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    M.P.E.C. 2020-W163                            Issued 2020 November 25, 23:51 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 WV4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20W04V* C2020 11 23.45102906 41 25.64 +18 50 45.3          20.21GVEW163G96
         K20W04V  C2020 11 23.45616206 41 26.13 +18 51 16.9          20.88GVEW163G96
         K20W04V  C2020 11 23.46644406 41 27.10 +18 52 18.8          20.62GVEW163G96
         K20W04V KC2020 11 23.49945206 41 30.35 +18 55 37.9                VEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 23.50098706 41 30.53 +18 55 46.0                VEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 23.52121506 41 32.58 +18 57 48.1          20.96GVEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 23.52351706 41 32.82 +18 58 02.3                VEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.10010406 44 50.61 +21 36 48.2          20.5 GVEW163L01
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.10183806 44 50.77 +21 36 58.3          20.7 GVEW163L01
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.10530506 44 51.06 +21 37 19.2          20.6 GVEW163L01
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.10703606 44 51.22 +21 37 30.1          20.4 GVEW163L01
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.10918906 44 51.48 +21 37 42.8          20.7 GVEW163L01
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.29433206 45 18.29 +21 56 25.9          20.72GVEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.29559106 45 18.43 +21 56 33.5          20.60GVEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.29685006 45 18.57 +21 56 41.5          20.48GVEW163I52
         K20W04V KC2020 11 25.29811006 45 18.68 +21 56 49.5          20.69GVEW163I52
    
    Observer details:
    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 H. Groeller, 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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, V. Dobos, D. Pujagic.
        Measurers D. Pujagic, K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 WV4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0823 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M  21.69155              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57765049     Peri.  343.50786     +0.62911176     -0.76178973
    a   1.4278830      Node    67.23394     +0.73076488     +0.51184000
    e   0.2545589      Incl.    9.65062     +0.26495487     +0.39710985
    P   1.71           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201123 G96  0.3+  0.2-    201123 I52  0.1+  0.4+    201125 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    201123 G96  0.2+  0.3+    201125 L01  0.3+  0.1-    201125 I52  0.0   0.3-
    201123 G96  0.2-  0.1+    201125 L01  0.2+  0.4-    201125 I52  0.2+  0.1+
    201123 I52  0.3-  0.3+    201125 L01  0.3-  0.2-    201125 I52  0.1+  0.4+
    201123 I52  0.0   0.8-    201125 L01  0.4-  0.4+
    201123 I52  0.0   0.0     201125 L01  0.4+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 WV4                 a,e,i = 1.43, 0.25, 10                  q = 1.0644
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 10 26    05 23 43.8 -19 19 59   0.1369  1.0712   121.1    52.6    22.0
    ...
    2020 11 10    06 08 05.2 -02 52 26   0.1105  1.0644   129.8    45.7    21.3
    ...
    2020 11 18    06 29 00.8 +09 37 41   0.1043  1.0668   136.7    39.5    21.0
    ...
    2020 11 24    06 42 36.0 +19 46 36   0.1046  1.0714   141.7    34.8    20.9
    2020 11 25    06 44 39.3 +21 27 16   0.1051  1.0724   142.5    34.1    20.9
    2020 11 26    06 46 38.6 +23 06 56   0.1057  1.0734   143.2    33.4    20.9
    ...
    2020 12 02    06 57 02.4 +32 30 51   0.1119  1.0810   146.5    30.2    20.9
    ...
    2020 12 10    07 06 07.2 +42 47 27   0.1262  1.0944   148.5    28.0    21.1
    ...
    2020 12 25    07 07 58.7 +54 11 10   0.1677  1.1287   147.6    27.8    21.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-W163
    


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