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    M.P.E.C. 2020-T81                              Issued 2020 October 11, 14:21 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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                                2020 TM2                                 


Observations:
     K20T02M  C2020 10 08.39242500 38 16.608+33 18 47.36         21.82GVET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 08.40242500 38 15.965+33 18 24.72         22.04GVET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 09.39384800 37 21.771+32 40 26.00         21.92GVET081F52
     K20T02M  C2020 10 09.42035600 37 20.122+32 39 23.62         21.54GVET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 09.42823800 37 19.630+32 39 05.68         21.03GVET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 09.43610400 37 19.113+32 38 46.60         22.24GVET081F51
     K20T02M* C2020 10 10.46491200 36 22.610+31 57 39.19         20.97iUET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 10.47336600 36 22.081+31 57 18.10         21.53iUET081F51
     K20T02M  C2020 10 10.48178800 36 21.573+31 56 57.50         21.38iUET081F51
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.18511300 35 43.96 +31 27 47.6          22.1 VuET081H21
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.19676500 35 43.21 +31 27 18.4          22.0 VuET081H21
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.20715700 35 42.52 +31 26 51.9          21.6 VuET081H21
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.20715900 35 42.95 +31 26 53.2          21.04GVET081V06
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.20953800 35 42.82 +31 26 47.2          21.14GVET081V06
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.21191600 35 42.70 +31 26 41.2          21.28GVET081V06
     K20T02M KC2020 10 11.21429300 35 42.52 +31 26 35.3          21.36GVET081V06

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.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
    astrograph + CCD.
V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
    1K CCD.

Orbital elements:
2020 TM2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3338 AU
Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
M 341.49694              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41784226     Peri.  244.81393     -0.09984481     -0.95350130
a   1.7719895      Node   214.87890     +0.99319968     -0.11270591
e   0.3366002      Incl.   29.82062     -0.05987832     -0.27952217
P   2.36           H   21.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
201008 F51  0.1+  0.1+    201010 F51  0.0   0.1+    201011 V06  0.3-  0.1-
201008 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201010 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201011 V06  0.1-  0.1-
201009 F52  0.1+  0.0     201010 F51  0.0   0.1+    201011 V06  0.2+  0.2-
201009 F51  0.1+  0.2-    201011 H21  0.8+  0.3+    201011 V06  0.3-  0.1-
201009 F51  0.1+  0.4+    201011 H21  0.2+  0.3+
201009 F51  0.3-  0.2-    201011 H21  0.5-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2020 TM2                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.34, 30                  q = 1.1755
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2020 09 11    00 55 20.8 +42 03 11   0.8207  1.6469   128.3    28.7    23.2
...
2020 09 26    00 48 36.8 +39 09 07   0.6663  1.5778   141.1    23.5    22.5
...
2020 10 04    00 42 12.9 +35 48 33   0.5966  1.5409   148.5    19.8    22.1
...
2020 10 10    00 36 48.5 +32 16 26   0.5520  1.5133   153.7    17.0    21.8
2020 10 11    00 35 53.9 +31 35 36   0.5453  1.5087   154.4    16.6    21.8
2020 10 12    00 34 59.5 +30 53 11   0.5388  1.5041   155.1    16.2    21.7
...
2020 10 18    00 29 48.3 +26 06 19   0.5052  1.4768   157.9    14.7    21.5
...
2020 10 26    00 24 20.7 +18 29 25   0.4755  1.4408   155.7    16.5    21.4
...
2020 11 10    00 21 45.9 +02 43 51   0.4684  1.3758   138.3    28.6    21.6

M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-T81

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