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    M.P.E.C. 2019-U14                              Issued 2019 October 17, 16:55 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
    
                                    2018 PT20                                
    
    
    Additional Observations:
         K18P20T  C2011 10 23.44493504 29 41.280+01 08 45.56         22.5 GVEU014F51
         K18P20T  C2011 10 23.45983304 29 41.112+01 08 41.37         22.3 GVEU014F51
         K18P20T  C2011 10 23.47470104 29 40.928+01 08 37.27         21.7 GVEU014F51
         K18P20T  C2011 10 23.48964004 29 40.743+01 08 33.23         21.9 GVEU014F51
         K18P20T  C2011 11 25.49027704 06 39.314+01 42 52.87         22.5 GVEU014F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, E. 
       Magnier, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. 
       Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    111023 F51 0.13- 0.05-    111125 F51 0.12- 0.04-    MPO473497   -0.00 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 PT20                                                Earth MOID = 0.3054 AU
    Epoch 2019 Apr. 27.0 TT = JDT 2458600.5                 Veres
    M  60.94915              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27964197     Peri.  221.74463     +0.99647299     -0.03191745
    a   2.3159782      Node   139.88380     +0.05457082     +0.94904708
    e   0.4397491      Incl.    6.91775     -0.06374648     +0.31351382
    P   3.52           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    111023 F51  0.1-  0.1+    180813 568  0.0   0.2+    180930 I52  0.3+  0.4-
    111023 F51  0.0   0.0     180819 F51  0.1+  0.2-    180930 I52  0.3+  0.3+
    111023 F51  0.0   0.0     180819 F51  0.2-  0.1-    181018 I52  0.1-  0.3-
    111023 F51  0.0   0.1+    180819 F51  0.1+  0.1-    181018 I52  0.2-  0.5-
    111125 F51  0.0   0.0     180819 F51  0.0   0.1+    181018 I52  0.4+  0.2+
    180808 F51  0.0   0.1-    180914 G96  0.1-  0.1-    181028 I52  0.4+  0.1-
    180808 F51  0.1+  0.2+    180914 G96  0.0   0.1-    181028 I52  0.3+  0.2-
    180808 F51  0.2-  0.0     180914 G96  0.3-  0.2-    181028 I52  0.0   0.0
    180809 H21  0.0   0.2-    180914 G96  0.0   0.1-    181028 I52  0.2+  0.3-
    180809 H21  0.4+  0.1+    180929 H21  0.1+  0.1+    181206 807  0.3-  0.3-
    180809 H21  0.2+  0.0     180929 H21  0.2+  0.2+    181206 807  0.1-  0.3-
    180813 568  0.0   0.2+    180929 H21  0.1-  0.3+    181206 807  0.2+  0.2-
    180813 568  0.0   0.2+    180930 I52  0.4-  0.0
    180813 568  0.0   0.2+    180930 I52  0.7-  0.8+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 PT20                a,e,i = 2.32, 0.44, 7                   q = 1.2975
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 09 17    10 13 45.6 +11 20 24   3.7641  2.8593    22.3     7.7    27.5
    ...
    2019 10 02    10 33 48.0 +09 40 38   3.7120  2.9090    31.8    10.4    27.6
    ...
    2019 10 10    10 43 55.4 +08 48 57   3.6696  2.9343    37.0    11.8    27.7
    ...
    2019 10 16    10 51 14.1 +08 11 18   3.6314  2.9528    41.0    12.8    27.7
    2019 10 17    10 52 25.8 +08 05 08   3.6245  2.9559    41.7    13.0    27.7
    2019 10 18    10 53 37.1 +07 59 00   3.6174  2.9589    42.4    13.1    27.7
    ...
    2019 10 24    11 00 35.2 +07 23 01   3.5722  2.9768    46.5    14.0    27.7
    ...
    2019 11 01    11 09 26.3 +06 37 30   3.5039  2.9999    52.2    15.2    27.7
    ...
    2019 11 16    11 24 29.2 +05 21 54   3.3539  3.0412    63.3    16.9    27.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2019 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2019-U14
    


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