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    M.P.E.C. 2015-P18                                Issued 2015 Aug.  9, 14:19 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 PR
    
    Observations:
         K15P00R  C2015 07 26.45042 22 33 20.107-02 36 56.22         20.0 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R  C2015 07 26.46222 22 33 20.979-02 36 54.57         20.2 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R  C2015 07 26.47399 22 33 21.860-02 36 52.94         20.1 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R* C2015 08 06.34105 22 47 47.14 -02 30 10.4          20.8 rREP018G45
         K15P00R  C2015 08 06.34634 22 47 47.52 -02 30 10.2          19.8 rREP018G45
         K15P00R  C2015 08 06.35166 22 47 47.88 -02 30 10.7          20.7 rREP018G45
         K15P00R  C2015 08 06.35715 22 47 48.24 -02 30 10.8          20.3 rREP018G45
         K15P00R  C2015 08 06.36248 22 47 48.65 -02 30 11.0          20.2 rREP018G45
         K15P00R KC2015 08 08.32172522 50 20.78 -02 33 50.1          20.0 VuEP018H21
         K15P00R KC2015 08 08.32977822 50 21.33 -02 33 51.2          20.1 VuEP018H21
         K15P00R KC2015 08 08.33782222 50 21.90 -02 33 52.4          20.1 VuEP018H21
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.52172 22 50 36.136-02 34 11.45         19.3 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.53367 22 50 36.967-02 34 13.42         19.4 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.55760 22 50 38.601-02 34 16.65         19.3 iLEP018F51
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.58730 22 50 42.25 -02 34 24.5          19.8 RoEP018300
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.59127 22 50 42.44 -02 34 26.0          19.9 RoEP018300
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.59359 22 50 42.66 -02 34 25.2          19.7 RoEP018300
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.59589 22 50 42.80 -02 34 26.4          19.7 RoEP018300
         K15P00R  C2015 08 08.59820 22 50 42.93 -02 34 26.4          19.9 RoEP018300
    
    Observer details:
    300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers S. Okumura, N. Hashimoto.
        1.0-m f/3.0 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.
    G45 Space Surveillance Telescope, Atom Site.  Observers L. Banks, M. Blythe,
        R. Brungard, P. Festler, T. McVey, J. Paige, W. Robertson, G. Spitz.
        Measurers C. Byun, M. Cornell, M. Goldberg, A. Klein, J. Ruprecht,
        G. Ushomirsky, J. Varey, H. Viggh, D. Woods.  3.5-m f/1 reflector + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 PR                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2684 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M 331.44408              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29726346     Peri.  207.22397     +0.99574445     -0.08595274
    a   2.2235234      Node   157.63245     +0.09208576     +0.94220323
    e   0.4300880      Incl.    5.01155     -0.00363321     +0.32382895
    P   3.32           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150726 F51  0.1+  0.1+    150806 G45  0.1+  0.5+    150808 300  1.3+  0.8+
    150726 F51  0.1-  0.0     150808 H21  0.1+  0.0     150808 300  0.1-  0.2-
    150726 F51  0.0   0.1-    150808 H21  0.2-  0.1-    150808 300  0.7+  1.0+
    150806 G45  0.1+  0.7-    150808 H21  0.1-  0.2-    150808 300  0.4+  0.1+
    150806 G45  0.2+  0.1-    150808 F51  0.2-  0.0     150808 300  0.2-  0.4+
    150806 G45  0.0   0.1-    150808 F51  0.0   0.3-
    150806 G45  0.4-  0.3+    150808 F51  0.2-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 PR                  a,e,i = 2.22, 0.43, 5                   q = 1.2672
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 07 10    22 10 17.8 -03 54 00   0.6046  1.4995   133.7    29.3    21.3
    ...
    2015 07 25    22 31 21.4 -02 40 47   0.4840  1.4309   142.6    25.5    20.6
    ...
    2015 08 02    22 42 05.2 -02 27 30   0.4303  1.3977   147.7    22.8    20.2
    ...
    2015 08 08    22 49 55.8 -02 32 53   0.3948  1.3746   151.7    20.4    19.9
    2015 08 09    22 51 13.2 -02 35 13   0.3894  1.3710   152.4    20.0    19.8
    2015 08 10    22 52 30.2 -02 37 58   0.3840  1.3674   153.1    19.6    19.8
    ...
    2015 08 16    23 00 06.7 -03 03 47   0.3543  1.3467   157.4    16.8    19.5
    ...
    2015 08 24    23 10 05.9 -04 03 13   0.3216  1.3224   163.3    12.7    19.1
    ...
    2015 09 08    23 28 52.2 -06 59 30   0.2816  1.2880   173.8     4.9    18.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-P18
    

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