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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A43                               Issued 2020 January 3, 15:13 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                 2020 AM                                 


Observations:
     K20A00M  C2019 12 30.50573407 55 11.125+43 06 54.47         21.7 GVEA043F52
     K20A00M  C2019 12 30.51837307 55 12.624+43 06 37.70         21.0 GVEA043F52
     K20A00M  C2019 12 30.54380507 55 15.547+43 06 05.14         20.9 GVEA043F52
     K20A00M* C2020 01 01.50957307 59 50.946+42 23 31.49         22.07wUEA043F51
     K20A00M  C2020 01 01.52172707 59 52.217+42 23 14.51         21.87wUEA043F51
     K20A00M  C2020 01 01.53388807 59 53.480+42 22 57.74         22.07wUEA043F51
     K20A00M IC2020 01 01.99415708 00 56.28 +42 12 11.3          21.8 GVEA043L01
     K20A00M KC2020 01 01.99878708 00 56.71 +42 12 04.8          21.8 GVEA043L01
     K20A00M KC2020 01 02.00349508 00 57.25 +42 11 58.2          21.9 GVEA043L01
     K20A00M KC2020 01 02.33585808 01 39.34 +42 04 26.8          21.7 VuEA043H21
     K20A00M KC2020 01 02.34303608 01 40.07 +42 04 16.3          22.1 VuEA043H21
     K20A00M KC2020 01 02.35253008 01 41.03 +42 04 02.9          21.8 VuEA043H21
     K20A00M  C2020 01 03.23465 08 03 37.04 +41 43 28.1          22.6 GVEA043V06
     K20A00M  C2020 01 03.23781 08 03 37.37 +41 43 24.8          21.8 GVEA043V06
     K20A00M  C2020 01 03.24415 08 03 38.03 +41 43 16.7          21.7 GVEA043V06
     K20A00M KC2020 01 03.27513 08 03 41.26 +41 42 37.1                oEA043291
     K20A00M KC2020 01 03.28235 08 03 41.96 +41 42 27.2          21.9 RoEA043291
     K20A00M KC2020 01 03.28956 08 03 42.70 +41 42 17.5          21.8 RoEA043291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M. 
   Willman.  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.
F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T. 
   Lowe, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. 
   Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.  
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0 
   astrograph + CCD.
L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, D. Marusic.  Measurer 
   K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  Measurers E. J. 
   Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. 
   Groeller, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, T. A. Pruyne, D. 
   Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2020 AM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1492 AU
Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
M  67.62649              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42186671     Peri.  112.57435     -0.04227640     -0.99889916
a   1.7607021      Node   339.81689     +0.89366250     -0.02870964
e   0.3631792      Incl.    3.37753     +0.44674381     -0.03709760
P   2.34           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
191230 F52  0.2-  0.1+    200101 L01  0.1+  0.3+    200103 V06  0.1+  0.6-
191230 F52  0.3+  0.4-    200101 L01  0.7-  0.0     200103 V06  0.1+  0.1+
191230 F52  0.1+  0.4+    200102 L01  0.4-  0.2-    200103 V06  0.1+  0.1+
200101 F51  0.0   0.0     200102 H21  0.4+  0.2-    200103 291  0.1+  0.6+
200101 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200102 H21  0.1+  0.5-    200103 291  0.2-  0.2+
200101 F51  0.0   0.1+    200102 H21  0.4-  0.2-    200103 291  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2020 AM                  a,e,i = 1.76, 0.36, 3                   q = 1.1213
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2019 12 04    06 23 42.5 +46 03 27   0.1729  1.1359   148.0    27.4    22.3
...
2019 12 19    07 20 54.9 +46 02 20   0.1558  1.1218   150.2    25.9    22.0
...
2019 12 27    07 46 04.7 +44 14 18   0.1534  1.1220   152.7    23.7    21.9
...
2020 01 02    08 00 56.4 +42 12 07   0.1547  1.1257   155.4    21.3    21.8
2020 01 03    08 03 04.6 +41 49 01   0.1552  1.1266   155.9    20.9    21.8
2020 01 04    08 05 07.2 +41 25 15   0.1557  1.1276   156.4    20.4    21.8
...
2020 01 10    08 15 30.1 +38 51 25   0.1607  1.1354   159.7    17.5    21.8
...
2020 01 18    08 25 01.8 +35 09 10   0.1718  1.1501   164.3    13.4    21.9
...
2020 02 02    08 35 08.8 +28 21 18   0.2087  1.1900   167.5    10.3    22.2

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