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    M.P.E.C. 2015-F157                               Issued 2015 Mar. 30, 18:10 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 FY284
    
    Observations:
         K15FS4Y* C2015 03 28.39179 13 44 03.22 +27 27 20.1          19.7 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.39858 13 44 00.56 +27 26 36.5          19.9 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.40539 13 43 57.90 +27 25 52.4          19.8 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.41219 13 43 55.24 +27 25 08.5          19.8 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.42604713 43 49.68 +27 23 37.2          19.3 RtEF157H01
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.43026913 43 48.04 +27 23 09.8          19.2 RtEF157H01
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.43967613 43 44.39 +27 22 09.0          19.0 RtEF157H01
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 28.44670413 43 41.67 +27 21 23.9          19.0 RtEF157H01
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.12114 13 39 31.61 +26 08 30.5                tEF157204
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.13175 13 39 27.59 +26 07 21.0                tEF157204
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.14200 13 39 23.69 +26 06 13.5          19.5 RtEF157204
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 29.27098 13 38 39.17 +25 52 23.1          19.3 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 29.27596 13 38 37.31 +25 51 50.7          19.5 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 29.28094 13 38 35.40 +25 51 18.1          19.4 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 29.28591 13 38 33.50 +25 50 45.6          19.5 VqEF157G96
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.32816813 38 16.30 +25 46 06.1          19.9 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.33131113 38 15.11 +25 45 45.6          19.7 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.33467213 38 13.85 +25 45 23.6          19.7 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.34911 13 38 08.35 +25 43 48.8          20.2 VqEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 29.35265 13 38 06.96 +25 43 25.3          20.0 VqEF157H21
         K15FS4Y HC2015 03 29.35618 13 38 05.66 +25 43 01.5                qEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.25459913 32 41.94 +24 04 29.9          19.5 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.25861013 32 40.47 +24 04 03.1          19.5 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.26272913 32 38.95 +24 03 35.9          19.6 VuEF157H21
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.30236 13 32 24.50 +23 59 14.2          19.5 RqEF157H36
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.33816 13 32 11.19 +23 55 16.8          19.5 RqEF157H36
         K15FS4Y KC2015 03 30.35085 13 32 06.44 +23 53 52.5          19.4 RqEF157H36
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 30.69126 13 30 05.91 +23 16 15.9          20.3 RoEF157300
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 30.69651 13 30 03.98 +23 15 40.0          20.2 RoEF157300
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 30.70177 13 30 02.05 +23 15 05.9          20.3 RoEF157300
         K15FS4Y  C2015 03 30.70599 13 30 00.49 +23 14 36.9          20.3 RoEF157300
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers K. Nishiyama, S. Okumura.
        1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  Observers T. Linder,
        R. Holmes.  Measurers T. Linder, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m
        f/4.0 astrograph + CCD, 0.76-m f/3.0 astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 FY284                                               Earth MOID = 0.2051 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M  70.52795              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48185240     Peri.  110.27904     -0.62536703     -0.76618183
    a   1.6113629      Node    20.70095     +0.46262630     -0.51669047
    e   0.3563594      Incl.   24.73781     +0.62840511     -0.38209470
    P   2.05           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150328 G96  0.1+  0.0     150329 G96  0.2-  0.4+    150330 H21  0.2-  0.1-
    150328 G96  0.0   0.2+    150329 G96  0.3+  0.3+    150330 H21  0.0   0.1-
    150328 G96  0.1+  0.0     150329 G96  0.2+  0.1-    150330 H36  0.1-  0.0
    150328 G96  0.1+  0.0     150329 G96  0.1+  0.3-    150330 H36  0.1+  0.0
    150328 H01  0.1-  0.3-    150329 H21  0.2-  0.1+    150330 H36  0.3-  0.0
    150328 H01  0.1-  0.3-    150329 H21  0.1-  0.2+    150330 300  0.0   0.4+
    150328 H01  0.0   0.2-    150329 H21  0.2+  0.2+    150330 300  0.1+  0.5-
    150328 H01  0.1+  0.3+    150329 H21  0.2+  0.2+    150330 300  0.3+  0.5+
    150329 204  0.1-  0.2+    150329 H21  0.4-  0.1-    150330 300  0.3+  0.4-
    150329 204  0.0   0.3+    150329 H21  0.2+  0.7-
    150329 204  0.2-  0.1+    150330 H21  0.5-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 FY284               a,e,i = 1.61, 0.36, 25                  q = 1.0371
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 02 28    16 37 05.0 +54 50 39   0.3032  1.0726    97.4    66.3    21.6
    ...
    2015 03 15    15 13 23.0 +46 00 37   0.2368  1.1186   116.0    53.0    20.8
    ...
    2015 03 23    14 19 20.7 +36 20 52   0.2123  1.1490   131.8    40.3    20.2
    ...
    2015 03 29    13 40 17.8 +26 22 00   0.2056  1.1740   145.8    28.5    19.9
    2015 03 30    13 34 13.1 +24 32 49   0.2057  1.1783   148.2    26.5    19.8
    2015 03 31    13 28 17.9 +22 42 13   0.2063  1.1827   150.5    24.6    19.8
    ...
    2015 04 06    12 56 32.2 +11 39 14   0.2178  1.2096   162.2    14.7    19.6
    ...
    2015 04 14    12 24 54.1 -01 03 30   0.2539  1.2473   162.5    14.0    20.0
    ...
    2015 04 29    11 54 06.8 -15 45 57   0.3674  1.3219   144.0    26.6    21.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-F157
    

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