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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A98                               Issued 2020 January 8, 20:18 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.
    
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                                    2020 AU2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.35458605 57 50.484-30 26 33.70         20.4 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.35522405 57 51.216-30 26 29.69         19.8 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.36445705 58 01.799-30 25 37.62         20.3 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.36509805 58 02.516-30 25 34.21         20.3 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.37432505 58 13.107-30 24 41.21         20.3 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.37496605 58 13.826-30 24 37.51         20.2 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U  C2019 12 29.38422405 58 24.411-30 23 44.43         20.4 GVEA098F51
         K20A02U* C2020 01 07.32238 09 37 51.90 +01 56 47.9                VEA098G96
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.32754 09 37 58.19 +01 58 03.6          20.0 GVEA098G96
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.33269 09 38 04.32 +01 59 18.4          19.4 GVEA098G96
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.33784 09 38 10.53 +02 00 33.3          19.4 GVEA098G96
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.36247309 38 39.02 +02 06 24.9          19.1 GVEA098H01
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.36547709 38 42.59 +02 07 08.4          19.0 GVEA098H01
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.38323309 39 03.63 +02 11 25.1          19.4 GVEA098H01
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.38811709 39 09.40 +02 12 35.5          19.0 GVEA098H01
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.41821 09 39 45.70 +02 19 54.2          18.8 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.41857 09 39 46.11 +02 19 59.2          19.1 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.41893 09 39 46.51 +02 20 04.4          19.2 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U KC2020 01 07.41925 09 39 43.98 +02 19 48.8          19.2 GVEA098H36
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.41929 09 39 47.01 +02 20 09.4          19.5 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U KC2020 01 07.42537 09 39 51.29 +02 21 16.6          19.0 GVEA098H36
         K20A02U KC2020 01 07.43156 09 39 58.51 +02 22 44.8          18.8 GVEA098H36
         K20A02U KC2020 01 07.43766 09 40 05.79 +02 24 13.4          19.1 GVEA098H36
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.53268 09 42 00.45 +02 47 08.2          20.0 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.53304 09 42 00.95 +02 47 13.2          19.4 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.53340 09 42 01.30 +02 47 18.3          19.4 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U  C2020 01 07.53376 09 42 01.72 +02 47 23.4          19.2 GVEA098I52
         K20A02U KC2020 01 08.00378 09 51 44.67 +04 35 11.6          19.4 GVEA098204
         K20A02U KC2020 01 08.01453 09 51 56.80 +04 37 36.4                VEA098204
         K20A02U KC2020 01 08.02571 09 52 09.36 +04 40 07.3                VEA098204
         K20A02U KC2020 01 08.03931109 52 25.27 +04 43 15.9          18.3 GVEA098C95
         K20A02U KC2020 01 08.06420709 52 52.94 +04 48 50.0          19.3 GVEA098C95
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
    C95 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence.  Observer J. Jahn.  0.60-m f/3.2 
       Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    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.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.  
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m f/5.1 reflector + 
       CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  
        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 AU2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0310 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  41.68358              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27711091     Peri.  350.20558     -0.18574355     -0.97153955
    a   2.3300593      Node   110.38387     +0.91179583     -0.22618155
    e   0.5663232      Incl.    9.02263     +0.36623450     +0.07037619
    P   3.56           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    191229 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200107 H01  0.1-  0.1-    200107 H36  0.0   0.9+
    191229 F51  0.1+  0.3+    200107 H01  0.0   0.1-    200107 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    191229 F51  0.1+  0.1+    200107 H01  0.1-  0.0     200107 I52  0.8+  0.3-
    191229 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200107 H01  0.2-  0.1-    200107 I52  0.4-  0.3-
    191229 F51  0.2+  0.0     200107 I52  0.1-  0.0     200107 I52  0.5-  0.3-
    191229 F51  0.0   0.1+    200107 I52  0.3-  0.2-    200108 204  0.4-  0.1+
    191229 F51  0.3-  0.3-    200107 I52  0.7-  0.1-    200108 204  0.0   0.3-
    200107 G96  1.0-  0.4-    200107 H36  0.5+  0.5+    200108 204  0.0   0.1-
    200107 G96  0.5+  0.3+    200107 I52  0.5+  0.3-    200108 C95  0.8+  0.1+
    200107 G96  0.1-  0.2+    200107 H36  1.3+  0.4+    200108 C95  0.2-  0.1+
    200107 G96  0.6+  0.4+    200107 H36  0.6-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 AU2                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.57, 9                   q = 1.0105
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 09    03 16 10.8 -33 43 43   0.1328  1.0545   118.3    55.3    22.8
    ...
    2019 12 24    04 35 50.3 -34 43 34   0.06637 1.0164   118.0    58.7    21.4
    ...
    2020 01 01    06 58 36.0 -24 19 05   0.03963 1.0105   132.4    45.9    19.9
    ...
    2020 01 07    09 30 49.1 +00 39 21   0.03871 1.0129   139.2    39.4    19.6
    2020 01 08    09 51 34.1 +04 36 33   0.04075 1.0138   137.8    40.7    19.8
    2020 01 09    10 10 14.3 +08 07 29   0.04326 1.0149   136.2    42.1    20.0
    ...
    2020 01 15    11 25 30.2 +21 08 39   0.06462 1.0251   128.6    48.6    21.0
    ...
    2020 01 23    12 09 24.5 +27 49 25   0.09981 1.0470   126.8    48.8    22.0
    ...
    2020 02 07    12 30 59.7 +32 11 51   0.1712  1.1111   133.6    40.0    23.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-A98
    


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