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    M.P.E.C. 2019-O15                                Issued 2019 July 18, 15:34 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 TU20                                
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2015-T30                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K15T20U  C2019 04 07.52949413 48 10.206+07 36 02.68         22.7 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 04 07.54184313 48 09.184+07 36 04.12         23.0 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 04 07.55411413 48 08.178+07 36 06.02         22.9 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 04 07.56639213 48 07.150+07 36 07.81         23.5 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 05 28.27240612 39 50.053+04 30 31.29         23.1 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 05 28.28306712 39 49.507+04 30 25.07         23.1 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 05 28.29375612 39 48.958+04 30 18.40         22.5 GVEO015F51
         K15T20U  C2019 05 28.30445812 39 48.448+04 30 12.14         22.8 GVEO015F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe,
        E. Magnier, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber,
        Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    190407 F51 0.03- 0.03-    190528 F51 0.02- 0.03-    MPO386929   -0.12 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 TU20                                                Earth MOID = 0.3760 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 MPC
    M 314.18505              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23119230     Peri.  274.94106     +0.68360261     +0.66930875
    a   2.6291809      Node    43.47282     -0.37904369     +0.66636090
    e   0.5845718      Incl.   25.02662     -0.62370934     +0.32861671
    P   4.26           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151002 F51  0.0   0.2+    151017 807  0.1-  0.0     151107 G45  0.1-  0.0
    151002 F51  0.0   0.0     151017 807  0.1+  0.0     151109 H21  0.2+  0.0
    151002 F51  0.1+  0.0     151017 G45  0.7+  0.7+    151109 H21  0.3+  0.3+
    151002 F51  0.1-  0.0     151017 G45  0.3+  0.1+    151109 H21  0.3+  0.2+
    151003 568  0.0   0.0     151017 G45  0.5+  0.2+    151109 H21  0.2+  0.1+
    151003 568  0.1+  0.1-    151017 G45  0.2-  0.3-    151109 H21  0.2+  0.1-
    151003 568  0.1+  0.0     151019 Q60  0.2-  0.6-    151109 H21  0.0   0.0
    151003 F51  0.1-  0.1+    151019 Q60  0.8+  1.1-    151109 H21  0.2+  0.3+
    151003 F51  0.1+  0.1-    151019 Q60  0.5-  1.2-    151110 G45  0.5+  0.3+
    151003 F51  0.1-  0.2+    151024 807  0.0   0.1-    151110 G45  0.3+  0.3-
    151007 H36  0.1-  0.5+    151024 807  0.5+  0.4-    151110 G45  0.0   0.3+
    151007 H36  0.5+  0.0     151024 807  0.1-  0.0     151110 G45  0.4-  0.1+
    151007 H36  0.1-  0.1-    151024 807  0.2-  0.1+    151112 G45  0.2-  0.8-
    151007 H36  0.0   0.0     151024 807  0.1+  0.2+    151112 G45  0.6-  0.2+
    151007 H21  0.4+  0.1-    151030 807  0.2+  0.4-    151112 G45  0.3-  0.7-
    151007 H21  0.6+  0.9-    151030 807  0.4+  0.5-    151112 G45  1.0-  0.0
    151007 H21  0.2+  0.7-    151030 807  0.2+  0.2-    151112 G45  0.3-  0.6+
    151008 807  0.3+  0.2+    151030 807  0.4+  0.0     151112 G45  0.1+  0.1+
    151008 807  0.4+  0.6+    151030 807  0.3+  0.1+    151114 703 (1.5+  1.8-)
    151008 807  0.1+  0.4+    151031 926  0.1+  0.2-    151114 703  0.0   0.5-
    151008 926  0.4-  0.2+    151031 926  0.4-  0.8-    151114 703  0.0   0.4+
    151008 926  0.8-  0.2-    151031 926  0.3+  0.2+    151114 703  0.6+  1.0+
    151008 926  0.3-  0.3+    151101 691  0.4-  0.1+    151202 H21  0.1+  0.1+
    151010 807  0.0   0.1+    151101 691  0.4-  0.1+    151202 H21  0.0   0.4+
    151010 807  0.1-  0.1-    151101 691  0.3-  0.1-    151202 H21  0.1-  0.4+
    151010 807  0.1-  0.1+    151101 H15 (2.3-  2.1-)   151203 H21  0.2-  0.4-
    151010 807  0.1+  0.0     151101 H15  1.3-  0.2+    151203 H21  0.0   0.3-
    151010 807  0.2+  0.1+    151101 H15  0.6-  0.1-    151203 H21  0.5-  0.1-
    151013 703  0.0   0.0     151102 204  0.1+  0.0     151203 F51  0.0   0.1+
    151013 703  0.0   0.2-    151102 204  0.1+  0.0     151203 F51  0.2+  0.0
    151013 703  0.7-  0.3+    151102 204  0.1+  0.0     151203 F51  0.2+  0.2-
    151013 703  0.1+  0.6-    151103 246 (0.8-  1.6+)   190407 F51  0.0   0.0
    151016 807  0.4-  0.7-    151103 246  0.3-  0.6-    190407 F51  0.0   0.2-
    151016 807  0.1-  0.3-    151103 246  0.4-  1.0+    190407 F51  0.2+  0.0
    151016 807  0.9-  0.2+    151103 246  0.6+  0.7+    190407 F51  0.0   0.1+
    151017 807  0.0   0.0     151107 G45  0.5-  0.0     190528 F51  0.1+  0.0
    151017 807  0.1-  0.0     151107 G45  0.6+  0.7+    190528 F51  0.1-  0.2+
    151017 807  0.2-  0.0     151107 G45  0.0   0.4+    190528 F51  0.3-  0.1-
    151017 G45  0.4-  0.2+    151107 G45  0.4+  0.3-    190528 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 TU20                a,e,i = 2.63, 0.58, 25                  q = 1.0922
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 06 18    12 31 16.4 +00 23 25   1.4880  1.9521   100.8    30.7    23.4
    ...
    2019 07 03    12 34 19.5 -03 15 09   1.5569  1.8388    88.6    33.6    23.5
    ...
    2019 07 11    12 38 47.1 -05 22 57   1.5906  1.7778    82.8    34.6    23.5
    ...
    2019 07 17    12 43 18.6 -07 03 31   1.6132  1.7320    78.8    35.1    23.5
    2019 07 18    12 44 09.5 -07 20 40   1.6167  1.7243    78.2    35.2    23.5
    2019 07 19    12 45 02.0 -07 37 55   1.6201  1.7167    77.5    35.3    23.5
    ...
    2019 07 25    12 50 49.9 -09 23 40   1.6391  1.6709    73.8    35.7    23.5
    ...
    2019 08 02    13 00 00.6 -11 50 38   1.6594  1.6100    69.3    36.1    23.4
    ...
    2019 08 17    13 21 39.1 -16 44 03   1.6805  1.4977    61.8    36.6    23.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2019 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2019-O15
    


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