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    M.P.E.C. 2020-F16                                Issued 2020 March 17, 13:30 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 FF                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20F00F  C2020 03 14.34352911 24 36.490+06 47 05.16         20.2 GVEF016F51
         K20F00F  C2020 03 14.35541011 24 41.740+06 45 48.61         21.1 GVEF016F51
         K20F00F* C2020 03 16.32826 11 42 15.65 +02 50 41.0          20.8 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.33357 11 42 18.38 +02 49 59.7          20.6 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.33889 11 42 21.10 +02 49 18.6          20.0 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.34420 11 42 23.85 +02 48 37.0          20.8 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.47271 11 43 31.97 +02 31 52.2          20.4 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.47312 11 43 32.19 +02 31 48.9          20.4 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.47352 11 43 32.42 +02 31 46.0          20.2 GVEF016G96
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.89290 11 47 53.78 +01 35 20.1          20.4 VVEF016033
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.89428 11 47 54.56 +01 35 09.2          19.9 VVEF016033
         K20F00F  C2020 03 16.89566 11 47 55.33 +01 34 57.8          20.0 VVEF016033
         K20F00F KC2020 03 16.96669311 48 34.70 +01 25 33.5          19.9 GVEF016L01
         K20F00F KC2020 03 16.96829111 48 35.59 +01 25 20.7          19.9 GVEF016L01
         K20F00F KC2020 03 16.96988211 48 36.46 +01 25 07.8          20.0 GVEF016L01
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers U. Laux, S. Melnikov,
        B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    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.  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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + 
       CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 FF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0349 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M  25.82040              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41845840     Peri.  194.67564     -0.98031100     +0.19744311
    a   1.7702497      Node   356.70860     -0.17636986     -0.88137066
    e   0.4168041      Incl.    2.55848     -0.08879201     -0.42918758
    P   2.36           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200314 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200316 G96  0.1+  0.2-    200316 033  0.1-  0.1+
    200314 F51  0.1+  0.2+    200316 G96  0.1-  0.1+    200316 033  0.2-  0.2-
    200316 G96  0.3+  0.1+    200316 G96  0.2-  0.0     200316 L01  0.0   0.2-
    200316 G96  0.2+  0.0     200316 G96  0.0   0.3+    200316 L01  0.2+  0.0
    200316 G96  0.1-  0.1+    200316 033  0.2-  0.2-    200316 L01  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 FF                  a,e,i = 1.77, 0.42, 3                   q = 1.0324
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 16    09 51 43.6 +23 50 31   0.1464  1.1317   168.8     9.7    23.5
    ...
    2020 03 02    10 19 25.9 +19 47 52   0.08846 1.0768   165.1    13.7    22.5
    ...
    2020 03 10    10 54 02.5 +13 14 30   0.06374 1.0556   168.6    10.7    21.6
    ...
    2020 03 16    11 39 08.7 +03 34 03   0.04931 1.0440   177.8     2.1    20.6
    2020 03 17    11 48 54.3 +01 23 17   0.04744 1.0425   179.6     0.3    20.3
    2020 03 18    11 59 23.8 -00 57 47   0.04575 1.0410   177.2     2.7    20.5
    ...
    2020 03 24    13 17 38.0 -17 31 57   0.04063 1.0346   157.4    21.8    21.0
    ...
    2020 04 01    15 18 50.5 -34 44 48   0.04802 1.0325   132.8    45.2    22.0
    ...
    2020 04 16    17 28 52.2 -41 13 34   0.08310 1.0483   120.6    55.5    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-F16
    


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