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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.
    
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                                  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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