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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A107                              Issued 2020 January 9, 16:53 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
    
                                    2020 AB3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20A03B* C2020 01 06.38910 11 09 31.27 +12 26 45.3          22.3 GVEA107G96
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.39421 11 09 32.40 +12 26 44.7          21.3 GVEA107G96
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.39932 11 09 33.53 +12 26 44.3          20.9 GVEA107G96
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.40443 11 09 34.65 +12 26 43.1          20.9 GVEA107G96
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.50352 11 09 56.16 +12 26 30.4          20.8 GVEA107I52
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.50556 11 09 56.60 +12 26 29.6          21.6 GVEA107I52
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.50667 11 09 56.84 +12 26 29.8          20.2 GVEA107I52
         K20A03B  C2020 01 06.50778 11 09 57.05 +12 26 29.0          20.9 GVEA107I52
         K20A03B pC2020 01 07.02279311 11 54.34 +12 25 13.3          21.6 VSEA107L01
         K20A03B KC2020 01 07.02672411 11 55.25 +12 25 12.5          21.4 VSEA107L01
         K20A03B KC2020 01 07.03550311 11 57.25 +12 25 11.5          21.2 VSEA107L01
         K20A03B KC2020 01 07.06362511 12 03.59 +12 25 07.2          21.1 VSEA107L01
         K20A03B KC2020 01 07.06989711 12 05.01 +12 25 06.5          21.0 VSEA107L01
         K20A03B  C2020 01 07.34594111 13 09.42 +12 24 30.1          20.2 GVEA107H01
         K20A03B  C2020 01 07.34902811 13 10.13 +12 24 29.7          20.5 GVEA107H01
         K20A03B  C2020 01 07.36001311 13 12.65 +12 24 28.4          20.4 GVEA107H01
         K20A03B  C2020 01 07.36620311 13 14.06 +12 24 27.5          21.7 GVEA107H01
         K20A03B KC2020 01 08.52166 11 17 52.60 +12 21 42.9          21.4 RoEA107291
         K20A03B KC2020 01 08.52443 11 17 53.27 +12 21 42.3          21.9 RoEA107291
         K20A03B KC2020 01 08.52719 11 17 53.98 +12 21 42.0          21.3 RoEA107291
    
    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 AB3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0765 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  22.69614              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28662877     Peri.  143.24287     -0.34166931     +0.93013079
    a   2.2781878      Node   106.43184     -0.89222464     -0.27602043
    e   0.8293113      Incl.    8.06740     -0.29529185     -0.24221773
    P   3.44           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200106 G96  0.6-  0.0     200106 I52  0.1-  0.2-    200107 H01  0.2+  0.1-
    200106 G96  0.3-  0.0     200107 L01  0.6-  0.1+    200107 H01  0.2+  0.0
    200106 G96  0.1+  0.3+    200107 L01  0.3-  0.1-    200107 H01  0.1+  0.1-
    200106 G96  0.2+  0.2-    200107 L01  0.0   0.0     200108 291  0.1-  0.2+
    200106 I52  0.4+  0.6+    200107 L01  0.1-  0.6-    200108 291  0.2-  0.0
    200106 I52  0.4+  0.1+    200107 L01  0.0   0.4-    200108 291  0.3+  0.2+
    200106 I52  0.3+  0.4+    200107 H01  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 AB3                 a,e,i = 2.28, 0.83, 8                   q = 0.3889
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 10    10 04 54.1 +13 48 32   1.0999  1.6979   108.9    33.3    23.2
    ...
    2019 12 25    10 34 06.6 +12 57 58   0.7808  1.5098   117.2    35.4    22.3
    ...
    2020 01 02    10 54 54.4 +12 37 04   0.6201  1.4033   120.4    37.2    21.7
    ...
    2020 01 08    11 15 44.2 +12 23 04   0.5052  1.3203   121.6    39.4    21.2
    2020 01 09    11 19 53.9 +12 20 38   0.4867  1.3062   121.7    39.8    21.1
    2020 01 10    11 24 18.9 +12 18 06   0.4683  1.2920   121.6    40.4    21.0
    ...
    2020 01 16    11 58 09.1 +11 57 14   0.3630  1.2053   119.7    45.2    20.4
    ...
    2020 01 24    13 19 33.5 +10 28 39   0.2440  1.0849   108.0    59.6    19.8
    ...
    2020 02 08    18 21 09.8 -03 01 52   0.2299  0.8446    46.5   122.1    21.9
    
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