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    • MPEC 2015-Q05 : 2015 PZ228

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    M.P.E.C. 2015-Q05                                Issued 2015 Aug. 17, 01:22 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                  2015 PZ228

Observations:
     K15PM8Z* C2015 08 13.43534 02 03 05.22 +19 08 32.1          19.4 rREQ005G45
     K15PM8Z  C2015 08 13.44819 02 03 01.44 +19 09 04.8          19.5 rREQ005G45
     K15PM8Z  C2015 08 13.47260 02 02 54.24 +19 10 06.5          19.6 rREQ005G45
     K15PM8Z  C2015 08 13.47683 02 02 52.99 +19 10 17.6          20.5 rREQ005G45
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.05441 01 50 04.05 +20 56 59.4                qEQ005J95
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.05865 01 50 02.73 +20 57 10.0                qEQ005J95
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.06292 01 50 01.39 +20 57 20.3          19.0 RqEQ005J95
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.08889 01 49 53.36 +20 58 25.2          19.5 VqEQ005I93
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.09494 01 49 51.47 +20 58 40.0          19.7 VqEQ005I93
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.09965 01 49 50.01 +20 58 51.1          19.5 VqEQ005I93
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.34102501 48 35.45 +21 08 36.6          19.3 VuEQ005H21
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.34500001 48 34.19 +21 08 46.1          19.2 VuEQ005H21
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.34858701 48 33.07 +21 08 54.9          19.2 VuEQ005H21
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.35188501 48 32.02 +21 09 02.8          19.2 VuEQ005H21
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.39847 01 48 17.49 +21 10 55.6          19.5 RqEQ005H36
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.41506 01 48 12.21 +21 11 35.7          19.5 RqEQ005H36
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.42739 01 48 08.29 +21 12 05.3          19.5 RqEQ005H36
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.94278 01 45 28.13 +21 32 34.5          20.1 VqEQ005C77
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.95550 01 45 24.18 +21 33 04.8          19.6 VqEQ005C77
     K15PM8Z KC2015 08 16.96612 01 45 20.73 +21 33 29.6          19.7 VqEQ005C77

Observer details:
C77 Bernezzo Observatory.  Observer A. Mantero.  0.25-m f/4 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2015 PZ228                                               Earth MOID = 0.1093 AU
Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
M   9.51536              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43250945     Peri.  247.50383     -0.56541671     +0.79340150
a   1.7316986      Node   341.68958     -0.18652202     -0.38922628
e   0.7060983      Incl.   45.85241     -0.80343854     -0.46799248
P   2.28           H   18.7           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
150813 G45  0.2-  0.0     150816 I93  0.1+  0.3-    150816 H36  0.5+  0.2-
150813 G45  0.1-  0.1-    150816 I93  0.1+  0.2-    150816 H36  0.1-  0.1-
150813 G45  0.1-  0.5-    150816 I93  0.3+  0.6-    150816 H36  0.4-  0.3-
150813 G45  0.1-  0.1-    150816 H21  0.1-  0.1-    150816 C77  0.3-  0.2+
150816 J95  0.0   0.2-    150816 H21  0.2-  0.3-    150816 C77  0.6+  0.1-
150816 J95  0.1-  0.0     150816 H21  0.0   0.2-    150816 C77  0.7-  0.8-
150816 J95  0.2-  0.1-    150816 H21  0.2-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2015 PZ228               a,e,i = 1.73, 0.71, 46                  q = 0.5089
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 07 18    03 36 53.2 +00 33 56   0.6184  0.9334    64.3    79.0    20.3
...
2015 08 02    02 50 33.0 +10 47 51   0.5635  1.1238    85.8    64.2    20.0
...
2015 08 10    02 18 54.2 +16 40 24   0.5415  1.2207    98.9    55.1    19.8
...
2015 08 16    01 50 20.5 +20 54 55   0.5330  1.2911   109.3    47.8    19.7
2015 08 17    01 45 09.6 +21 34 58   0.5325  1.3026   111.1    46.5    19.7
2015 08 18    01 39 51.8 +22 14 04   0.5322  1.3141   112.9    45.2    19.7
...
2015 08 24    01 05 59.1 +25 42 35   0.5379  1.3816   123.3    37.7    19.6
...
2015 09 01    00 17 53.3 +28 47 19   0.5660  1.4684   135.7    28.7    19.6
...
2015 09 16    22 58 40.2 +29 29 18   0.6850  1.6217   146.6    20.0    19.9

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-Q05

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