MPEC 2015-W04 : 2015 VM142
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M.P.E.C. 2015-W04 Issued 2015 Nov. 16, 14:17 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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ ISSN 1523-6714 2015 VM142 Observations: K15VE2M* C2015 11 14.26261 01 35 48.03 -06 56 00.3 19.6 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.26713 01 35 50.62 -06 58 02.2 19.1 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.27163 01 35 53.34 -07 00 01.3 19.1 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.27614 01 35 55.83 -07 02 02.4 19.4 VqEW004703 K15VE2M HC2015 11 14.31661 01 36 19.53 -07 19 47.3 18.9 RoEW004291 K15VE2M HC2015 11 14.31675 01 36 19.59 -07 19 50.9 18.7 RoEW004291 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.31686301 36 19.20 -07 19 58.9 19.3 VtEW004H01 K15VE2M HC2015 11 14.31689 01 36 19.68 -07 19 54.1 18.9 RoEW004291 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.31732 01 36 19.95 -07 20 08.2 20.2 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.31912 01 36 20.98 -07 20 56.1 19.2 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.32091 01 36 21.91 -07 21 41.9 19.5 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.32271 01 36 23.07 -07 22 29.4 19.4 VqEW004703 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.32448501 36 23.68 -07 23 19.0 19.5 VtEW004H01 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.33110401 36 27.57 -07 26 12.6 19.5 VtEW004H01 K15VE2M C2015 11 14.33762501 36 31.42 -07 29 03.2 19.1 VtEW004H01 K15VE2M KC2015 11 14.94023 01 42 44.12 -11 38 23.6 qEW004204 K15VE2M KC2015 11 14.95414 01 42 51.57 -11 43 47.1 19.4 RqEW004204 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.13751 01 44 38.96 -12 50 26.3 19.8 VuEW004807 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.13979 01 44 40.12 -12 51 17.5 19.8 VuEW004807 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.13997 01 44 40.20 -12 51 21.5 19.8 VuEW004807 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.14216 01 44 41.31 -12 52 10.7 19.7 VuEW004807 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.14452 01 44 42.51 -12 53 03.6 19.7 VuEW004807 K15VE2M |C2015 11 15.14670 01 44 43.61 -12 53 52.3 19.8 VuEW004807 K15VE2M KC2015 11 15.18204401 45 04.55 -13 10 03.5 19.6 VuEW004H21 K15VE2M KC2015 11 15.18577501 45 06.46 -13 11 26.7 19.9 VuEW004H21 K15VE2M KC2015 11 15.18950901 45 08.36 -13 12 49.5 19.8 VuEW004H21 K15VE2M KC2015 11 15.19450501 45 10.88 -13 14 40.5 19.6 VuEW004H21 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.40632 01 55 45.68 -19 48 12.3 20.1 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.40694 01 55 45.93 -19 48 23.0 19.8 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.40818 01 55 46.48 -19 48 44.4 19.7 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.40941 01 55 47.00 -19 49 06.0 19.3 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.55566 01 56 49.99 -20 30 32.1 19.8 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.55690 01 56 50.54 -20 30 53.0 19.8 RtEW004474 K15VE2M KC2015 11 16.55813 01 56 51.04 -20 31 13.6 19.8 RtEW004474 Observer details: 204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD. 291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observer R. A. Mastaler. 1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD. 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 R. G. Matheny. 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. 807 Cerro Tololo. Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD. H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro. Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan. Measurer W. H. Ryan. 2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD. H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield. Observer R. Holmes. Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.61-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD. Orbital elements: 2015 VM142 Earth MOID = 0.0353 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 88.40139 (2000.0) P Q n 0.82759775 Peri. 133.38913 +0.94741637 +0.01740968 a 1.1235434 Node 228.43425 -0.05188787 +0.99366277 e 0.1157737 Incl. 25.28158 +0.31576869 +0.11104595 P 1.19 H 24.6 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 151114 703 0.2+ 0.6+ 151114 H01 0.3+ 0.2- 151115 H21 0.3+ 0.2- 151114 703 0.4- 1.1- 151114 H01 0.1+ 0.3- 151115 H21 0.2+ 0.1- 151114 703 1.2+ 0.7- 151114 H01 0.1+ 0.2- 151115 H21 0.2- 0.4- 151114 703 (0.7- 2.1-) 151114 204 0.1+ 0.2+ 151116 474 0.1+ 0.0 151114 291 0.5- 0.5+ 151114 204 0.0 0.3+ 151116 474 0.2- 0.0 151114 291 0.8- 0.6+ 151115 807 0.0 0.0 151116 474 0.0 0.2+ 151114 H01 0.3+ 0.2- 151115 807 0.1+ 0.0 151116 474 0.2- 0.1- 151114 291 0.7- 1.1+ 151115 807 0.1- 0.0 151116 474 0.1+ 0.2+ 151114 703 1.2+ 0.7- 151115 807 0.1- 0.1- 151116 474 0.3+ 0.1- 151114 703 0.9+ 1.3- 151115 807 0.1- 0.1- 151116 474 0.2- 0.2- 151114 703 0.9- 0.1- 151115 807 0.1- 0.0 151114 703 0.7+ 0.3- 151115 H21 0.2+ 0.2+ Ephemeris: 2015 VM142 a,e,i = 1.12, 0.12, 25 q = 0.9935 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2015 10 17 16 59 14.2 +67 11 21 0.1943 0.9994 85.2 83.7 24.0 ... 2015 11 01 19 47 36.7 +70 59 16 0.08785 1.0125 100.6 74.5 22.0 ... 2015 11 09 00 08 49.0 +43 22 59 0.04300 1.0221 136.0 42.3 19.5 ... 2015 11 15 01 43 20.6 -11 58 49 0.05156 1.0303 141.7 36.5 19.7 2015 11 16 01 52 22.7 -17 46 50 0.05689 1.0317 137.4 40.4 20.0 2015 11 17 02 00 17.5 -22 30 05 0.06278 1.0332 133.6 43.9 20.3 ... 2015 11 23 02 32 32.6 -37 38 00 0.1039 1.0423 119.2 55.8 21.8 ... 2015 12 01 02 55 30.5 -44 17 35 0.1635 1.0555 110.9 60.8 23.0 ... 2015 12 16 03 19 09.9 -46 55 33 0.2738 1.0823 103.7 62.1 24.2 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2015 MPC M.P.E.C. 2015-W04


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