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    M.P.E.C. 2015-Q68                                Issued 2015 Aug. 25, 14:04 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
        on behalf of Division F 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 QK9
    
    Observations:
         K15Q09K* C2015 08 22.30665 22 27 56.49 -29 02 47.4          17.8 VqEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.31072 22 28 05.64 -29 10 29.8                qEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.31479 22 28 14.66 -29 18 11.9                qEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.31886 22 28 23.77 -29 25 51.2                qEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.34637 22 29 25.99 -30 17 39.6          17.9 VqEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.34752 22 29 28.63 -30 19 49.8          17.5 VqEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.34869 22 29 31.30 -30 22 01.8          17.3 VqEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.34985 22 29 33.94 -30 24 13.3          17.8 VqEQ068703
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43114622 33 24.03 -32 47 42.5          16.9 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43184022 33 25.78 -32 49 01.5          16.5 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43218722 33 26.64 -32 49 40.8          16.5 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43253522 33 27.50 -32 50 20.0          17.0 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43276622 33 28.10 -32 50 46.9          16.6 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.43299822 33 28.66 -32 51 12.9          17.0 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.47026622 35 02.74 -34 01 39.8          16.4 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.47142422 35 05.67 -34 03 51.1          17.7 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.47246522 35 08.37 -34 05 48.9          17.0 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.56714122 39 16.38 -37 02 58.6          17.2 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.56934022 39 22.29 -37 07 03.4          17.2 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.57072922 39 26.06 -37 09 37.4          16.8 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.68461822 44 49.79 -40 37 37.6          16.7 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.68612322 44 54.30 -40 40 19.7          17.3 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K  C2015 08 22.68751222 44 58.53 -40 42 49.5          16.6 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.24502823 21 30.82 -56 02 45.2          18.4 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.24665423 21 38.27 -56 05 05.5          18.8 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.24827923 21 45.58 -56 07 25.5          18.3 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.24990223 21 52.90 -56 09 45.0          18.3 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.25152823 22 00.32 -56 12 05.0          18.5 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.25315823 22 07.74 -56 14 25.1          18.2 RqEQ068W85
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.34755 23 30 39.10 -58 20 06.0          17.9 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.34819 23 30 42.37 -58 20 58.5          17.6 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.34861 23 30 44.62 -58 21 33.6          17.4 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.34904 23 30 46.73 -58 22 08.3          17.4 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.50126 23 44 32.35 -61 40 36.4          18.5 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.50189 23 44 36.00 -61 41 22.3          18.1 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.50231 23 44 38.40 -61 41 53.7          18.1 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 23.50273 23 44 40.78 -61 42 24.6          17.8 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 25.46272 04 45 28.41 -75 59 53.2          20.8 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 25.46396 04 45 38.33 -75 59 48.9          20.3 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 25.46519 04 45 48.35 -75 59 42.9          20.3 RtEQ068474
         K15Q09K KC2015 08 25.46643 04 45 58.11 -75 59 37.9          20.1 RtEQ068474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. G. Matheny, F. C. Shelly.  0.68-m Schmidt
        + CCD.
    W85 Cerro Tololo-LCOGT A.  Observer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 QK9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0187 AU
    Epoch 2015 June 27.0 TT = JDT 2457200.5                 MPC
    M 297.90155              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.61742116     Peri.  232.42690     +0.87421133     -0.39938352
    a   1.3658879      Node   148.16954     +0.39637329     +0.91547666
    e   0.3156929      Incl.   31.57132     -0.28043318     +0.04894177
    P   1.60           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150822 703 (0.6-  3.0+)   150822 474  0.1-  0.2+    150823 W85  0.3+  0.3-
    150822 703  0.6+  1.0+    150822 474  0.3-  0.0     150823 474  0.2+  0.5-
    150822 703  0.2-  0.8-    150822 474  0.2+  0.0     150823 474  0.2-  0.1-
    150822 703  0.1-  0.2+    150822 474  0.1+  0.3+    150823 474  0.4+  0.6-
    150822 703  0.2+  0.3+    150822 474  0.4-  0.1+    150823 474  0.6-  0.2+
    150822 703  0.4+  0.1-    150822 474  0.3-  0.5+    150823 474  0.5-  0.0
    150822 703  0.3+  0.0     150822 474  0.8-  0.3+    150823 474  0.1+  0.6+
    150822 703  0.2+  0.5-    150822 474  0.8-  0.5+    150823 474  0.2+  0.2+
    150822 474  0.0   0.3-    150822 474  0.0   0.4+    150823 474  0.1+  0.2+
    150822 474  0.1+  0.4-    150823 W85  0.1-  0.1-    150825 474 (0.8-  2.4+)
    150822 474  0.0   0.3-    150823 W85  0.7+  0.1-    150825 474  0.6-  0.5+
    150822 474  0.1-  0.1+    150823 W85  0.3+  0.1-    150825 474  0.4+  0.3+
    150822 474  0.1+  0.6-    150823 W85  0.1-  0.1+    150825 474  0.1+  0.9-
    150822 474  0.1-  0.2-    150823 W85  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 QK9                 a,e,i = 1.37, 0.32, 32                  q = 0.9347
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 07 26    20 47 45.2 +48 57 07   0.2841  1.1492   111.2    55.5    24.6
    ...
    2015 08 10    20 56 37.1 +46 44 40   0.1307  1.0800   117.3    56.5    22.8
    ...
    2015 08 18    21 18 50.1 +34 16 31   0.04944 1.0461   131.9    46.1    20.3
    ...
    2015 08 24    00 43 29.3 -69 53 28   0.02483 1.0225   116.7    62.1    19.2
    2015 08 25    03 34 34.3 -76 15 50   0.03278 1.0188   103.0    75.2    20.2
    2015 08 26    05 42 13.4 -74 48 42   0.04181 1.0151    94.9    82.8    21.0
    ...
    2015 09 01    07 57 10.1 -63 59 25   0.1014  0.9944    78.7    95.6    23.4
    ...
    2015 09 09    08 19 00.6 -59 41 12   0.1819  0.9708    73.3    96.4    24.7
    ...
    2015 09 24    08 34 59.6 -56 20 19   0.3245  0.9415    69.7    91.4    25.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-Q68
    

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