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    M.P.E.C. 2020-B14                              Issued 2020 January 19, 13:54 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 BK                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20B00K* C2020 01 18.37948 10 53 56.61 +23 25 51.4          19.1 GVEB014703
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.38993 10 54 18.67 +23 26 34.8          18.7 GVEB014703
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.39516 10 54 29.71 +23 26 55.9          19.2 GVEB014703
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.47720 10 57 23.50 +23 32 01.2          19.1 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.47769 10 57 24.53 +23 32 02.8          18.9 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.47818 10 57 25.57 +23 32 04.6          18.9 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 18.47867 10 57 26.61 +23 32 06.0          19.0 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K KC2020 01 18.98140411 17 36.36 +23 55 23.4          19.5 GVEB014C95
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.00321811 18 25.54 +23 56 35.0          19.6 GVEB014C95
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.02503911 19 14.31 +23 57 43.0          19.5 GVEB014C95
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.05174 11 20 11.35 +23 59 06.2          19.1 GVEB014104
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.05827 11 20 25.76 +23 59 24.2          18.9 GVEB014104
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.06249 11 20 35.07 +23 59 36.2          18.8 GVEB014104
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.06594 11 20 43.30 +23 59 28.0          19.4 GVEB014204
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.07297 11 20 58.83 +23 59 46.4                VEB014204
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.15104511 23 55.81 +24 02 03.2          18.7 GVEB014J95
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.15518611 24 05.05 +24 02 12.4          19.2 GVEB014J95
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.15725611 24 09.60 +24 02 16.3          19.0 GVEB014J95
         K20B00K  C2020 01 19.30210 11 30 21.98 +24 08 32.0          19.4 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 19.30229 11 30 22.42 +24 08 31.8          18.9 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 19.30247 11 30 22.79 +24 08 32.3          19.4 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K  C2020 01 19.30266 11 30 23.23 +24 08 33.1          19.4 GVEB014I52
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.40821 11 34 13.74 +24 13 08.4                oEB014711
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.41043 11 34 18.57 +24 13 13.4                oEB014711
         K20B00K KC2020 01 19.41277 11 34 23.60 +24 13 16.9                oEB014711
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri.  Measurers P. 
       Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K 
       CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + 
       CCD + focal reducer.
    C95 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence.  Observer J. Jahn.  0.60-m f/3.2 
       Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers H. Groeller, D. Rankin. 
        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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain 
       + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 BK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0108 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  76.42835              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.70575101     Peri.   32.51731     -0.83081709     -0.55376980
    a   1.2494006      Node   113.75883     +0.49677359     -0.78286212
    e   0.2197335      Incl.    3.47747     +0.25091624     -0.28366513
    P   1.40           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200118 703  0.7+  0.1-    200119 C95  0.5+  0.0     200119 I52  0.1-  0.2+
    200118 703  0.5-  0.2-    200119 104  0.4+  0.4-    200119 I52  0.0   0.5-
    200118 703  1.0-  0.5-    200119 104  0.3+  0.4-    200119 I52  0.5-  0.5-
    200118 I52  0.3+  0.2+    200119 104  0.3+  0.2+    200119 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    200118 I52  0.1+  0.1+    200119 204  0.1-  0.0     200119 711  0.6+  0.6-
    200118 I52  0.1+  0.3+    200119 204  0.2-  0.3-    200119 711  0.7+  0.3+
    200118 I52  0.1+  0.1+    200119 J95  0.3-  0.2+    200119 711  0.0   0.4-
    200118 C95  0.2+  0.6-    200119 J95  0.2+  0.5+
    200119 C95  1.0+  0.0     200119 J95  0.5-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 BK                  a,e,i = 1.25, 0.22, 3                   q = 0.9749
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 20    06 19 02.1 +04 12 47   0.08717 1.0659   159.5    18.9    22.5
    ...
    2020 01 04    06 55 42.3 +06 41 37   0.04396 1.0256   163.9    15.4    20.8
    ...
    2020 01 12    08 04 58.5 +13 17 58   0.02515 1.0080   168.2    11.5    19.4
    ...
    2020 01 18    10 39 17.8 +23 01 02   0.01672 0.9970   142.3    37.1    19.3
    2020 01 19    11 17 55.9 +24 00 13   0.01640 0.9954   134.5    44.9    19.5
    2020 01 20    11 57 24.3 +24 23 12   0.01649 0.9938   126.5    52.7    19.7
    ...
    2020 01 26    14 48 33.3 +18 44 40   0.02367 0.9855    91.9    86.7    21.6
    ...
    2020 02 03    16 08 28.7 +12 12 00   0.04042 0.9781    78.4    99.3    23.3
    ...
    2020 02 18    16 57 17.3 +07 15 40   0.07422 0.9758    78.3    97.4    24.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-B14
    


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