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    M.P.E.C. 2020-D38                             Issued 2020 February 18, 16:00 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,
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                                     2020 DQ                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20D00Q* C2020 02 16.18782 07 28 40.92 +06 04 07.0          20.1 GVED038G96
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.19388 07 28 41.73 +06 04 16.1          19.6 GVED038G96
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.20601 07 28 43.12 +06 04 28.6          19.1 GVED038G96
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.29269 07 28 54.43 +06 06 26.2          20.1 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.29859 07 28 55.23 +06 06 33.9          20.0 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.30450 07 28 55.96 +06 06 41.5          20.7 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 16.31039 07 28 56.74 +06 06 49.6          20.1 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 16.78796607 30 05.96 +06 17 18.2          20.3 GVED038L01
         K20D00Q IC2020 02 16.81167607 30 09.04 +06 17 50.3          20.4 GVED038L01
         K20D00Q IC2020 02 16.81574807 30 09.57 +06 17 54.6          20.5 GVED038L01
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.11622807 30 52.10 +06 24 36.4          19.9 VuED038H21
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.11827007 30 52.39 +06 24 39.1          19.9 VuED038H21
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.12064907 30 52.69 +06 24 42.6          20.0 VuED038H21
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.12277 07 30 53.76 +06 24 48.1          18.0 RoED038691
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 17.12617 07 30 54.21 +06 24 52.1                VED038I52
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.12742 07 30 54.37 +06 24 54.5          18.4 RoED038691
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 17.12814 07 30 54.49 +06 24 55.0                VED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 17.13011 07 30 54.70 +06 24 57.7          20.2 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.13208 07 30 54.93 +06 25 00.4          19.7 RoED038691
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 17.13208 07 30 54.96 +06 25 00.2          19.8 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.43804007 31 37.70 +06 32 24.2          20.2 GVED038474
         K20D00Q KC2020 02 17.44015207 31 38.00 +06 32 27.4          20.6 GVED038474
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 18.13000 07 33 18.27 +06 46 57.8          20.9 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 18.13144 07 33 18.47 +06 46 59.3          20.4 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 18.13289 07 33 18.67 +06 47 01.4          20.1 GVED038I52
         K20D00Q  C2020 02 18.13467 07 33 18.89 +06 47 03.8          20.3 GVED038I52
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M. 
       Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 
       reflector + 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.  Observers D. C. Fuls, R. A. 
       Kowalski.  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 DQ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2346 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  40.12110              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33489848     Peri.  312.84132     -0.59514205     -0.80353319
    a   2.0536539      Node   173.64819     +0.76501183     -0.57100222
    e   0.4131619      Incl.    6.14710     +0.24609518     -0.16819891
    P   2.94           H   21.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200216 G96  0.5+  0.2+    200216 L01  0.5-  0.5-    200217 691  0.8-  0.1-
    200216 G96  0.9+  1.3+    200217 H21  0.8-  0.2+    200217 I52  0.1+  0.1-
    200216 G96  1.6-  2.4-    200217 H21  0.5-  0.2+    200217 474  0.2+  0.2-
    200216 I52  0.1+  0.2+    200217 H21  0.7-  0.5+    200217 474  0.4+  0.2+
    200216 I52  0.5+  0.1+    200217 691  0.2+  0.0     200218 I52  0.0   0.1+
    200216 I52  0.1-  0.1-    200217 I52  0.6+  0.3-    200218 I52  0.1+  0.3-
    200216 I52  0.1+  0.2+    200217 691  0.1+  0.2+    200218 I52  0.2+  0.1-
    200216 L01  0.8+  0.1+    200217 I52  0.8+  0.1-    200218 I52  0.1-  0.1-
    200216 L01  0.3-  0.6+    200217 I52  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 DQ                  a,e,i = 2.05, 0.41, 6                   q = 1.2052
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 01 19    06 42 16.5 -02 38 57   0.2564  1.2124   149.9    24.0    20.1
    ...
    2020 02 03    07 01 47.2 +01 17 53   0.2541  1.2053   146.3    26.9    20.1
    ...
    2020 02 11    07 17 06.8 +04 08 50   0.2615  1.2092   144.5    28.3    20.3
    ...
    2020 02 17    07 30 35.1 +06 22 19   0.2712  1.2156   143.0    29.3    20.4
    2020 02 18    07 32 58.4 +06 44 20   0.2732  1.2169   142.7    29.4    20.4
    2020 02 19    07 35 24.0 +07 06 11   0.2753  1.2183   142.5    29.6    20.4
    ...
    2020 02 25    07 50 39.9 +09 11 56   0.2903  1.2286   140.8    30.6    20.6
    ...
    2020 03 04    08 12 27.9 +11 37 07   0.3167  1.2464   138.5    31.8    20.8
    ...
    2020 03 19    08 54 55.7 +14 33 34   0.3858  1.2915   133.4    34.0    21.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-D38
    


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