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    M.P.E.C. 2020-X32                              Issued 2020 December 6, 19:06 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                     2020 XN                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20X00N* C2020 12 05.29626603 42 30.38 +13 49 37.6          19.27GVEX032703
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.30156303 42 29.14 +13 49 59.6          19.24GVEX032703
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.30685603 42 27.89 +13 50 23.4          18.99GVEX032703
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.31215203 42 26.54 +13 50 47.0          19.29GVEX032703
         K20X00N KC2020 12 05.34204 03 42 19.76 +13 52 34.1          20.2 GVEX032V01
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.34950403 42 17.36 +13 53 25.5          19.10GVEX032G96
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.35463603 42 16.10 +13 53 47.1          19.07GVEX032G96
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.35976203 42 14.85 +13 54 09.1          19.01GVEX032G96
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.36491203 42 13.59 +13 54 31.0          19.11GVEX032G96
         K20X00N KC2020 12 05.37209 03 42 11.91 +13 55 03.5          19.1 RoEX032691
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.37657303 42 10.77 +13 55 21.2          18.62GVEX032I52
         K20X00N KC2020 12 05.37669 03 42 11.51 +13 55 03.1          18.4 GVEX032V01
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.37676203 42 10.72 +13 55 21.6          18.77GVEX032I52
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.37923303 42 10.15 +13 55 32.1          18.72GVEX032I52
         K20X00N  C2020 12 05.38152403 42 09.61 +13 55 42.6          18.98GVEX032I52
         K20X00N KC2020 12 05.38651 03 42 08.45 +13 56 05.0          19.0 RoEX032691
         K20X00N KC2020 12 05.40096 03 42 05.02 +13 57 06.9          19.1 RoEX032691
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.02792 03 40 03.79 +14 47 41.8          18.6 GVEX032W34
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.03551 03 40 01.74 +14 48 23.0          18.7 GVEX032W34
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.04388 03 39 59.41 +14 49 09.2          18.6 GVEX032W34
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.08227603 39 48.84 +14 52 26.8          18.7 VuEX032H21
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.08518603 39 48.00 +14 52 42.9          18.6 VuEX032H21
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.08809303 39 47.16 +14 52 59.1          18.6 VuEX032H21
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.08983603 39 46.67 +14 53 08.7          18.6 VuEX032H21
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.10714503 39 45.12 +14 54 53.9          18.98GVEX032I52
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.10789003 39 44.96 +14 54 58.3          18.62GVEX032I52
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.10826 03 39 44.14 +14 54 37.2          18.8 GVEX032V01
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.10926703 39 44.55 +14 55 05.8          18.95GVEX032I52
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.11063603 39 44.15 +14 55 13.5          19.03GVEX032I52
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.14257 03 39 34.43 +14 57 51.3          18.9 GVEX032V01
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.17649 03 39 24.44 +15 01 02.7          18.7 GVEX032V01
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.34348103 38 31.69 +15 17 12.3          18.70GVEX032703
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.34878003 38 30.02 +15 17 43.2          19.07GVEX032703
         K20X00N  C2020 12 06.35407803 38 28.39 +15 18 13.2          18.92GVEX032703
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.77516 03 36 42.18 +16 01 26.3          18.6 VVEX032L04
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.78079 03 36 40.26 +16 02 05.1          18.5 VVEX032L04
         K20X00N KC2020 12 06.78670 03 36 38.19 +16 02 45.5          18.7 VVEX032L04
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m
        f/3 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K
        CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer T. A. Pruyne.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector +
        CCD.
    L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca.  Observer L. Hudin.  0.3-m f/5
        reflector + CCD.
    V01 Mountainville Observatory, Alpine.  Observer B. Sheets.  0.36-m reflector
        + CCD.
    W34 Squirrel Valley Observatory, Columbus.  Observer R. L. Flynn.  0.36-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 XN                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0095 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 348.84873              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34367532     Peri.   58.30138     -0.68504432     -0.72138828
    a   2.0185391      Node    75.29650     +0.62780956     -0.65531003
    e   0.5834309      Incl.    6.02672     +0.36955303     -0.22398151
    P   2.87           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201205 703 (1.9-  0.8-)   201205 I52  0.2+  0.2-    201206 V01  0.0   1.4-
    201205 703  0.7-  1.4-    201205 I52  0.3+  0.5+    201206 I52  0.1+  0.2-
    201205 703  0.3+  0.2-    201205 691  0.0   0.1+    201206 I52  0.1-  0.2-
    201205 703  0.2-  0.8+    201205 691  0.0   0.2+    201206 V01  0.2+  0.0
    201205 V01  0.0   0.0     201206 W34  0.2-  0.4+    201206 V01  0.1+  0.2+
    201205 G96  0.2+  0.1+    201206 W34  0.4+  0.0     201206 703  0.6-  0.5-
    201205 G96  0.1+  0.2-    201206 W34  0.4+  0.2+    201206 703  0.4-  0.2+
    201205 G96  0.1+  0.1-    201206 H21  0.3-  0.1+    201206 703  0.3+  0.0
    201205 G96  0.0   0.2-    201206 H21  0.4-  0.1+    201206 L04  0.1-  0.2-
    201205 691  0.2-  0.2+    201206 H21  0.5-  0.2+    201206 L04  0.4+  0.2+
    201205 I52  0.1-  0.3+    201206 H21  0.3-  0.2+    201206 L04  0.3+  0.3+
    201205 V01  0.6+  0.7+    201206 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    201205 I52  0.1-  0.2-    201206 I52  0.5+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 XN                  a,e,i = 2.02, 0.58, 6                   q = 0.8409
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 11 06    04 00 49.1 +08 18 36   0.3056  1.2827   160.0    15.3    23.3
    ...
    2020 11 21    03 59 02.3 +08 27 44   0.1695  1.1543   168.2    10.1    21.6
    ...
    2020 11 29    03 53 47.8 +09 50 54   0.1047  1.0886   166.7    12.0    20.5
    ...
    2020 12 05    03 43 28.1 +13 29 54   0.05858 1.0415   162.6    16.4    19.3
    2020 12 06    03 40 02.9 +14 46 23   0.05108 1.0339   161.6    17.5    19.0
    2020 12 07    03 35 26.9 +16 29 08   0.04366 1.0264   160.3    18.9    18.7
    ...
    2020 12 13    19 46 11.4 +53 08 51   0.01085 0.9831    82.5    96.9    18.1
    ...
    2020 12 21    16 23 55.5 +03 00 27   0.06429 0.9317    34.8   142.9    25.6
    ...
    2021 01 05    16 18 29.4 -03 36 18   0.1813  0.8625    44.2   127.4    25.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-X32
    


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