• Processing (Info)

  • MPEC 2020-S46 : 2020 RD8

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


    Read MPEC 2020-S45 Read MPEC 2020-S47


    M.P.E.C. 2020-S46                            Issued 2020 September 17, 00:42 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 RD8                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20R08D* C2020 09 14.48241101 28 21.255-10 51 45.41         21.27wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 14.49472201 28 22.395-10 51 56.31         21.96wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 14.50703201 28 23.526-10 52 07.06         22.07wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 15.48100301 30 02.452-11 06 07.05         22.78wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 15.49778101 30 03.939-11 06 21.61         22.23wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 15.51593601 30 05.538-11 06 37.02         22.34wUES046F51
         K20R08D KC2020 09 16.38549 01 31 30.50 -11 18 58.5                oES046711
         K20R08D KC2020 09 16.39001 01 31 30.89 -11 19 01.7                oES046711
         K20R08D KC2020 09 16.39448 01 31 31.35 -11 19 05.6                oES046711
         K20R08D  C2020 09 16.41379201 31 34.569-11 19 17.00         22.35wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 16.43161801 31 36.105-11 19 32.10         22.19wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 16.44950601 31 37.656-11 19 47.42         22.33wUES046F51
         K20R08D  C2020 09 16.46726001 31 39.181-11 20 02.72         22.62wUES046F51
    
    Observer details:
    711 McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis.  Observers J. W. Kuehne, J. G. Ries.
        Measurer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal reducer.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 RD8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2781 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell                    
    M 333.90066              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.25969271     Peri.  210.64409     +0.98860874     +0.12702955             
    a   2.4331163      Node   141.79493     -0.09740439     +0.94886620             
    e   0.4757443      Incl.    7.49960     -0.11473945     +0.28899207             
    P   3.80           H   23.33          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200914 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200915 F51  0.1+  0.0+    200916 F51  0.1-  0.2+
    200914 F51  0.0+  0.0-    200916 711  0.9-  0.6-    200916 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    200914 F51  0.1+  0.0-    200916 711  0.9-  0.0-    200916 F51  0.3+  0.1-
    200915 F51  0.1-  0.0+    200916 711  0.2+  0.2-
    200915 F51  0.0+  0.1-    200916 F51  0.1-  0.0-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 RD8                 a,e,i = 2.43, 0.48, 7                   q = 1.2756
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 08 18    00 24 13.6 -04 19 51   0.3413  1.2953   141.0    29.5    22.8
    ...
    2020 09 02    01 02 47.1 -07 41 49   0.3099  1.2774   145.9    26.3    22.5
    ...
    2020 09 10    01 20 05.1 -09 44 38   0.3039  1.2757   148.4    24.5    22.4
    ...
    2020 09 16    01 30 53.3 -11 13 13   0.3040  1.2780   150.1    23.1    22.4
    2020 09 17    01 32 29.4 -11 27 11   0.3044  1.2787   150.4    22.8    22.4
    2020 09 18    01 34 02.0 -11 40 51   0.3049  1.2795   150.7    22.6    22.4
    ...
    2020 09 24    01 42 05.7 -12 54 59   0.3102  1.2859   152.3    21.3    22.4
    ...
    2020 10 02    01 49 48.9 -14 06 49   0.3231  1.2991   154.0    19.7    22.4
    ...
    2020 10 17    01 56 52.9 -14 39 17   0.3656  1.3371   155.1    18.3    22.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-S46
    


    Read MPEC 2020-S45 Read MPEC 2020-S47


    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)