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    M.P.E.C. 2019-Q63                                Issued 2019 August 25, 13:53 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 PK57                                
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2015-P47                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K15P57K  C2019 07 25.38463920 40 04.903-14 59 29.43         22.0 GVEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 07 25.39666720 40 04.612-14 59 36.98         22.8 GVEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 07 25.42063520 40 04.057-14 59 50.81         23.7 GVEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 07 26.43186320 39 49.055-15 10 00.96         23.4 GVEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 07 26.45594920 39 48.450-15 10 15.46         23.7 GVEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.33941 20 27 38.620-27 52 45.77         21.3 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.34134 20 27 38.538-27 52 52.24         21.4 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.34903 20 27 38.186-27 53 18.19         21.4 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.35096 20 27 38.092-27 53 24.61         21.3 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.35866 20 27 37.724-27 53 50.19         21.2 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.36058 20 27 37.633-27 53 56.37         21.4 wUEQ063F51
         K15P57K  C2019 08 24.36829 20 27 37.278-27 54 22.33         21.6 wUEQ063F51
    
    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, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. 
       Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + 
       CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or zero decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    190725 F51    8-    1-    190824 F51   24-    2-    MPO419527   -3.29 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2015 PK57                                                Earth MOID = 0.0504 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 Veres
    M 319.42081              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24605738     Peri.  247.00586     +0.93119284     -0.35965711
    a   2.5221938      Node   134.01438     +0.35733139     +0.86840778
    e   0.6183874      Incl.    4.73664     +0.07207064     +0.34134248
    P   4.01           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   0
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150810 F51  0.1-  0.0     150819 568  0.0   0.0     150907 474  0.3-  0.3-
    150810 F51  0.2-  0.1+    150819 568  0.0   0.0     150909 C51  0.7-  0.2+
    150810 F51  0.1-  0.2+    150822 474  0.6+  0.4-    150909 C51  1.3+  0.6+
    150811 F51  0.0   0.1+    150822 474  0.1-  0.5+    150909 C51  0.0   0.5+
    150811 F51  0.1-  0.2+    150822 474  0.3+  0.2-    190725 F51  0.1+  0.2+
    150811 F51  0.0   0.1+    150825 474  0.5-  0.6-    190725 F51  0.1-  0.2-
    150812 H21  0.4+  0.4+    150825 474  0.4-  0.3-    190725 F51  0.0   0.2+
    150812 H21  0.2+  0.3+    150825 474  0.3-  0.6-    190726 F51  0.0   0.6-
    150812 H21  0.4-  0.8+    150825 474  0.9-  0.6-    190726 F51  0.2+  0.1-
    150813 291  0.1-  0.4+    150906 474  0.1+  0.2-    190824 F51  0.1-  0.0
    150813 291  0.0   0.4+    150906 474  0.1+  0.1-    190824 F51  0.0   0.0
    150813 291  0.1+  0.3+    150906 474  0.0   0.4-    190824 F51  0.1+  0.2-
    150818 291  0.1+  0.1-    150906 474  0.1-  0.5-    190824 F51  0.0   0.1-
    150818 291  0.3-  0.8+    150907 474  0.0   0.1-    190824 F51  0.1-  0.0
    150818 291  0.5-  0.1-    150907 474  0.1+  0.2+    190824 F51  0.1-  0.2+
    150819 568  0.1+  0.0     150907 474  1.2-  0.5+    190824 F51  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2015 PK57                a,e,i = 2.52, 0.62, 5                   q = 0.9625
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 07 26    20 39 55.4 -15 05 21   0.3540  1.3679   173.3     5.0    23.2
    ...
    2019 08 10    20 34 05.8 -19 06 16   0.2363  1.2467   169.2     8.8    22.3
    ...
    2019 08 18    20 30 14.2 -23 04 11   0.1837  1.1860   159.3    17.5    22.0
    ...
    2019 08 24    20 27 44.9 -27 33 24   0.1481  1.1432   151.2    25.2    21.7
    2019 08 25    20 27 25.1 -28 29 24   0.1424  1.1363   149.7    26.6    21.6
    2019 08 26    20 27 07.5 -29 29 26   0.1369  1.1295   148.3    28.1    21.6
    ...
    2019 09 01    20 26 33.4 -37 21 57   0.1056  1.0908   138.5    37.8    21.2
    ...
    2019 09 09    20 34 58.3 -56 55 21   0.07080 1.0452   120.6    56.1    20.8
    ...
    2019 09 24    07 53 57.5 -46 52 11   0.06589 0.9840    71.1   105.3    22.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2019 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2019-Q63
    


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