MPEC 2020-D123 : 2020 DS3
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M.P.E.C. 2020-D123 Issued 2020 February 28, 03:19 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 DS3 Observations: K20D03S* C2020 02 26.14456 09 15 40.31 +14 57 38.1 VED123G96 K20D03S C2020 02 26.15011 09 15 42.38 +14 58 11.7 20.2 GVED123G96 K20D03S C2020 02 26.15567 09 15 44.39 +14 58 44.7 20.0 GVED123G96 K20D03S C2020 02 26.16122 09 15 46.33 +14 59 17.7 20.2 GVED123G96 K20D03S C2020 02 26.18290 09 15 53.90 +15 01 24.8 VED123I52 K20D03S C2020 02 26.18332 09 15 54.10 +15 01 28.1 VED123I52 K20D03S C2020 02 26.18374 09 15 54.30 +15 01 30.7 VED123I52 K20D03S C2020 02 26.18416 09 15 54.40 +15 01 32.3 VED123I52 K20D03S !C2020 02 26.24602 09 16 16.99 +15 07 23.1 20.3 RtED123673 K20D03S !C2020 02 26.25852 09 16 21.25 +15 08 34.4 tED123673 K20D03S C2020 02 26.76013 09 19 43.13 +15 52 47.5 20.6 VVED123033 K20D03S C2020 02 26.76197 09 19 43.77 +15 52 57.0 20.2 VVED123033 K20D03S C2020 02 26.76380 09 19 44.44 +15 53 07.2 20.1 VVED123033 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.85896 09 20 17.32 +16 01 43.3 19.4 GVED123K63 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.86130 09 20 18.13 +16 01 56.3 20.3 GVED123K63 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.86262 09 20 18.52 +16 02 03.1 20.0 GVED123K63 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.97848609 20 59.395+16 12 31.84 20.4 GVED123J04 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.98057309 21 00.020+16 12 42.45 20.3 GVED123J04 K20D03S KC2020 02 26.98266909 21 00.638+16 12 52.66 20.4 GVED123J04 K20D03S C2020 02 27.18304 09 22 16.69 +16 28 53.4 20.6 GVED123I52 K20D03S C2020 02 27.18815 09 22 18.25 +16 29 18.0 VED123I52 K20D03S C2020 02 27.18892 09 22 18.48 +16 29 22.2 VED123I52 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.19470 09 22 19.19 +16 29 57.6 oED123711 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.19760 09 22 20.06 +16 30 12.2 oED123711 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.20045 09 22 20.89 +16 30 25.6 oED123711 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.22671 09 22 27.11 +16 32 09.1 20.6 GVED123734 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.22963 09 22 27.96 +16 32 23.0 20.3 GVED123734 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.23256 09 22 28.82 +16 32 37.1 20.4 GVED123734 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.23548 09 22 29.70 +16 32 50.9 20.3 GVED123734 K20D03S KC2020 02 27.23841 09 22 30.55 +16 33 04.3 20.5 GVED123734 Observer details: 033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg. Observers S. Melnikov, B. Stecklum. Measurer B. Stecklum. 1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD. 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Pittichova. 1.0-m f/15 reflector + CCD. 711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis. Observer J. G. Ries. 2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal reducer. 734 Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge. Observers G. Hug, D. Cromer, D. Goodin. Measurer D. Cromer. 0.7-m reflector + 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. I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observers D. Rankin, 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. 1.0-m reflector + CCD. J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife. Observer P. Ruiz. Measurers M. Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi, M. Busch, A. Knofel, E. Schwab. 1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD. K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli. Observer R. Bacci. 0.4-m f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2020 DS3 Earth MOID = 0.0137 AU Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 Veres M 141.08486 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84593675 Peri. 271.10504 +0.38307095 -0.92294192 a 1.1072460 Node 156.26012 +0.88050938 +0.35244913 e 0.2447874 Incl. 5.39901 +0.27921297 +0.15478318 P 1.17 H 26.0 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 200226 G96 0.2- 0.5- 200226 033 0.5- 0.1- 200227 I52 0.2- 0.6- 200226 G96 0.7+ 0.1+ 200226 033 0.6- 0.4- 200227 I52 0.2- 0.2- 200226 G96 0.9+ 0.1+ 200226 033 0.2- 0.0 200227 711 0.2+ 0.1+ 200226 G96 0.2+ 0.2+ 200226 K63 0.6+ 0.5- 200227 711 0.5+ 0.6+ 200226 I52 1.3- 0.3- 200226 K63 1.4+ 0.4+ 200227 711 0.4+ 0.1+ 200226 I52 0.6- 0.5+ 200226 K63 0.9+ 0.4+ 200227 734 0.0 0.1+ 200226 I52 0.2+ 0.7+ 200226 J04 0.2- 0.2- 200227 734 0.2- 0.1+ 200226 I52 0.5- 0.2- 200226 J04 0.2- 0.1- 200227 734 0.3- 0.3+ 200226 673 0.3+ 0.1- 200226 J04 0.4- 0.3- 200227 734 0.0 0.3+ 200226 673 0.1+ 0.2- 200227 I52 0.6- 0.1- 200227 734 0.3- 0.1- Ephemeris: 2020 DS3 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.24, 5 q = 0.8362 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2020 01 29 23 25 42.6 -38 09 45 0.08335 0.9232 40.6 136.0 26.8 ... 2020 02 13 03 03 47.1 -46 21 20 0.02489 0.9803 73.4 105.2 21.8 ... 2020 02 21 08 18 29.3 +00 26 30 0.02783 1.0128 149.4 29.8 19.5 ... 2020 02 27 09 21 05.4 +16 14 52 0.05033 1.0376 160.0 19.0 20.6 2020 02 28 09 26 47.2 +17 30 28 0.05452 1.0417 159.8 19.2 20.7 2020 02 29 09 31 47.1 +18 34 19 0.05879 1.0458 159.4 19.5 20.9 ... 2020 03 06 09 52 35.2 +22 25 08 0.08565 1.0705 155.4 22.7 21.9 ... 2020 03 14 10 08 38.5 +24 17 59 0.1241 1.1031 149.6 27.1 22.9 ... 2020 03 29 10 28 35.8 +24 13 42 0.2046 1.1614 139.4 34.0 24.3 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-D123


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