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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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