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    M.P.E.C. 2020-O154                                Issued 2020 July 29, 15:01 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
    
                                    2017 OH68                                
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-P27                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17O68H  C2020 04 28.54472716 03 38.798-07 02 35.67         23.39GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 04 28.55636916 03 38.184-07 02 30.26         21.86GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 04 28.56792516 03 37.570-07 02 25.76         23.49GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 11.32474715 51 26.028-05 37 40.72         23.98GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 11.33536615 51 25.320-05 37 36.75         22.99GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 11.34602115 51 24.599-05 37 32.70         23.80GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 11.35662615 51 23.875-05 37 28.91         23.52GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 15.40868915 46 54.469-05 12 28.92         22.92GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 15.43300115 46 52.760-05 12 20.23         23.27GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 26.37097715 34 07.617-04 14 33.06         22.97GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 26.38129915 34 06.843-04 14 30.02         23.18GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 26.39164415 34 06.115-04 14 27.46         23.87GVEO154F51
         K17O68H  C2020 05 26.40200315 34 05.375-04 14 24.41         23.04GVEO154F51
    
    Observer details:
    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.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    200428 F51 10.3-  1.6-    200526 F51 11.2-  2.0-    MPO438037   -0.01 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 OH68                                                Earth MOID = 0.2541 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 289.06100              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29158940     Peri.  204.85767     +0.99796216     -0.01952848
    a   2.2522757      Node   156.02388     +0.03515258     +0.96278129
    e   0.4447421      Incl.    8.59747     -0.05325252     +0.26957526
    P   3.38           H   20.1           G   0.15           U   0
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170730 F51  0.1-  0.0     170826 H21  0.3+  0.4+    171019 G96  0.0   0.6-
    170730 F51  0.2-  0.2+    170826 H21  0.0   0.7+    171022 T08  1.2+  0.3+
    170730 F51  0.0   0.0     170828 246 (1.6+  0.4-)   171022 T08  0.4-  0.5-
    170731 K88  0.1-  0.2+    170828 246  0.9+  0.7-    171022 T08  0.1+  0.2-
    170731 K88  0.1-  0.3+    170828 246  0.7+  0.0     171022 T08  0.9+  1.1+
    170731 568  0.1+  0.1-    170828 246 (1.6+  0.5+)   171022 T08  0.1-  0.1+
    170731 T14  0.0   0.0     170831 F51  0.1-  0.2+    171110 F51  0.2-  0.0
    170731 568  0.1+  0.0     170831 F51  0.1-  0.2+    171110 F51  0.2-  0.1-
    170731 T14  0.0   0.0     170831 F51  0.2-  0.2+    171110 F51  0.2-  0.0
    170731 568  0.1+  0.0     170916 H21  0.1+  0.6-    171110 F51  0.2-  0.1+
    170731 T14  0.1+  0.0     170916 H21  0.0   0.3-    171113 T05  0.5+  0.8+
    170801 K88  0.5-  0.5+    170916 H21  0.3-  0.3-    171113 T05  0.9+  0.2-
    170801 K88  0.2-  0.0     170917 H21  0.1-  0.3-    171113 T05  0.5-  0.1-
    170801 106  0.3-  0.1-    170917 H21  0.6-  0.1-    171113 T05  0.8-  0.1-
    170801 106  0.8-  0.3+    170917 H21  0.0   0.1-    171120 G96  0.3+  0.0
    170801 106  0.6+  0.2-    170922 F51  0.1+  0.0     171120 G96  0.2+  0.0
    170801 585  0.4-  0.1-    170922 F51  0.0   0.1+    171120 G96  0.2+  0.3+
    170801 585  0.8-  0.1+    170922 F51  0.0   0.0     171120 G96  0.3+  0.1+
    170802 585  0.6-  0.0     170922 F51  0.0   0.1+    171210 807  0.6-  0.1-
    170802 585  0.7-  0.1-    170925 703  0.1-  0.4+    171210 807  0.6-  0.2-
    170802 585  0.4-  0.0     170925 703  0.0   0.3-    171210 807  0.3-  0.2-
    170802 585  1.1-  0.5-    170925 703 (0.1-  3.0+)   171212 F51  0.2+  0.1+
    170802 K88  0.5-  0.4+    170926 T05  0.5+  0.2-    171212 F51  0.1+  0.2+
    170802 585  0.1-  0.4+    170926 T05  0.1+  0.1-    171212 F51  0.2+  0.2+
    170802 K88  0.2-  0.2+    170926 T05 (1.6-  0.0 )   171220 G96  0.3+  0.2-
    170802 K88  0.1-  0.2-    170926 T05  0.5+  0.0     171220 G96  0.6+  0.1+
    170805 H21  0.2+  0.2+    170927 H21  0.2+  0.2-    171220 G96  0.3+  0.0
    170805 H21  0.4+  0.0     170927 H21  0.3+  0.0     171220 G96  0.3+  0.0
    170805 H21  0.3+  0.5-    170927 H21  0.1+  0.2+    180121 807  0.1-  0.1+
    170806 595  0.4+  0.5+    170929 703 (1.6+  0.3+)   180121 807  0.1-  0.1+
    170806 595  0.1-  0.4+    170929 703  0.6-  0.5+    180121 807  0.1+  0.1-
    170806 104  0.7-  0.1-    170929 703  0.7-  1.1-    200428 F51  0.6+  0.2-
    170806 104  0.3-  0.2-    170929 H21  0.0   0.1+    200428 F51  0.3+  0.5+
    170806 104  0.1+  0.9-    170929 H21  0.1+  0.1+    200428 F51  0.1-  0.2+
    170816 H21  0.4+  0.1-    170929 H21  0.0   0.2+    200511 F51  0.0   0.1-
    170816 H21  0.2+  0.4-    171011 703  0.1-  0.3+    200511 F51  0.0   0.1-
    170817 291  0.2-  0.3+    171011 703  0.1-  0.3-    200511 F51  0.2-  0.1-
    170817 291  0.1-  0.3+    171011 703 (1.5-  1.0-)   200511 F51  0.4-  0.3-
    170817 291  0.1-  0.2+    171011 703  0.5-  0.7-    200515 F51  0.0   0.0
    170817 291  0.0   0.2+    171017 H21  0.4+  0.8-    200515 F51  0.0   0.0
    170820 F51  0.0   0.1+    171017 H21  0.0   0.2+    200526 F51  0.0   0.0
    170820 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171019 G96  0.1+  0.1+    200526 F51  0.3-  0.3+
    170820 F51  0.0   0.1+    171019 G96  0.0   0.1+    200526 F51  0.0   0.1+
    170820 F51  0.0   0.1+    171019 G96  0.3+  0.0     200526 F51  0.2+  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 OH68                a,e,i = 2.25, 0.44, 9                   q = 1.2506
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 06 29    15 04 05.5 -03 40 13   1.4599  2.2165   126.1    21.8    23.7
    ...
    2020 07 14    15 01 00.3 -04 39 45   1.5388  2.1376   111.9    26.2    23.9
    ...
    2020 07 22    15 02 21.7 -05 26 23   1.5867  2.0946   105.0    27.9    23.9
    ...
    2020 07 28    15 04 42.5 -06 06 53   1.6237  2.0620   100.2    29.0    24.0
    2020 07 29    15 05 12.3 -06 14 02   1.6299  2.0565    99.4    29.1    24.0
    2020 07 30    15 05 44.0 -06 21 17   1.6361  2.0510    98.6    29.3    24.0
    ...
    2020 08 05    15 09 30.6 -07 06 52   1.6731  2.0180    94.1    30.1    24.0
    ...
    2020 08 13    15 16 06.8 -08 12 16   1.7215  1.9735    88.4    30.9    24.1
    ...
    2020 08 28    15 33 01.4 -10 24 50   1.8056  1.8890    78.7    31.6    24.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-O154
    


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