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    M.P.E.C. 2020-Q228                              Issued 2020 August 30, 01:09 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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                                    2020 QU6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20Q06U* C2020 08 27.14855 21 49 23.13 -72 45 39.3          17.9 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 27.16253 21 49 20.63 -72 44 32.9          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 27.17649 21 49 18.04 -72 43 25.7          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.61198 21 48 18.00 -72 08 43.7          17.0 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.61393 21 48 17.70 -72 08 34.2          17.1 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.61684 21 48 17.25 -72 08 20.1          17.6 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.74415 21 47 57.08 -71 57 52.4          17.0 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.74511 21 47 57.03 -71 57 47.7          17.1 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 27.74607 21 47 56.95 -71 57 42.8          17.1 RVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.14010 21 47 10.12 -71 25 59.5          17.6 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.14369 21 47 09.63 -71 25 41.2          17.9 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.14635 21 47 09.07 -71 25 27.8          17.7 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.14823 21 47 09.00 -71 25 19.3          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.15178 21 47 08.18 -71 25 01.2          17.9 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.15539 21 47 07.72 -71 24 43.3          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.15719 21 47 07.48 -71 24 34.5          18.1 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.15983 21 47 07.06 -71 24 21.2          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.16256 21 47 06.50 -71 24 07.1          17.9 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.16440 21 47 06.24 -71 23 58.6          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.16788 21 47 05.80 -71 23 41.5          17.7 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 28.17137 21 47 05.15 -71 23 23.2          17.9 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.34726 21 46 41.05 -71 08 36.4          17.1 VqEQ228I47
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.35995 21 46 39.20 -71 07 32.7          17.1 VqEQ228I47
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.37518 21 46 37.36 -71 06 14.2          17.4 VqEQ228I47
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.50847821 46 27.842-70 55 31.84         17.3 GVEQ228Q58
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.50989521 46 27.637-70 55 25.13         17.6 GVEQ228Q58
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.51129121 46 27.480-70 55 18.39         16.8 GVEQ228Q58
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.57944 21 46 16.85 -70 49 37.5          17.3 VqEQ228E23
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.58778 21 46 15.68 -70 48 55.9          17.7 VqEQ228E23
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 28.59611 21 46 14.45 -70 48 13.7          17.1 VqEQ228E23
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 29.11412 21 45 17.11 -70 04 45.3          17.5 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 29.11687 21 45 16.68 -70 04 31.3          17.5 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U  C2020 08 29.11963 21 45 16.40 -70 04 17.4          17.8 RqEQ228X74
         K20Q06U `C2020 08 29.58383 21 44 26.78 -69 24 27.7          17.7 GVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U `C2020 08 29.59628 21 44 25.13 -69 23 22.7          17.6 GVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U `C2020 08 29.60324 21 44 24.24 -69 22 46.5          17.7 GVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U `C2020 08 29.60874 21 44 23.49 -69 22 17.7          17.5 GVEQ228Q62
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 30.03078 21 43 46.33 -68 45 29.2          17.3 GVEQ228X31
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 30.03445 21 43 45.92 -68 45 10.2          17.4 GVEQ228X31
         K20Q06U KC2020 08 30.03811 21 43 45.44 -68 44 50.8          17.6 GVEQ228X31
    
    Observer details:
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD.
    I47 Pierre Auger Observatory, Malargue.  Observer M. Masek.  0.3-m f/6.8
        reflector + CCD.
    Q58 Siding Spring-LCO Clamshell #1.  Observers T. Santana-Ros, L. Conversi, M.
        Micheli.  Measurer M. Micheli.  0.4-m reflector + CCD.
    Q62 iTelescope Observatory, Siding Spring.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel,
        J. Barros, S. M. Tilley.  Measurers C. Jacques, S. M. Tilley.  0.43-m
        f/6.8 astrograph + CCD + focal reducer, 0.5-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD.
    X31 Galileo Galilei Observatory, Oro Verde.  Observer C. Fornari.  0.40-m f/8
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    X74 Observatorio Campo dos Amarais.  Observer L. S. Amaral.  0.3-m f/4
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 QU6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2240 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 335.98734              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30312267     Peri.  321.00216     +0.74776369     +0.66367314
    a   2.1947772      Node   357.17284     -0.46403031     +0.50116250
    e   0.4673654      Incl.   23.51964     -0.47489507     +0.55531443
    P   3.25           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200827 X74  0.3-  0.2+    200828 X74  0.1-  0.1-    200828 E23  0.1-  0.3-
    200827 X74  0.1-  0.1-    200828 X74  0.1+  0.2-    200828 E23  0.0   0.1-
    200827 X74  0.4-  0.3+    200828 X74  0.2+  0.1-    200829 X74  0.1-  0.2-
    200827 Q62  0.1-  0.1-    200828 X74  0.4-  0.5+    200829 X74  0.2-  0.2-
    200827 Q62  0.0   0.1-    200828 X74  0.3-  0.2-    200829 X74  0.4+  0.4-
    200827 Q62  0.2+  0.2-    200828 X74  0.3+  0.4-    200829 Q62  0.3+  0.0
    200827 Q62  0.2+  0.3-    200828 X74  0.1-  0.6+    200829 Q62  0.3+  0.1+
    200827 Q62  0.6+  0.4-    200828 I47  0.5+  1.7+    200829 Q62  0.4+  0.1-
    200827 Q62  0.9+  0.3-    200828 I47  0.3-  0.8+    200829 Q62  0.3+  0.1-
    200828 X74  0.4-  0.6-    200828 I47  0.4+  1.7+    200830 X31  0.4-  0.1-
    200828 X74  0.0   0.1-    200828 Q58  0.0   0.1-    200830 X31  0.2-  0.1-
    200828 X74  0.6-  0.2+    200828 Q58  0.0   0.4-    200830 X31  0.4-  0.4+
    200828 X74  0.5+  0.6-    200828 Q58  0.3+  0.5-
    200828 X74  0.7-  0.1-    200828 E23  0.5-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 QU6                 a,e,i = 2.19, 0.47, 24                  q = 1.1690
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 07 31    06 51 28.7 -85 11 07   0.4145  1.1856   104.0    56.2    18.9
    ...
    2020 08 15    23 19 14.2 -84 53 14   0.3444  1.1695   108.7    55.1    18.4
    ...
    2020 08 23    22 03 03.2 -77 45 39   0.3091  1.1702   113.7    52.3    18.1
    ...
    2020 08 29    21 45 29.9 -70 14 06   0.2867  1.1749   118.7    48.9    17.9
    2020 08 30    21 43 46.5 -68 48 01   0.2835  1.1760   119.6    48.3    17.8
    2020 08 31    21 42 16.9 -67 18 54   0.2805  1.1772   120.6    47.6    17.8
    ...
    2020 09 06    21 36 50.7 -57 24 27   0.2672  1.1866   126.6    43.0    17.6
    ...
    2020 09 14    21 35 27.3 -42 20 44   0.2651  1.2044   133.7    37.2    17.4
    ...
    2020 09 29    21 42 25.1 -15 57 55   0.3186  1.2521   136.5    33.4    17.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-Q228
    


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