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    M.P.E.C. 2020-U164                             Issued 2020 October 21, 23:55 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 UL3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20U03L  C2020 10 17.53583104 15 54.280-08 36 58.92         21.02GVEU164F51
         K20U03L  C2020 10 17.54782204 15 56.096-08 36 57.26         20.55GVEU164F51
         K20U03L  C2020 10 17.57186504 15 59.733-08 36 53.81         20.79GVEU164F51
         K20U03L* C2020 10 20.39127904 24 49.94 -08 27 05.1          20.36GVEU164G96
         K20U03L  C2020 10 20.39687204 24 50.98 -08 27 03.3          20.71GVEU164G96
         K20U03L  C2020 10 20.40245404 24 52.00 -08 27 02.2          20.37GVEU164G96
         K20U03L  C2020 10 20.40804004 24 53.04 -08 26 59.8          20.58GVEU164G96
         K20U03L !C2020 10 20.45338 04 25 01.76 -08 26 48.1          20.9 RVEU164673
         K20U03L !C2020 10 20.46615 04 25 04.11 -08 26 44.0                VEU164673
         K20U03L KC2020 10 20.50154204 25 10.28 -08 26 31.3          20.51GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 20.50280304 25 10.51 -08 26 30.5          20.71GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 20.50406304 25 10.73 -08 26 30.1          20.53GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 20.50532304 25 10.88 -08 26 29.9                VEU164I52
         K20U03L  C2020 10 20.54488004 25 20.914-08 26 08.66         20.15GVEU164F51
         K20U03L  C2020 10 20.54755304 25 21.405-08 26 07.88         20.16GVEU164F51
         K20U03L hC2020 10 21.11753804 27 20.91 -08 23 20.9          21.3 GVEU164L01
         K20U03L IC2020 10 21.12066004 27 21.50 -08 23 20.5          21.0 GVEU164L01
         K20U03L IC2020 10 21.12222204 27 21.86 -08 23 20.7          21.2 GVEU164L01
         K20U03L KC2020 10 21.39252904 28 21.94 -08 21 32.8          20.49GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 21.39378804 28 22.18 -08 21 32.5          20.88GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 21.39505004 28 22.43 -08 21 31.9          20.78GVEU164I52
         K20U03L KC2020 10 21.39631004 28 22.64 -08 21 32.0          20.51GVEU164I52
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Pittichova.  1.0-m
        f/15 reflector + 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.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K 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 UL3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0028 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 346.56485              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.73998972     Peri.   71.76200     -0.53945213     -0.83019035
    a   1.2105580      Node    51.70899     +0.68890498     -0.53118880
    e   0.3231656      Incl.   10.32136     +0.48415010     -0.16918170
    P   1.33           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201017 F51  0.0   0.0     201020 673  0.1+  0.3+    201021 L01  0.5+  0.6-
    201017 F51  0.0   0.0     201020 I52  0.2+  0.2-    201021 L01  1.3+  1.4-
    201017 F51  0.0   0.0     201020 I52  0.1+  0.2+    201021 I52  0.2-  0.4+
    201020 G96  0.1-  0.1+    201020 I52  0.2-  0.1+    201021 I52  0.3-  0.3+
    201020 G96  0.1+  0.3+    201020 I52  1.5-  0.1-    201021 I52  0.3-  0.4+
    201020 G96  0.1+  0.2-    201020 F51  0.1-  0.0     201021 I52  0.8-  0.2-
    201020 G96  0.4+  0.5+    201020 F51  0.0   0.0
    201020 673  0.1+  0.1+    201021 L01  0.9+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 UL3                 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.32, 10                  q = 0.8193
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 09 21    03 22 53.3 -07 40 30   0.3572  1.2533   127.3    39.6    23.1
    ...
    2020 10 06    03 49 23.1 -08 29 02   0.2426  1.1778   132.7    38.6    22.1
    ...
    2020 10 14    04 06 34.1 -08 40 24   0.1862  1.1358   134.5    38.8    21.5
    ...
    2020 10 20    04 23 30.3 -08 28 17   0.1460  1.1039   135.0    39.6    20.9
    2020 10 21    04 26 56.5 -08 23 11   0.1395  1.0986   135.0    39.8    20.8
    2020 10 22    04 30 37.5 -08 16 52   0.1331  1.0933   134.9    40.1    20.7
    ...
    2020 10 28    05 00 41.2 -07 00 37   0.09574 1.0612   133.1    43.2    20.0
    ...
    2020 11 05    06 34 56.2 -00 59 01   0.05283 1.0189   120.0    57.5    19.0
    ...
    2020 11 20    13 16 56.9 +15 44 30   0.07241 0.9435    50.3   126.3    22.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-U164
    


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