MPEC 2020-Y108 : 2020 YK3
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M.P.E.C. 2020-Y108 Issued 2020 December 24, 05:13 UT
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2020 YK3
Observations:
K20Y03K* C2020 12 22.19750004 11 31.76 -06 22 31.3 20.48GVEY108G96
K20Y03K C2020 12 22.20304104 11 24.27 -06 21 45.9 20.54GVEY108G96
K20Y03K C2020 12 22.21413404 11 09.22 -06 20 14.1 20.53GVEY108G96
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.29269804 09 21.90 -06 09 35.1 20.5 VqEY108858
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.30736904 09 02.51 -06 07 32.8 20.7 VqEY108858
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.32206504 08 43.15 -06 05 30.2 20.7 VqEY108858
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.33691704 08 24.71 -06 03 14.5 20.07GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.33840004 08 22.70 -06 03 01.2 20.58GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.33988304 08 20.78 -06 02 49.6 20.30GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 22.34136604 08 18.80 -06 02 37.0 19.37GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 23.08576703 54 23.39 -04 24 13.0 20.6 VuEY108H21
K20Y03K KC2020 12 23.09159303 54 16.32 -04 23 28.1 20.9 VuEY108H21
K20Y03K KC2020 12 23.09742103 54 09.21 -04 22 42.7 20.7 VuEY108H21
K20Y03K |C2020 12 24.11393 03 36 25.09 -02 10 57.0 21.0 GVEY108807
K20Y03K |C2020 12 24.11646 03 36 22.31 -02 10 39.2 21.0 GVEY108807
K20Y03K |C2020 12 24.11888 03 36 19.64 -02 10 22.3 20.7 GVEY108807
K20Y03K KC2020 12 24.17196803 35 35.22 -02 10 11.1 19.70GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 24.17623303 35 30.65 -02 09 40.1 19.73GVEY108I52
K20Y03K KC2020 12 24.18183103 35 24.56 -02 09 02.2 20.28GVEY108I52
Observer details:
807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena. Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.
1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.51-m Schmidt-
Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer 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. 1.5-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. Observers G. J. Leonard, K. W.
Wierzchos. 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.
Orbital elements:
2020 YK3 Earth MOID = 0.0069 AU
Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5 Bell
M 169.13079 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.32718378 Peri. 169.23788 +0.04375238 +0.99809532
a 0.8200657 Node 103.25934 -0.91989041 +0.05722993
e 0.2211461 Incl. 2.56095 -0.38972730 -0.02303206
P 0.74 H 27.16 G 0.15 U 6
Residuals in seconds of arc
201222 G96 0.3- 0.1+ 201222 I52 0.3- 0.5+ 201224 807 0.1+ 0.0-
201222 G96 0.2+ 0.2- 201222 I52 0.0- 0.3- 201224 807 0.1- 0.1-
201222 G96 0.6+ 0.1+ 201222 I52 0.7- 0.0- 201224 I52 0.9- 0.1+
201222 858 0.0+ 0.1+ 201223 H21 0.1+ 0.2- 201224 I52 (0.4+ 1.4+)
201222 858 0.3+ 0.1+ 201223 H21 0.3+ 0.1- 201224 I52 0.6+ 0.2+
201222 858 0.6- 0.0+ 201223 H21 0.0+ 0.5+
201222 I52 0.7+ 0.4- 201224 807 0.1- 0.1-
Ephemeris:
2020 YK3 a,e,i = 0.82, 0.22, 3 q = 0.6387
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2020 11 24 10 49 40.0 -21 13 55 0.06008 0.9698 71.5 105.2 24.9
...
2020 12 09 09 09 24.7 -23 41 20 0.03021 0.9929 104.4 73.9 22.1
...
2020 12 17 06 21 28.4 -18 19 42 0.02056 0.9992 137.1 42.1 20.4
...
2020 12 23 03 55 51.6 -04 31 11 0.02364 1.0012 137.8 41.3 20.6
2020 12 24 03 38 20.9 -02 27 09 0.02498 1.0013 134.9 44.1 20.8
2020 12 25 03 22 51.2 -00 34 53 0.02649 1.0014 131.9 47.0 21.1
...
2020 12 31 02 21 23.5 +07 06 25 0.03759 1.0002 115.8 62.3 22.3
...
2021 01 08 01 43 44.8 +12 04 44 0.05454 0.9950 100.8 76.1 23.5
...
2021 01 23 01 15 39.8 +16 14 42 0.08557 0.9742 80.8 94.3 25.1
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