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    M.P.E.C. 2020-O117                                Issued 2020 July 26, 18:35 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 OM4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20O04M* C2020 07 23.50996722 29 30.75 -44 05 00.5          18.68cVEO117T05
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.51414022 29 33.49 -44 04 35.7          19.09cVEO117T05
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.51918222 29 36.78 -44 04 04.2          19.30cVEO117T05
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.52975522 29 43.69 -44 02 59.6          18.75cVEO117T05
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.66970522 31 24.66 -43 45 56.5          19.0 GVEO117474
         K20O04M KC2020 07 23.66984 22 31 28.11 -43 46 23.5          18.9 VqEO117E23
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.67171422 31 26.02 -43 45 43.3          19.0 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 23.67372322 31 27.46 -43 45 29.6          19.1 GVEO117474
         K20O04M KC2020 07 23.68126 22 31 35.89 -43 45 08.4                qEO117E23
         K20O04M KC2020 07 23.69399 22 31 44.69 -43 43 46.0          18.6 VqEO117E23
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.15640422 37 53.042-42 51 03.20         18.3 GVEO117J04
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.15667622 37 53.243-42 51 00.94         18.2 GVEO117J04
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.15693522 37 53.471-42 50 59.35         18.5 GVEO117J04
         K20O04M 1C2020 07 24.38796 22 41 05.94 -42 17 52.2          18.2 GVEO117W88
         K20O04M 1C2020 07 24.39832 22 41 14.45 -42 16 21.8          18.3 GVEO117W88
         K20O04M KC2020 07 24.50540 22 43 04.40 -42 00 49.0          18.1 RqEO117E94
         K20O04M KC2020 07 24.51534 22 43 12.76 -41 59 26.0          18.1 RqEO117E94
         K20O04M KC2020 07 24.52529 22 43 21.28 -41 58 01.0          18.0 RqEO117E94
         K20O04M KC2020 07 24.53523 22 43 29.63 -41 56 36.6          18.0 RqEO117E94
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.67853722 45 33.71 -41 34 51.8          18.2 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.68054522 45 35.45 -41 34 33.0          18.4 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.68355722 45 38.11 -41 34 04.4          18.2 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 24.68556522 45 39.85 -41 33 45.6          18.4 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 26.68892523 26 10.39 -33 34 46.0          17.9 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 26.69044323 26 12.59 -33 34 13.1          18.2 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 26.69145423 26 14.09 -33 33 51.3          18.0 GVEO117474
         K20O04M  C2020 07 26.69347623 26 17.04 -33 33 07.5          18.1 GVEO117474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD.
    E94 Possum Observatory, Gisborne.  Observer J. Drummond.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observers P. Ruiz, E. Kuusela.
        Measurers M. Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi, M. Busch, A. Knofel, E.
        Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    T05 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala.  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.
    W88 Slooh.com Chile Observatory, La Dehesa.  Observer A. J. Evans.  0.43-m
        f/6.8 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 OM4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0026 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 311.53463              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45719941     Peri.   63.69191     +0.95358652     -0.21736971
    a   1.6687794      Node   308.13255     +0.07539497     +0.84233806
    e   0.5031722      Incl.   15.36222     +0.29152760     +0.49317036
    P   2.16           H   23.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200723 T05  0.1-  0.2+    200723 E23  0.2+  0.0     200724 E94  0.1+  0.2+
    200723 T05  0.1+  0.4-    200724 J04  0.2-  0.1+    200724 474  0.1-  0.3-
    200723 T05  0.2+  0.3+    200724 J04  0.3-  0.3+    200724 474  0.3-  0.5-
    200723 T05  0.3+  0.2-    200724 J04  0.1+  0.2-    200724 474  0.0   0.3-
    200723 474  0.0   0.5-    200724 W88  0.0   0.2-    200724 474  0.3-  0.6-
    200723 E23  0.4-  0.4+    200724 W88  0.6+  0.3+    200726 474  0.0   0.0
    200723 474  0.4-  0.6-    200724 E94  0.5+  0.4+    200726 474  0.2-  0.1+
    200723 474  0.1+  0.3-    200724 E94  0.2-  0.2-    200726 474  0.1+  0.0
    200723 E23  0.7-  1.3+    200724 E94  0.8+  0.6+    200726 474  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 OM4                 a,e,i = 1.67, 0.50, 15                  q = 0.8291
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 06 26    20 54 39.4 -49 50 56   0.3165  1.2751   139.9    30.9    22.9
    ...
    2020 07 11    21 22 36.4 -50 11 28   0.1721  1.1592   143.3    31.6    21.3
    ...
    2020 07 19    21 52 14.3 -48 21 08   0.1000  1.0985   143.7    33.2    20.1
    ...
    2020 07 25    22 50 49.8 -40 42 18   0.04889 1.0544   141.3    37.0    18.6
    2020 07 26    23 09 56.2 -37 07 27   0.04101 1.0472   139.4    39.1    18.2
    2020 07 27    23 34 33.7 -31 36 06   0.03363 1.0400   136.0    42.7    17.9
    ...
    2020 08 02    04 36 18.2 +49 22 39   0.03312 0.9983    59.3   119.1    20.9
    ...
    2020 08 10    07 28 03.0 +55 49 43   0.09902 0.9470    45.6   130.1    24.1
    ...
    2020 08 25    08 24 22.3 +52 39 16   0.2333  0.8705    47.5   121.1    25.0
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-O117
    


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