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    M.P.E.C. 2015-W26                                Issued 2015 Nov. 19, 14:11 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 VF150

Observations:
     K15VF0F* C2015 11 14.20760 02 47 20.30 +20 12 21.2          21.8 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.21220 02 47 19.91 +20 11 46.2          22.1 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.21678 02 47 19.49 +20 11 11.2          21.9 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.22138 02 47 19.08 +20 10 37.0          21.6 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 14.26872 02 47 14.87 +20 04 36.1          21.1 RoEW026291
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 14.27152 02 47 14.61 +20 04 14.9          21.5 RoEW026291
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.36694 02 47 06.13 +19 51 57.9          21.9 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.36778 02 47 06.05 +19 51 51.6          22.5 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.36863 02 47 05.95 +19 51 44.9          22.9 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 14.36947 02 47 05.92 +19 51 37.4          22.3 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 15.17452002 46 15.54 +18 06 57.1          21.9 VuEW026H21
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 15.17990702 46 15.08 +18 06 14.2          21.8 VuEW026H21
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 15.18956602 46 14.22 +18 04 58.4          22.0 VuEW026H21
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 15.19476702 46 13.80 +18 04 17.2          22.1 VuEW026H21
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 19.22766 02 42 00.88 +08 42 58.8                oEW026291
     K15VF0F KC2015 11 19.23416 02 42 00.39 +08 42 02.1                oEW026291
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 19.29047 02 41 55.67 +08 33 51.7          21.8 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 19.29374 02 41 55.40 +08 33 23.1          22.1 VqEW026G96
     K15VF0F  C2015 11 19.29701 02 41 55.14 +08 32 55.8          22.1 VqEW026G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers R. A. Mastaler, M. T. Read, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. R. Gibbs, 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.
    1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.81-m f/4.0
    astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2015 VF150                                               Earth MOID = 0.1115 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M 337.52869              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.77900019     Peri.  267.87411     -0.72750237     -0.64219518
a   1.1697984      Node   232.06506     +0.68513502     -0.69869230
e   0.1793028      Incl.   17.83070     -0.03647331     -0.31530053
P   1.27           H   25.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
151114 G96  0.4+  0.1+    151114 G96  0.2+  0.6-    151119 291  0.6-  0.1-
151114 G96  0.6+  0.0     151114 G96  0.2-  0.7-    151119 291  0.2+  0.4-
151114 G96  0.3+  0.1-    151114 G96  0.4+  1.7-    151119 G96  0.3+  0.0
151114 G96  0.3+  0.6+    151115 H21  0.4-  0.3+    151119 G96  0.3+  0.1-
151114 291  0.2-  0.5+    151115 H21  0.3-  0.1-    151119 G96  0.4+  1.1+
151114 291  0.3-  0.7+    151115 H21  0.6-  0.3+
151114 G96  0.3+  0.8-    151115 H21  0.2-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2015 VF150               a,e,i = 1.17, 0.18, 18                  q = 0.9601
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 10 20    03 06 43.5 +48 54 21   0.2637  1.2019   136.9    34.5    24.4
...
2015 11 04    02 58 17.5 +37 21 38   0.1798  1.1597   157.2    19.4    23.1
...
2015 11 12    02 49 46.6 +24 41 47   0.1479  1.1366   171.8     7.1    22.2
...
2015 11 18    02 43 14.4 +11 39 46   0.1340  1.1193   166.3    12.0    22.1
2015 11 19    02 42 13.7 +09 16 29   0.1326  1.1164   163.8    14.3    22.2
2015 11 20    02 41 15.0 +06 51 02   0.1316  1.1135   161.1    16.8    22.2
...
2015 11 26    02 36 15.2 -07 46 16   0.1315  1.0963   144.1    31.8    22.6
...
2015 12 04    02 32 25.4 -24 38 12   0.1452  1.0738   124.1    49.5    23.3
...
2015 12 19    02 34 58.3 -43 56 01   0.1923  1.0344    99.9    69.6    24.4

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-W26

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