[Iaude] MPEC E89: 2015 VG157 [a=53.74,e=0.27,i=38.6,H=7.5]

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M.P.E.C. 2018-E89                                Issued 2018 Mar. 13, 21:01 UT
 
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                                  2015 VG157
 
Observations:
     K15VF7G*5C2015 11 07.28867 02 29 53.139+16 52 16.33         25.3 rcEE089568
     K15VF7G 5C2015 11 07.37914 02 29 52.821+16 52 14.29         25.3 rcEE089568
     K15VF7G 5C2015 11 07.51461 02 29 52.330+16 52 11.54         25.2 rcEE089568
     K15VF7G  C2015 12 09.15936 02 28 12.143+16 41 26.79               cEE089304
     K15VF7G  C2015 12 09.20086 02 28 12.051+16 41 26.16               cEE089304
     K15VF7G  C2016 09 27.32046 02 34 44.494+16 50 57.69         24.8 rcEE089304
     K15VF7G  C2016 09 28.30923 02 34 41.791+16 50 41.76         25.0 rcEE089304
     K15VF7G  C2016 09 28.36067 02 34 41.679+16 50 40.87         25.1 rcEE089304
 
Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
    telescope + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, C. Trujillo, S. S. Sheppard.  8.2-m
    reflector + CCD.
 
Orbital elements:
2015 VG157
Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
M 109.45891              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00250198     Peri.   43.28545     -0.16587180     +0.88958016
a  53.7377906      Node   223.05725     -0.98539039     -0.13260786
e   0.2742111      Incl.   38.56323     +0.03863073     +0.43710673
P 394              H    7.5           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
151107 568  0.1+  0.0     151209 304  0.2-  0.1-    160928 304  0.2-  0.0
151107 568  0.1+  0.1-    151209 304  0.2+  0.1+    160928 304  0.2+  0.0
151107 568  0.1-  0.0     160927 304  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2015 VG157               a,e,i = 53.74, 0.27, 39                 q = 39.002
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 02 11    02 32 33.8 +16 02 59  61.8574 61.6757    78.9     0.9    25.6
...
2018 02 26    02 32 58.0 +16 03 34  62.1118 61.6828    63.9     0.8    25.6
...
2018 03 06    02 33 16.4 +16 04 20  62.2364 61.6865    56.0     0.8    25.6
...
2018 03 12    02 33 32.4 +16 05 05  62.3230 61.6894    50.0     0.7    25.5
2018 03 13    02 33 35.3 +16 05 14  62.3368 61.6898    49.0     0.7    25.5
2018 03 14    02 33 38.2 +16 05 22  62.3504 61.6903    48.1     0.7    25.5
...
2018 03 20    02 33 56.5 +16 06 19  62.4278 61.6931    42.2     0.6    25.5
...
2018 03 28    02 34 23.3 +16 07 46  62.5185 61.6969    34.3     0.5    25.5
...
2018 04 12    02 35 19.2 +16 10 58  62.6462 61.7040    19.8     0.3    25.5

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