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    M.P.E.C. 2020-K121                                 Issued 2020 May 22, 06:11 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 KW2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20K02W* C2020 05 18.50683816 39 45.973+01 36 22.38         21.88wUEK121F51
         K20K02W  C2020 05 18.51875716 39 44.669+01 36 36.40         21.75wUEK121F51
         K20K02W  C2020 05 18.53076616 39 43.358+01 36 50.65         22.29wUEK121F51
         K20K02W ^C2020 05 19.57920816 37 51.196+01 57 23.20         22.08GVEK121568
         K20K02W ^C2020 05 19.58015616 37 51.094+01 57 24.29         22.00GVEK121568
         K20K02W ^C2020 05 19.58111116 37 50.988+01 57 25.43         21.97GVEK121568
         K20K02W  C2020 05 20.30821 16 36 33.45 +02 11 26.1          22.7 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 20.31217 16 36 33.08 +02 11 30.4          21.8 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 20.31613 16 36 32.59 +02 11 35.7          22.4 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.28531 16 34 48.85 +02 30 00.7          22.2 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.29086 16 34 48.25 +02 30 06.7          22.3 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.29640 16 34 47.64 +02 30 13.4          22.8 GVEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.30194 16 34 47.30 +02 30 16.8                VEK121V06
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.41035116 34 35.472+02 32 22.74         21.65wUEK121F52
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.43389416 34 32.889+02 32 49.53         21.66wUEK121F52
         K20K02W  C2020 05 21.44575116 34 31.578+02 33 03.19         21.58wUEK121F52
    
    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, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J.
        Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo,
        R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Dukes, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L.
        Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y.
        Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  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 KW2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1837 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2458989.5                  Bell                    
    M 109.68943              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.45433361     Peri.  223.42091     +0.10343888     -0.79145213             
    a   1.6757895      Node   231.74687     +0.98351688     -0.00892027             
    e   0.5731564      Incl.   50.09695     -0.14830693     -0.61116606             
    P   2.17           H   19.04          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200518 F51  0.0+  0.1+    200520 V06  0.6-  0.1-    200521 V06 (4.0+  2.6-)
    200518 F51  0.0-  0.0-    200520 V06  0.4+  0.3-    200521 F52  0.1+  0.3-
    200518 F51  0.0-  0.0-    200520 V06  0.5-  0.4+    200521 F52  0.0+  0.0-
    200519 568  0.0+  0.0+    200521 V06  0.0-  0.1+    200521 F52  0.1-  0.3+
    200519 568  0.0+  0.0-    200521 V06  0.1+  0.2-
    200519 568  0.0-  0.0+    200521 V06  0.0+  0.2+
    Ephemeris:
    2020 KW2                 a,e,i = 1.68, 0.57, 50                  q = 0.7153
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 04 22    17 20 09.7 -08 04 58   1.4258  2.2149   130.5    20.2    22.5
    ...
    2020 05 07    16 59 27.0 -02 27 32   1.3722  2.2831   146.6    14.1    22.3
    ...
    2020 05 15    16 45 57.7 +00 25 16   1.3711  2.3168   152.8    11.5    22.3
    ...
    2020 05 21    16 35 19.4 +02 24 40   1.3841  2.3410   155.0    10.5    22.3
    2020 05 22    16 33 32.3 +02 43 25   1.3875  2.3449   155.1    10.5    22.3
    2020 05 23    16 31 45.2 +03 01 49   1.3911  2.3488   155.1    10.4    22.3
    ...
    2020 05 29    16 21 10.6 +04 43 57   1.4202  2.3715   153.6    10.9    22.4
    ...
    2020 06 06    16 07 53.0 +06 35 56   1.4765  2.4003   148.4    12.8    22.5
    ...
    2020 06 21    15 47 27.7 +08 49 25   1.6283  2.4496   134.4    17.2    23.0
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-K121
    


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