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    M.P.E.C. 2020-U163                             Issued 2020 October 21, 23:51 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 UK3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20U03K  C2020 10 15.34317400 45 37.082+03 09 59.11         22.13GVEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 15.35424800 45 39.035+03 10 32.77         21.88GVEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 15.36534800 45 41.002+03 11 06.75         22.16GVEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 15.37653200 45 42.980+03 11 40.81         21.53GVEU163F51
         K20U03K* C2020 10 20.33298701 23 04.489+11 13 05.79         20.60wUEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 20.34460201 23 13.547+11 15 12.97         20.92wUEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 20.35620301 23 22.605+11 17 20.36         20.55wUEU163F51
         K20U03K  C2020 10 20.36782601 23 31.703+11 19 28.35         21.09wUEU163F51
         K20U03K hC2020 10 20.75499901 29 45.42 +12 32 22.9          20.4 GVEU163L01
         K20U03K hC2020 10 20.75811401 29 48.47 +12 33 02.3          20.5 GVEU163L01
         K20U03K hC2020 10 20.76129201 29 51.59 +12 33 42.2          20.5 GVEU163L01
         K20U03K hC2020 10 20.76447101 29 54.73 +12 34 22.5          20.3 GVEU163L01
         K20U03K IC2020 10 20.76615801 29 56.38 +12 34 43.9          20.4 GVEU163L01
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.17236701 37 24.38 +14 06 03.9          20.1 VqEU163858
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.18271101 37 36.01 +14 08 34.7          19.9 VqEU163858
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.18755801 37 42.86 +14 09 54.7          20.26GVEU163I52
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.18854001 37 43.95 +14 10 08.8          20.53GVEU163I52
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.18952301 37 45.05 +14 10 23.7          20.27GVEU163I52
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.19050701 37 46.16 +14 10 37.8          20.61GVEU163I52
         K20U03K KC2020 10 21.19289301 37 47.44 +14 11 03.0          20.4 VqEU163858
    
    Observer details:
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.51-m Schmidt-
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer G. J. Leonard.
        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.  1.0-m
        reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 UK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0055 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M   6.62070              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27860419     Peri.   46.89840     +0.31880111     -0.94773050
    a   2.3217259      Node    24.52035     +0.86015235     +0.28346076
    e   0.6041648      Incl.    1.81488     +0.39812534     +0.14648176
    P   3.54           H   27.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201015 F51  0.1+  0.1+    201020 F51  0.3+  0.3+    201021 858  0.1+  0.3+
    201015 F51  0.1-  0.0     201020 L01  0.8+  0.2+    201021 I52  0.1+  0.2-
    201015 F51  0.0   0.1+    201020 L01  0.4+  0.2+    201021 I52  0.1-  0.4-
    201015 F51  0.0   0.1-    201020 L01  0.2+  0.1-    201021 I52  0.2-  0.1+
    201020 F51  0.3-  0.3-    201020 L01  0.3+  0.0     201021 I52  0.2-  0.2-
    201020 F51  0.2-  0.2-    201020 L01  0.1+  0.1+    201021 858  0.2+  0.0
    201020 F51  0.1-  0.0     201021 858  0.5-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 UK3                 a,e,i = 2.32, 0.60, 2                   q = 0.9190
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 09 21    00 20 57.5 -02 07 46   0.2409  1.2435   173.0     5.7    25.3
    ...
    2020 10 06    00 27 58.7 -00 45 39   0.1277  1.1264   172.4     6.8    23.8
    ...
    2020 10 14    00 41 05.8 +02 10 50   0.07386 1.0701   169.3    10.0    22.6
    ...
    2020 10 20    01 18 23.7 +10 16 58   0.03631 1.0319   174.8     5.0    20.8
    2020 10 21    01 33 53.4 +13 27 55   0.03054 1.0260   176.4     3.5    20.3
    2020 10 22    01 57 06.1 +17 57 28   0.02512 1.0201   172.7     7.2    20.1
    ...
    2020 10 28    09 51 58.6 +29 21 12   0.02352 0.9878    75.2   103.4    23.1
    ...
    2020 11 05    11 29 06.2 +13 13 42   0.07085 0.9532    55.6   120.9    26.6
    ...
    2020 11 20    11 59 08.1 +07 32 24   0.1653  0.9201    61.3   109.7    27.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-U163
    


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