MPEC 2015-X80 : 2015 XN128
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M.P.E.C. 2015-X80 Issued 2015 Dec. 7, 14:13 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 XN128 Observations: K15XC8N* C2015 12 05.36005 02 59 55.896-03 53 29.63 21.7 wLEX080F51 K15XC8N C2015 12 05.38334 02 59 58.590-03 53 05.50 22.0 wLEX080F51 K15XC8N C2015 12 05.39495 02 59 59.952-03 52 53.67 22.1 wLEX080F51 K15XC8N _C2015 12 06.42669203 02 24.848-03 34 32.22 21.3 RtEX080568 K15XC8N _C2015 12 06.42799403 02 25.012-03 34 30.84 21.2 RtEX080568 K15XC8N _C2015 12 06.42934703 02 25.171-03 34 29.27 21.3 RtEX080568 K15XC8N |C2015 12 07.12732 03 04 07.44 -03 20 40.4 22.0 VuEX080807 K15XC8N |C2015 12 07.13836 03 04 08.81 -03 20 27.7 22.0 VuEX080807 K15XC8N |C2015 12 07.14941 03 04 10.18 -03 20 15.3 22.1 VuEX080807 Observer details: 568 Mauna Kea. Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells. Measurers M. Micheli, R. J. Wainscoat. 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD. 807 Cerro Tololo. Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD. F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala. Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak, A. Schultz, M. Willman. Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters, R. Weryk. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. Orbital elements: 2015 XN128 Earth MOID = 0.1295 AU Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5 MPC M 13.63260 (2000.0) P Q n 0.44395179 Peri. 296.83186 +0.23025378 -0.97261869 a 1.7018143 Node 139.81555 +0.90929290 +0.20348265 e 0.3498431 Incl. 2.80360 +0.34665489 +0.11228400 P 2.22 H 24.3 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 151205 F51 0.1+ 0.1+ 151206 568 0.0 0.1+ 151207 807 0.1+ 0.0 151205 F51 0.1- 0.1+ 151206 568 0.0 0.0 151207 807 0.0 0.1+ 151205 F51 0.0 0.2- 151206 568 0.1- 0.1+ 151207 807 0.1- 0.1- Ephemeris: 2015 XN128 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.35, 3 q = 1.1064 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2015 11 07 02 18 31.5 -05 26 04 0.1800 1.1595 157.4 19.1 21.9 ... 2015 11 22 02 34 33.3 -06 12 11 0.1580 1.1252 148.3 27.5 21.8 ... 2015 11 30 02 48 23.9 -05 10 52 0.1517 1.1138 144.9 30.6 21.8 ... 2015 12 06 03 01 25.7 -03 41 53 0.1494 1.1087 143.2 32.2 21.8 2015 12 07 03 03 49.1 -03 23 32 0.1492 1.1081 143.0 32.3 21.8 2015 12 08 03 06 16.1 -03 04 13 0.1491 1.1076 142.8 32.5 21.8 ... 2015 12 14 03 22 12.3 -00 49 27 0.1497 1.1065 142.1 33.1 21.8 ... 2015 12 22 03 46 21.2 +02 50 20 0.1545 1.1096 142.1 33.0 21.9 ... 2016 01 06 04 36 31.7 +10 22 46 0.1778 1.1297 142.6 31.9 22.2 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2015 MPC M.P.E.C. 2015-X80


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