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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A135                             Issued 2020 January 15, 19:51 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2020 AJ3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20A03J* C2020 01 14.23273 07 27 08.32 +17 42 26.4          19.5 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.23858 07 27 14.95 +17 44 19.2          19.6 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.24441 07 27 21.57 +17 46 11.5          19.5 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.25025 07 27 28.12 +17 48 03.8          19.3 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.26972707 27 49.47 +17 54 14.1          19.3 GVEA135H01
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.27683807 27 57.49 +17 56 30.1          19.2 GVEA135H01
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.28394207 28 05.50 +17 58 45.9          19.5 GVEA135H01
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.29104507 28 13.53 +18 01 01.6          19.5 GVEA135H01
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.32498 07 28 52.37 +18 11 52.6                VEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.32523 07 28 52.72 +18 11 56.8          19.7 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.32547 07 28 52.96 +18 12 01.7          20.0 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 14.32571 07 28 53.28 +18 12 07.1          19.6 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J KC2020 01 14.85324 07 39 31.68 +20 55 08.6          19.1 GVEA135595
         K20A03J KC2020 01 14.86683 07 39 47.37 +20 59 18.5          19.6 GVEA135595
         K20A03J pC2020 01 14.87363 07 39 55.22 +21 01 21.7          19.6 GVEA135595
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.21159 07 46 41.92 +22 42 41.2          19.2 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.21228 07 46 42.73 +22 42 53.8          19.4 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.21298 07 46 43.53 +22 43 06.1          19.4 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.21368 07 46 44.32 +22 43 18.5          19.5 GVEA135G96
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.22725 07 46 59.93 +22 47 18.5          18.9 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.22755 07 47 00.13 +22 47 23.9          18.6 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.22785 07 47 00.50 +22 47 29.8          19.3 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.22816 07 47 00.85 +22 47 35.3          19.6 GVEA135I52
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.39056 07 50 06.32 +23 34 39.4          19.4 GVEA135654
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.39457 07 50 10.89 +23 35 48.0          19.4 GVEA135654
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.39934 07 50 16.29 +23 37 09.4          19.4 GVEA135654
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.40335 07 50 20.86 +23 38 17.8          19.4 GVEA135654
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.45472 07 51 19.56 +23 52 49.2          19.6 GVEA135654
         K20A03J  C2020 01 15.45873 07 51 24.17 +23 53 56.9          19.6 GVEA135654
    
    Observer details:
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.61-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    654 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood-PHMC.  Observers P. Choi, N. Saini, 
       C. Zhai, R. Trahan, M. Shao.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer 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 AJ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0476 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  36.08030              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24454064     Peri.  347.47183     -0.20316394     -0.95570705
    a   2.5326121      Node   113.93111     +0.91725316     -0.26186334
    e   0.5956785      Incl.   13.47259     +0.34259460     +0.13435637
    P   4.03           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200114 G96  0.2-  0.3-    200114 I52  0.4-  0.0     200115 I52  0.8-  0.8-
    200114 G96  0.1-  0.2-    200114 I52  0.3+  0.8+    200115 I52  0.4-  0.3-
    200114 G96  0.3+  0.2-    200114 595  0.4+  0.4+    200115 I52  0.5-  0.3-
    200114 G96  0.5-  0.3-    200114 595  0.3+  0.7+    200115 654  0.0   0.3+
    200114 H01  0.2+  0.2+    200114 595  0.4+  0.9-    200115 654  0.2+  0.3+
    200114 H01  0.2+  0.1+    200115 G96  0.2-  0.1-    200115 654  0.1-  0.2+
    200114 H01  0.1+  0.1+    200115 G96  0.0   0.2+    200115 654  0.0   0.2+
    200114 H01  0.4+  0.2+    200115 G96  0.0   0.1+    200115 654  0.0   0.2+
    200114 I52  0.9-  0.2+    200115 G96  0.1-  0.0     200115 654  0.0   0.3+
    200114 I52  0.1+  0.4-    200115 I52  1.2+  0.9-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 AJ3                 a,e,i = 2.53, 0.60, 13                  q = 1.0240
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 16    03 23 19.2 -40 17 06   0.1720  1.0549   109.8    61.4    24.4
    ...
    2019 12 31    04 18 33.1 -32 41 30   0.09193 1.0256   115.0    60.3    22.9
    ...
    2020 01 08    05 38 15.2 -14 14 47   0.05639 1.0250   136.6    41.2    21.3
    ...
    2020 01 14    07 22 25.6 +16 28 12   0.04836 1.0316   173.6     6.1    19.9
    2020 01 15    07 42 20.8 +21 40 31   0.04969 1.0332   179.5     0.4    19.5
    2020 01 16    08 02 16.4 +26 23 45   0.05174 1.0351   173.8     5.9    20.0
    ...
    2020 01 22    09 46 22.8 +43 05 33   0.07477 1.0493   149.7    28.2    21.6
    ...
    2020 01 30    11 03 50.2 +48 37 43   0.1183  1.0766   138.7    37.2    22.9
    ...
    2020 02 14    11 49 15.7 +49 00 43   0.2114  1.1496   136.4    36.3    24.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-A135
    


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