MPEC 2020-D18 : 2020 DC
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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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-D18


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