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    M.P.E.C. 2020-M51                                 Issued 2020 June 21, 11:37 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 MT                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20M00T  C2020 06 17.54990020 41 49.776-08 25 40.20         19.48GVEM051F51
         K20M00T  C2020 06 17.56371320 41 56.086-08 28 09.84         20.02GVEM051F51
         K20M00T  C2020 06 17.57777420 42 02.500-08 30 41.47               VEM051F51
         K20M00T  C2020 06 20.55948921 01 24.900-14 28 52.71         21.0 GVEM051F52
         K20M00T* C2020 06 20.57317921 01 27.240-14 29 58.11         20.94wUEM051F51
         K20M00T  C2020 06 20.58892021 01 29.926-14 31 12.91         20.9 GVEM051F52
         K20M00T  C2020 06 20.58895121 01 29.934-14 31 12.90         21.02wUEM051F51
         K20M00T  C2020 06 20.59685821 01 31.287-14 31 49.95         21.08wUEM051F51
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.04924 21 03 32.16 -15 06 08.1          20.5 GVEM051J04
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.05363 21 03 32.90 -15 06 27.7          20.5 GVEM051J04
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.05800 21 03 33.69 -15 06 47.7          20.7 GVEM051J04
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.09235021 03 35.24 -15 09 55.1          19.7 GVEM051B37
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.11250621 03 38.45 -15 11 21.5          19.6 GVEM051B37
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.34656 21 04 32.45 -15 27 25.3          21.1 GVEM051H36
         K20M00T KC2020 06 21.36664 21 04 35.54 -15 28 47.6          21.3 GVEM051H36
    
    Observer details:
    B37 Obs. de L Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona.  Observer A. Garrigos.  0.51-m
        f/4.0 reflector + 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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T.
        Lowe, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y.
        Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers A.
        Knofel, D. Koschny, M. Busch, M. Micheli, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 MT                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0106 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M   1.15791              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29312567     Peri.  148.25108     -0.47321569     +0.87980461
    a   2.2443994      Node    93.47119     -0.81736468     -0.41950537
    e   0.5549714      Incl.    2.57482     -0.32860599     -0.22351531
    P   3.36           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200617 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200620 F52  0.0   0.2-    200621 J04  0.3+  0.2-
    200617 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200620 F51  0.0   0.1-    200621 B37  0.2-  0.4+
    200617 F51  0.0   0.0     200620 F51  0.0   0.1+    200621 B37  1.0-  0.4+
    200620 F52  0.0   0.2-    200621 J04  0.1+  0.0     200621 H36  0.2-  0.2-
    200620 F51  0.0   0.0     200621 J04  0.2-  0.2+    200621 H36  1.1+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 MT                  a,e,i = 2.24, 0.55, 3                   q = 0.9988
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 05 22    09 57 59.3 +29 09 02   0.1020  1.0009    80.7    93.5    24.5
    ...
    2020 06 06    10 50 10.3 +37 43 04   0.03234 1.0069    75.1   103.1    22.4
    ...
    2020 06 14    19 26 28.8 +14 38 50   0.01337 1.0248   132.6    46.9    18.6
    ...
    2020 06 20    20 58 50.4 -13 38 54   0.03882 1.0443   135.5    43.0    20.8
    2020 06 21    21 03 11.9 -15 00 27   0.04353 1.0480   135.9    42.4    21.0
    2020 06 22    21 06 39.4 -16 06 13   0.04828 1.0519   136.4    41.8    21.3
    ...
    2020 06 28    21 17 13.9 -19 53 07   0.07733 1.0776   140.7    36.7    22.2
    ...
    2020 07 06    21 19 57.3 -22 06 43   0.1175  1.1181   148.0    28.8    23.0
    ...
    2020 07 21    21 13 53.9 -23 55 17   0.2001  1.2089   163.1    14.2    23.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-M51
    


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