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    M.P.E.C. 2020-O75                                 Issued 2020 July 23, 19:14 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 OJ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20O02J* C2020 07 21.54958323 29 35.35 -23 49 12.7          19.19oVEO075T08
         K20O02J  C2020 07 21.55142523 29 34.89 -23 49 02.1          19.11oVEO075T08
         K20O02J  C2020 07 21.55465123 29 34.17 -23 48 44.0          19.28oVEO075T08
         K20O02J  C2020 07 21.56064023 29 32.83 -23 48 11.0          19.55oVEO075T08
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.05906423 27 43.06 -23 01 13.5          19.7 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.06080323 27 42.69 -23 01 03.8          19.6 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.06254323 27 42.27 -23 00 53.6          19.8 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.06602223 27 41.45 -23 00 34.3          19.8 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.06771623 27 41.05 -23 00 23.7          19.7 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J KC2020 07 22.06988823 27 40.56 -23 00 11.4          19.6 GVEO075L01
         K20O02J !C2020 07 22.42651 23 26 20.94 -22 25 57.2          18.8 RtEO075673
         K20O02J !C2020 07 22.43270 23 26 19.50 -22 25 21.7                tEO075673
         K20O02J !C2020 07 22.43533 23 26 18.88 -22 25 06.7                tEO075673
         K20O02J !C2020 07 22.43864 23 26 18.11 -22 24 47.5                tEO075673
         K20O02J  C2020 07 23.56891223 21 59.464-20 33 29.58         19.73wUEO075F51
         K20O02J  C2020 07 23.57865623 21 57.092-20 32 31.01         19.80wUEO075F51
         K20O02J  C2020 07 23.58838823 21 54.719-20 31 32.28         19.63wUEO075F51
         K20O02J  C2020 07 23.59811923 21 52.347-20 30 33.66         19.65wUEO075F51
    
    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, 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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, D. Pujagic.  1.0-m
        f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    T08 ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa.  Observers L. Denneau, J. Tonry, A. Heinze, H.
        Weiland.  Measurers L. Denneau, J. Tonry, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, H.
        Flewelling, A. Fitzsimmons, J. Robinson, N. Erasmus.  0.5-m reflector +
        CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 OJ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2506 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 348.90913              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24375970     Peri.  346.91772     +0.56221635     +0.70891803
    a   2.5380184      Node   315.07958     -0.69404115     +0.12446182
    e   0.5053029      Incl.   37.09086     -0.44968840     +0.69422221
    P   4.04           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200721 T08  0.1-  0.2-    200722 L01  0.2+  0.1+    200722 673  0.0   0.2-
    200721 T08  0.5-  0.1+    200722 L01  0.0   0.4-    200722 673  0.1+  0.2-
    200721 T08  0.2-  0.2+    200722 L01  0.1-  0.5+    200723 F51  0.1-  0.0
    200721 T08  0.3+  0.4-    200722 L01  0.1+  0.4+    200723 F51  0.0   0.1-
    200722 L01  0.1+  0.1+    200722 673  0.2-  0.2+    200723 F51  0.0   0.0
    200722 L01  0.5+  0.2-    200722 673  0.0   0.0     200723 F51  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 OJ2                 a,e,i = 2.54, 0.51, 37                  q = 1.2556
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 06 23    00 26 37.7 -50 29 24   0.5575  1.2792   105.0    50.1    21.3
    ...
    2020 07 08    00 07 59.8 -40 05 58   0.4216  1.2582   115.7    46.7    20.6
    ...
    2020 07 16    23 47 59.9 -31 36 03   0.3583  1.2556   124.7    41.7    20.1
    ...
    2020 07 22    23 27 55.9 -23 06 30   0.3205  1.2576   133.3    36.0    19.7
    2020 07 23    23 24 10.7 -21 29 46   0.3153  1.2582   134.8    35.0    19.6
    2020 07 24    23 20 18.9 -19 49 45   0.3105  1.2590   136.4    33.8    19.6
    ...
    2020 07 30    22 55 07.8 -08 51 11   0.2911  1.2655   145.3    27.2    19.2
    ...
    2020 08 07    22 18 14.5 +06 36 57   0.2935  1.2792   151.2    22.4    19.1
    ...
    2020 08 22    21 14 07.7 +27 18 58   0.3771  1.3195   139.0    30.2    20.0
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-O75
    


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