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    M.P.E.C. 2015-X163                               Issued 2015 Dec. 14, 14:28 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 XV351
    
    Observations:
         K15XZ1V* C2015 12 09.27588 00 51 08.862+03 53 00.36         22.4 wLEX163F51
         K15XZ1V  C2015 12 09.28812 00 51 06.438+03 53 08.24         22.1 wLEX163F51
         K15XZ1V  C2015 12 09.30045 00 51 03.988+03 53 16.36         22.3 wLEX163F51
         K15XZ1V _C2015 12 11.26420300 45 49.900+04 17 55.07         21.7 RtEX163568
         K15XZ1V _C2015 12 11.26679200 45 49.308+04 17 57.38         22.0 RtEX163568
         K15XZ1V _C2015 12 11.26943900 45 48.707+04 17 59.55         21.9 RtEX163568
         K15XZ1V _C2015 12 11.27209400 45 48.110+04 18 01.74         22.1 RtEX163568
         K15XZ1V _C2015 12 11.27477700 45 47.500+04 18 04.09         21.5 RtEX163568
         K15XZ1V KC2015 12 14.25211 00 35 55.55 +05 10 01.3          21.6 RoEX163291
         K15XZ1V KC2015 12 14.25719 00 35 54.23 +05 10 07.7          21.6 RoEX163291
         K15XZ1V KC2015 12 14.26227 00 35 52.82 +05 10 13.3          21.5 RoEX163291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  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 XV351                                               Earth MOID = 0.0056 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M   3.56018              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42986873     Peri.   29.00620     -0.25483907     -0.96660912
    a   1.7387834      Node    75.76858     +0.88175027     -0.24370845
    e   0.4413613      Incl.    1.59054     +0.39695530     -0.07920232
    P   2.29           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151209 F51  0.3-  0.2-    151211 568  0.3-  0.1-    151214 291  0.0   0.1-
    151209 F51  0.1-  0.2-    151211 568  0.4-  0.2-    151214 291  0.2+  0.1+
    151209 F51  0.2-  0.1+    151211 568  0.3-  0.2-    151214 291  1.1-  0.5-
    151211 568  0.3-  0.2-    151211 568  0.3-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 XV351               a,e,i = 1.74, 0.44, 2                   q = 0.9714
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2015 11 14    01 35 39.8 +03 45 59   0.1589  1.1322   151.9    24.3    23.3
    ...
    2015 11 29    01 11 46.4 +03 01 01   0.1042  1.0583   131.3    44.4    22.8
    ...
    2015 12 07    00 56 29.4 +03 32 28   0.07738 1.0262   120.0    56.2    22.4
    ...
    2015 12 13    00 40 29.5 +04 46 33   0.05751 1.0064   110.8    66.2    22.0
    2015 12 14    00 36 59.5 +05 05 59   0.05421 1.0035   109.1    68.0    22.0
    2015 12 15    00 33 06.6 +05 28 18   0.05091 1.0007   107.3    69.9    21.9
    ...
    2015 12 21    23 54 08.3 +09 23 57   0.03146 0.9864    93.8    84.4    21.3
    ...
    2015 12 29    19 32 34.4 +23 28 34   0.01363 0.9745    49.2   130.2    22.2
    ...
    2016 01 13    14 24 27.0 +05 13 04   0.05415 0.9761    80.5    96.3    23.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2015 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2015-X163
    

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