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    M.P.E.C. 2018-J17                                Issued 2018 May 7, 10:30 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 BL311
    
                              Revision to MPEC 2015-B114
    
    Additional Observations:
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.14507 15 30 37.145-18 20 57.92         21.5 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.14628 15 30 36.942-18 20 57.58         21.7 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.14749 15 30 36.773-18 20 56.35         21.7 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.14870 15 30 36.593-18 20 55.58         21.6 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.14990 15 30 36.398-18 20 55.12         21.6 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.15111 15 30 36.216-18 20 54.15         21.5 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.15232 15 30 36.037-18 20 53.55         21.6 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.15353 15 30 35.843-18 20 52.83         21.5 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.15473 15 30 35.668-18 20 52.00         21.7 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L 'C2018 05 06.15594 15 30 35.477-18 20 51.21         21.4 GUEJ017309
         K15BV1L KC2018 05 07.27298 15 27 46.45 -18 08 48.3                oEJ017691
         K15BV1L KC2018 05 07.30300 15 27 41.59 -18 08 27.1                oEJ017691
    
    Observer details:
    309 Cerro Paranal.  Observers M. Altmann, T. Prusti.  Measurers C. Barache,
        S. Bouquillon, T. Carlucci, F. Taris.  2.6-m f/5.5 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    180506 309 0.21+ 0.04-    180507 691 0.21+ 0.05-    MPO382753   -0.26 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 BL311                                          PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0153 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 323.83627              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27061063     Peri.  143.18896     +0.99784446     -0.06268323
    a   2.3672247      Node   220.41825     +0.05077238     +0.92495370
    e   0.8439069      Incl.    1.71667     +0.04157651     +0.37487528
    P   3.64           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150121 Y00  0.1-  0.1-    150122 O75  0.4-  0.7-    150124 K32  0.3-  0.4-
    150121 Y00  0.3-  0.0     150122 O75  0.1+  0.3-    150124 K32  0.0   0.9-
    150121 Y00  0.2+  0.0     150122 O75  0.3-  0.1+    150124 K32  0.3+  0.7-
    150121 F51  0.1+  0.2-    150122 O75  0.1-  0.5+    150124 K32  0.4+  0.4-
    150121 F51  0.2+  0.3-    150122 C77  0.1-  0.2+    150124 K32  0.3+  1.2-
    150121 F51  0.1+  0.1+    150122 958  0.4-  0.7+    150124 203  0.1-  0.0
    150121 F51  0.0   0.3-    150122 C77  0.4-  0.1-    150124 203  0.4-  0.1+
    150121 F51  0.3+  0.1-    150122 C77  0.4-  0.3+    150124 130  0.1-  0.1-
    150121 F51  0.2+  0.1+    150122 958  0.0   0.7+    150124 130  0.4+  0.1+
    150121 F51  0.1+  0.1+    150122 J08  0.2-  0.6+    150124 130  0.0   0.1-
    150121 474  0.2+  0.2+    150122 958  0.0   0.7+    150124 130  0.3-  0.0
    150121 474  0.4-  0.3-    150122 J08  0.6+  0.7+    150126 160  0.0   0.2+
    150121 474  0.3-  0.1-    150122 J08  0.3+  0.7+    150126 160  0.1-  0.3-
    150121 474  0.0   0.1-    150122 123 (0.5+  1.6+)   150126 160  0.0   0.1-
    150121 474  0.2-  0.2-    150122 123  0.9+  0.4+    150127 160  1.0-  0.8-
    150121 E23  0.0   0.0     150122 123  0.1-  0.6+    150127 160  1.0-  0.8-
    150121 E23  0.1-  0.1+    150122 123  0.2-  1.0+    150127 160  0.8-  1.0+
    150121 E23  0.2-  0.1-    150122 123  0.6-  0.9+    150128 G45  0.1+  0.3+
    150121 033  0.5-  0.4+    150122 J95  0.1+  0.1-    150128 G45  0.1+  0.3+
    150121 033  0.4-  0.2+    150122 J95  0.1+  0.0     150128 G45  0.1-  0.2-
    150121 C23  0.2+  0.5-    150122 J95  0.1-  0.0     150128 G45  0.1+  0.1+
    150121 C23  1.0-  0.4+    150123 H36  0.0   0.1+    150128 G45  0.1+  0.2-
    150121 C23  0.1-  0.8-    150123 H36  0.1+  0.2+    150128 G45  0.1+  0.1+
    150121 C23  0.5-  0.5-    150123 H36  0.1+  0.1+    150130 Q62  0.2-  0.3-
    150121 C23  0.1-  0.3-    150123 H36  0.1+  0.1+    150130 Q62  0.5+  0.3-
    150121 C23  0.7-  0.1+    150123 474  0.0   0.0     150130 Q62  0.9+  0.9-
    150121 033  0.1-  0.6-    150123 474  0.0   0.1-    150207 H21  1.0+  0.2-
    150121 033  0.4-  0.2+    150123 474  0.2+  0.3-    150207 H21  0.5+  0.8-
    150121 033  0.4-  0.8+    150123 474  0.1-  0.1-    150207 H21  0.9+  0.4+
    150122 I39 (0.9-  1.5+)   150123 474  0.1+  0.0     150218 291  0.1-  0.7+
    150122 I39 (1.5+  2.2+)   150123 204  0.2-  0.1+    150218 291  0.0   0.3-
    150122 I39  0.4-  1.0+    150123 204  0.1-  0.1-    150220 H21  0.1-  0.6-
    150122 W88  0.2-  0.4+    150123 204  0.1-  0.0     150220 H21  0.6-  0.0
    150122 W88  0.2-  0.1-    150123 204  0.1-  0.0     180506 309  0.5+  0.0
    150122 W88  0.1-  0.0     150124 G48 (1.6+  1.2-)   180506 309  0.2+  0.4-
    150122 850  0.1-  0.3+    150124 G48  0.9-  0.2+    180506 309  0.4+  0.1+
    150122 850  0.1-  0.0     150124 G48  0.2-  0.3+    180506 309  0.5+  0.1+
    150122 850  0.2-  0.1+    150124 G48  0.1-  0.0     180506 309  0.3+  0.2-
    150122 850  0.2-  0.1+    150124 G48  0.1-  0.1+    180506 309  0.3+  0.0
    150122 850  0.0   0.1-    150124 G48  0.1-  0.1+    180506 309  0.4+  0.1-
    150122 850  0.1-  0.3+    150124 G48  0.1-  0.1+    180506 309  0.2+  0.2-
    150122 474  0.1+  0.1-    150124 G48  0.0   0.2+    180506 309  0.3+  0.1-
    150122 474  0.0   0.0     150124 G48  0.1-  0.1+    180506 309  0.2+  0.1-
    150122 474  0.0   0.1-    150124 G48  0.7+  0.2-    180507 691  0.1-  0.4-
    150122 C94  0.1+  0.1+    150124 G48  0.1-  0.2+    180507 691  0.7-  0.6+
    150122 C94  0.3-  0.4-    150124 G48  0.2-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 BL311               a,e,i = 2.37, 0.84, 2                   q = 0.3695
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 04 07    16 04 33.5 -20 42 28   1.1828  2.0092   133.7    21.1    23.9
    ...
    2018 04 22    15 55 06.4 -20 02 03   0.8959  1.8395   150.7    15.5    22.9
    ...
    2018 04 30    15 43 36.2 -19 15 38   0.7598  1.7440   161.3    10.7    22.3
    ...
    2018 05 06    15 30 58.1 -18 22 32   0.6670  1.6699   170.2     5.9    21.7
    2018 05 07    15 28 28.4 -18 11 42   0.6524  1.6573   171.8     5.0    21.6
    2018 05 08    15 25 51.5 -18 00 14   0.6381  1.6447   173.4     4.0    21.5
    ...
    2018 05 14    15 07 28.1 -16 35 37   0.5578  1.5675   176.0     2.6    21.0
    ...
    2018 05 22    14 35 04.0 -13 49 54   0.4678  1.4608   160.1    13.6    21.0
    ...
    2018 06 06    13 10 02.9 -05 10 03   0.3593  1.2477   123.1    43.0    20.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-J17
    

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