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    M.P.E.C. 2020-D100                            Issued 2020 February 23, 22:46 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 DZ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20D02Z* C2020 02 20.29989 09 48 15.35 +24 06 31.7          21.5 GVED100V00
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.30625 09 48 14.27 +24 05 55.6          21.6 GVED100V00
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.31260 09 48 13.20 +24 05 19.5          21.8 GVED100V00
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.31894 09 48 12.12 +24 04 43.5          21.5 GVED100V00
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.40834 09 47 57.03 +23 56 14.3          21.9 GVED100G96
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.40956 09 47 56.86 +23 56 07.7          22.2 GVED100G96
         K20D02Z  C2020 02 20.41078 09 47 56.68 +23 56 00.7          21.9 GVED100G96
         K20D02Z pC2020 02 20.80781509 46 59.07 +23 18 47.5          21.9 GVED100L01
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 20.81331109 46 58.17 +23 18 17.7          21.8 GVED100L01
         K20D02Z pC2020 02 20.82827509 46 55.85 +23 16 55.0          22.2 GVED100L01
         K20D02Z pC2020 02 20.83333109 46 55.05 +23 16 27.3          22.0 GVED100L01
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 20.83883909 46 54.15 +23 15 57.1          22.2 GVED100L01
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 21.19206209 46 01.35 +22 43 37.2          22.2 VuED100H21
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 21.20368209 45 59.51 +22 42 34.0          22.2 VuED100H21
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 21.21453409 45 57.79 +22 41 34.5          22.1 VuED100H21
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 21.22276 09 45 57.37 +22 40 53.1          22.1 RoED100291
         K20D02Z KC2020 02 21.25884 09 45 51.68 +22 37 37.5          21.6 RoED100291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers D. Rankin, K. W. Wierzchos.  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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + 
       CCD.
    V00 Kitt Peak-Bok.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  2.25-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 DZ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1941 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  49.64286              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31448211     Peri.  114.71589     -0.00748049     -0.98797818
    a   2.1416019      Node   334.23698     +0.73999932     +0.09838897
    e   0.5257277      Incl.   20.80918     +0.67256602     -0.11924233
    P   3.13           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200220 V00  0.1-  0.1+    200220 G96  0.4+  0.0     200221 H21  0.1+  0.0
    200220 V00  0.1-  0.1+    200220 L01  0.2+  0.2-    200221 H21  0.0   0.1+
    200220 V00  0.1+  0.0     200220 L01  0.3-  0.2+    200221 H21  0.1-  0.2-
    200220 V00  0.0   0.0     200220 L01  0.2+  0.1-    200221 291  0.1-  0.0
    200220 G96  0.4-  0.3-    200220 L01  0.2+  0.0     200221 291  0.0   0.2+
    200220 G96  0.1+  0.1+    200220 L01  0.2-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 DZ2                 a,e,i = 2.14, 0.53, 21                  q = 1.0157
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 01 24    13 51 24.8 +69 47 26   0.2149  1.0795   110.8    58.4    23.0
    ...
    2020 02 08    10 41 42.4 +47 22 05   0.1972  1.1518   144.1    30.2    22.2
    ...
    2020 02 16    10 01 30.7 +31 28 05   0.2198  1.1978   161.2    15.4    22.1
    ...
    2020 02 22    09 44 07.0 +21 31 33   0.2517  1.2350   166.3    10.9    22.2
    2020 02 23    09 41 55.7 +20 05 32   0.2581  1.2414   166.2    11.0    22.3
    2020 02 24    09 39 54.4 +18 43 21   0.2648  1.2478   165.8    11.2    22.4
    ...
    2020 03 01    09 30 47.8 +11 45 38   0.3102  1.2873   160.4    14.9    22.9
    ...
    2020 03 09    09 24 44.2 +05 13 56   0.3824  1.3419   151.8    20.5    23.7
    ...
    2020 03 24    09 25 03.9 -01 47 01   0.5444  1.4483   138.0    27.4    24.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-D100
    


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