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    M.P.E.C. 2015-F15                                Issued 2015 Mar. 17, 21:58 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.
    
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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2015 FD
    
    Observations:
         K15F00D* C2015 03 16.40962 12 41 16.66 -03 35 57.7          20.1 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.41472 12 41 09.81 -03 36 06.5          20.5 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.41982 12 41 03.08 -03 36 15.3          20.0 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.42493 12 40 56.24 -03 36 23.7          20.6 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.45368312 40 17.73 -03 37 16.9          19.6 RtEF015H01
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46061312 40 08.68 -03 37 28.5          19.6 RtEF015H01
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46338 12 40 05.57 -03 37 28.2          20.9 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46371 12 40 05.14 -03 37 29.0          20.3 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46403 12 40 04.74 -03 37 30.1          19.7 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46436 12 40 04.29 -03 37 29.7          19.5 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.46750712 39 59.69 -03 37 40.5          19.5 RtEF015H01
         K15F00D  C2015 03 16.47375412 39 51.56 -03 37 50.5          19.7 RtEF015H01
         K15F00D KC2015 03 16.47601 12 39 49.22 -03 37 47.3                oEF015291
         K15F00D KC2015 03 16.47666 12 39 48.33 -03 37 48.9                oEF015291
         K15F00D KC2015 03 16.47734 12 39 47.51 -03 37 50.4                oEF015291
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.24611 12 25 01.61 -03 58 10.8          20.4 VqEF015I52
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.24687 12 25 00.73 -03 58 12.4          20.5 VqEF015I52
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.24763 12 24 59.82 -03 58 13.4          19.8 VqEF015I52
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.24839 12 24 58.91 -03 58 14.7          20.1 VqEF015I52
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.27502 12 24 27.37 -03 58 53.7          20.1 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.27529 12 24 27.04 -03 58 54.8          20.4 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.27555 12 24 26.74 -03 58 55.2          20.1 VqEF015G96
         K15F00D KC2015 03 17.33890112 23 06.92 -04 00 47.8          20.1 VuEF015H21
         K15F00D KC2015 03 17.34291612 23 02.20 -04 00 53.9          20.1 VuEF015H21
         K15F00D KC2015 03 17.34690912 22 57.58 -04 00 59.4          20.3 VuEF015H21
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.88684 12 13 37.87 -04 13 26.9                qEF015246
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.88792 12 13 36.58 -04 13 29.0                qEF015246
         K15F00D  C2015 03 17.88873 12 13 35.86 -04 13 28.5                qEF015246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha, M. Kocer.
        Measurer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m f/4.5
        astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers D. C. Fuls,
        A. R. Gibbs, R. E. Hill.  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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 FD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0137 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M 228.81240              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.15685582     Peri.   44.69134     +0.75712124     -0.65324022
    a   0.8987038      Node   356.07742     +0.56871934     +0.66412339
    e   0.2662880      Incl.    5.60540     +0.32144322     +0.36361703
    P   0.85           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150316 G96  0.5+  0.2-    150316 H01  0.3-  0.4-    150317 G96  0.0   0.2+
    150316 G96  0.4-  0.3-    150316 H01  0.5-  0.0     150317 G96  0.2+  0.1+
    150316 G96  0.5+  0.4-    150316 291  0.4+  0.5+    150317 H21  0.1+  0.5+
    150316 G96  0.3-  0.1-    150316 291  0.3-  0.0     150317 H21  0.3-  0.0
    150316 H01  0.3-  0.1+    150316 291  0.7+  0.4-    150317 H21  0.3+  0.0
    150316 H01  0.2-  0.1+    150317 I52  0.3-  0.6+    150317 246  0.7+  0.6-
    150316 G96  0.2-  0.2+    150317 I52  0.0   0.1+    150317 246  1.4-  1.3-
    150316 G96  0.2-  0.1-    150317 I52  0.2-  0.3+    150317 246  0.8+  0.3+
    150316 G96  0.1+  0.6-    150317 I52  0.3-  0.1+
    150316 G96  0.1-  0.3+    150317 G96  0.2+  0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 FD                  a,e,i = 0.90, 0.27, 6                   q = 0.6594
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 02 15    20 12 24.3 +05 50 40   0.09932 0.9040    31.1   145.7    28.9
    ...
    2015 03 02    18 36 06.3 +05 35 52   0.04526 0.9723    64.5   113.1    24.1
    ...
    2015 03 10    15 43 05.4 +01 28 59   0.02850 1.0049   114.0    64.5    21.1
    ...
    2015 03 16    12 50 08.2 -03 21 02   0.03431 1.0272   161.9    17.5    20.2
    2015 03 17    12 29 33.8 -03 49 43   0.03678 1.0308   167.6    12.0    20.1
    2015 03 18    12 11 38.8 -04 12 50   0.03952 1.0343   172.0     7.7    20.1
    ...
    2015 03 24    11 04 18.1 -05 20 34   0.05975 1.0541   163.0    16.1    21.4
    ...
    2015 04 01    10 28 08.0 -05 42 07   0.09176 1.0774   147.3    30.1    22.8
    ...
    2015 04 16    10 11 42.0 -05 56 32   0.1582  1.1110   129.7    44.0    24.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-F15
    

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