.85 +25 40 35.4          20.5 VqED060G96

Observer details:
033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers B. Stecklum,
    C. Hoegner.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/4 Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, A. D. Grauer.  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.

Orbital elements:
2015 DB156                                               Earth MOID = 0.0827 AU
Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
M  34.34279              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.11029568     Peri.  220.75803     +0.95201235     -0.21405596
a   0.9236561      Node   149.41485     +0.22360553     +0.97448321
e   0.2900807      Incl.   25.46261     -0.20898096     +0.06754643
P   0.89           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
150220 G96  0.1+  1.0-    150220 033  0.1+  0.9-    150221 G96  0.0   0.9-
150220 G96  0.2+  0.5-    150220 033  0.1-  0.7+    150221 G96  0.2-  0.0
150220 G96  0.3+  0.9-    150220 033  0.0   0.1-    150221 G96  0.1+  0.6-
150220 G96  0.2-  0.1-    150220 033  0.4-  0.4+    150221 G96  0.2-  0.2-
150220 G96  0.0   1.4+    150220 033  0.3-  0.2-    150222 G96  0.3+  0.2-
150220 G96  0.1+  0.8+    150221 G96  0.6-  0.6+    150222 G96  0.8+  0.6+
150220 G96  0.1+  0.9+    150221 G96  0.1-  0.1+    150222 G96  0.1+  0.8-
150220 033  0.4+  0.6+    150221 G96  0.4-  0.5-    150222 G96  0.3-  0.9+

Ephemeris:
2015 DB156               a,e,i = 0.92, 0.29, 25                  q = 0.6557
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 01 23    12 40 56.8 -66 55 31   0.1958  0.9731    81.0    87.5    24.3
...
2015 02 07    11 16 55.9 -40 32 19   0.1079  1.0407   117.7    57.0    22.1
...
2015 02 15    10 34 53.4 -05 16 44   0.09015 1.0722   158.9    19.4    20.7
...
2015 02 21    10 07 32.9 +21 24 37   0.1064  1.0936   169.3     9.7    20.8
2015 02 22    10 03 30.2 +24 50 49   0.1112  1.0969   165.1    13.4    21.0
2015 02 23    09 59 37.3 +27 58 13   0.1164  1.1002   161.3    16.7    21.2
...
2015 03 01    09 39 55.9 +41 14 13   0.1546  1.1189   143.6    31.7    22.3
...
2015 03 09    09 23 02.6 +49 52 45   0.2150  1.1405   129.1    42.5    23.4
...
2015 03 24    09 14 33.0 +55 18 33   0.3365  1.1708   113.2    51.5    24.7

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