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    M.P.E.C. 2015-M14                                Issued 2015 June 17, 10:50 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       1993 BD2
    
    Additional Observations:
         J93B02D  C2015 02 17.63469 17 14 14.205+01 58 50.54         21.4 wLEM014F51
         J93B02D  C2015 02 17.64175 17 14 15.163+01 58 48.73         21.3 wLEM014F51
         J93B02D  C2015 02 17.64884 17 14 16.154+01 58 46.81         21.3 wLEM014F51
         J93B02D  C2015 06 16.41842 17 58 15.093-13 58 01.84         19.7 gLEM014F51
         J93B02D  C2015 06 16.47232 17 58 09.694-13 59 01.15         19.9 gLEM014F51
         J93B02D KC2015 06 17.33950 17 56 46.29 -14 14 57.0                oEM014291
         J93B02D KC2015 06 17.34187 17 56 46.05 -14 14 59.2                oEM014291
         J93B02D KC2015 06 17.34417 17 56 45.86 -14 15 01.8                oEM014291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
        A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
        H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
        R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    150217 F51 1.43+ 1.62-    150617 291 2.87+ 1.54-    MPC 23520   -4.5 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    1993 BD2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.4481 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M  60.93077              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31891231     Peri.   65.67702     -0.86543313     -0.26063922
    a   2.1217222      Node    96.83151     +0.12926307     -0.94127675
    e   0.3947080      Incl.   25.52805     +0.48406256     -0.21462823
    P   3.09           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    930122 691  1.0-  0.5-    930124 691  0.3+  0.1-    150217 F51  0.2-  0.0
    930122 691  0.0   0.2+    930130 691  0.3+  0.1-    150217 F51  0.0   0.2-
    930122 691  0.1+  0.6+    930218 691  1.3-  0.0     150616 F51  0.0   0.0
    930123 691  0.0   0.1+    930218 691  0.3+  0.9+    150616 F51  0.2-  0.1+
    930123 691  0.1+  0.4+    930218 691  0.3+  0.2+    150617 291  0.1+  0.1-
    930123 691  0.1-  0.1-    930222 691  1.1-  0.5-    150617 291  0.0   0.3+
    930124 691  0.1+  0.2+    930222 691  0.1+  0.9-    150617 291  0.6+  0.2+
    930124 691  1.1+  0.1-    150217 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    1993 BD2                 a,e,i = 2.12, 0.39, 26                  q = 1.2843
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 05 18    18 37 47.6 -05 49 41   0.9722  1.8261   134.0    23.5    20.8
    ...
    2015 06 02    18 20 30.0 -09 38 30   0.9444  1.9018   152.4    14.3    20.5
    ...
    2015 06 10    18 08 29.7 -12 00 17   0.9498  1.9418   162.4     9.1    20.3
    ...
    2015 06 16    17 58 55.4 -13 50 15   0.9648  1.9715   169.0     5.6    20.2
    2015 06 17    17 57 19.1 -14 08 36   0.9683  1.9765   169.9     5.2    20.2
    2015 06 18    17 55 43.0 -14 26 55   0.9720  1.9814   170.6     4.8    20.2
    ...
    2015 06 24    17 46 18.0 -16 15 17   1.0005  2.0108   171.1     4.5    20.3
    ...
    2015 07 02    17 34 48.7 -18 32 10   1.0538  2.0495   163.7     8.0    20.6
    ...
    2015 07 17    17 18 50.4 -22 13 33   1.1972  2.1206   146.6    15.3    21.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-M14
    

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