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    M.P.E.C. 2020-R20                             Issued 2020 September 6, 19:10 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
    
                                    2018 RV3                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2018-R116                           
    
    Additional Observations:
         K18R03V  C2013 02 13.36940510 36 05.373+29 44 49.47         23.00GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2016 08 03.59620301 32 56.399-12 02 21.07         23.42GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2016 08 03.60267401 32 57.474-12 02 05.28         22.57GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2016 08 03.61559301 32 59.458-12 01 34.25         22.49GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2017 02 05.55147209 46 21.153+45 44 46.61         23.04GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2018 08 05.56695800 54 30.730-24 07 36.04         22.37GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2018 08 05.58893500 54 32.948-24 07 02.05         22.47GVER020F51
         K18R03V KC2019 02 09.37080608 40 47.942+50 40 21.75         22.99GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2020 07 25.57283023 56 56.616-37 31 34.72         22.88GVER020F51
         K18R03V  C2020 09 06.44058423 37 38.257-17 27 34.10         19.95iUER020F51
         K18R03V  C2020 09 06.45129223 37 36.063-17 26 31.46         19.87iUER020F51
         K18R03V  C2020 09 06.46198123 37 33.880-17 25 29.14         20.00iUER020F51
         K18R03V  C2020 09 06.47265723 37 31.707-17 24 26.78         19.72iUER020F51
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    130213 F51 0.11- 0.11-    200906 F51 0.23- 0.19-    MPO473498   +0.04 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 RV3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0982 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 286.49133              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48843705     Peri.   47.74792     +0.78669072     -0.61498222
    a   1.5968483      Node   349.79231     +0.43757490     +0.61715712
    e   0.3582277      Incl.   17.73638     +0.43548356     +0.49082987
    P   2.02           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   0
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    130213 F51  0.5-  0.5-    180910 711  0.3-  0.3+    180911 I52  0.0   0.1+
    160803 F51  0.4-  0.1+    180910 711  0.3-  0.3+    180911 I52  0.4+  0.2-
    160803 F51  0.5+  0.2+    180910 711  0.2-  0.2+    180915 I52  0.3+  0.1-
    160803 F51  0.1-  0.0     180910 711  0.3-  0.1+    180915 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    170205 F51  0.1-  0.6-    180910 I52  0.5-  0.1-    180915 I52  0.1+  0.0
    180805 F51  0.1+  0.2-    180910 711  0.1-  0.2+    180915 I52  0.2+  0.1+
    180805 F51  0.1+  0.2-    180910 711  0.1-  0.3+    181004 T12  0.0   0.1-
    180909 G96  0.0   0.2-    180910 I52  0.3-  0.1+    190116 T12  0.0   0.0
    180909 G96  0.0   0.1-    180910 711  0.3-  0.3+    190116 T12  0.1+  0.1+
    180909 G96  0.2-  0.1+    180910 711  0.3-  0.3+    190209 F51  0.0   0.0
    180909 G96  0.5-  0.1+    180910 I52  0.1-  0.1+    200725 F51  0.1-  0.6-
    180909 I52  0.0   0.0     180910 711  0.4-  0.2+    200906 F51  0.3+  0.1-
    180909 I52  0.1+  0.1+    180910 I52  0.3-  0.1+    200906 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    180909 I52  0.5-  0.1+    180910 104  0.8+  0.0     200906 F51  0.0   0.1+
    180909 I52  0.1-  0.2-    180910 104  0.8-  0.5-    200906 F51  0.0   0.0
    180910 L01  0.2-  0.2+    180911 I52  0.8-  0.3-
    180910 L01  0.0   0.3+    180911 I52  0.2-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 RV3                 a,e,i = 1.60, 0.36, 18                  q = 1.0248
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 08 07    00 06 39.0 -36 13 45   0.3521  1.2906   136.0    33.1    22.7
    ...
    2020 08 22    00 04 59.2 -31 54 01   0.2385  1.2163   145.8    27.8    21.6
    ...
    2020 08 30    23 54 59.9 -26 33 47   0.1853  1.1790   154.0    22.0    20.8
    ...
    2020 09 05    23 41 43.0 -19 39 24   0.1502  1.1527   163.0    14.8    20.0
    2020 09 06    23 38 55.3 -18 09 06   0.1449  1.1485   164.9    13.3    19.9
    2020 09 07    23 35 56.6 -16 31 28   0.1398  1.1443   166.8    11.6    19.7
    ...
    2020 09 13    23 13 50.1 -03 47 02   0.1141  1.1202   177.3     2.4    18.8
    ...
    2020 09 21    22 31 31.3 +20 47 55   0.09905 1.0914   150.6    26.8    19.4
    ...
    2020 10 06    20 34 48.7 +57 43 14   0.1340  1.0497   108.4    64.7    21.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-R20
    


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