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    M.P.E.C. 2020-S78                            Issued 2020 September 19, 02:58 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 SO                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20S00O  C2020 08 19.53123100 46 04.727+02 40 41.46         22.15GVES078F52
         K20S00O  C2020 08 19.55100300 46 05.617+02 40 50.12         23.00GVES078F52
         K20S00O  C2020 08 19.56089700 46 06.050+02 40 54.59         22.47GVES078F52
         K20S00O  C2020 08 22.46188000 51 38.222+03 01 30.21         22.01GVES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 08 22.48671500 51 39.311+03 01 41.07         22.68GVES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 08 22.49921600 51 39.808+03 01 45.69         22.89GVES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 09.61162001 21 39.542+04 23 14.30         22.38GVES078F52
         K20S00O  C2020 09 09.62134101 21 39.552+04 23 14.61         21.52GVES078F52
         K20S00O  C2020 09 16.49924201 30 51.129+04 28 25.84         21.71GVES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 16.50899901 30 50.642+04 28 25.46         21.74GVES078F51
         K20S00O* C2020 09 17.53147201 31 57.628+04 27 39.75         22.40wUES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 17.55106801 31 56.590+04 27 37.99         22.45wUES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 17.57055401 31 55.639+04 27 35.93         22.43wUES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 17.58985201 31 54.805+04 27 33.63         22.31wUES078F51
         K20S00O  C2020 09 18.38611 01 32 56.30 +04 25 45.5          21.6 GVES078V06
         K20S00O  C2020 09 18.39165 01 32 56.04 +04 25 45.2          21.2 GVES078V06
         K20S00O  C2020 09 18.39721 01 32 55.77 +04 25 44.6          21.6 GVES078V06
         K20S00O  C2020 09 18.40276 01 32 55.51 +04 25 43.9          21.5 GVES078V06
    
    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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T.
        Lowe, A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y.
        Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
        CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 SO                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0164 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Bell                    
    M 179.85621              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.93322862     Peri.  331.32400     +0.22009246     -0.97547616             
    a   1.0370762      Node   105.96146     +0.89545194     +0.20107698             
    e   0.0338510      Incl.    0.14051     +0.38694331     +0.08952263             
    P   1.06           H   28.24          G   0.15           U   6                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200819 F52  0.3-  0.3+    200909 F52  0.1-  0.3+    200917 F51  0.1+  0.1-
    200819 F52  0.2+  0.0-    200909 F52  0.1+  0.1+    200917 F51  0.1+  0.0+
    200819 F52  0.3+  0.0-    200916 F51  0.1-  0.0-    200918 V06  0.1-  0.0+
    200822 F51  0.1-  0.0-    200916 F51  0.0+  0.1-    200918 V06  0.1-  0.2+
    200822 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200917 F51  0.0-  0.0-    200918 V06  0.2-  0.1+
    200822 F51  0.1-  0.5-    200917 F51  0.0-  0.1-    200918 V06  0.2-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 SO                  a,e,i = 1.04, 0.03, 0                   q = 1.0020
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 08 20    00 46 56.4 +02 45 06   0.04822 1.0467   135.3    42.9    23.4
    ...
    2020 09 04    01 13 11.3 +04 08 07   0.03669 1.0380   143.1    35.7    22.6
    ...
    2020 09 12    01 25 09.5 +04 28 22   0.03147 1.0332   147.8    31.3    22.1
    ...
    2020 09 18    01 32 31.8 +04 28 39   0.02798 1.0296   151.8    27.5    21.8
    2020 09 19    01 33 36.6 +04 27 26   0.02744 1.0290   152.5    26.8    21.7
    2020 09 20    01 34 39.2 +04 25 54   0.02691 1.0284   153.2    26.1    21.6
    ...
    2020 09 26    01 40 18.6 +04 11 50   0.02397 1.0248   157.6    21.9    21.3
    ...
    2020 10 04    01 46 36.8 +03 44 33   0.02056 1.0200   163.4    16.2    20.7
    ...
    2020 10 19    01 53 08.7 +02 33 01   0.01543 1.0113   171.4     8.5    19.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-S78
    


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