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    M.P.E.C. 2020-K98                                  Issued 2020 May 21, 09:35 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 KC2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.37701815 59 34.215+10 11 55.89         21.6 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.38866715 59 33.360+10 12 42.83         21.8 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.40033415 59 32.455+10 13 29.99         21.1 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.41202215 59 31.571+10 14 17.29         21.2 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.50120415 59 24.788+10 20 13.23         21.8 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 17.52635415 59 22.887+10 21 52.99         22.4 GVEK098F51
         K20K02C* C2020 05 20.47369015 56 29.637+13 19 58.19         22.60wUEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 20.48507315 56 28.859+13 20 35.29         21.88wUEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 20.49650715 56 28.064+13 21 12.73         22.57wUEK098F51
         K20K02C  C2020 05 21.21817 15 55 50.02 +13 59 37.0          21.9 GVEK098V06
         K20K02C  C2020 05 21.22372 15 55 49.70 +13 59 54.6          22.1 GVEK098V06
         K20K02C  C2020 05 21.22926 15 55 49.32 +14 00 11.9          22.2 GVEK098V06
         K20K02C  C2020 05 21.23480 15 55 48.95 +14 00 29.3          22.3 GVEK098V06
         K20K02C ^C2020 05 21.28189315 55 47.281+14 03 00.85         21.76GVEK098568
         K20K02C ^C2020 05 21.28283915 55 47.222+14 03 03.81         21.88GVEK098568
         K20K02C ^C2020 05 21.28378715 55 47.164+14 03 06.84         21.76GVEK098568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Crowder, T. Burdullis.  Measurers
        R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H.
        Flewelling, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer T. A. Pruyne.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
        CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 KC2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1431 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Prema
    M  52.78015              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57520319     Peri.  302.12718     -0.91734570     -0.27990592
    a   1.4319302      Node   223.54042     +0.31579576     -0.94461110
    e   0.2659301      Incl.   24.26289     -0.24238381     -0.17135503
    P   1.71           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200517 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200520 F51  0.0   0.1+    200521 V06  0.3-  0.1-
    200517 F51  0.2+  0.2-    200520 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200521 568  0.0   0.1+
    200517 F51  0.1-  0.0     200520 F51  0.0   0.0     200521 568  0.0   0.1+
    200517 F51  0.0   0.3+    200521 V06  0.4-  0.1-    200521 568  0.0   0.1+
    200517 F51  0.1+  0.0     200521 V06  0.2+  0.0
    200517 F51  0.1-  0.0     200521 V06  0.1-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 KC2                 a,e,i = 1.43, 0.27, 24                  q = 1.0511
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 04 21    16 32 22.0 -41 54 57   0.1791  1.1379   134.6    39.0    21.5
    ...
    2020 05 06    16 13 00.9 -07 30 58   0.1900  1.1876   158.4    18.2    21.1
    ...
    2020 05 14    16 03 13.5 +06 01 02   0.2254  1.2166   153.5    21.7    21.6
    ...
    2020 05 20    15 56 56.9 +12 53 39   0.2610  1.2392   147.1    26.4    22.1
    2020 05 21    15 56 01.0 +13 48 19   0.2675  1.2430   146.0    27.1    22.2
    2020 05 22    15 55 07.2 +14 39 25   0.2742  1.2468   145.0    27.8    22.3
    ...
    2020 05 28    15 50 32.1 +18 40 11   0.3165  1.2701   139.2    31.4    22.8
    ...
    2020 06 05    15 46 38.9 +21 45 40   0.3779  1.3015   132.9    34.9    23.3
    ...
    2020 06 20    15 45 51.1 +23 21 11   0.5028  1.3609   123.7    38.4    24.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-K98
    


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