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    M.P.E.C. 2015-X125                               Issued 2015 Dec. 10, 14:18 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2015 XM169
    
    Observations:
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 06.45112 03 56 37.998+19 28 31.03         21.5 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 06.46464 03 56 43.320+19 29 09.76         21.5 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 06.47819 03 56 48.590+19 29 47.93         21.3 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 06.49178 03 56 53.911+19 30 26.07         21.4 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M* C2015 12 07.46423 04 03 33.581+20 15 16.75         21.8 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 07.48671 04 03 41.739+20 16 13.33         21.6 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 07.49791 04 03 45.819+20 16 41.66         21.6 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M KC2015 12 08.24632 04 08 37.67 +20 47 50.7          21.7 RoEX125291
         K15XG9M KC2015 12 08.24844 04 08 38.38 +20 47 55.8          21.3 RoEX125291
         K15XG9M KC2015 12 08.25058 04 08 39.09 +20 48 01.0                oEX125291
         K15XG9M _C2015 12 08.48104704 10 00.690+20 57 24.97         20.8 RtEX125568
         K15XG9M _C2015 12 08.48235104 10 01.125+20 57 27.90         20.8 RtEX125568
         K15XG9M _C2015 12 08.48365704 10 01.563+20 57 30.84         20.8 RtEX125568
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 09.45040 04 15 45.802+21 33 37.57         21.7 wLEX125F51
         K15XG9M  C2015 12 09.47587 04 15 53.755+21 34 29.54         22.7 wLEX125F51
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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 XM169                                               Earth MOID = 0.0227 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M  25.93185              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36732444     Peri.  320.01814     +0.81813488     -0.57406607
    a   1.9309432      Node    75.04675     +0.53597470     +0.74037390
    e   0.4805252      Incl.    1.97037     +0.20829411     +0.34970649
    P   2.68           H   25.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151206 F51  0.3-  0.2-    151207 F51  0.0   0.0     151208 568  0.2-  0.1+
    151206 F51  0.4+  0.1+    151207 F51  0.1+  0.3+    151208 568  0.3-  0.1+
    151206 F51  0.1+  0.0     151208 291  0.2+  0.1-    151208 568  0.3-  0.1+
    151206 F51  0.1-  0.1-    151208 291  0.1+  0.2-    151209 F51  0.3-  0.1+
    151207 F51  0.2-  0.2+    151208 291  0.2-  0.2-    151209 F51  0.4+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 XM169               a,e,i = 1.93, 0.48, 2                   q = 1.0031
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 11 10    22 18 28.7 -25 38 29   0.07544 1.0060    99.8    76.0    22.8
    ...
    2015 11 25    01 52 36.1 +02 06 07   0.05865 1.0351   143.8    34.3    21.0
    ...
    2015 12 03    03 28 46.5 +16 05 16   0.07915 1.0620   163.4    15.4    21.2
    ...
    2015 12 09    04 13 10.6 +21 17 15   0.1032  1.0865   168.9    10.1    21.6
    2015 12 10    04 18 52.1 +21 52 33   0.1077  1.0909   169.3     9.7    21.7
    2015 12 11    04 24 10.3 +22 24 23   0.1124  1.0955   169.5     9.4    21.8
    ...
    2015 12 17    04 49 30.0 +24 40 56   0.1424  1.1243   169.3     9.4    22.3
    ...
    2015 12 25    05 11 56.6 +26 15 42   0.1880  1.1670   166.2    11.6    23.1
    ...
    2016 01 09    05 38 23.7 +27 19 11   0.2911  1.2564   156.9    17.8    24.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-X125
    

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