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    M.P.E.C. 2020-E06                                 Issued 2020 March 2, 11:49 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 DX4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20D04X* C2020 02 29.36051 10 04 28.95 +11 21 16.3          20.9 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.37321 10 04 22.57 +11 16 44.0                VEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.37955 10 04 19.43 +11 14 28.9          21.0 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.44240 10 03 48.75 +10 52 13.0          22.3 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.44275 10 03 48.61 +10 52 05.8          21.1 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.44310 10 03 48.45 +10 51 58.1          20.9 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.44434 10 03 47.84 +10 51 32.2          21.2 GVEE006V00
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.96362 10 00 09.14 +07 55 53.9          23.5 VVEE006033
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.96447 10 00 08.76 +07 55 37.3          23.5 VVEE006033
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.96532 10 00 08.35 +07 55 20.3          22.1 VVEE006033
         K20D04X  C2020 02 29.96634 10 00 07.92 +07 55 00.5          22.5 VVEE006033
         K20D04X |C2020 03 02.16903 09 52 47.38 +02 03 16.7          22.5 GVEE006807
         K20D04X |C2020 03 02.17877 09 52 43.83 +02 00 41.1          22.3 GVEE006807
         K20D04X |C2020 03 02.18850 09 52 40.28 +01 58 05.5          22.2 GVEE006807
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, B. 
       Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    V00 Kitt Peak-Bok.  Observers H. Groeller, J. V. Scotti.  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 DX4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0588 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Alexandersen
    M  67.15756              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48354651     Peri.  122.63015     -0.23260845     -0.96078532
    a   1.6075971      Node   339.15865     +0.68778865     -0.05277096
    e   0.4314984      Incl.   25.10432     +0.68763368     -0.27222563
    P   2.04           H   26.9           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200229 V00  0.3+  0.3+    200229 V00  0.2+  0.1-    200229 033  0.1-  0.2-
    200229 V00  0.2-  0.5-    200229 V00  0.1-  0.3+    200302 807  0.1-  0.0
    200229 V00  0.0   0.2-    200229 033  0.2+  0.3+    200302 807  0.1+  0.1+
    200229 V00  0.3-  0.0     200229 033  0.1+  0.2+    200302 807  0.1+  0.2-
    200229 V00  0.1+  0.2+    200229 033  0.4-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 DX4                 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.43, 25                  q = 0.9139
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 01    20 06 40.5 +53 54 47   0.2271  0.9404    72.1    94.7    26.9
    ...
    2020 02 16    18 05 45.6 +69 09 02   0.1038  0.9950    91.0    83.0    24.9
    ...
    2020 02 24    11 26 29.8 +52 25 46   0.06011 1.0333   135.7    42.0    22.5
    ...
    2020 03 01    09 59 55.2 +07 45 43   0.07590 1.0652   168.0    11.2    22.1
    2020 03 02    09 53 44.1 +02 48 14   0.08232 1.0707   164.8    14.0    22.4
    2020 03 03    09 48 34.3 -01 24 20   0.08935 1.0763   161.3    17.2    22.7
    ...
    2020 03 09    09 30 20.0 -16 24 50   0.1391  1.1110   146.1    29.9    24.1
    ...
    2020 03 17    09 21 52.1 -24 14 13   0.2141  1.1595   136.4    36.3    25.4
    ...
    2020 04 01    09 24 10.9 -28 44 59   0.3654  1.2548   127.3    39.3    26.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-E06
    


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