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    M.P.E.C. 2015-E03                                Issued 2015 Mar. 1, 14:03 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 DL215
    
    Observations:
         K15DL5L* C2015 02 26.12423 08 53 40.15 +16 31 41.8          19.3 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.12834 08 53 40.21 +16 30 51.0          20.0 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.13244 08 53 40.17 +16 30 01.0          19.9 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.13653 08 53 40.13 +16 29 10.8          19.7 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.25011 08 53 38.28 +16 05 58.5          20.0 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.25052 08 53 38.27 +16 05 53.0          20.2 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.25092 08 53 38.28 +16 05 48.3          20.3 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 26.25133 08 53 38.26 +16 05 42.9          20.1 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 26.86310 08 54 00.73 +14 01 08.0                qEE003J95
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 26.86907 08 54 00.75 +13 59 56.2                qEE003J95
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 26.87555 08 54 00.69 +13 58 39.7          20.2 RqEE003J95
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 27.13019 08 54 12.02 +13 08 37.8                oEE003291
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 27.13159 08 54 12.01 +13 08 20.8                oEE003291
         K15DL5L KC2015 02 27.13302 08 54 12.01 +13 08 05.0                oEE003291
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 27.14364 08 54 11.83 +13 05 58.7          20.4 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 27.14391 08 54 11.79 +13 05 55.7          19.7 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 27.14417 08 54 11.84 +13 05 52.2          20.8 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L  C2015 02 27.14444 08 54 11.82 +13 05 48.9          20.2 VqEE003G96
         K15DL5L KC2015 03 01.20154 08 55 21.41 +06 39 19.7                oEE003711
         K15DL5L KC2015 03 01.20377 08 55 21.39 +06 38 55.4                oEE003711
         K15DL5L KC2015 03 01.21655 08 55 21.31 +06 36 39.7                oEE003711
         K15DL5L KC2015 03 01.21924 08 55 21.27 +06 36 11.3                oEE003711
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
        reducer.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, R. G. Matheny.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 DL215                                               Earth MOID = 0.0564 AU
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5                  MPC
    M 323.30527              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66138016     Peri.  156.06625     -0.66305494     -0.74387478
    a   1.3046738      Node   335.20546     +0.65055539     -0.51729693
    e   0.2089335      Incl.   11.51513     +0.37031855     -0.42314797
    P   1.49           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150226 G96  0.8-  0.6+    150226 J95  0.0   0.1+    150227 G96  0.2+  0.4-
    150226 G96  0.5+  0.0     150226 J95  0.3+  0.4-    150227 G96  0.0   0.5-
    150226 G96  0.3+  0.1+    150226 J95  0.5-  0.4+    150301 711  0.1-  0.0
    150226 G96  0.2+  0.1-    150227 291  0.2+  0.1+    150301 711  0.1-  0.5-
    150226 G96  0.0   0.1+    150227 291  0.1+  0.4-    150301 711  0.3+  0.1+
    150226 G96  0.0   0.4-    150227 291  0.2+  0.6+    150301 711  0.0   0.4+
    150226 G96  0.2+  0.2-    150227 G96  0.0   0.1-
    150226 G96  0.0   0.5-    150227 G96  0.5-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 DL215               a,e,i = 1.30, 0.21, 12                  q = 1.0321
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 01 30    09 11 49.9 +84 23 05   0.1074  1.0324   113.4    61.1    22.2
    ...
    2015 02 14    08 51 07.3 +58 27 11   0.06861 1.0359   133.6    43.7    20.7
    ...
    2015 02 22    08 51 50.8 +31 27 02   0.06119 1.0430   150.9    27.5    20.1
    ...
    2015 02 28    08 54 36.5 +10 21 10   0.06670 1.0505   153.5    24.9    20.2
    2015 03 01    08 55 12.9 +07 16 22   0.06849 1.0519   152.6    25.7    20.3
    2015 03 02    08 55 51.4 +04 21 35   0.07049 1.0534   151.6    26.6    20.4
    ...
    2015 03 08    09 00 23.3 -09 36 50   0.08614 1.0634   144.1    33.2    21.0
    ...
    2015 03 16    09 08 03.1 -20 46 53   0.1133  1.0791   136.1    39.7    21.8
    ...
    2015 03 31    09 27 42.6 -29 53 47   0.1736  1.1152   128.5    44.5    22.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-E03
    

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