MPEC 2015-X128: 2015 XQ169
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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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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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