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    M.P.E.C. 2020-P104                              Issued 2020 August 15, 22:13 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 PE3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20P03E* C2020 08 14.30701 21 34 11.61 +03 12 27.6          19.1 GVEP104G96
         K20P03E  C2020 08 14.31176 21 34 07.49 +03 14 23.2          18.8 GVEP104G96
         K20P03E  C2020 08 14.31650 21 34 03.37 +03 16 18.8          19.0 GVEP104G96
         K20P03E  C2020 08 14.32123 21 33 59.28 +03 18 13.4          19.3 GVEP104G96
         K20P03E  C2020 08 14.40169 21 32 49.74 +03 50 50.0          19.2 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E  C2020 08 14.40225 21 32 49.23 +03 51 03.5          18.9 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.52093321 31 17.30 +04 41 58.7          19.0 GVEP104474
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.52152821 31 16.79 +04 42 13.3          19.3 GVEP104474
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.52225021 31 16.17 +04 42 30.5          19.3 GVEP104474
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.52337021 31 15.21 +04 42 57.6          19.1 GVEP104474
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.93489 21 25 42.31 +07 24 10.8          19.1 GVEP104204
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.94105921 25 37.52 +07 26 42.7          19.1 GVEP104C95
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.94185 21 25 36.41 +07 26 56.5                VEP104204
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.94882 21 25 30.46 +07 29 42.0                VEP104204
         K20P03E KC2020 08 14.97216321 25 11.10 +07 39 01.0          18.8 GVEP104C95
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.01922821 24 31.51 +07 57 34.5          19.0 GVEP104I93
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.02248521 24 28.73 +07 58 51.8          19.2 GVEP104I93
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.02482521 24 26.73 +07 59 46.9          19.2 GVEP104I93
         K20P03E  C2020 08 15.13637 21 23 04.91 +08 43 55.9          18.7 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E  C2020 08 15.13661 21 23 04.74 +08 44 01.1          19.0 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E  C2020 08 15.13686 21 23 04.51 +08 44 07.9          19.0 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E  C2020 08 15.13711 21 23 04.35 +08 44 12.9          18.9 GVEP104I52
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.15592721 22 45.75 +08 51 26.2          19.3 VuEP104H21
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.15796621 22 44.02 +08 52 14.2          19.3 VuEP104H21
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.16061721 22 41.77 +08 53 16.6          19.2 VuEP104H21
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.81074221 14 02.36 +13 01 59.2          18.8 GVEP104K63
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.81278521 14 00.73 +13 02 45.6          18.3 GVEP104K63
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.81546421 13 58.50 +13 03 46.3          17.8 GVEP104K63
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.87150521 13 12.97 +13 24 49.3          17.9 GVEP104B49
         K20P03E KC2020 08 15.87641221 13 08.93 +13 26 38.9          18.6 GVEP104B49
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector +
        CCD.
    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.
    B49 Paus Observatory, Sabadell.  Observer J. Camarasa.  0.30-m f/4 reflector +
        CCD.
    C95 SATINO Remote Observatory, Haute Provence.  Observer J. Jahn.  0.60-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer K. W. Wierzchos.
        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.
    I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.4-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 PE3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0606 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 280.52878              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.71035869     Peri.   37.94039     +0.95861150     -0.01790621
    a   1.2439920      Node   320.08697     -0.18463802     +0.72061466
    e   0.1618606      Incl.   26.28691     +0.21673205     +0.69310452
    P   1.39           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200814 G96  0.1-  0.1+    200814 204  0.5-  0.1-    200815 I52  0.1-  0.6+
    200814 G96  0.1-  0.0     200814 C95  0.4+  1.3+    200815 I52  0.6+  0.3-
    200814 G96  0.1-  0.1+    200814 204  0.1-  0.0     200815 H21  0.2-  0.4-
    200814 G96  0.1+  0.5-    200814 204  0.2-  0.2-    200815 H21  0.2-  0.4-
    200814 I52  0.3+  0.0     200814 C95  2.3+  0.5+    200815 H21  0.2-  0.4-
    200814 I52  0.1-  0.1-    200815 I93  0.1-  0.1-    200815 K63  0.3-  0.9-
    200814 474  0.2-  0.0     200815 I93  0.2-  0.2+    200815 K63  0.4+  0.5-
    200814 474  0.2-  0.2+    200815 I93  0.3-  0.0     200815 K63  0.1+  0.2-
    200814 474  0.2-  0.1-    200815 I52  0.3-  0.2+    200815 B49  0.6-  0.8+
    200814 474  0.1-  0.1-    200815 I52  0.2+  0.2-    200815 B49  0.0   0.5+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 PE3                 a,e,i = 1.24, 0.16, 26                  q = 1.0426
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 07 16    01 16 13.2 -60 09 11   0.2390  1.1266   111.6    57.0    23.3
    ...
    2020 07 31    00 15 23.5 -52 00 26   0.1268  1.0953   126.5    48.1    21.6
    ...
    2020 08 08    22 57 35.3 -33 34 36   0.07604 1.0809   150.6    27.4    19.9
    ...
    2020 08 14    21 38 23.0 +01 08 17   0.06040 1.0713   164.5    14.7    19.0
    2020 08 15    21 24 48.8 +07 51 05   0.06130 1.0698   157.8    20.9    19.2
    2020 08 16    21 11 27.2 +14 13 11   0.06325 1.0684   151.0    27.4    19.5
    ...
    2020 08 22    20 00 35.1 +40 01 39   0.09041 1.0605   120.7    55.1    21.0
    ...
    2020 08 30    18 57 56.3 +52 20 08   0.1436  1.0520   103.3    69.1    22.4
    ...
    2020 09 14    18 03 59.0 +58 27 00   0.2479  1.0433    91.7    74.5    23.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-P104
    


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