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    M.P.E.C. 2020-O120                                Issued 2020 July 26, 19:48 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 OO4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20O04O* C2020 07 23.57994023 33 27.048-21 28 32.40         21.24wUEO120F51
         K20O04O  C2020 07 23.58968123 33 32.028-21 28 10.07         21.12wUEO120F51
         K20O04O  C2020 07 23.59940723 33 36.959-21 27 47.89         21.34wUEO120F51
         K20O04O ^C2020 07 24.61020823 42 31.214-20 49 35.89         21.44GVEO120568
         K20O04O ^C2020 07 24.61115623 42 31.672-20 49 33.76         21.42GVEO120568
         K20O04O ^C2020 07 24.61305223 42 32.590-20 49 29.34         21.47GVEO120568
         K20O04O  C2020 07 25.55507323 50 29.299-20 13 39.37         20.26GVEO120F51
         K20O04O  C2020 07 26.43141 23 57 30.23 -19 40 29.5          21.3 GVEO120I52
         K20O04O  C2020 07 26.43601 23 57 32.24 -19 40 19.0                VEO120I52
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Crowder, A. Petric.  Measurers R.
        Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman, K. Chambers.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer H. Groeller.  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.  1.0-m reflector +
        CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 OO4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0821 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Pan
    M 347.32836              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21918215     Peri.  215.68087     +0.63242322     +0.77265408
    a   2.7243690      Node    93.61419     -0.69725474     +0.59885198
    e   0.5998387      Incl.    3.17039     -0.33745621     +0.21067030
    P   4.50           H   24.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200723 F51  0.3-  0.2-    200724 568  0.2-  0.2-    200725 F51  0.2+  0.0
    200723 F51  0.2+  0.1+    200724 568  0.2-  0.3-    200726 I52  0.1-  0.2+
    200723 F51  0.1+  0.2+    200724 568  0.1-  0.3-    200726 I52  0.3-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 OO4                 a,e,i = 2.72, 0.60, 3                   q = 1.0902
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 06 26    19 06 21.2 -23 35 35   0.1477  1.1620   169.4     9.3    21.1
    ...
    2020 07 11    21 16 45.1 -26 32 55   0.1043  1.1110   153.5    24.1    20.7
    ...
    2020 07 19    22 47 52.2 -24 07 02   0.1016  1.0959   139.9    36.7    21.0
    ...
    2020 07 25    23 45 51.0 -20 33 57   0.1087  1.0907   131.4    44.3    21.4
    2020 07 26    23 54 04.1 -19 55 53   0.1105  1.0904   130.3    45.3    21.4
    2020 07 27    00 01 51.8 -19 17 58   0.1124  1.0902   129.3    46.2    21.5
    ...
    2020 08 02    00 40 17.2 -15 43 54   0.1265  1.0921   124.9    49.7    21.9
    ...
    2020 08 10    01 13 26.0 -11 58 07   0.1495  1.1030   123.4    50.1    22.3
    ...
    2020 08 25    01 40 39.2 -07 44 36   0.1982  1.1470   129.4    42.9    22.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-O120
    


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