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    M.P.E.C. 2015-X128                               Issued 2015 Dec. 10, 14:33 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 XQ169
    
    Observations:
         K15XG9Q* C2015 12 09.31736 04 18 20.31 +33 52 53.9          20.0 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.32196 04 18 26.14 +33 52 13.3          19.8 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.32655 04 18 31.93 +33 51 33.0          19.6 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.33115 04 18 37.69 +33 50 52.5          19.3 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.35411704 19 05.89 +33 47 20.1          19.6 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.36154604 19 15.24 +33 46 13.9          19.9 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.36778804 19 23.09 +33 45 18.5          19.8 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.37492904 19 32.05 +33 44 15.0          19.6 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.38853 04 19 49.49 +33 42 23.9          19.8 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.39141 04 19 53.17 +33 41 57.8          20.0 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.39430 04 19 56.56 +33 41 33.4          20.2 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 09.39717 04 20 00.35 +33 41 06.6          19.7 VqEX128G96
         K15XG9Q KC2015 12 09.92373 04 30 30.33 +32 31 43.8          20.2 RqEX128204
         K15XG9Q KC2015 12 09.93217 04 30 38.64 +32 30 42.3                qEX128204
         K15XG9Q KC2015 12 09.94441 04 30 50.62 +32 29 13.7                qEX128204
         K15XG9Q KC2015 12 10.16324804 34 37.16 +32 03 49.6          20.4 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.16870204 34 42.03 +32 03 13.8          20.9 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.18330604 34 55.02 +32 01 38.5          20.5 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.18806604 34 59.23 +32 01 07.3          20.1 VtEX128H01
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.36484 04 37 29.63 +31 41 36.2          19.7 VqEX128I52
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.37054 04 37 34.27 +31 40 57.8          20.2 VqEX128I52
         K15XG9Q  C2015 12 10.37335 04 37 36.61 +31 40 38.7          20.4 VqEX128I52
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. G. Matheny.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.
        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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 XQ169                                               Earth MOID = 0.0110 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M  25.52511              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32898018     Peri.  103.40314     +0.96691365     -0.25309227
    a   2.0782106      Node   271.26446     +0.21993138     +0.89053359
    e   0.6051822      Incl.    1.83270     +0.12926015     +0.37801352
    P   3.00           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151209 G96  0.4+  0.5-    151209 G96  0.8-  0.4+    151210 H01  0.4-  0.2-
    151209 G96  0.6+  0.5-    151209 G96  0.3+  0.1-    151210 H01  0.4-  0.0
    151209 G96  0.5+  0.2-    151209 G96  2.3-  1.3+    151210 H01  0.3-  0.0
    151209 G96  0.0   0.1-    151209 G96  0.4+  0.0     151210 I52  0.6+  0.1+
    151209 H01  0.1-  0.0     151209 204  0.3+  0.0     151210 I52  0.2-  0.2+
    151209 H01  0.1+  0.1-    151209 204  0.5+  0.3-    151210 I52  0.1+  0.0
    151209 H01  0.2+  0.0     151209 204  0.6+  0.1-
    151209 H01  0.3+  0.1+    151210 H01  0.3-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 XQ169               a,e,i = 2.08, 0.61, 2                   q = 0.8205
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 11 10    17 58 13.7 -17 41 25   0.2172  0.8442    42.8   127.1    27.8
    ...
    2015 11 25    18 30 23.2 -12 48 29   0.08625 0.9195    36.7   140.1    27.5
    ...
    2015 12 03    20 12 11.8 +09 41 39   0.02428 0.9747    62.0   116.7    22.6
    ...
    2015 12 09    04 10 41.6 +34 40 40   0.03726 1.0209   163.8    15.6    19.9
    2015 12 10    04 31 47.0 +32 23 23   0.04491 1.0289   167.9    11.5    20.1
    2015 12 11    04 46 00.8 +30 38 35   0.05283 1.0370   170.7     8.8    20.4
    ...
    2015 12 17    05 21 19.6 +25 33 12   0.1030  1.0869   176.0     3.6    21.7
    ...
    2015 12 25    05 35 16.1 +23 18 10   0.1743  1.1563   171.7     7.1    23.1
    ...
    2016 01 09    05 46 31.8 +21 57 16   0.3240  1.2910   158.9    15.9    25.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-X128
    

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