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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.
    
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                                  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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