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    M.P.E.C. 2015-F160                               Issued 2015 Mar. 31, 01:25 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 FA285
    
    Observations:
         K15FS5A* C2015 03 29.34929 13 01 04.51 +13 21 28.2          19.0 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.35630 13 00 44.89 +13 22 43.7          19.2 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.36331 13 00 25.31 +13 23 58.4          19.1 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.37032 13 00 05.82 +13 25 12.4          18.7 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.40304 12 58 33.53 +13 31 00.6          18.9 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.40342 12 58 32.44 +13 31 04.3          19.2 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.40381 12 58 31.34 +13 31 06.5          18.0 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 29.40420 12 58 30.26 +13 31 11.8          18.4 VqEF160703
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.19948512 16 13.06 +16 04 36.7          20.1 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.20123012 16 06.24 +16 04 58.0          19.5 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.20296712 15 59.47 +16 05 18.9          20.0 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.20478812 15 52.34 +16 05 41.3          19.5 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.20652412 15 45.52 +16 06 02.7          19.6 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.23731212 13 43.65 +16 12 17.8          18.5 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24016 12 13 35.44 +16 12 56.3          18.5 RqEF160H36
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24088212 13 29.41 +16 13 00.9          18.8 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24240 12 13 26.64 +16 13 23.7          18.2 RqEF160H36
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24453512 13 14.81 +16 13 45.6          18.3 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24553 12 13 14.08 +16 14 02.3          18.3 RqEF160H36
         K15FS5A KC2015 03 30.24810712 13 00.53 +16 14 28.4          19.1 VuEF160H21
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 30.64041 11 45 48.33 +17 33 29.8          18.9 RoEF160300
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 30.64364 11 45 33.44 +17 34 06.3          19.0 RoEF160300
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 30.64680 11 45 18.80 +17 34 42.4          19.1 RoEF160300
         K15FS5A  C2015 03 30.64996 11 45 04.10 +17 35 18.3          19.0 RoEF160300
    
    Observer details:
    300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers K. Nishiyama, S. Okumura.
        1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt
        + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observers T. Linder,
        R. Holmes.  Measurers T. Linder, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.76-m
        f/3.0 astrograph + CCD, 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 FA285                                               Earth MOID = 0.0029 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M   9.21021              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.54325869     Peri.  335.43685     +0.96981076     +0.24205750
    a   0.7416123      Node    10.68272     -0.18890647     +0.82244013
    e   0.4618990      Incl.    9.18358     -0.15421232     +0.51478189
    P   0.64           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150329 703  0.5+  0.4-    150330 H21  0.3-  0.5+    150330 H36  0.6+  0.4-
    150329 703  0.8-  0.4+    150330 H21  0.1-  0.4+    150330 H21  0.1-  0.4+
    150329 703  0.8-  0.4+    150330 H21  0.6+  0.0     150330 H36  0.3-  0.1+
    150329 703  1.2+  0.2-    150330 H21  0.9+  0.1+    150330 H21  0.2-  0.0
    150329 703  0.0   0.1+    150330 H21  0.9+  0.2+    150330 300  1.0-  0.2+
    150329 703  0.2-  0.2-    150330 H21  0.4+  0.1+    150330 300  0.2+  0.3-
    150329 703 (0.1-  2.2-)   150330 H36  1.4-  0.5-    150330 300  0.6+  0.4-
    150329 703  0.3+  1.0-    150330 H21  0.2+  0.1-    150330 300  0.4+  0.6-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 FA285               a,e,i = 0.74, 0.46, 9                   q = 0.3991
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 03 01    15 18 15.7 +00 38 20   0.2033  1.0825   111.7    58.2    25.3
    ...
    2015 03 16    15 12 51.8 +02 02 39   0.1056  1.0616   127.1    48.3    23.6
    ...
    2015 03 24    14 43 35.8 +05 05 03   0.05415 1.0396   141.2    36.9    21.7
    ...
    2015 03 30    12 28 12.2 +15 27 15   0.02060 1.0180   161.0    18.6    19.1
    2015 03 31    11 17 36.0 +18 41 58   0.01745 1.0140   150.3    29.2    19.0
    2015 04 01    09 45 22.9 +20 20 18   0.01639 1.0098   130.7    48.6    19.4
    ...
    2015 04 07    05 16 02.2 +08 27 42   0.04244 0.9823    63.1   114.7    24.1
    ...
    2015 04 15    04 25 58.3 +04 22 18   0.09228 0.9386    43.7   132.4    27.1
    ...
    2015 04 30    03 55 07.5 +03 13 14   0.1937  0.8347    24.5   150.0    31.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-F160
    

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