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    M.P.E.C. 2020-F108                               Issued 2020 March 24, 18:01 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
    
                                     2018 GY                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2018-G45                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K18G00Y  C2018 03 18.57768516 01 27.182-11 27 38.57         20.4 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2018 03 18.58912416 01 20.860-11 26 07.83         20.9 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2018 03 18.60049516 01 14.703-11 24 37.92         19.3 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2018 03 18.61187816 01 08.399-11 23 07.34         20.2 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 21.35088411 54 25.050+18 27 36.96         18.7 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 21.35354111 54 21.750+18 28 13.78         19.8 GVEF108F51
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 24.29034 11 10 26.44 +26 15 05.5                VEF108703
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 24.29568 11 10 22.45 +26 15 39.1          19.6 GVEF108703
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 24.30100 11 10 18.42 +26 16 13.1          19.5 GVEF108703
         K18G00Y  C2020 03 24.30630 11 10 14.62 +26 16 47.5          19.6 GVEF108703
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer D. Rankin.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K 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.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or zero decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    180318 F51    0-    0-    200324 703   10-    2-    MPO445225   -0.71 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 GY                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0088 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 239.41606              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.47058763     Peri.  204.81784     +0.92834596     -0.37163030
    a   0.7658472      Node   176.96395     +0.36134826     +0.89716293
    e   0.4070457      Incl.    8.73536     +0.08718495     +0.23872492
    P   0.67           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180318 F51  0.7+  0.4-    180408 I52  0.9-  0.5-    180418 H01  0.1+  0.3+
    180318 F51  0.5-  0.0     180409 I52  1.4-  0.2+    180418 H01  0.2+  0.2+
    180318 F51  0.4+  0.0     180409 I52 (2.8-  0.2+)   180418 H01  0.2-  0.2+
    180318 F51  0.7-  0.3+    180409 I52 (2.8-  0.0 )   180418 H01  0.2-  0.3+
    180408 G96  0.9+  0.4-    180410 H01  0.5+  0.2-    200321 F51  0.0   0.1-
    180408 G96  0.6-  0.7-    180410 H01  0.5+  0.0     200321 F51  0.1+  0.0
    180408 G96  0.6+  0.1-    180410 H01  0.4+  0.0     200324 703  0.5-  0.8+
    180408 G96  0.3+  0.0     180410 H01  0.4+  0.0     200324 703  0.0   0.2+
    180408 I52  1.2-  0.5-    180416 291  0.5+  0.3+    200324 703  0.3-  0.3+
    180408 I52 (1.9-  0.7-)   180416 291  0.1-  0.3+    200324 703 (2.1+  1.0+)
    180408 I52 (1.9-  0.5-)   180416 291  0.1+  0.5+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 GY                  a,e,i = 0.77, 0.41, 9                   q = 0.4541
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 23    20 12 05.5 -42 10 12   0.1223  0.9032    42.7   132.0    25.7
    ...
    2020 03 09    18 17 06.2 -42 33 39   0.04699 0.9826    76.1   101.2    21.6
    ...
    2020 03 17    13 57 56.7 -09 28 11   0.02418 1.0151   145.8    33.5    17.9
    ...
    2020 03 23    11 26 56.2 +23 31 54   0.04257 1.0350   153.4    25.6    19.0
    2020 03 24    11 13 52.0 +25 42 55   0.04720 1.0379   149.3    29.3    19.3
    2020 03 25    11 02 51.8 +27 25 46   0.05201 1.0407   145.8    32.6    19.6
    ...
    2020 03 31    10 23 30.1 +32 35 35   0.08286 1.0555   131.3    45.3    21.0
    ...
    2020 04 08    10 03 33.4 +34 31 19   0.1258  1.0693   119.8    54.4    22.2
    ...
    2020 04 23    09 57 11.1 +34 39 12   0.2054  1.0773   105.0    64.3    23.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-F108
    


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