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    M.P.E.C. 2020-F117                               Issued 2020 March 25, 07:03 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2020 FC4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20F04C  C2020 03 22.41940814 04 44.597+18 45 27.39         20.9 GVEF117F51
         K20F04C  C2020 03 22.43209014 04 41.086+18 45 04.34         21.0 GVEF117F51
         K20F04C  C2020 03 22.44475514 04 37.589+18 44 41.49         22.1 GVEF117F51
         K20F04C  C2020 03 22.45745614 04 34.056+18 44 18.52         21.6 GVEF117F51
         K20F04C* C2020 03 24.33299 13 56 44.85 +17 48 05.5          21.9 GVEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.33812 13 56 43.54 +17 47 56.1          21.5 GVEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.34330 13 56 42.23 +17 47 47.7          21.4 GVEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.34846 13 56 40.93 +17 47 38.5          21.3 GVEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.39554 13 56 29.04 +17 46 17.1                VEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.39664 13 56 28.77 +17 46 15.3          21.6 GVEF117G96
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.97368 13 54 14.47 +17 29 26.5          21.3 VVEF117033
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.97726 13 54 13.59 +17 29 20.5          21.3 VVEF117033
         K20F04C  C2020 03 24.98085 13 54 12.74 +17 29 14.4          21.3 VVEF117033
         K20F04C KC2020 03 25.26357313 53 07.97 +17 21 19.2          21.4 VuEF117H21
         K20F04C KC2020 03 25.26965913 53 06.53 +17 21 09.2          21.4 VuEF117H21
         K20F04C KC2020 03 25.27411813 53 05.46 +17 21 01.4          21.4 VuEF117H21
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers F. Ludwig, 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 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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.  
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.3-m f/4.0 
       astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 FC4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0472 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  44.11586              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33535267     Peri.   28.25520     -0.24494824     -0.96511667
    a   2.0517993      Node    76.04713     +0.87062727     -0.26092352
    e   0.6064476      Incl.    5.46734     +0.42662457     -0.02165018
    P   2.94           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200322 F51  0.0   0.1+    200324 G96  0.1+  0.1-    200324 033  0.0   0.1-
    200322 F51  0.1-  0.1-    200324 G96  0.1+  0.4-    200325 H21  0.2-  0.2+
    200322 F51  0.1+  0.0     200324 G96  0.2-  0.1+    200325 H21  0.0   0.5+
    200322 F51  0.0   0.0     200324 G96  0.1-  0.2+    200325 H21  0.0   0.2+
    200324 G96  0.4+  0.1-    200324 033  0.1+  0.2-
    200324 G96  0.2+  0.6-    200324 033  0.2-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 FC4                 a,e,i = 2.05, 0.61, 5                   q = 0.8075
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 02 24    18 48 58.6 +31 52 25   0.1100  0.9509    66.5   107.5    22.4
    ...
    2020 03 10    15 22 37.0 +26 22 18   0.1480  1.0715   118.4    54.6    21.3
    ...
    2020 03 18    14 26 28.1 +21 10 55   0.1898  1.1417   137.1    36.4    21.5
    ...
    2020 03 24    13 58 04.4 +17 58 01   0.2277  1.1957   147.7    26.5    21.7
    2020 03 25    13 54 07.9 +17 29 04   0.2346  1.2048   149.2    25.1    21.7
    2020 03 26    13 50 23.0 +17 00 57   0.2415  1.2139   150.6    23.8    21.8
    ...
    2020 04 01    13 31 23.7 +14 27 37   0.2866  1.2686   157.4    17.6    22.0
    ...
    2020 04 09    13 13 30.3 +11 36 12   0.3550  1.3419   160.8    14.2    22.5
    ...
    2020 04 24    12 55 31.4 +07 21 22   0.5092  1.4780   153.1    17.9    23.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-F117
    


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