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    M.P.E.C. 2016-A159                               Issued 2016 Jan. 15, 00:36 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,
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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2016 AX164

Observations:
     K16AG4X* C2016 01 13.44434 09 46 57.973+32 20 57.36         20.2 wLEA159F51
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 13.46582 09 47 05.344+32 30 19.49         20.2 wLEA159F51
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 13.47657 09 47 08.944+32 34 59.08         20.0 wLEA159F51
     K16AG4X 2C2016 01 13.62993609 47 59.427+33 39 08.51         19.1 RtEA159568
     K16AG4X 2C2016 01 13.63090209 47 59.770+33 39 31.84         19.3 RtEA159568
     K16AG4X 2C2016 01 13.63155209 47 59.997+33 39 47.57         19.2 RtEA159568
     K16AG4X 2C2016 01 13.63236309 48 00.283+33 40 07.16         19.3 RtEA159568
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.37451 09 53 58.08 +38 23 54.3          19.6 VqEA159I52
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.37530 09 53 58.36 +38 24 10.9          18.7 VqEA159I52
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.37608 09 53 58.60 +38 24 28.4          19.6 VqEA159I52
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.37686 09 53 58.86 +38 24 44.6          19.4 VqEA159I52
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.46656 09 54 27.57 +38 56 08.2          19.6 RoEA159926
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.46929 09 54 28.50 +38 57 05.5          19.9 RoEA159926
     K16AG4X  C2016 01 14.47187 09 54 29.30 +38 57 56.7          19.9 RoEA159926
     K16AG4X KC2016 01 15.00323 09 58 39.70 +41 50 29.9                qEA159J95
     K16AG4X KC2016 01 15.00648 09 58 40.84 +41 51 31.1                qEA159J95
     K16AG4X KC2016 01 15.01006 09 58 42.19 +41 52 39.0          19.8 RqEA159J95

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers Y. Ramanjooloo, D. J. Tholen.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.
    2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer E. J. Christensen.
    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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 AX164                                               Earth MOID = 0.0191 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M  29.21838              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.77243259     Peri.  320.36697     +0.30203645     -0.92818592
a   1.1764198      Node   111.06631     +0.92304451     +0.22776419
e   0.1758060      Incl.   13.46943     +0.23824949     +0.29426922
P   1.28           H   26.2           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
160113 F51  0.2-  0.0     160113 568  0.0   0.0     160114 926  0.4+  1.4+
160113 F51  0.0   0.1-    160114 I52  0.3+  0.5-    160114 926  0.1-  0.1-
160113 F51  0.1-  0.0     160114 I52  0.6+  0.8-    160115 J95  0.3-  0.4+
160113 568  0.0   0.1+    160114 I52  0.5+  0.0     160115 J95  0.5-  0.2-
160113 568  0.0   0.0     160114 I52  0.6+  0.5-    160115 J95  0.4+  0.2-
160113 568  0.0   0.0     160114 926  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2016 AX164               a,e,i = 1.18, 0.18, 13                  q = 0.9696
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 12 16    05 18 25.9 -76 13 51   0.1101  0.9721    80.5    93.1    24.7
...
2015 12 31    07 33 44.4 -64 18 04   0.04904 0.9862    91.9    85.3    22.6
...
2016 01 08    08 58 12.5 -22 46 14   0.02364 0.9981   128.1    50.8    19.9
...
2016 01 14    09 51 04.0 +36 05 21   0.02975 1.0089   147.9    31.2    19.9
2016 01 15    09 58 29.2 +41 50 20   0.03296 1.0108   145.1    33.9    20.2
2016 01 16    10 05 29.1 +46 29 27   0.03646 1.0128   142.3    36.4    20.5
...
2016 01 22    10 38 51.1 +61 19 18   0.06065 1.0252   131.5    46.0    21.9
...
2016 01 30    11 03 03.6 +67 52 13   0.09575 1.0436   125.6    50.1    23.1
...
2016 02 14    11 08 02.7 +70 16 55   0.1631  1.0820   121.7    50.9    24.3

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-A159

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