MPEC 2020-C26 : 2020 BF15
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M.P.E.C. 2020-C26 Issued 2020 February 2, 00:12 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 BF15 Observations: K20B15F C2020 01 24.55321211 44 09.537-25 48 44.32 19.31GVEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 24.55385011 44 07.533-25 48 18.97 19.27GVEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 24.56316411 43 38.541-25 42 10.62 19.39GVEC026F51 K20B15F* C2020 01 27.41432 10 16 23.034-02 26 18.48 19.6 wUEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 27.42588 10 16 09.942-02 22 38.41 19.6 wUEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 27.43739 10 15 56.917-02 18 59.67 19.5 wUEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 27.44894 10 15 43.853-02 15 20.75 19.6 wUEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 30.38952209 40 04.067+08 13 41.55 20.06GVEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 30.40134209 39 57.700+08 15 23.46 VEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 01 30.42509409 39 45.102+08 18 44.45 20.19GVEC026F51 K20B15F C2020 02 01.31202 09 27 01.05 +11 54 07.4 20.6 GVEC026G96 K20B15F C2020 02 01.31714 09 26 59.13 +11 54 36.0 20.6 GVEC026G96 K20B15F C2020 02 01.32226 09 26 57.27 +11 55 04.4 20.9 GVEC026G96 K20B15F C2020 02 01.32738 09 26 55.40 +11 55 32.8 21.0 GVEC026G96 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. 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. Orbital elements: 2020 BF15 Earth MOID = 0.0158 AU Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 Bell M 89.57181 (2000.0) P Q n 0.50311070 Peri. 259.64712 +0.81411919 -0.57802126 a 1.5656464 Node 135.63635 +0.55907400 +0.75426363 e 0.6018558 Incl. 4.56828 +0.15699113 +0.31141258 P 1.96 H 24.8 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 200124 F51 0.0 0.0 200127 F51 0.1+ 0.1- 200201 G96 0.6+ 0.3- 200124 F51 0.2- 0.1+ 200127 F51 0.1- 0.1+ 200201 G96 0.0 0.2- 200124 F51 0.2+ 0.2- 200130 F51 0.3+ 0.2- 200201 G96 0.2+ 0.3- 200127 F51 0.1- 0.1+ 200130 F51 0.7- 0.7+ 200201 G96 0.3+ 0.3- 200127 F51 0.0 0.2- 200130 F51 0.2+ 0.1- Ephemeris: 2020 BF15 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.60, 5 q = 0.6234 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2020 01 03 20 00 02.5 -31 03 39 0.2130 0.7825 17.3 158.0 31.2 ... 2020 01 18 18 28 11.0 -44 11 09 0.06175 0.9306 29.7 148.4 26.7 ... 2020 01 26 10 48 35.6 -11 46 17 0.04089 1.0134 134.1 44.2 19.6 ... 2020 02 01 09 28 47.5 +11 24 46 0.09145 1.0753 169.9 9.3 20.4 2020 02 02 09 23 25.0 +12 54 06 0.1010 1.0856 172.8 6.5 20.5 2020 02 03 09 18 54.9 +14 07 44 0.1107 1.0959 175.4 4.2 20.6 ... 2020 02 09 09 02 31.5 +18 26 30 0.1716 1.1569 173.1 5.8 21.8 ... 2020 02 17 08 53 33.8 +20 46 19 0.2584 1.2366 162.3 14.1 23.1 ... 2020 03 03 08 51 35.9 +21 57 39 0.4397 1.3793 146.4 23.4 24.8 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-C26


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