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    M.P.E.C. 2015-W34                                Issued 2015 Nov. 20, 14:14 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2015 VY150

Observations:
     K15VF0Y* C2015 11 14.15040 00 57 08.55 +17 59 10.9          22.6 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.15859 00 57 07.79 +17 59 09.1          22.3 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.16268 00 57 07.47 +17 59 08.8          22.1 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.22653 00 57 01.29 +17 58 56.7          22.8 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.22934 00 57 01.08 +17 58 57.0          22.7 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.23216 00 57 00.70 +17 58 56.8          22.4 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 14.23498 00 57 00.51 +17 58 56.5          21.6 VqEW034G96
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 14.32332 00 56 52.03 +17 58 40.5          22.4 RoEW034291
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 14.33055 00 56 51.39 +17 58 39.1          22.1 RoEW034291
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 14.33778 00 56 50.66 +17 58 38.1          21.8 RoEW034291
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 16.12808100 54 09.65 +17 53 36.5          22.4 VuEW034H21
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 16.14188600 54 08.36 +17 53 34.0          22.3 VuEW034H21
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 19.10895 00 49 58.38 +17 45 30.3                oEW034291
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 19.12398 00 49 57.21 +17 45 28.9                oEW034291
     K15VF0Y KC2015 11 19.13907 00 49 55.89 +17 45 26.3                oEW034291
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 20.09926 00 48 40.03 +17 42 56.1                oEW034711
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 20.10356 00 48 39.65 +17 42 54.8                oEW034711
     K15VF0Y  C2015 11 20.10789 00 48 39.33 +17 42 54.8                oEW034711

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers R. A. Mastaler, M. T. Read, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
    reducer.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m
    reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.3-m f/4.0
    astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2015 VY150                                               Earth MOID = 0.0838 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M 328.33597              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34712768     Peri.  137.21403     -0.84138737     -0.53905100
a   2.0051332      Node    10.37579     +0.41955698     -0.69656962
e   0.4929251      Incl.   12.38137     +0.34064532     -0.47351323
P   2.84           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
151114 G96  0.8-  0.5+    151114 G96  0.5+  0.4+    151119 291  0.7-  0.3-
151114 G96  0.4-  0.1+    151114 291  0.3-  0.2-    151119 291  0.5+  0.5+
151114 G96  0.6+  0.4+    151114 291  0.4+  0.2-    151119 291  0.2-  0.3+
151114 G96  0.0   0.9-    151114 291  0.3-  0.1+    151120 711  0.3+  0.0
151114 G96  0.9+  0.1-    151116 H21  0.4+  0.1+    151120 711  0.1-  0.7-
151114 G96  0.7-  0.2+    151116 H21  0.0   0.1-    151120 711  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2015 VY150               a,e,i = 2.01, 0.49, 12                  q = 1.0168
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 10 21    01 39 42.1 +18 42 38   0.9985  1.9890   171.7     4.1    22.2
...
2015 11 05    01 12 32.6 +18 23 37   0.9362  1.8965   159.3    10.7    22.2
...
2015 11 13    00 58 56.5 +18 02 28   0.9266  1.8456   148.7    16.2    22.3
...
2015 11 19    00 50 07.0 +17 45 51   0.9286  1.8068   140.9    20.2    22.4
2015 11 20    00 48 47.6 +17 43 14   0.9296  1.8003   139.7    20.8    22.4
2015 11 21    00 47 30.9 +17 40 42   0.9308  1.7938   138.4    21.5    22.5
...
2015 11 27    00 40 51.5 +17 27 40   0.9410  1.7543   131.0    25.1    22.5
...
2015 12 05    00 34 51.2 +17 18 34   0.9615  1.7009   121.7    29.5    22.7
...
2015 12 20    00 32 41.6 +17 37 20   1.0111  1.5991   106.6    36.1    22.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-W34

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