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    M.P.E.C. 2020-G16                                 Issued 2020 April 3, 07:57 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 GG                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20G00G  C2020 03 22.46704211 26 23.444+13 55 12.15         21.6 GVEG016F51
         K20G00G  C2020 03 22.47900111 26 21.660+13 54 37.23         21.6 GVEG016F51
         K20G00G  C2020 03 22.49096911 26 19.876+13 54 02.25         21.3 GVEG016F51
         K20G00G* C2020 04 02.18538 10 57 48.70 -02 49 08.9          20.6 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 02.19102 10 57 46.86 -02 50 06.0          21.2 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 02.19667 10 57 45.01 -02 51 04.0          20.6 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 02.20233 10 57 43.14 -02 52 00.9          20.9 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 02.29465 10 57 12.20 -03 07 43.5          19.8 GVEG016I52
         K20G00G  C2020 04 02.29967 10 57 10.61 -03 08 34.6          20.2 GVEG016I52
         K20G00G  C2020 04 03.22010 10 53 06.40 -05 56 08.8          20.3 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 03.22097 10 53 06.08 -05 56 19.0          20.6 GVEG016G96
         K20G00G  C2020 04 03.22184 10 53 05.74 -05 56 28.9          20.6 GVEG016G96
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  
        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 GG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0238 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M  14.80812              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63918623     Peri.  222.84025     -0.63432883     +0.77296881
    a   1.3347024      Node     7.81666     -0.68305812     -0.55308410
    e   0.2603962      Incl.    5.09981     -0.36202008     -0.31083307
    P   1.54           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200322 F51  0.0   0.0     200402 G96  0.0   0.2+    200402 I52  0.5+  0.1+
    200322 F51  0.1+  0.0     200402 G96  0.3+  0.4-    200403 G96  0.1-  0.1+
    200322 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200402 G96  0.5+  0.2+    200403 G96  0.0   0.1-
    200402 G96  0.3-  0.1+    200402 I52  0.6-  0.3-    200403 G96  0.2-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 GG                  a,e,i = 1.33, 0.26, 5                   q = 0.9872
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 03 04    11 43 54.2 +20 13 29   0.1416  1.1274   162.5    15.3    23.4
    ...
    2020 03 19    11 31 44.6 +16 13 02   0.08320 1.0756   163.4    15.4    22.1
    ...
    2020 03 27    11 17 16.2 +09 16 34   0.05687 1.0513   159.6    19.3    21.4
    ...
    2020 04 02    10 58 31.6 -02 16 01   0.03979 1.0352   153.1    25.9    20.8
    2020 04 03    10 54 08.2 -05 11 41   0.03729 1.0327   151.3    27.7    20.7
    2020 04 04    10 49 10.6 -08 31 51   0.03492 1.0303   149.1    29.9    20.6
    ...
    2020 04 10    09 55 25.4 -39 07 29   0.02537 1.0168   125.6    53.2    20.5
    ...
    2020 04 18    04 22 30.9 -71 05 40   0.03191 1.0025    86.1    92.1    22.3
    ...
    2020 05 03    00 41 00.8 -50 54 41   0.07050 0.9881    71.6   104.5    24.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-G16
    


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