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    M.P.E.C. 2020-S89                            Issued 2020 September 19, 11:25 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 SZ                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20S00Z* C2020 09 16.26114720 22 15.971-18 15 33.68         21.52wUES089F51
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 16.27153820 22 18.211-18 15 52.11         21.26wUES089F51
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 16.28206120 22 20.486-18 16 11.05         21.90wUES089F51
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 16.29266620 22 22.794-18 16 29.56         21.55wUES089F51
         K20S00Z ^C2020 09 17.23184420 26 06.887-18 43 53.88         21.27GVES089568
         K20S00Z ^C2020 09 17.23279220 26 07.098-18 43 55.54         21.10GVES089568
         K20S00Z ^C2020 09 17.23374920 26 07.312-18 43 57.21         21.15GVES089568
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.12327 20 29 44.57 -19 09 39.5          22.0 GVES089V06
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.12594 20 29 45.15 -19 09 44.2          21.6 GVES089V06
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.12860 20 29 45.80 -19 09 48.7          21.3 GVES089V06
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.13127 20 29 46.42 -19 09 53.1          21.4 GVES089V06
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 18.13740 20 29 47.55 -19 10 04.0                oES089711
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 18.14100 20 29 48.36 -19 10 09.5                oES089711
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 18.14467 20 29 49.17 -19 10 15.6                oES089711
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.33506520 30 35.841-19 15 35.27         20.96GVES089F52
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.35202420 30 39.826-19 16 04.13         20.80GVES089F52
         K20S00Z  C2020 09 18.38614520 30 47.788-19 17 01.39         21.53GVES089F52
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 19.37675820 35 00.68 -19 44 09.2          21.3 GVES089474
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 19.38383320 35 02.40 -19 44 21.1          21.2 GVES089474
         K20S00Z KC2020 09 19.38619120 35 02.96 -19 44 25.6          21.1 GVES089474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Crowder, T. Burdullis.  Measurers
        R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    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.
    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 SZ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1426 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 326.56890              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28226202     Peri.  188.37026     +0.99658630     +0.07724657
    a   2.3016242      Node   167.09096     -0.06616463     +0.95836903
    e   0.5018572      Incl.    7.49296     -0.04937608     +0.27488500
    P   3.49           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200916 F51  0.1+  0.1+    200918 V06  0.4+  0.1+    200918 F52  0.0   0.4+
    200916 F51  0.0   0.1+    200918 V06  0.2-  0.0     200918 F52  0.5+  0.0
    200916 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200918 V06  0.2+  0.1+    200918 F52  0.1+  0.3-
    200916 F51  0.0   0.1+    200918 V06  0.2+  0.3+    200919 474  0.1+  0.2+
    200917 568  0.1+  0.1-    200918 711  0.0   0.6-    200919 474  0.0   0.2+
    200917 568  0.1+  0.1-    200918 711  0.3-  0.0     200919 474  0.2-  0.4-
    200917 568  0.0   0.1-    200918 711  0.9-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 SZ                  a,e,i = 2.30, 0.50, 7                   q = 1.1465
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 08 20    19 21 44.7 -05 35 48   0.2561  1.2216   141.0    31.4    21.7
    ...
    2020 09 04    19 44 12.6 -12 05 24   0.2248  1.1744   133.4    38.6    21.5
    ...
    2020 09 12    20 06 50.2 -16 07 08   0.2145  1.1582   130.9    41.1    21.5
    ...
    2020 09 18    20 29 13.1 -19 05 35   0.2103  1.1506   129.7    42.2    21.5
    2020 09 19    20 33 23.9 -19 33 54   0.2099  1.1497   129.5    42.4    21.5
    2020 09 20    20 37 42.1 -20 01 37   0.2096  1.1489   129.4    42.5    21.5
    ...
    2020 09 26    21 05 54.6 -22 30 52   0.2102  1.1466   129.0    42.8    21.5
    ...
    2020 10 04    21 48 12.8 -24 45 34   0.2173  1.1498   129.1    42.5    21.5
    ...
    2020 10 19    23 08 41.2 -24 49 37   0.2526  1.1747   130.1    40.5    21.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-S89
    


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