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    M.P.E.C. 2020-Q215                              Issued 2020 August 28, 10:57 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.
    
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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2020 QM6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20Q06M* C2020 08 23.43771500 02 25.609-26 39 25.33         20.85wUEQ215F51
         K20Q06M  C2020 08 23.45189700 02 22.748-26 37 49.89         20.66wUEQ215F51
         K20Q06M  C2020 08 23.46641600 02 19.796-26 36 11.69         20.79wUEQ215F51
         K20Q06M  C2020 08 27.49019223 48 35.882-17 39 10.82         20.13wUEQ215F52
         K20Q06M  C2020 08 27.51205023 48 30.328-17 35 47.64         20.41wUEQ215F52
         K20Q06M  C2020 08 27.52297923 48 27.541-17 34 05.59         20.56wUEQ215F52
         K20Q06M 1C2020 08 27.95902 23 46 48.26 -16 25 40.5                VEQ215246
         K20Q06M 1C2020 08 27.95992 23 46 48.14 -16 25 32.2                VEQ215246
         K20Q06M 1C2020 08 27.96483 23 46 46.84 -16 24 46.0          20.1 GVEQ215246
         K20Q06M KC2020 08 27.96498323 46 46.92 -16 24 42.1          20.2 GVEQ215L01
         K20Q06M KC2020 08 27.96822823 46 46.09 -16 24 10.8          20.4 GVEQ215L01
         K20Q06M pC2020 08 27.97017523 46 45.57 -16 23 52.5          20.5 GVEQ215L01
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M.
        Tichy.  1.06-m f/2.7 reflector + 2048x2048 CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman.  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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Dukes, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, M. Willman.  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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 QM6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1183 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 310.80479              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40578145     Peri.   27.85585     +0.97542438     -0.16938509
    a   1.8069297      Node   340.31231     +0.01561201     +0.69105861
    e   0.3943762      Incl.   24.72523     +0.21978068     +0.70267111
    P   2.43           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200823 F51  0.0   0.1+    200827 F52  0.2+  0.1-    200827 246  0.2-  0.7-
    200823 F51  0.0   0.1-    200827 F52  0.0   0.1+    200827 L01  0.2+  0.1-
    200823 F51  0.1-  0.0     200827 246  0.8-  0.5+    200827 L01  0.1+  0.2+
    200827 F52  0.2+  0.1+    200827 246  0.7+  0.2+    200827 L01  0.3-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 QM6                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.39, 25                  q = 1.0943
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 07 29    00 28 55.8 -47 43 30   0.3644  1.2585   124.6    41.6    23.1
    ...
    2020 08 13    00 24 06.8 -39 59 09   0.2401  1.1942   134.7    37.1    22.0
    ...
    2020 08 21    00 09 10.4 -30 49 25   0.1814  1.1650   145.0    29.8    21.1
    ...
    2020 08 27    23 50 26.6 -18 53 13   0.1455  1.1459   157.2    20.0    20.3
    2020 08 28    23 46 37.9 -16 18 19   0.1406  1.1429   159.5    18.0    20.2
    2020 08 29    23 42 37.0 -13 32 14   0.1361  1.1401   161.9    16.0    20.0
    ...
    2020 09 04    23 14 17.3 +06 32 31   0.1197  1.1246   165.2    13.2    19.6
    ...
    2020 09 12    22 26 44.6 +34 21 24   0.1303  1.1086   139.4    36.2    20.5
    ...
    2020 09 27    20 54 14.8 +59 16 59   0.2112  1.0945   110.6    59.0    22.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-Q215
    


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