MPEC 2015-P73 : 2015 PU228
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M.P.E.C. 2015-P73 Issued 2015 Aug. 15, 22:24 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 PU228 Observations: K15PM8U* C2015 08 13.34097 22 50 19.39 +13 21 50.3 18.9 rREP073G45 K15PM8U C2015 08 13.34724 22 50 16.54 +13 21 30.3 19.1 rREP073G45 K15PM8U C2015 08 13.35258 22 50 14.11 +13 21 13.2 18.4 rREP073G45 K15PM8U C2015 08 13.35847 22 50 11.42 +13 20 55.0 19.1 rREP073G45 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.14853222 37 57.11 +11 50 35.7 19.5 VuEP073H21 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.15216 22 37 55.90 +11 50 24.6 19.2 RqEP073H36 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.15315922 37 55.33 +11 50 22.4 19.3 VuEP073H21 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.15811022 37 53.40 +11 50 08.3 19.4 VuEP073H21 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.15892 22 37 53.25 +11 50 05.6 18.9 RqEP073H36 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.18392 22 37 43.59 +11 48 53.7 19.1 RqEP073H36 K15PM8U C2015 08 15.65204 22 34 47.43 +11 26 44.4 18.4 RoEP073300 K15PM8U C2015 08 15.69199 22 34 32.26 +11 24 51.9 18.7 RoEP073300 K15PM8U C2015 08 15.69395 22 34 31.49 +11 24 47.3 18.8 RoEP073300 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.88561 22 33 22.92 +11 15 43.4 19.0 VtEP073L04 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.89165 22 33 21.19 +11 15 26.3 19.1 VqEP073I93 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.89787 22 33 18.39 +11 15 09.5 19.0 VtEP073L04 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.90034 22 33 18.00 +11 15 02.5 19.0 VqEP073I93 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.90679 22 33 15.63 +11 14 44.9 19.1 VqEP073I93 K15PM8U KC2015 08 15.90932 22 33 14.14 +11 14 37.9 19.2 VtEP073L04 Observer details: 300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers S. Urakawa, A. Asami. 1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + 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. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD. I93 St Pardon de Conques. Observer F. Losse. 0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD. L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca. Observer L. Hudin. 0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2015 PU228 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0229 AU Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5 MPC M 3.63382 (2000.0) P Q n 0.27298147 Peri. 271.27386 -0.82362384 +0.54940114 a 2.3534985 Node 302.07002 -0.43150462 -0.76807115 e 0.7983241 Incl. 9.55888 -0.36803198 -0.32897583 P 3.61 H 20.4 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 150813 G45 0.2+ 0.1+ 150815 H21 0.3- 0.2+ 150815 I93 0.1+ 0.5- 150813 G45 0.2+ 0.1- 150815 H36 0.2- 0.1+ 150815 L04 0.0 0.3- 150813 G45 0.1+ 0.3- 150815 H36 0.6+ 0.3- 150815 I93 0.0 0.4- 150813 G45 0.1- 0.2+ 150815 300 1.3+ 0.6+ 150815 I93 0.1- 0.2- 150815 H21 0.6- 0.2+ 150815 300 0.4+ 0.5+ 150815 L04 0.4- 0.3- 150815 H36 0.1+ 0.2- 150815 300 0.1- 1.4+ 150815 H21 0.3- 0.2+ 150815 L04 0.2+ 0.3- Ephemeris: 2015 PU228 a,e,i = 2.35, 0.80, 10 q = 0.4746 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2015 07 16 05 44 17.0 +22 15 42 0.2299 0.8175 26.6 146.1 24.5 ... 2015 07 31 01 42 28.4 +26 37 16 0.1640 1.0387 93.7 77.2 19.3 ... 2015 08 08 23 39 38.9 +18 38 25 0.2028 1.1529 129.1 43.0 18.9 ... 2015 08 14 22 45 35.9 +12 47 53 0.2562 1.2362 147.2 26.4 19.1 2015 08 15 22 38 53.2 +11 58 06 0.2664 1.2499 149.5 24.3 19.1 2015 08 16 22 32 41.3 +11 10 48 0.2771 1.2635 151.6 22.4 19.2 ... 2015 08 22 22 04 04.2 +07 13 48 0.3468 1.3439 160.7 14.4 19.6 ... 2015 08 30 21 41 13.9 +03 32 52 0.4532 1.4477 162.1 12.4 20.2 ... 2015 09 14 21 22 38.5 -00 32 38 0.6853 1.6326 149.1 18.4 21.6 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2015 MPC M.P.E.C. 2015-P73


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