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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A44                               Issued 2020 January 3, 15:17 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 AN                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20A00N  C2019 12 30.49570507 29 08.971+53 58 15.25         21.7 GVEA044F51
         K20A00N  C2019 12 30.52140407 29 04.668+53 59 05.54         21.4 GVEA044F51
         K20A00N  C2019 12 30.53420907 29 02.553+53 59 30.25         21.9 GVEA044F51
         K20A00N* C2020 01 01.44404607 23 42.478+55 02 02.13         21.91wUEA044F51
         K20A00N  C2020 01 01.45766607 23 39.921+55 02 29.31         22.01wUEA044F51
         K20A00N  C2020 01 01.47136507 23 37.366+55 02 55.99         22.13wUEA044F51
         K20A00N  C2020 01 01.48495707 23 34.812+55 03 22.56         21.93wUEA044F51
         K20A00N IC2020 01 02.98571507 18 55.21 +55 52 14.2          21.8 GVEA044L01
         K20A00N KC2020 01 02.99698607 18 52.85 +55 52 35.7          21.6 GVEA044L01
         K20A00N KC2020 01 03.00168007 18 51.84 +55 52 45.1          21.6 GVEA044L01
         K20A00N IC2020 01 03.00619407 18 50.90 +55 52 54.4          21.9 GVEA044L01
         K20A00N  C2020 01 03.43461 07 17 25.74 +56 06 49.4          22.8 GVEA044V06
         K20A00N  C2020 01 03.43777 07 17 24.99 +56 06 54.8                VEA044V06
         K20A00N  C2020 01 03.44094 07 17 24.30 +56 07 01.0          22.9 GVEA044V06
         K20A00N  C2020 01 03.44411 07 17 23.68 +56 07 07.4                VEA044V06
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, A. 
       Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. 
       Wainscoat, R. Weryk, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. 
       Flewelling, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + 
       CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  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.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 AN                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2635 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  18.56131              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41951810     Peri.  171.65373     -0.73950979     +0.63765328
    a   1.7672673      Node    50.27385     -0.63266162     -0.54894158
    e   0.6171921      Incl.   16.28682     -0.22992291     -0.54042710
    P   2.35           H   20.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    191230 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200101 F51  0.0   0.0     200103 L01  0.5-  0.5+
    191230 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200101 F51  0.0   0.0     200103 V06  0.6+  0.2+
    191230 F51  0.0   0.0     200102 L01  0.9+  0.1+    200103 V06  0.2-  0.4-
    200101 F51  0.0   0.2-    200102 L01  0.3+  0.3-    200103 V06  0.5-  0.2-
    200101 F51  0.1-  0.2+    200103 L01  0.3-  0.0     200103 V06  0.2-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 AN                  a,e,i = 1.77, 0.62, 16                  q = 0.6765
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 04    07 56 42.6 +41 35 58   0.9699  1.8030   134.4    23.0    23.2
    ...
    2019 12 19    07 49 50.9 +47 56 54   0.7776  1.6816   145.1    19.6    22.5
    ...
    2019 12 27    07 37 22.5 +52 04 22   0.6942  1.6135   147.7    19.0    22.1
    ...
    2020 01 02    07 22 01.9 +55 20 03   0.6414  1.5609   147.0    20.1    21.9
    2020 01 03    07 18 52.5 +55 52 38   0.6335  1.5520   146.6    20.4    21.9
    2020 01 04    07 15 31.9 +56 25 01   0.6257  1.5430   146.2    20.8    21.8
    ...
    2020 01 10    06 51 17.3 +59 31 09   0.5843  1.4887   142.2    23.9    21.7
    ...
    2020 01 18    06 07 16.5 +62 53 03   0.5413  1.4142   134.0    30.1    21.6
    ...
    2020 02 02    04 24 19.6 +64 55 14   0.4901  1.2690   114.4    45.0    21.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-A44
    


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