MPEC 2020-S126 : 2020 SO2
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M.P.E.C. 2020-S126 Issued 2020 September 21, 03:55 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 SO2 Observations: K20S02O C2020 09 13.52274901 33 22.048-01 21 03.28 21.65GVES126F51 K20S02O C2020 09 13.53470401 33 20.966-01 20 26.88 22.39GVES126F51 K20S02O C2020 09 13.54660101 33 19.889-01 19 50.89 22.45GVES126F51 K20S02O C2020 09 16.47927501 29 00.273+01 36 21.16 21.49GVES126F51 K20S02O C2020 09 16.48844001 28 59.009+01 37 00.34 21.41GVES126F51 K20S02O C2020 09 17.60339201 26 38.203+03 02 16.30 21.43GVES126F51 K20S02O* C2020 09 20.36973 01 18 43.44 +07 38 30.1 21.0 GVES126G96 K20S02O C2020 09 20.37551 01 18 41.99 +07 39 12.1 20.5 GVES126G96 K20S02O C2020 09 20.38707 01 18 39.12 +07 40 35.6 21.0 GVES126G96 K20S02O C2020 09 20.45092 01 18 23.26 +07 48 22.1 20.6 GVES126G96 K20S02O C2020 09 20.45208 01 18 22.97 +07 48 30.6 20.4 GVES126G96 K20S02O C2020 09 20.45323 01 18 22.70 +07 48 39.7 20.9 GVES126G96 K20S02O KC2020 09 21.09576201 15 53.97 +09 11 09.3 20.6 GVES126J95 K20S02O KC2020 09 21.11253001 15 49.41 +09 13 25.5 20.8 GVES126J95 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. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer K. W. Wierzchos. 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. J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2020 SO2 Earth MOID = 0.0465 AU Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5 Bell M 192.56870 (2000.0) P Q n 0.88175823 Peri. 117.36356 -0.45814852 -0.88887553 a 1.0770513 Node 359.90037 +0.68843907 -0.35450126 e 0.4252588 Incl. 15.81451 +0.56227358 -0.29022259 P 1.12 H 24.8 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 200913 F51 0.0 0.0 200917 F51 0.0 0.3+ 200920 G96 0.1- 0.5- 200913 F51 0.0 0.1+ 200920 G96 0.0 0.2+ 200920 G96 0.1+ 0.2+ 200913 F51 0.0 0.0 200920 G96 0.2- 0.2+ 200921 J95 0.0 0.1+ 200916 F51 0.0 0.1- 200920 G96 0.1- 0.5- 200921 J95 0.0 0.0 200916 F51 0.0 0.1- 200920 G96 0.1- 0.5- Ephemeris: 2020 SO2 a,e,i = 1.08, 0.43, 16 q = 0.6190 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2020 08 22 01 33 09.4 -09 48 44 0.3726 1.2787 128.9 38.0 24.7 ... 2020 09 06 01 37 45.3 -05 49 56 0.2273 1.1925 140.7 32.4 23.3 ... 2020 09 14 01 32 48.1 -00 56 00 0.1552 1.1415 148.8 27.2 22.3 ... 2020 09 20 01 20 01.5 +06 55 24 0.1049 1.1011 156.1 21.7 21.2 2020 09 21 01 16 18.7 +08 59 11 0.09706 1.0941 157.2 20.9 21.0 2020 09 22 01 11 50.3 +11 23 51 0.08942 1.0872 158.0 20.2 20.7 ... 2020 09 28 00 06 22.4 +38 34 56 0.05234 1.0445 143.3 35.0 19.9 ... 2020 10 06 16 24 42.6 +55 09 28 0.06353 0.9852 75.0 101.4 22.5 ... 2020 10 21 14 33 44.3 +28 26 27 0.1774 0.8694 41.0 131.3 26.6 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2020 MPC M.P.E.C. 2020-S126


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