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    M.P.E.C. 2015-W53                                Issued 2015 Nov. 22, 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2015 WF2
    
    Observations:
         K15W02F* C2015 11 19.45365 05 34 18.87 +50 41 18.7          20.5 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.45978 05 34 18.27 +50 41 22.3          20.5 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.46590 05 34 17.59 +50 41 26.6          20.1 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.47204 05 34 17.08 +50 41 29.1          20.1 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.48876 05 34 15.39 +50 41 38.4          20.7 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.49144 05 34 15.11 +50 41 40.2          20.6 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.49411 05 34 14.87 +50 41 42.1          20.2 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 19.49679 05 34 14.59 +50 41 43.2          20.6 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.15381905 33 11.68 +50 47 55.0          20.8 VtEW053H01
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.15662005 33 11.41 +50 47 56.6          20.9 VtEW053H01
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.16726805 33 10.35 +50 48 02.9          20.9 VtEW053H01
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.17399905 33 09.67 +50 48 06.9          20.9 VtEW053H01
         K15W02F KC2015 11 20.33960 05 32 52.85 +50 49 43.0                oEW053711
         K15W02F KC2015 11 20.34251 05 32 52.55 +50 49 44.5                oEW053711
         K15W02F KC2015 11 20.34545 05 32 52.24 +50 49 46.3                oEW053711
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.52757 05 32 33.71 +50 51 24.7          20.5 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.52979 05 32 33.51 +50 51 25.7          20.7 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.53201 05 32 33.26 +50 51 26.8          20.3 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 20.53423 05 32 33.05 +50 51 28.0          20.4 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F IC2015 11 21.30796 05 31 16.40 +50 58 29.0                oEW053711
         K15W02F KC2015 11 21.31107 05 31 16.04 +50 58 30.5                oEW053711
         K15W02F KC2015 11 21.31416 05 31 15.72 +50 58 32.1                oEW053711
         K15W02F  C2015 11 21.39153 05 31 07.69 +50 59 12.9          20.3 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 21.39712 05 31 07.08 +50 59 16.5          20.3 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 22.34864 05 29 30.13 +51 07 25.7          20.6 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 22.35418 05 29 29.55 +51 07 28.7          20.6 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 22.35978 05 29 28.97 +51 07 31.2          20.5 VqEW053G96
         K15W02F  C2015 11 22.36539 05 29 28.35 +51 07 34.0                qEW053G96
    
    Observer details:
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
        reducer.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. G. Matheny, A. D. Grauer.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 WF2
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M  40.34288              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18751721     Peri.  324.07956     +0.95154262     +0.28386238
    a   3.0230266      Node    20.42643     -0.13616258     +0.73376934
    e   0.5458633      Incl.   19.80929     -0.27572884     +0.61725578
    P   5.26           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151119 G96  0.1-  0.2-    151120 H01  0.1+  0.2-    151121 711  0.3-  0.0
    151119 G96  0.0   0.1-    151120 H01  0.0   0.1-    151121 711  0.2-  0.0
    151119 G96  0.7-  0.8+    151120 711  0.1-  0.2+    151121 G96  0.1-  0.1-
    151119 G96  0.3+  0.2-    151120 711  0.1-  0.1+    151121 G96  0.3-  0.6+
    151119 G96  0.1+  0.3-    151120 711  0.2-  0.2+    151122 G96  0.1-  0.0
    151119 G96  0.1-  0.0     151120 G96  0.1+  0.0     151122 G96  0.0   0.2+
    151119 G96  0.2+  0.4+    151120 G96  0.3+  0.2-    151122 G96  0.2+  0.2-
    151119 G96  0.1+  0.0     151120 G96  0.1+  0.3-    151122 G96  0.1+  0.2-
    151120 H01  0.1+  0.2-    151120 G96  0.2+  0.3-
    151120 H01  0.2+  0.2-    151121 711  0.0   0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 WF2                 a,e,i = 3.02, 0.55, 20                  q = 1.3729
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 10 23    05 57 34.2 +44 22 02   1.2534  1.9258   117.4    27.3    20.6
    ...
    2015 11 07    05 50 24.0 +48 11 45   1.2311  2.0216   130.6    21.9    20.5
    ...
    2015 11 15    05 41 01.3 +49 54 09   1.2329  2.0730   137.5    18.8    20.5
    ...
    2015 11 21    05 31 47.2 +50 55 41   1.2421  2.1117   142.2    16.7    20.5
    2015 11 22    05 30 06.0 +51 04 27   1.2444  2.1181   143.0    16.3    20.5
    2015 11 23    05 28 22.5 +51 12 44   1.2468  2.1246   143.7    16.0    20.5
    ...
    2015 11 29    05 17 26.2 +51 52 23   1.2663  2.1632   147.3    14.3    20.5
    ...
    2015 12 07    05 02 08.1 +52 17 13   1.3051  2.2147   150.2    12.8    20.6
    ...
    2015 12 22    04 36 34.6 +51 44 42   1.4190  2.3107   147.6    13.2    20.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-W53
    

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