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    M.P.E.C. 2015-F133                               Issued 2015 Mar. 27, 16:05 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 FQ118

Observations:
     K15FB8Q* C2015 03 24.33488 13 01 27.56 -06 54 18.6          21.5 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.34050 13 01 26.75 -06 54 07.4          21.1 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.34610 13 01 25.97 -06 53 55.9          21.5 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.35170 13 01 25.22 -06 53 46.4          21.8 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.40984 13 01 17.40 -06 51 50.3          21.2 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.41130 13 01 17.15 -06 51 47.5          20.9 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.41275 13 01 16.98 -06 51 44.4          21.0 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.41420 13 01 16.77 -06 51 41.8          21.1 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 24.41565 13 01 16.63 -06 51 38.6          21.3 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 25.30247 12 59 20.59 -06 22 12.7          21.6 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 25.30392 12 59 20.39 -06 22 09.9          21.2 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 25.30537 12 59 20.14 -06 22 06.9          21.8 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 25.30682 12 59 20.05 -06 22 04.4          21.7 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 25.30827 12 59 19.80 -06 22 01.7          21.8 VqEF133G96
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 26.23595 12 57 17.34 -05 51 01.1          21.9 RoEF133291
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 26.23896 12 57 16.91 -05 50 55.4          21.6 RoEF133291
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 26.24199 12 57 16.49 -05 50 49.0          21.8 RoEF133291
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 27.28313612 54 57.47 -05 15 48.9          20.5 RtEF133H01
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 27.28849212 54 56.73 -05 15 38.2          20.4 RtEF133H01
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 27.30480612 54 54.24 -05 15 05.9          21.1 VuEF133H21
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 27.30714512 54 54.17 -05 15 00.6          20.3 RtEF133H01
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 27.31006512 54 53.53 -05 14 55.3          21.2 VuEF133H21
     K15FB8Q  C2015 03 27.31302412 54 53.35 -05 14 48.7          20.2 RtEF133H01
     K15FB8Q KC2015 03 27.31427012 54 52.92 -05 14 46.9          21.1 VuEF133H21

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, D. C. Fuls.  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 L. Buzzi, T. Linder, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.81-m f/4.0
    astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2015 FQ118                                               Earth MOID = 0.3248 AU
Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
M 236.01712              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.84440379     Peri.  188.74122     +0.95443316     -0.29270764
a   1.1085857      Node   188.94775     +0.29138858     +0.95612824
e   0.5107441      Incl.   21.94843     +0.06442076     +0.01187548
P   1.17           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
150324 G96  0.6+  0.3+    150324 G96  0.7+  0.0     150326 291  0.0   0.0
150324 G96  0.1-  0.3+    150325 G96  0.2-  0.4+    150327 H01  0.1-  0.1+
150324 G96  0.4-  0.7+    150325 G96  0.3-  0.3+    150327 H01  0.1-  0.0
150324 G96  0.3-  0.9-    150325 G96  1.0-  0.4+    150327 H21  0.1-  0.2+
150324 G96  0.4+  0.1-    150325 G96  0.6+  0.0     150327 H01  0.2+  0.1-
150324 G96  0.4-  0.2-    150325 G96  0.2-  0.2-    150327 H21  0.1+  0.2+
150324 G96  0.0   0.0     150326 291  0.4+  0.0     150327 H01  0.1+  0.1-
150324 G96  0.2-  0.3-    150326 291  0.1+  0.3-    150327 H21  0.3-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2015 FQ118               a,e,i = 1.11, 0.51, 22                  q = 0.5424
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 02 25    13 43 53.0 -18 20 39   0.8020  1.5906   124.8    30.7    22.4
...
2015 03 12    13 25 36.5 -13 05 20   0.7086  1.6300   146.0    19.9    21.9
...
2015 03 20    13 10 38.6 -09 13 51   0.6773  1.6459   159.0    12.5    21.6
...
2015 03 26    12 57 48.3 -05 58 49   0.6653  1.6556   169.2     6.5    21.3
2015 03 27    12 55 35.2 -05 25 15   0.6644  1.6570   170.9     5.5    21.3
2015 03 28    12 53 21.4 -04 51 30   0.6638  1.6584   172.6     4.5    21.2
...
2015 04 03    12 39 55.3 -01 28 31   0.6667  1.6654   176.1     2.4    21.1
...
2015 04 11    12 22 51.2 +02 48 47   0.6880  1.6717   162.9    10.2    21.6
...
2015 04 26    11 58 03.3 +09 07 04   0.7739  1.6743   140.0    22.7    22.2

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