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    M.P.E.C. 2015-K101                               Issued 2015 May 26, 00:17 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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                            P/2010 R2 = 2015 K3 (LA SAGRA)
    
    Observations:
        PK15K030  C2015 03 21.40571419 21 19.011-22 44 03.08         22.8 TtEK101304
        PK15K030  C2015 03 21.41005819 21 19.354-22 44 01.38         22.6 TtEK101304
        PK15K030  C2015 04 18.39658619 50 33.272-19 13 50.23         22.5 TtEK101304
        PK15K030  C2015 04 18.40222219 50 33.546-19 13 47.49         22.4 TtEK101304
        PK15K030  C2015 04 18.40784719 50 33.822-19 13 44.87         22.6 TtEK101304
        PK15K030 KC2015 05 22.42872 20 06 28.00 -14 21 58.8          21.6 ToEK101291
        PK15K030 KC2015 05 22.43625 20 06 28.00 -14 21 54.6          21.9 ToEK101291
        PK15K030 KC2015 05 22.44381 20 06 28.05 -14 21 50.2          22.7 ToEK101291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        H. H. Hsieh.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2010 R2 = 2015 K3 (La Sagra)
    Epoch 2010 June 13.0 TT = JDT 2455360.5
    T 2010 June 25.78399 TT                                 MPCW
    q   2.6226473            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18075516     Peri.   59.53556     +0.80916779     +0.46060640
    a   3.0979584      Node   270.75827     -0.58047329     +0.72290049
    e   0.1534272      Incl.   21.39810     +0.09109469     +0.51503071
    P   5.45
    From 405 observations 2010 Aug. 12-2015 May 22, mean residual 0".6.
    
        P/2010 R2 = 2015 K3 (La Sagra)
    Epoch 2015 Dec. 4.0 TT = JDT 2457360.5
    T 2015 Nov. 29.90222 TT                                 MPCW
    q   2.6198415            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18093348     Peri.   58.55676     +0.80011550     +0.47592273
    a   3.0959226      Node   270.65011     -0.59422654     +0.71199358
    e   0.1537768      Incl.   21.41643     +0.08191471     +0.51629711
    P   5.45
    From 405 observations 2010 Aug. 12-2015 May 22, mean residual 0".6.
    
        P/2010 R2 = 2015 K3 (La Sagra)
    Epoch 2021 Apr. 26.0 TT = JDT 2459330.5
    T 2021 May 5.98877 TT                                   MPCW
    q   2.6185937            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18079202     Peri.   57.68105     +0.79255525     +0.48854264
    a   3.0975373      Node   270.62254     -0.60532728     +0.70265194
    e   0.1546208      Incl.   21.40531     +0.07372289     +0.51730682
    P   5.45
    From 405 observations 2010 Aug. 12-2015 May 22, mean residual 0".6.
    
        P/2010 R2 = 2015 K3 (La Sagra)
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5
    T 2015 Nov. 29.99393 TT                                 MPCW
    q   2.6198080            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18094360     Peri.   58.57702     +0.80030082     +0.47559769
    a   3.0958072      Node   270.65267     -0.59394784     +0.71221955
    e   0.1537561      Incl.   21.41751     +0.08212527     +0.51628495
    P   5.45
    From 405 observations 2010 Aug. 12-2015 May 22, mean residual 0".6.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2010 R2 (La Sagra)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2015 04 26    19 56 14.2 -18 11 05   2.4423  2.7637    97.7    21.1  19.4
    ...
    2015 05 11    20 04 00.2 -16 02 27   2.2318  2.7460   110.0    20.2  19.1
    ...
    2015 05 19    20 06 03.8 -14 52 12   2.1264  2.7370   116.9    19.2  19.0
    ...
    2015 05 25    20 06 34.3 -13 59 15   2.0517  2.7303   122.3    18.3  18.9
    2015 05 26    20 06 34.1 -13 50 26   2.0398  2.7292   123.2    18.1  18.9
    2015 05 27    20 06 32.3 -13 41 37   2.0279  2.7282   124.1    17.9  18.9
    ...
    2015 06 02    20 05 49.5 -12 48 53   1.9597  2.7217   129.7    16.7  18.8
    ...
    2015 06 10    20 03 26.1 -11 39 37   1.8779  2.7134   137.4    14.7  18.7
    ...
    2015 06 25    19 54 45.6 -09 36 42   1.7585  2.6986   152.0    10.2  18.5
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-K101
    

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