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    M.P.E.C. 2015-G60                                Issued 2015 Apr. 14, 15:36 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 GX12
    
    Observations:
         K15G12X* C2015 04 12.36092 11 24 18.458-36 28 39.34         19.8 wLEG060F51
         K15G12X  C2015 04 12.37943 11 24 30.336-36 31 40.21         20.0 wLEG060F51
         K15G12X  C2015 04 12.38869 11 24 36.286-36 33 10.48         20.1 wLEG060F51
         K15G12X |C2015 04 13.07882 11 33 03.48 -38 16 36.1          20.4 VuEG060807
         K15G12X |C2015 04 13.08280 11 33 05.84 -38 17 11.2          20.2 VuEG060807
         K15G12X |C2015 04 13.08663 11 33 08.22 -38 17 45.2          20.4 VuEG060807
         K15G12X |C2015 04 14.09472 11 44 26.28 -40 28 57.0          20.2 VuEG060807
         K15G12X |C2015 04 14.09756 11 44 27.87 -40 29 17.8          20.3 VuEG060807
         K15G12X |C2015 04 14.10038 11 44 29.47 -40 29 37.8          20.4 VuEG060807
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.44998 11 48 09.66 -41 08 42.2          19.3 RtEG060474
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.45424 11 48 11.98 -41 09 10.5          19.0 RtEG060474
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.45495 11 48 12.47 -41 09 15.8          19.1 RtEG060474
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.54421 11 49 01.75 -41 18 45.9          20.0 RtEG060474
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.54599 11 49 02.71 -41 18 58.1          19.8 RtEG060474
         K15G12X KC2015 04 14.54776 11 49 03.69 -41 19 09.0          20.1 RtEG060474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers R. Anderson, B. Gibson, T. Goggia,
        N. Primak, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel,
        L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Magnier, E. Schunova, R. Wainscoat,
        C. Waters, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 GX12                                                Earth MOID = 0.0109 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M  53.52328              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51260927     Peri.  157.52793     -0.98114609     -0.19140316
    a   1.5462454      Node    11.53454     +0.15062316     -0.84410360
    e   0.3586489      Incl.    7.69666     +0.12109918     -0.50085322
    P   1.92           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150412 F51  0.0   0.2-    150413 807  0.4+  0.3-    150414 474  0.0   0.2+
    150412 F51  0.0   0.3+    150414 807  1.1-  0.2-    150414 474  1.1+  0.4-
    150412 F51  0.1-  0.1-    150414 807  1.0-  0.6-    150414 474  0.4+  1.0+
    150413 807  0.8+  0.3+    150414 807  0.6-  0.4-    150414 474  0.1+  0.2-
    150413 807  0.1-  0.2+    150414 474  0.3+  0.3+    150414 474  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 GX12                a,e,i = 1.55, 0.36, 8                   q = 0.9917
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 03 15    04 48 27.4 +57 27 48   0.08755 0.9913    85.5    89.4    23.0
    ...
    2015 03 30    07 28 23.4 +40 30 06   0.03516 1.0042    98.3    79.7    20.7
    ...
    2015 04 07    10 02 01.8 -11 10 45   0.02722 1.0204   135.5    43.4    19.1
    ...
    2015 04 13    11 32 03.4 -38 04 40   0.04279 1.0363   141.4    37.1    19.9
    2015 04 14    11 43 21.8 -40 17 03   0.04625 1.0393   141.3    37.1    20.1
    2015 04 15    11 53 44.4 -42 06 12   0.04983 1.0423   141.1    37.2    20.3
    ...
    2015 04 21    12 40 28.8 -48 04 38   0.07305 1.0621   140.5    37.0    21.1
    ...
    2015 04 29    13 17 07.6 -50 15 15   0.1067  1.0925   141.6    35.0    22.0
    ...
    2015 05 14    13 53 45.1 -49 16 41   0.1764  1.1587   144.5    30.4    23.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-G60
    

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