MPEC 2020-Q38 : 2020 PA5
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M.P.E.C. 2020-Q38 Issued 2020 August 17, 11:10 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 PA5 Observations: K20P05A C2020 07 18.36508720 48 16.057+04 15 46.83 22.76GVEQ038F51 K20P05A C2020 07 18.37682120 48 16.754+04 15 39.92 21.18GVEQ038F51 K20P05A C2020 07 18.40037320 48 18.157+04 15 24.63 22.80GVEQ038F51 K20P05A* C2020 08 12.33267221 19 18.179-05 09 04.34 21.51wUEQ038F51 K20P05A C2020 08 12.35466221 19 19.833-05 09 48.35 21.39wUEQ038F51 K20P05A C2020 08 12.36565321 19 20.646-05 10 10.68 21.66wUEQ038F51 K20P05A KC2020 08 13.25266 21 20 36.44 -05 40 04.3 22.1 GVEQ038H36 K20P05A KC2020 08 13.25395421 20 36.21 -05 40 07.8 21.6 VuEQ038H21 K20P05A KC2020 08 13.26006721 20 36.68 -05 40 20.4 21.6 VuEQ038H21 K20P05A KC2020 08 13.26395621 20 36.99 -05 40 28.3 21.5 VuEQ038H21 K20P05A KC2020 08 13.26551 21 20 37.33 -05 40 30.6 21.6 GVEQ038H36 K20P05A ^C2020 08 13.47918521 20 55.285-05 47 36.79 21.56GVEQ038568 K20P05A ^C2020 08 13.48013421 20 55.356-05 47 38.73 21.76GVEQ038568 K20P05A KC2020 08 17.19983821 26 27.37 -07 57 02.4 21.6 VuEQ038H21 K20P05A KC2020 08 17.20539621 26 27.80 -07 57 14.2 21.7 VuEQ038H21 K20P05A KC2020 08 17.21354621 26 28.49 -07 57 31.7 21.5 VuEQ038H21 Observer details: 568 Mauna Kea. Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Wipper, T. Burdullis. Measurers R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat. 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD. 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, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield. Observer R. Holmes. Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2020 PA5 Earth MOID = 0.2750 AU Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 Veres M 335.45149 (2000.0) P Q n 0.28985711 Peri. 177.30992 +0.85693283 +0.50798546 a 2.2612405 Node 151.62187 -0.47625804 +0.84512317 e 0.4314065 Incl. 10.58098 -0.19708985 +0.16648604 P 3.40 H 23.2 G 0.15 U 6 Residuals in seconds of arc 200718 F51 0.0 0.1- 200813 H36 1.3+ 0.8+ 200813 568 0.1+ 0.0 200718 F51 0.1- 0.3+ 200813 H21 0.4- 0.2+ 200817 H21 0.0 0.1- 200718 F51 0.1+ 0.2- 200813 H21 0.3- 0.0 200817 H21 0.3- 0.0 200812 F51 0.0 0.1- 200813 H21 0.1- 0.1- 200817 H21 0.2+ 0.2- 200812 F51 0.0 0.1+ 200813 H36 0.1- 0.6+ 200812 F51 0.1- 0.2- 200813 568 0.1+ 0.0 Ephemeris: 2020 PA5 a,e,i = 2.26, 0.43, 11 q = 1.2857 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2020 07 18 20 47 50.4 +04 19 43 0.3529 1.3359 151.0 21.7 22.6 ... 2020 08 02 21 05 26.9 -00 04 14 0.3004 1.3037 161.9 14.0 22.0 ... 2020 08 10 21 16 00.2 -03 52 52 0.2839 1.2929 168.3 9.2 21.6 ... 2020 08 16 21 24 38.4 -07 14 21 0.2774 1.2880 172.1 6.2 21.4 2020 08 17 21 26 08.8 -07 49 33 0.2768 1.2875 172.5 5.9 21.4 2020 08 18 21 27 40.3 -08 25 03 0.2764 1.2870 172.8 5.7 21.4 ... 2020 08 24 21 37 15.1 -12 00 06 0.2772 1.2857 171.4 6.8 21.5 ... 2020 09 01 21 51 08.0 -16 32 36 0.2866 1.2884 165.2 11.5 21.7 ... 2020 09 16 22 19 18.9 -22 51 40 0.3290 1.3064 152.6 20.7 22.4 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-Q38


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