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    M.P.E.C. 2020-M105                                Issued 2020 June 25, 11:52 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 MQ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 14.37303516 20 35.735-21 43 56.44         21.24GVEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 14.38275816 20 33.923-21 43 46.57         21.45GVEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 14.39285316 20 32.058-21 43 36.11         21.72GVEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 17.36806816 11 55.337-20 46 35.43         20.54GVEM105F52
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 17.37673016 11 53.486-20 46 24.26         21.23GVEM105F52
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 17.38536216 11 51.623-20 46 13.11         21.64GVEM105F52
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 17.39402216 11 49.779-20 46 01.80         21.51GVEM105F52
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 22.32422515 54 15.763-18 37 04.54         20.73GVEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 22.33501715 54 12.776-18 36 44.06         21.15GVEM105F51
         K20M02Q* C2020 06 24.33780815 45 33.300-17 27 29.83         21.08wUEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 24.34919715 45 29.776-17 27 03.92         21.07wUEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 24.36060115 45 26.236-17 26 38.04         20.96wUEM105F51
         K20M02Q  C2020 06 24.37204515 45 22.704-17 26 11.56         21.05wUEM105F51
         K20M02Q ^C2020 06 25.29556915 41 03.307-16 49 52.15         20.87GVEM105568
         K20M02Q ^C2020 06 25.29651715 41 03.002-16 49 49.91         20.76GVEM105568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, L. Wells, 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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 MQ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0118 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 314.55269              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.54235186     Peri.   78.38804     +0.94357220     +0.32985708
    a   1.4891849      Node   262.34653     -0.31423383     +0.86373697
    e   0.4016350      Incl.    1.70131     -0.10453995     +0.38098918
    P   1.82           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200614 F51  0.0   0.0     200617 F52  0.0   0.1-    200624 F51  0.0   0.1+
    200614 F51  0.1-  0.0     200617 F52  0.1+  0.0     200624 F51  0.1-  0.1-
    200614 F51  0.0   0.0     200622 F51  0.0   0.1-    200624 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    200617 F52  0.1+  0.1-    200622 F51  0.1-  0.0     200625 568  0.0   0.0
    200617 F52  0.1+  0.0     200624 F51  0.0   0.0     200625 568  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 MQ2                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.40, 2                   q = 0.8911
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 05 26    16 53 22.9 -24 41 36   0.2725  1.2822   169.8     8.0    22.8
    ...
    2020 06 10    16 31 08.2 -22 47 23   0.1765  1.1896   170.2     8.3    21.7
    ...
    2020 06 18    16 09 55.2 -20 32 02   0.1340  1.1410   157.4    20.0    21.4
    ...
    2020 06 24    15 47 05.6 -17 39 12   0.1056  1.1054   145.8    31.2    21.2
    2020 06 25    15 42 27.9 -17 00 59   0.1011  1.0995   143.6    33.3    21.1
    2020 06 26    15 37 32.3 -16 19 14   0.09675 1.0937   141.3    35.5    21.1
    ...
    2020 07 02    14 59 24.7 -10 23 42   0.07232 1.0597   124.9    51.9    20.8
    ...
    2020 07 10    13 24 37.2 +06 21 12   0.04805 1.0171    89.2    88.1    21.0
    ...
    2020 07 25    08 19 53.4 +35 12 19   0.06896 0.9495    15.6   163.3    30.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-M105
    


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