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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A20                               Issued 2020 January 1, 21:24 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2017 WP28                                
    
    
                                Revision to MPEC 2017-X4                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17W28P  C2019 12 28.44198608 19 22.460+09 43 59.17         21.92wUEA020F51
         K17W28P  C2019 12 28.45402508 19 20.779+09 43 56.15         22.13wUEA020F51
         K17W28P  C2019 12 28.46601208 19 19.134+09 43 53.22         22.24wUEA020F51
         K17W28P |C2019 12 30.23041 08 15 12.02 +09 36 40.1          21.8 GVEA020807
         K17W28P |C2019 12 30.23605 08 15 11.16 +09 36 38.7          21.8 GVEA020807
         K17W28P |C2019 12 30.24170 08 15 10.30 +09 36 36.8          21.8 GVEA020807
         K17W28P KC2019 12 30.43701 08 14 41.28 +09 35 36.8                oEA020291
         K17W28P KC2019 12 30.44391 08 14 40.25 +09 35 35.5                oEA020291
         K17W28P KC2019 12 30.45084 08 14 39.20 +09 35 33.6                oEA020291
         K17W28P pC2019 12 31.00081508 13 17.72 +09 33 16.6          22.1 GVEA020L01
         K17W28P pC2019 12 31.00554008 13 17.04 +09 33 16.2          22.1 GVEA020L01
         K17W28P pC2019 12 31.01026208 13 16.34 +09 33 15.3          21.9 GVEA020L01
         K17W28P |C2020 01 01.16581 08 10 17.87 +09 28 50.1          21.8 GVEA020807
         K17W28P |C2020 01 01.17144 08 10 16.96 +09 28 48.7          21.9 GVEA020807
         K17W28P |C2020 01 01.17708 08 10 16.04 +09 28 47.6          21.9 GVEA020807
         K17W28P  C2020 01 01.58691608 09 09.750+09 27 00.26         21.8 GVEA020F51
         K17W28P  C2020 01 01.60049708 09 07.490+09 26 57.17         22.5 GVEA020F51
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M. 
       Willman, K. Chambers.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L. 
       Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. 
       Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 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
    191228 F51 7.41- 2.98-    200101 F51 7.92- 3.29-    MPO425795   -12.3 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 WP28                                                Earth MOID = 0.1059 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  31.95064              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.77318784     Peri.    6.53442     -0.00937985     +0.98473731
    a   1.1756536      Node   263.02813     -0.92518531     -0.07448969
    e   0.8009522      Incl.   10.08383     -0.37939974     +0.15730132
    P   1.27           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171127 G96  0.2+  0.2+    171127 I52  0.5+  0.1+    191230 807  0.4+  0.4+
    171127 G96  0.1-  0.1-    171127 I52  0.0   0.0     191230 807  0.2+  0.4+
    171127 G96  0.2-  0.2-    171127 I52  0.9-  0.0     191230 807  0.0   0.1-
    171127 G96  0.1-  0.0     171127 K51  0.1+  0.1+    191230 291  1.2-  0.3-
    171127 H01  0.1-  0.1-    171127 K51  0.2+  0.2-    191230 291  1.1-  0.1+
    171127 H01  0.1-  0.1-    171127 K51  0.1+  0.0     191230 291  1.1-  0.1-
    171127 H01  0.2-  0.1-    171128 V06  0.1+  0.1-    191231 L01  0.2-  0.2-
    171127 H01  0.1+  0.1-    171128 V06  0.1-  0.1-    191231 L01  0.5+  0.5+
    171127 926  0.1-  0.0     171128 V06  0.2+  0.2-    191231 L01  1.0+  0.7+
    171127 926  0.0   0.1-    171128 V06  0.4+  0.3-    200101 807  0.0   0.1-
    171127 926  0.2-  0.2-    171201 H21  0.1-  0.5+    200101 807  0.0   0.2-
    171127 V06  0.1-  0.2-    171201 H21  0.2+  0.7+    200101 807  0.1-  0.0
    171127 V06  0.1+  0.1-    171201 H21  0.1+  0.9+    200101 F51  0.2+  0.2-
    171127 V06  0.1+  0.3+    191228 F51  0.2+  0.0     200101 F51  0.1-  0.0
    171127 V06  0.0   0.2-    191228 F51  0.1-  0.0
    171127 I52  0.0   0.2-    191228 F51  0.2+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 WP28                a,e,i = 1.18, 0.80, 10                  q = 0.2340
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 02    08 48 47.1 +12 00 28   1.2062  1.8803   117.8    27.6    23.8
    ...
    2019 12 17    08 38 38.3 +10 37 38   0.9595  1.7937   134.7    23.0    23.1
    ...
    2019 12 25    08 26 27.8 +09 59 07   0.8411  1.7412   145.1    18.9    22.6
    ...
    2019 12 31    08 13 17.9 +09 33 24   0.7611  1.6987   153.5    15.0    22.2
    2020 01 01    08 10 43.8 +09 29 23   0.7487  1.6913   154.9    14.3    22.1
    2020 01 02    08 08 03.1 +09 25 26   0.7365  1.6839   156.3    13.6    22.1
    ...
    2020 01 08    07 49 35.0 +09 03 13   0.6697  1.6376   164.1     9.5    21.6
    ...
    2020 01 16    07 18 39.7 +08 36 41   0.5994  1.5714   165.6     8.9    21.3
    ...
    2020 01 31    06 07 55.7 +07 52 39   0.5332  1.4316   139.2    26.7    21.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-A20
    


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