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    M.P.E.C. 2020-X43                              Issued 2020 December 7, 08:49 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 XY                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20X00Y* C2020 12 05.37944 03 55 49.57 +23 01 00.3          20.7 GVEX043V00
         K20X00Y  C2020 12 05.38437 03 55 50.46 +23 01 14.2          20.8 GVEX043V00
         K20X00Y  C2020 12 05.38929 03 55 51.35 +23 01 28.1          21.5 GVEX043V00
         K20X00Y  C2020 12 05.39420 03 55 52.23 +23 01 41.9          21.1 GVEX043V00
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.30382 03 59 16.89 +23 48 35.0          20.7 RoEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.31464 03 59 18.96 +23 49 08.7                oEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.32547 03 59 21.03 +23 49 42.5                oEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.34677 03 59 25.15 +23 50 48.2          20.6 RoEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.35761 03 59 27.29 +23 51 21.4          20.4 RoEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 06.36844 03 59 29.41 +23 51 54.6          20.5 RoEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.12562604 02 43.56 +24 33 21.0          20.14GVEX043I52
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.12730904 02 43.98 +24 33 26.7          20.17GVEX043I52
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.12899004 02 44.35 +24 33 33.0          20.26GVEX043I52
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.13067104 02 44.71 +24 33 39.3          20.21GVEX043I52
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.30096 04 03 21.36 +24 43 34.4          20.5 RoEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.30686 04 03 22.56 +24 43 55.3                oEX043691
         K20X00Y KC2020 12 07.31277 04 03 23.90 +24 44 14.3          20.5 RoEX043691
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m
        f/3 reflector + 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.
    V00 Kitt Peak-Bok.  Observer H. Groeller.  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 XY                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0359 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 352.23901              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.41823847     Peri.   38.68584     -0.28043560     -0.95917210             
    a   1.7708702      Node    67.62750     +0.87051280     -0.27023926             
    e   0.4293371      Incl.    2.27270     +0.40442964     -0.08342431             
    P   2.36           H   25.60          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201205 V00  0.0+  0.2-    201206 691  0.1-  0.2+    201207 I52  0.2+  0.6-
    201205 V00  0.1+  0.2-    201206 691  0.0+  0.1+    201207 I52  0.0-  0.3-
    201205 V00  0.2+  0.1-    201206 691  0.3+  0.0-    201207 691  0.2+  0.3-
    201205 V00  0.1+  0.1-    201206 691  0.1+  0.0+    201207 691  0.6-  0.7+
    201206 691  0.3-  0.2+    201207 I52  0.3-  0.6-    201207 691  0.4+  0.2-
    201206 691  0.1-  0.1+    201207 I52  0.3+  0.9-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 XY                  a,e,i = 1.77, 0.43, 2                   q = 1.0106
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 11 07    03 20 14.6 +13 15 24   0.2029  1.1922   171.9     6.7    23.0
    ...
    2020 11 22    03 29 41.2 +16 02 09   0.1309  1.1179   173.6     5.7    21.9
    ...
    2020 11 30    03 41 18.5 +19 22 05   0.09954 1.0842   169.6     9.5    21.4
    ...
    2020 12 06    03 58 08.9 +23 32 52   0.07881 1.0625   167.9    11.2    20.9
    2020 12 07    04 02 06.2 +24 26 45   0.07560 1.0592   167.7    11.4    20.8
    2020 12 08    04 06 30.3 +25 24 50   0.07248 1.0559   167.6    11.5    20.7
    ...
    2020 12 14    04 46 40.8 +32 54 07   0.05575 1.0388   167.0    12.3    20.1
    ...
    2020 12 22    06 55 00.7 +45 19 56   0.04181 1.0219   155.5    23.5    19.9
    ...
    2021 01 06    11 48 11.8 +31 46 35   0.05575 1.0106   117.9    59.3    21.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-X43
    


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