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    M.P.E.C. 2020-S11                            Issued 2020 September 16, 03:28 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 RU6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20R06U* C2020 09 10.38742 01 19 19.19 +16 00 30.2          18.8 GVES011703
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.39276 01 19 26.89 +15 57 14.7          19.3 GVES011703
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.40344 01 19 41.93 +15 50 49.0          18.6 GVES011703
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.47958 01 21 26.79 +15 05 32.9          18.6 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.47988 01 21 27.17 +15 05 22.3          18.8 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.48019 01 21 27.61 +15 05 11.4          18.6 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 10.48049 01 21 28.03 +15 05 00.8          18.7 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.46523 02 16 55.57 -07 13 49.0          20.5 GVES011G96
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.47032 02 16 56.47 -07 14 23.2          20.5 GVES011G96
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.47541 02 16 57.36 -07 14 58.3          20.9 GVES011G96
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.48051 02 16 58.29 -07 15 32.4          20.3 GVES011G96
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.49659 02 17 01.24 -07 17 21.2          20.1 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.49827 02 17 01.49 -07 17 32.5          20.2 GVES011I52
         K20R06U  C2020 09 15.50163 02 17 02.08 -07 17 55.2          20.9 GVES011I52
         K20R06U KC2020 09 16.12274502 19 39.40 -08 24 03.0          21.1 GVES011L01
         K20R06U KC2020 09 16.12534102 19 39.78 -08 24 18.2          21.0 GVES011L01
         K20R06U KC2020 09 16.12793702 19 40.18 -08 24 33.2          21.0 GVES011L01
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K
        CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. Rankin.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 RU6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0099 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell
    M 318.23568              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51711531     Peri.  154.48446     +0.80627701     +0.59106769
    a   1.5372498      Node   169.18724     -0.56198964     +0.77783769
    e   0.3534950      Incl.    7.22304     -0.18462131     +0.21355917
    P   1.91           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200910 703 (3.0-  2.0+)   200910 I52  0.1+  0.1+    200915 I52  0.3-  0.1-
    200910 703  0.1+  0.4-    200915 G96  0.1+  0.3-    200915 I52  0.7-  0.2-
    200910 703 (1.8+  0.9-)   200915 G96  0.1+  0.2+    200916 L01  0.5+  0.3+
    200910 I52  0.2+  0.1+    200915 G96  0.2-  0.3-    200916 L01  0.1+  0.2+
    200910 I52  0.3-  0.1+    200915 G96  0.0   0.1+    200916 L01  0.1-  0.2+
    200910 I52  0.1-  0.1+    200915 I52  0.6+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 RU6                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.35, 7                   q = 0.9938
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 08 17    15 08 41.8 +26 35 27   0.08935 0.9943    75.8    99.2    25.0
    ...
    2020 09 01    15 51 12.2 +36 45 06   0.03038 1.0018    75.0   103.3    22.9
    ...
    2020 09 09    00 21 37.1 +34 01 39   0.01079 1.0152   137.2    42.4    18.5
    ...
    2020 09 15    02 14 46.6 -06 14 18   0.03059 1.0291   139.3    39.6    20.8
    2020 09 16    02 19 14.5 -08 08 25   0.03454 1.0317   138.9    39.9    21.0
    2020 09 17    02 22 43.2 -09 38 50   0.03852 1.0344   138.7    39.9    21.3
    ...
    2020 09 23    02 32 56.4 -14 31 18   0.06307 1.0523   139.6    38.2    22.3
    ...
    2020 10 01    02 35 13.8 -16 47 02   0.09697 1.0802   143.1    33.8    23.2
    ...
    2020 10 16    02 29 05.8 -17 06 53   0.1657  1.1428   149.5    26.3    24.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-S11
    


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