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    M.P.E.C. 2020-W161                            Issued 2020 November 25, 23:47 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 WT4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20W04T* C2020 11 24.19052703 41 35.83 +12 08 41.1          20.75GVEW161G96
         K20W04T  C2020 11 24.19564303 41 30.82 +12 08 37.2          20.91GVEW161G96
         K20W04T  C2020 11 24.20076403 41 25.86 +12 08 33.5          21.10GVEW161G96
         K20W04T  C2020 11 24.20591403 41 20.92 +12 08 30.3          21.14GVEW161G96
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.24494003 40 42.91 +12 08 01.5          20.00GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.24896203 40 38.95 +12 07 58.2          20.60GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.25298803 40 35.00 +12 07 54.9          20.40GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.25701603 40 31.05 +12 07 51.2          20.14GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.78004103 33 09.49 +11 58 51.1          20.0 GVEW161L01
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.78332903 33 06.56 +11 58 49.2          19.8 GVEW161L01
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.85211603 32 03.81 +11 57 57.6          20.3 GVEW161L01
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.85600503 32 00.20 +11 57 54.5          20.1 GVEW161L01
         K20W04T KC2020 11 24.86391903 31 52.94 +11 57 48.2          20.2 GVEW161L01
         K20W04T 1C2020 11 25.01642 03 29 32.05 +11 55 09.2                VEW161246
         K20W04T 1C2020 11 25.01733 03 29 31.18 +11 55 09.7                VEW161246
         K20W04T 1C2020 11 25.01826 03 29 30.44 +11 55 07.4                VEW161246
         K20W04T KC2020 11 25.17168003 27 39.65 +11 53 52.7          20.18GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 25.17293803 27 38.45 +11 53 52.8          20.55GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 25.17545703 27 36.22 +11 53 51.1          20.52GVEW161I52
         K20W04T KC2020 11 25.88510603 17 56.72 +11 41 09.6          20.8 GVEW161J95
         K20W04T KC2020 11 25.90833703 17 36.75 +11 40 48.7          21.2 GVEW161J95
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M.
        Tichy.  1.06-m f/2.7 reflector + 2048x2048 CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, D.
        Rankin.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, V. Dobos, D. Pujagic,
        I. Lyon.  Measurers D. Pujagic, K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 WT4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0054 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 200.47898              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.21842530     Peri.  169.73900     -0.38848925     +0.92135275
    a   0.8681673      Node    77.39942     -0.84640190     -0.35096980
    e   0.1719770      Incl.    0.79904     -0.36425257     -0.16712065
    P   0.81           H   27.6           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201124 G96  0.2+  0.3+    201124 I52  0.2+  0.5-    201125 246  1.2-  0.8+
    201124 G96  0.8-  0.2-    201124 L01  0.8-  0.5+    201125 246  0.3+  0.5-
    201124 G96  0.8-  0.4-    201124 L01  0.4-  0.8+    201125 I52  0.3+  0.6-
    201124 G96  0.0   0.0     201124 L01  0.6+  0.0     201125 I52  0.5-  0.4+
    201124 I52  0.7+  0.1+    201124 L01  0.3+  0.1-    201125 I52  0.6+  0.6+
    201124 I52  0.4+  0.0     201124 L01  1.1+  0.0     201125 J95  0.5-  0.0
    201124 I52  0.2+  0.1-    201125 246  0.5-  0.6-    201125 J95  0.5+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 WT4                 a,e,i = 0.87, 0.17, 1                   q = 0.7189
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 10 26    08 48 23.0 +07 39 42   0.05308 0.9867    80.5    96.5    24.7
    ...
    2020 11 10    07 10 57.2 +11 05 44   0.03346 1.0071   119.4    59.0    22.4
    ...
    2020 11 18    05 20 44.1 +12 48 11   0.02797 1.0136   153.6    25.7    21.0
    ...
    2020 11 24    03 44 14.5 +12 13 14   0.02952 1.0164   171.0     8.8    20.6
    2020 11 25    03 29 53.4 +11 58 25   0.03028 1.0167   168.1    11.5    20.7
    2020 11 26    03 16 21.1 +11 42 20   0.03116 1.0170   164.6    14.9    20.9
    ...
    2020 12 02    02 12 59.9 +10 03 27   0.03846 1.0174   144.3    34.4    22.0
    ...
    2020 12 10    01 26 03.7 +08 35 41   0.05133 1.0151   125.0    52.6    23.1
    ...
    2020 12 25    00 53 17.9 +08 00 11   0.07747 1.0025   102.0    73.7    24.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-W161
    


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