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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A94                               Issued 2020 January 8, 14:49 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
    
                                    2020 AQ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20A02Q* C2020 01 06.26529 08 57 16.14 +13 31 58.7          21.0 GVEA094G96
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.27045 08 57 20.26 +13 31 33.4          21.0 GVEA094G96
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.27562 08 57 24.30 +13 31 07.8          20.3 GVEA094G96
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.28078 08 57 28.45 +13 30 41.5          21.6 GVEA094G96
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.36722108 58 35.59 +13 23 17.6          20.8 GVEA094H01
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.37211408 58 39.40 +13 22 52.5          20.6 GVEA094H01
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.38058508 58 45.99 +13 22 08.8          21.0 GVEA094H01
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.38797008 58 51.73 +13 21 30.5          20.5 GVEA094H01
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.42713 08 59 22.64 +13 18 11.0          20.4 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.43018 08 59 25.00 +13 17 55.3          20.4 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 06.43413 08 59 28.09 +13 17 34.5          20.7 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 06.96391909 06 48.20 +12 31 23.0          20.9 VSEA094L01
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 06.97348809 06 55.61 +12 30 33.7          20.9 VSEA094L01
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 06.98440909 07 04.05 +12 29 37.8          20.8 VSEA094L01
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 06.98640209 07 05.61 +12 29 28.2          20.9 VSEA094L01
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 07.29422 09 11 15.77 +12 03 21.1          21.2 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 07.29588 09 11 17.03 +12 03 13.2          20.7 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 07.29755 09 11 18.28 +12 03 04.1          21.2 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q  C2020 01 07.29921 09 11 19.56 +12 02 55.8          20.8 GVEA094I52
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 08.50565 09 26 48.31 +10 19 41.3          20.8 RoEA094291
         K20A02Q KC2020 01 08.50840 09 26 50.28 +10 19 27.0          20.4 RoEA094291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, M. T. Read, A. F. Tubbiolo.  
        1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer H. Groeller.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.  
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  
        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.  1.0-m 
       reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + 
       CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 AQ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0516 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  38.08359              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27003032     Peri.  194.34181     -0.37694396     -0.92594405
    a   2.3706150      Node   277.80689     +0.85210119     -0.33682159
    e   0.5635643      Incl.    1.34510     +0.36309340     -0.17081815
    P   3.65           H   25.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200106 G96  0.2-  0.6-    200106 H01  0.2+  0.1+    200106 L01  0.5+  0.2+
    200106 G96  0.1+  0.1+    200106 I52  0.1+  0.1-    200107 I52  0.1-  0.3-
    200106 G96  0.7-  0.6+    200106 I52  0.1-  0.1+    200107 I52  0.1-  0.2+
    200106 G96  0.2+  0.3+    200106 I52  0.3+  0.1-    200107 I52  0.3-  0.4-
    200106 H01  0.1+  0.1+    200106 L01  0.5-  0.0     200107 I52  0.0   0.3-
    200106 H01  0.2+  0.2+    200106 L01  0.2-  0.4-    200108 291  0.1+  0.3+
    200106 H01  0.2+  0.2+    200106 L01  0.1+  0.4-    200108 291  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 AQ2                 a,e,i = 2.37, 0.56, 1                   q = 1.0346
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 09    04 24 26.0 +26 04 55   0.1306  1.1142   171.1     7.8    22.2
    ...
    2019 12 24    05 57 12.7 +25 34 30   0.07572 1.0592   176.9     2.9    20.6
    ...
    2020 01 01    07 40 04.3 +20 23 04   0.06057 1.0422   166.3    12.9    20.6
    ...
    2020 01 07    09 07 13.3 +12 29 42   0.06009 1.0358   150.1    28.2    21.0
    2020 01 08    09 20 25.8 +11 03 45   0.06096 1.0352   147.6    30.6    21.1
    2020 01 09    09 33 01.0 +09 39 03   0.06207 1.0349   145.2    32.8    21.2
    ...
    2020 01 15    10 34 15.9 +02 18 49   0.07293 1.0358   134.4    42.8    21.8
    ...
    2020 01 23    11 23 14.0 -03 44 16   0.09421 1.0457   128.8    47.2    22.6
    ...
    2020 02 07    12 00 09.4 -07 57 36   0.1422  1.0892   133.7    40.9    23.4
    
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