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    M.P.E.C. 2020-F34                                Issued 2020 March 18, 00:43 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 FZ                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20F00Z* C2020 03 16.28085 11 05 51.05 -02 16 52.8          21.5 GVEF034G96
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.28670 11 05 52.85 -02 17 17.4          21.2 GVEF034G96
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.29252 11 05 54.60 -02 17 41.3          20.7 GVEF034G96
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.29834 11 05 56.33 -02 18 05.7          21.3 GVEF034G96
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.39312 11 06 25.23 -02 24 37.2          22.5 GVEF034I52
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.39646 11 06 26.31 -02 24 50.3          21.3 GVEF034I52
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 16.39981 11 06 27.31 -02 25 03.6          21.9 GVEF034I52
         K20F00Z |C2020 03 17.14210 11 10 31.99 -03 14 11.2          21.3 GVEF034807
         K20F00Z |C2020 03 17.14802 11 10 33.75 -03 14 35.1          21.3 GVEF034807
         K20F00Z |C2020 03 17.15395 11 10 35.50 -03 14 59.0          21.4 GVEF034807
         K20F00Z KC2020 03 17.45657011 12 12.76 -03 34 50.6          20.8 GVEF034474
         K20F00Z KC2020 03 17.47080611 12 17.03 -03 35 47.5          20.6 GVEF034474
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 17.96241 11 14 51.31 -04 09 37.5          22.1 VVEF034033
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 17.96507 11 14 52.10 -04 09 47.7          21.7 VVEF034033
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 17.96772 11 14 52.84 -04 09 58.4          21.7 VVEF034033
         K20F00Z  C2020 03 17.97043 11 14 53.64 -04 10 08.5          21.1 VVEF034033
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers U. Laux, S. Melnikov,
        B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M. 
       Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + 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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer K. W. Wierzchos.  
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 FZ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1039 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Alexandersen
    M  17.57952              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.19338392     Peri.  175.82425     -0.93109358     -0.36427212
    a   2.9615732      Node   342.77452     +0.33276847     -0.82658257
    e   0.6303780      Incl.    3.72712     +0.14943189     -0.42903039
    P   5.10           H   25.3           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200316 G96  0.2-  0.0     200316 I52  0.0   0.8+    200317 033  0.2+  0.0
    200316 G96  0.2+  0.4-    200317 807  0.1-  0.3+    200317 033  0.3+  0.1+
    200316 G96  0.0   0.1-    200317 807  0.1+  0.1+    200317 033  0.3-  0.3-
    200316 G96  0.5-  0.4-    200317 807  0.1+  0.0     200317 033  0.3-  0.1+
    200316 I52  0.3-  0.3-    200317 474  0.1-  0.1+
    200316 I52  0.5+  0.3+    200317 474  0.4+  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 FZ                  a,e,i = 2.96, 0.63, 4                   q = 1.0947
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 17    08 19 16.3 +29 37 12   0.1346  1.1078   151.2    25.5    22.3
    ...
    2020 03 03    09 43 38.3 +15 06 28   0.1092  1.0949   160.5    17.6    21.6
    ...
    2020 03 11    10 34 56.1 +04 20 04   0.1113  1.1022   167.4    11.4    21.4
    ...
    2020 03 17    11 09 45.1 -03 05 09   0.1208  1.1140   169.6     9.3    21.6
    2020 03 18    11 15 03.1 -04 11 01   0.1230  1.1165   169.6     9.2    21.6
    2020 03 19    11 20 11.7 -05 14 07   0.1254  1.1191   169.6     9.2    21.7
    ...
    2020 03 25    11 47 41.7 -10 33 04   0.1429  1.1378   168.7     9.9    22.0
    ...
    2020 04 02    12 16 02.9 -15 14 28   0.1739  1.1698   167.4    10.8    22.5
    ...
    2020 04 17    12 50 46.5 -19 13 58   0.2516  1.2486   165.1    12.0    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-F34
    


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