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    M.P.E.C. 2020-O68                                 Issued 2020 July 22, 23:36 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 OA2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20O02A  C2020 06 27.52572621 33 49.699-25 55 34.05         22.73GVEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 06 27.53732321 33 50.473-25 55 29.51         22.64GVEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 06 27.54892221 33 51.277-25 55 25.32         22.23GVEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 06 27.56051521 33 52.047-25 55 20.61         22.54GVEO068F51
         K20O02A* C2020 07 18.50019221 55 34.977-22 40 02.88         21.88wUEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 07 18.51079521 55 35.394-22 39 54.68         21.80wUEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 07 18.52142521 55 35.829-22 39 46.46         21.64wUEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 07 18.53202921 55 36.248-22 39 38.39         21.80wUEO068F51
         K20O02A  C2020 07 19.40668 21 56 18.09 -22 28 14.4          20.7 GVEO068V06
         K20O02A  C2020 07 19.41038 21 56 18.23 -22 28 12.7          21.5 GVEO068V06
         K20O02A  C2020 07 19.41187 21 56 18.31 -22 28 11.7          21.3 GVEO068V06
         K20O02A  C2020 07 19.41335 21 56 18.38 -22 28 10.6          21.7 GVEO068V06
         K20O02A !C2020 07 21.38545 21 57 49.18 -22 01 04.3          20.9 RtEO068673
         K20O02A !C2020 07 21.39322 21 57 49.43 -22 00 58.1                tEO068673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Pittichova.  1.0-m
        f/15 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.
    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 OA2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1871 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 325.41550              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28676104     Peri.   38.16351     +0.99471345     -0.07049839
    a   2.2774873      Node   325.65501     +0.02445400     +0.86881414
    e   0.4848948      Incl.    7.60524     +0.09973543     +0.49009384
    P   3.44           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200627 F51  0.1+  0.3+    200718 F51  0.1-  0.0     200719 V06  0.1-  0.3-
    200627 F51  0.1-  0.2+    200718 F51  0.1+  0.1+    200719 V06  0.1+  0.4-
    200627 F51  0.1+  0.2-    200718 F51  0.1+  0.1-    200721 673  0.3+  0.1+
    200627 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200719 V06  0.3-  1.2+    200721 673  0.1-  0.3-
    200718 F51  0.0   0.1-    200719 V06  0.4-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 OA2                 a,e,i = 2.28, 0.48, 8                   q = 1.1731
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 06 22    21 26 43.4 -26 30 14   0.6694  1.5582   134.1    27.9    23.1
    ...
    2020 07 07    21 44 45.5 -24 42 25   0.5204  1.4683   143.6    24.3    22.3
    ...
    2020 07 15    21 52 36.1 -23 22 12   0.4516  1.4225   148.9    21.6    21.9
    ...
    2020 07 21    21 57 31.7 -22 06 14   0.4050  1.3895   153.1    19.3    21.5
    2020 07 22    21 58 16.0 -21 51 56   0.3977  1.3841   153.8    18.9    21.5
    2020 07 23    21 58 58.8 -21 37 07   0.3905  1.3788   154.6    18.5    21.4
    ...
    2020 07 29    22 02 47.5 -19 55 51   0.3498  1.3477   159.0    15.7    21.0
    ...
    2020 08 06    22 06 41.2 -17 00 57   0.3026  1.3091   165.2    11.4    20.5
    ...
    2020 08 21    22 11 11.8 -08 51 22   0.2357  1.2468   175.9     3.3    19.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-O68
    


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