MPEC 2020-Q40 : 2020 PC5
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M.P.E.C. 2020-Q40 Issued 2020 August 17, 11:42 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 PC5 Observations: K20P05C* C2020 08 14.35733 23 51 58.83 +19 17 22.6 20.1 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.36158 23 51 58.95 +19 17 23.1 20.4 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.36582 23 51 59.06 +19 17 23.6 20.4 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.37140 23 51 59.20 +19 17 24.3 20.5 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.43406 23 52 00.83 +19 17 32.9 21.2 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.48106 23 52 02.06 +19 17 38.6 20.4 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 14.49291 23 52 02.38 +19 17 40.3 20.4 GVEQ040G96 K20P05C C2020 08 15.43808 23 52 29.64 +19 19 35.7 20.4 GVEQ040I52 K20P05C C2020 08 15.44689 23 52 29.90 +19 19 36.8 20.4 GVEQ040I52 K20P05C C2020 08 15.46844 23 52 30.41 +19 19 38.9 20.6 GVEQ040I52 K20P05C C2020 08 16.01280 23 52 45.88 +19 20 32.5 20.7 VVEQ040033 K20P05C C2020 08 16.01488 23 52 45.92 +19 20 32.8 20.9 VVEQ040033 K20P05C C2020 08 16.01696 23 52 45.97 +19 20 32.9 21.2 VVEQ040033 K20P05C KC2020 08 16.32634 23 52 54.44 +19 21 04.0 20.4 GVEQ040H36 K20P05C KC2020 08 16.36392 23 52 55.30 +19 21 06.9 21.0 GVEQ040H36 K20P05C C2020 08 16.95328 23 53 11.29 +19 21 52.9 20.9 VVEQ040033 K20P05C C2020 08 16.95537 23 53 11.35 +19 21 53.1 20.8 VVEQ040033 K20P05C C2020 08 16.95745 23 53 11.40 +19 21 53.3 20.7 VVEQ040033 K20P05C C2020 08 17.36919 23 53 22.00 +19 22 25.0 19.6 GVEQ040I52 K20P05C C2020 08 17.37865 23 53 22.20 +19 22 25.5 VEQ040I52 K20P05C C2020 08 17.38856 23 53 22.40 +19 22 26.0 21.1 GVEQ040I52 K20P05C !C2020 08 17.39821 23 53 22.67 +19 22 26.8 20.3 RVEQ040673 K20P05C !C2020 08 17.40629 23 53 23.04 +19 22 27.1 VEQ040673 Observer details: 033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg. Observers S. Melnikov, U. Laux, B. Stecklum. Measurer B. Stecklum. 1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD. 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Pittichova. 1.0-m f/15 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. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD. I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observers K. W. Wierzchos, T. A. Pruyne. 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 PC5 Earth MOID = 0.3040 AU Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 Veres M 317.53968 (2000.0) P Q n 0.21499896 Peri. 229.35480 +0.43083604 -0.89889013 a 2.7595937 Node 195.70359 +0.89113127 +0.43773173 e 0.5571604 Incl. 17.15980 +0.14235646 -0.01968422 P 4.58 H 18.6 G 0.15 U 9 Residuals in seconds of arc 200814 G96 0.2- 0.1+ 200815 I52 0.4+ 0.3+ 200816 033 0.2- 0.0 200814 G96 0.0 0.0 200815 I52 0.1+ 0.1+ 200816 033 0.2- 0.0 200814 G96 0.1- 0.1- 200816 033 0.0 0.0 200817 I52 0.1- 0.0 200814 G96 0.1- 0.1- 200816 033 0.2- 0.1+ 200817 I52 0.2- 0.1- 200814 G96 0.0 0.0 200816 033 0.2- 0.0 200817 I52 0.5- 0.3- 200814 G96 0.1+ 0.3- 200816 H36 0.4+ 0.3+ 200817 673 0.7- 0.2+ 200814 G96 0.3+ 0.1- 200816 H36 0.1- 0.2- 200817 673 2.0+ 0.0 200815 I52 0.2- 0.1+ 200816 033 0.4- 0.0 Ephemeris: 2020 PC5 a,e,i = 2.76, 0.56, 17 q = 1.2221 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2020 07 18 23 32 24.3 +16 34 19 1.3425 1.9840 113.8 28.0 22.0 ... 2020 08 02 23 44 32.6 +18 25 04 1.1159 1.8798 123.8 26.7 21.4 ... 2020 08 10 23 49 39.7 +19 04 13 1.0038 1.8243 129.4 25.4 21.1 ... 2020 08 16 23 52 45.4 +19 20 36 0.9242 1.7828 133.9 24.1 20.8 2020 08 17 23 53 12.3 +19 22 02 0.9114 1.7760 134.7 23.9 20.8 2020 08 18 23 53 37.9 +19 23 03 0.8986 1.7691 135.5 23.7 20.7 ... 2020 08 24 23 55 46.4 +19 19 39 0.8249 1.7279 140.3 22.0 20.4 ... 2020 09 01 23 57 29.0 +18 45 27 0.7340 1.6736 147.1 19.1 20.0 ... 2020 09 16 23 57 21.9 +15 39 42 0.5898 1.5746 160.9 12.1 19.2 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-Q40


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