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    M.P.E.C. 2015-X52                                Issued 2015 Dec. 5, 14:28 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 XV1

Observations:
     K15X01V* C2015 12 04.25798 04 22 53.84 +21 55 07.6                qEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.26504 04 23 00.19 +21 54 15.3          19.8 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.27493 04 23 09.11 +21 53 01.1          19.8 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.28199 04 23 15.45 +21 52 08.5          20.2 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.31396904 23 43.70 +21 47 56.9          20.6 VtEX052H01
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.32256404 23 51.58 +21 46 49.9          20.6 VtEX052H01
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.32281 04 23 52.62 +21 46 55.3          19.8 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.32320 04 23 52.94 +21 46 52.3          20.0 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.32358 04 23 53.28 +21 46 49.0          20.5 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.32396 04 23 53.63 +21 46 46.3          20.1 VqEX052G96
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.33145004 23 59.77 +21 45 40.5          20.6 VtEX052H01
     K15X01V  C2015 12 04.33585704 24 03.84 +21 45 05.7          20.2 VtEX052H01
     K15X01V KC2015 12 04.51067 04 26 55.05 +21 21 02.4                oEX052291
     K15X01V KC2015 12 04.51219 04 26 56.65 +21 20 49.4          18.8 RoEX052291
     K15X01V  C2015 12 05.31628 04 43 20.46 +19 10 59.6          19.9 RoEX052926
     K15X01V  C2015 12 05.31874 04 43 23.69 +19 10 30.2          19.9 RoEX052926
     K15X01V  C2015 12 05.32119 04 43 26.87 +19 10 00.7          19.7 RoEX052926

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.41-m f/3.75 astrograph + CCD, 0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
    D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, R. L. Seaman, 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 XV1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0113 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M   1.32300              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27615957     Peri.  226.74029     -0.47005367     -0.87839873
a   2.3354074      Node   251.48412     +0.83390797     -0.40989331
e   0.6140464      Incl.    5.22794     +0.28921799     -0.24577050
P   3.57           H   26.9           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
151204 G96  0.1+  0.3-    151204 G96  0.4+  0.2+    151204 291  0.1-  0.2-
151204 G96  0.1+  0.1-    151204 G96  0.2-  0.2+    151204 291  0.2+  0.1+
151204 G96  0.3+  0.2-    151204 G96  0.3-  0.1-    151205 926  1.2-  1.1+
151204 G96  0.2-  0.3+    151204 G96  0.3-  0.1+    151205 926  0.2+  0.1+
151204 H01  0.0   0.0     151204 H01  0.0   0.1+    151205 926  1.0+  1.1-
151204 H01  0.1-  0.1-    151204 H01  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2015 XV1                 a,e,i = 2.34, 0.61, 5                   q = 0.9014
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 11 05    03 03 17.5 +29 21 37   0.2629  1.2475   164.9    11.9    25.2
...
2015 11 20    03 12 54.7 +29 13 58   0.1400  1.1258   168.6    10.0    23.5
...
2015 11 28    03 31 15.1 +27 39 48   0.08145 1.0666   168.5    10.6    22.3
...
2015 12 04    04 18 46.5 +22 26 37   0.04055 1.0261   175.3     4.5    20.4
2015 12 05    04 36 28.8 +20 08 37   0.03424 1.0198   177.4     2.6    19.9
2015 12 06    05 00 58.9 +16 39 43   0.02829 1.0135   173.5     6.4    19.7
...
2015 12 12    11 21 57.3 -33 56 19   0.02480 0.9789    75.8   102.8    22.6
...
2015 12 20    13 44 10.5 -34 31 08   0.07581 0.9412    53.9   122.3    26.2
...
2016 01 04    14 29 44.5 -33 08 41   0.1789  0.9033    58.7   111.6    27.2

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