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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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