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    M.P.E.C. 2020-B204                             Issued 2020 January 27, 04:23 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 BK9                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20B09K  C2020 01 21.29344304 20 45.902+04 09 55.63         21.7 GVEB204F52
         K20B09K  C2020 01 21.30496404 20 45.149+04 10 19.40         21.5 GVEB204F52
         K20B09K  C2020 01 21.31648004 20 44.407+04 10 42.81         21.7 GVEB204F52
         K20B09K* C2020 01 26.15004 04 16 37.91 +07 00 02.6                VEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.15568 04 16 37.60 +07 00 15.2          21.9 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.16134 04 16 37.30 +07 00 26.9                VEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.16698 04 16 37.02 +07 00 38.3          22.7 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.27348 04 16 32.10 +07 04 28.9          22.2 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.27516 04 16 32.02 +07 04 32.1          22.1 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 26.27684 04 16 31.94 +07 04 35.9          21.4 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 27.14545 04 15 57.34 +07 35 58.6          22.1 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 27.14689 04 15 57.27 +07 36 02.5          21.9 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 27.14834 04 15 57.19 +07 36 05.7          22.6 GVEB204G96
         K20B09K  C2020 01 27.14979 04 15 57.21 +07 36 08.5          21.6 GVEB204G96
    
    Observer details:
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 BK9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1910 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  14.76922              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29199413     Peri.   53.15307     -0.93804661     -0.10626914
    a   2.2501941      Node   118.52136     +0.03899910     -0.97814199
    e   0.5282000      Incl.   22.04693     +0.34430747     -0.17873195
    P   3.38           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200121 F52  0.0   0.1-    200126 G96  0.4-  0.1-    200127 G96  0.1-  0.5-
    200121 F52  0.0   0.1+    200126 G96  0.6-  0.9-    200127 G96  0.2-  0.2+
    200121 F52  0.0   0.0     200126 G96  0.2+  0.4+    200127 G96  0.5-  0.3+
    200126 G96  0.6+  0.0     200126 G96  0.1+  0.0     200127 G96  0.8+  0.1-
    200126 G96  0.0   0.4+    200126 G96  0.1+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 BK9                 a,e,i = 2.25, 0.53, 22                  q = 1.0616
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 28    04 57 19.3 -06 36 28   0.6733  1.5753   143.2    21.9    22.3
    ...
    2020 01 12    04 32 11.8 -00 44 25   0.6228  1.4692   131.0    30.3    22.2
    ...
    2020 01 20    04 22 05.7 +03 26 19   0.6104  1.4138   123.2    35.6    22.2
    ...
    2020 01 26    04 16 44.4 +06 54 44   0.6062  1.3732   117.4    39.5    22.3
    2020 01 27    04 16 03.1 +07 30 47   0.6058  1.3665   116.4    40.2    22.3
    2020 01 28    04 15 25.5 +08 07 10   0.6056  1.3598   115.5    40.8    22.3
    ...
    2020 02 03    04 12 57.1 +11 51 10   0.6056  1.3206   109.9    44.6    22.3
    ...
    2020 02 11    04 13 07.3 +17 00 42   0.6086  1.2705   103.0    49.2    22.4
    ...
    2020 02 26    04 24 07.4 +26 55 46   0.6182  1.1861    92.1    56.5    22.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-B204
    


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