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    M.P.E.C. 2020-E16                                 Issued 2020 March 5, 15:45 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 DC5                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20D05C* C2020 02 29.45553 11 56 18.64 +00 43 04.0          22.0 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.46191 11 56 18.89 +00 43 26.7          22.9 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.46826 11 56 19.10 +00 43 49.7          22.9 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.47464 11 56 19.36 +00 44 12.6          21.8 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.50513 11 56 20.55 +00 46 00.8          22.9 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.50584 11 56 20.53 +00 46 03.6          22.2 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.50654 11 56 20.58 +00 46 06.0          22.1 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C  C2020 02 29.50724 11 56 20.62 +00 46 08.2          22.2 GVEE016V00
         K20D05C KC2020 03 04.43855 11 59 10.65 +04 56 42.9          22.0 R EE016291
         K20D05C KC2020 03 04.44954 11 59 11.05 +04 57 27.8          22.0 R EE016291
         K20D05C KC2020 03 04.46060 11 59 11.45 +04 58 13.0          21.9 R EE016291
         K20D05C KC2020 03 05.37476 11 59 50.96 +06 01 05.4                oEE016291
         K20D05C KC2020 03 05.38921 11 59 51.36 +06 02 05.9                oEE016291
         K20D05C KC2020 03 05.40367 11 59 51.87 +06 03 06.3          22.1 RoEE016291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. F. Tubbiolo, T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 
       reflector + 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 DC5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3193 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Alexandersen
    M   4.97712              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41247953     Peri.   63.75282     -0.63387037     +0.76558132
    a   1.7873151      Node   165.23324     -0.76834151     -0.63959269
    e   0.3395382      Incl.   25.55981     +0.08865481     -0.06932841
    P   2.39           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200229 V00  0.0   0.0     200229 V00  0.3-  0.0     200304 291  0.1+  0.3+
    200229 V00  0.1+  0.0     200229 V00  0.0   0.1-    200305 291  0.8+  0.1-
    200229 V00  0.3-  0.3+    200229 V00  0.2+  0.4-    200305 291  0.5-  0.0
    200229 V00  0.0   0.4+    200304 291  0.2-  0.2-    200305 291  0.2-  0.0
    200229 V00  0.4+  0.2-    200304 291  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 DC5                 a,e,i = 1.79, 0.34, 26                  q = 1.1805
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 04    11 34 03.1 -14 10 51   0.6295  1.4853   132.5    29.3    24.3
    ...
    2020 02 19    11 48 08.3 -07 42 57   0.4792  1.4182   148.2    21.6    23.4
    ...
    2020 02 27    11 54 29.9 -01 36 17   0.4149  1.3838   158.1    15.5    22.8
    ...
    2020 03 04    11 58 52.6 +04 27 18   0.3766  1.3589   165.1    10.8    22.4
    2020 03 05    11 59 35.1 +05 35 14   0.3711  1.3549   166.0    10.2    22.4
    2020 03 06    12 00 17.5 +06 45 09   0.3660  1.3508   166.7     9.7    22.3
    ...
    2020 03 12    12 04 30.1 +14 21 06   0.3413  1.3273   165.9    10.5    22.1
    ...
    2020 03 20    12 10 18.9 +25 25 50   0.3258  1.2977   154.6    19.2    22.3
    ...
    2020 04 04    12 24 18.5 +44 03 48   0.3445  1.2491   129.8    37.9    22.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-E16
    


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