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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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