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    M.P.E.C. 2020-D18                             Issued 2020 February 17, 08:19 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 DC                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20D00C* C2020 02 16.24791 08 19 30.42 -02 49 21.1          19.4 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.25362 08 19 37.28 -02 50 18.5          19.8 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.25933 08 19 44.17 -02 51 15.4          19.2 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.26505 08 19 51.19 -02 52 13.8          20.0 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.31084 08 20 47.62 -02 59 57.5                VED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.31166 08 20 48.56 -03 00 06.2          19.3 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.31206 08 20 49.08 -03 00 10.2          19.3 GVED018703
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.33706 08 21 20.41 -03 04 24.6          18.7 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.33749 08 21 20.96 -03 04 29.3          19.1 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.33793 08 21 21.50 -03 04 33.3          19.4 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 16.33837 08 21 22.05 -03 04 38.2                VED018I52
         K20D00C pC2020 02 16.79659508 32 59.78 -04 27 16.0          19.6 GVED018L01
         K20D00C pC2020 02 16.79910308 33 03.33 -04 27 44.8          19.4 GVED018L01
         K20D00C KC2020 02 16.80420108 33 10.63 -04 28 41.5          19.8 GVED018L01
         K20D00C pC2020 02 16.80556108 33 12.65 -04 28 57.2          20.0 GVED018L01
         K20D00C KC2020 02 16.83357 08 33 52.46 -04 34 13.8                VED018595
         K20D00C KC2020 02 16.83923 08 34 00.44 -04 35 17.7          19.0 GVED018595
         K20D00C KC2020 02 17.13268008 41 46.24 -05 30 31.6          19.2 VuED018H21
         K20D00C KC2020 02 17.13472208 41 49.28 -05 30 55.7          19.1 VuED018H21
         K20D00C KC2020 02 17.13676408 41 52.35 -05 31 19.0          18.6 VuED018H21
         K20D00C KC2020 02 17.13873708 41 55.29 -05 31 42.3          19.0 VuED018H21
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.14973 08 42 21.80 -05 33 00.2          18.6 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.15012 08 42 22.37 -05 33 04.8          18.5 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.15049 08 42 22.95 -05 33 09.0          18.7 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.15087 08 42 23.52 -05 33 13.6          19.2 GVED018I52
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.24178 08 44 39.89 -05 51 15.0                VED018G96
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.24740 08 44 48.34 -05 52 22.1          19.0 GVED018G96
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.25303 08 44 56.76 -05 53 29.1          18.9 GVED018G96
         K20D00C  C2020 02 17.25866 08 45 05.15 -05 54 35.7          19.1 GVED018G96
    
    Observer details:
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.61-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer T. A. Pruyne.  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.
    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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + 
       CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 DC                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0102 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  46.67648              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49103285     Peri.  343.59669     -0.92437836     -0.38147327
    a   1.5912156      Node   173.97755     +0.35176425     -0.85406780
    e   0.3713901      Incl.    0.91324     +0.14760270     -0.35361891
    P   2.01           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200216 703 (2.1+  0.7-)   200216 I52  0.3-  0.1-    200217 H21  0.0   0.7+
    200216 703  0.7+  0.4-    200216 L01  0.2-  0.3+    200217 I52  0.1-  0.1-
    200216 703  0.4-  0.4+    200216 L01  0.7-  0.4-    200217 I52  0.3-  0.0
    200216 703  0.1+  0.2-    200216 L01  0.3-  0.1-    200217 I52  0.0   0.1+
    200216 703  0.7+  0.3+    200216 L01  0.9+  0.6-    200217 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    200216 703  0.5-  0.0     200216 595  0.9+  0.1+    200217 G96  0.1+  0.3-
    200216 703  0.1-  0.0     200216 595  0.1-  0.3-    200217 G96  0.6+  0.4-
    200216 I52  0.1-  0.2+    200217 H21  0.3-  0.1+    200217 G96  0.4+  0.4-
    200216 I52  0.0   0.2-    200217 H21  0.3-  0.0     200217 G96  0.4-  0.1+
    200216 I52  0.2-  0.3+    200217 H21  0.0   0.8+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 DC                  a,e,i = 1.59, 0.37, 1                   q = 1.0003
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 01 18    06 09 41.9 +15 27 56   0.1028  1.0771   154.1    23.5    23.1
    ...
    2020 02 02    06 21 42.9 +12 08 51   0.05677 1.0305   141.7    36.4    22.1
    ...
    2020 02 10    06 55 53.7 +07 37 47   0.03458 1.0138   141.3    37.5    21.0
    ...
    2020 02 16    08 13 56.7 -02 04 20   0.02030 1.0055   150.9    28.5    19.6
    2020 02 17    08 38 01.0 -04 59 19   0.01848 1.0045   153.5    26.0    19.3
    2020 02 18    09 07 10.5 -08 23 18   0.01697 1.0036   155.4    24.2    19.1
    ...
    2020 02 24    13 07 31.0 -25 06 05   0.01787 1.0004   127.3    51.9    20.0
    ...
    2020 03 03    15 29 25.7 -23 16 50   0.03564 1.0022   106.8    71.3    22.1
    ...
    2020 03 18    16 21 25.4 -19 50 57   0.07456 1.0240   110.7    65.4    23.5
    
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