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    M.P.E.C. 2015-D88                                Issued 2015 Feb. 26, 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 DT198
    
    Observations:
         K15DJ8T* C2015 02 23.50641 12 01 18.584-26 47 22.44         20.7 wLED088F51
         K15DJ8T  C2015 02 23.51698 12 01 08.762-26 45 14.49         20.6 wLED088F51
         K15DJ8T  C2015 02 23.52755 12 00 58.908-26 43 06.08         20.5 wLED088F51
         K15DJ8T  C2015 02 23.53814 12 00 49.038-26 40 56.75         20.3 wLED088F51
         K15DJ8T _C2015 02 24.45266111 48 28.851-23 46 45.27         20.8 RtED088568
         K15DJ8T _C2015 02 24.45433211 48 27.578-23 46 27.48         21.0 RtED088568
         K15DJ8T _C2015 02 24.45567011 48 26.576-23 46 13.60         21.0 RtED088568
         K15DJ8T KC2015 02 26.41888 11 28 24.64 -18 38 57.4          20.7 RoED088291
         K15DJ8T KC2015 02 26.41986 11 28 24.13 -18 38 49.9          21.0 RoED088291
         K15DJ8T KC2015 02 26.42083 11 28 23.62 -18 38 41.7          20.7 RoED088291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 DT198                                               Earth MOID = 0.0354 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M 353.51958              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24086614     Peri.  141.43991     +0.52195963     -0.85160642
    a   2.5583044      Node   277.04722     +0.77004577     +0.49477371
    e   0.7962277      Incl.    2.78461     +0.36686190     +0.17310539
    P   4.09           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150223 F51  0.6-  0.7+    150224 568  0.2-  0.3+    150226 291  0.0   0.3-
    150223 F51  0.2+  0.1-    150224 568  0.0   0.3+    150226 291  0.0   0.0
    150223 F51  0.3+  0.4-    150224 568  0.3+  0.2-
    150223 F51  0.1+  0.0     150226 291  0.1-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 DT198               a,e,i = 2.56, 0.80, 3                   q = 0.5213
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 01 27    21 21 06.4 -18 18 35   0.3014  0.6909    10.8   164.5    33.4
    ...
    2015 02 11    19 46 46.2 -38 09 49   0.1127  0.8957    34.0   141.9    26.0
    ...
    2015 02 19    14 03 20.6 -45 12 25   0.08060 1.0088   102.4    73.2    21.0
    ...
    2015 02 25    11 42 06.5 -22 11 48   0.1246  1.0929   143.9    32.3    20.9
    2015 02 26    11 32 06.5 -19 37 01   0.1350  1.1068   148.0    28.3    21.0
    2015 02 27    11 23 47.1 -17 22 11   0.1458  1.1207   151.7    24.8    21.1
    ...
    2015 03 05    10 53 50.8 -08 33 03   0.2175  1.2030   165.0    12.3    21.7
    ...
    2015 03 13    10 36 59.2 -02 53 08   0.3245  1.3103   165.4    11.0    22.7
    ...
    2015 03 28    10 28 03.6 +01 34 08   0.5518  1.5029   150.5    19.1    24.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-D88
    

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