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    M.P.E.C. 2000-A20                                Issued 2000 Jan. 6, 20:24 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 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
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2000 AE6
    
    Observations:
         K00A06E* C2000 01 04.37143 09 39 45.37 +13 55 00.8          19.2        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 04.38607 09 39 44.75 +13 55 15.4          19.8        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 04.40082 09 39 44.01 +13 55 29.1          19.7        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.36395 09 39 01.84 +14 10 07.8          19.2        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.40843 09 38 59.67 +14 10 48.3          19.7        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.42375 09 38 58.93 +14 11 02.7          19.2        704
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.59448 09 38 51.48 +14 13 49.8          19.1 R      422
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.60051 09 38 51.15 +14 13 54.9          19.1 R      422
         K00A06E  C2000 01 05.60330 09 38 51.06 +14 13 57.7          18.8 R      422
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.00630 09 38 32.29 +14 19 58.1          18.6 R      046
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.00831 09 38 32.16 +14 19 59.3                      046
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.01001 09 38 32.05 +14 20 01.3                      046
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.01181 09 38 31.94 +14 20 03.0                      046
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.01388 09 38 31.87 +14 20 05.2                      046
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.05271 09 38 30.02 +14 20 40.1          19.1 V      595
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.06289 09 38 29.43 +14 20 50.3                      595
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.09587 09 38 27.84 +14 21 21.4                      595
         K00A06E FC2000 01 06.11966 09 38 26.63 +14 21 43.2                      118
         K00A06E FC2000 01 06.13603 09 38 25.79 +14 21 58.6          18.5 R      118
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.25316 09 38 20.94 +14 23 47.4                      651
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.25662 09 38 20.79 +14 23 50.9          20.3 V      651
         K00A06E  C2000 01 06.26095 09 38 20.67 +14 23 55.2                      651
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    118 Modra.  Observers A. Galad, P. Koleny.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5
        reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
        R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2000 AE6
    Epoch 1999 Dec. 28.0 TT = JDT 2451540.5                 Williams
    M  28.32635              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24313462     Peri.  274.09195     +0.78655683     -0.58978149
    a   2.5423666      Node   122.15094     +0.61666823     +0.73465442
    e   0.5260428      Incl.   12.48224     +0.03238270     +0.33532175
    P   4.05           H   17.3           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2000 Jan. 4-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2000 AE6                 a,e,i = 2.54, 0.53, 12                  q = 1.2050
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1999 12 28    09 43.79   +12 10.2    0.903    1.721   131.7    25.3    19.4
    2000 01 07    09 37.74   +14 35.5    0.896    1.787   144.1    18.8    19.3
    2000 01 17    09 27.82   +17 16.7    0.908    1.854   157.3    11.8    19.1
    2000 01 27    09 15.62   +19 55.8    0.943    1.921   170.3     4.9    19.0
    2000 02 06    09 03.15   +22 15.0    1.005    1.987   173.0     3.5    19.1
    2000 02 16    08 52.40   +24 02.9    1.093    2.053   161.2     8.9    19.7
    2000 02 26    08 44.73   +25 17.0    1.205    2.118   149.4    13.8    20.1
    2000 03 07    08 40.68   +26 00.6    1.337    2.182   138.5    17.5    20.5
    2000 03 17    08 40.22   +26 19.2    1.487    2.245   128.5    20.3    20.9
    2000 03 27    08 42.92   +26 18.2    1.649    2.307   119.3    22.2    21.3
    2000 04 06    08 48.25   +26 01.8    1.821    2.368   110.7    23.3    21.6
    2000 04 16    08 55.69   +25 33.4    2.001    2.428   102.7    23.8    21.8
    2000 04 26    09 04.76   +24 55.1    2.184    2.487    95.2    23.8    22.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-A20
    

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