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    M.P.E.C. 2015-X159                               Issued 2015 Dec. 13, 22:55 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                      2015 XO351
    
    Observations:
         K15XZ1O* C2015 12 05.41418 05 50 13.524+01 47 37.65         22.1 wLEX159F51
         K15XZ1O  C2015 12 05.42658 05 50 14.729+01 47 36.91         21.9 wLEX159F51
         K15XZ1O  C2015 12 05.43905 05 50 15.884+01 47 36.34         22.0 wLEX159F51
         K15XZ1O  C2015 12 05.45152 05 50 17.069+01 47 35.93         22.2 wLEX159F51
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 06.53509405 52 40.551+01 47 15.15         21.7 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 06.53638205 52 40.666+01 47 15.13         21.4 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 06.53769805 52 40.785+01 47 15.15         21.5 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 12.47762706 03 52.632+02 03 06.08         21.9 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 12.48102506 03 52.815+02 03 07.11         22.0 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 12.48266606 03 52.903+02 03 07.62         21.9 RtEX159568
         K15XZ1O _C2015 12 12.48606006 03 53.086+02 03 08.62         22.3 RtEX159568
    
    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.
    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 XO351                                               Earth MOID = 0.0550 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M  35.90430              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63811298     Peri.  209.24700     +0.56368075     -0.82584572
    a   1.3361986      Node   206.45151     +0.76447034     +0.52874816
    e   0.2196971      Incl.    2.00489     +0.31280842     +0.19596997
    P   1.54           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151205 F51  0.1-  0.1+    151206 568  0.0   0.0     151212 568  0.0   0.0
    151205 F51  0.2+  0.1-    151206 568  0.0   0.1-    151212 568  0.0   0.0
    151205 F51  0.2-  0.1-    151206 568  0.0   0.0     151212 568  0.0   0.0
    151205 F51  0.1+  0.1+    151212 568  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 XO351               a,e,i = 1.34, 0.22, 2                   q = 1.0426
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 11 13    04 23 09.6 +06 07 25   0.05703 1.0432   158.8    20.1    21.4
    ...
    2015 11 28    05 29 09.9 +02 20 48   0.06546 1.0457   153.6    24.8    21.8
    ...
    2015 12 06    05 51 31.7 +01 47 55   0.07389 1.0524   154.2    24.0    22.1
    ...
    2015 12 12    06 03 07.2 +02 01 19   0.08180 1.0598   155.9    22.3    22.3
    2015 12 13    06 04 42.2 +02 06 22   0.08326 1.0613   156.2    22.0    22.3
    2015 12 14    06 06 12.1 +02 12 09   0.08476 1.0627   156.5    21.6    22.3
    ...
    2015 12 20    06 13 41.5 +03 00 27   0.09465 1.0726   158.8    19.4    22.5
    ...
    2015 12 28    06 20 50.1 +04 32 21   0.1104  1.0885   161.2    16.9    22.8
    ...
    2016 01 12    06 30 34.7 +08 05 24   0.1494  1.1251   160.1    17.3    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-X159
    

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