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    M.P.E.C. 2020-U255                             Issued 2020 October 28, 06:57 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 UN6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20U06N  C2020 10 25.49000704 32 20.769-21 33 40.35         19.73GVEU255F51
         K20U06N  C2020 10 25.49278704 32 21.344-21 33 04.80         19.24GVEU255F51
         K20U06N*KC2020 10 27.32926 04 39 51.18 -14 21 25.2          17.7 GVEU255W94
         K20U06N KC2020 10 27.33392 04 39 52.23 -14 20 13.6          18.1 GVEU255W94
         K20U06N KC2020 10 27.33858 04 39 53.20 -14 19 02.3          18.1 GVEU255W94
         K20U06N hC2020 10 28.00896504 42 47.01 -11 25 35.2          19.2 GVEU255L01
         K20U06N hC2020 10 28.01000404 42 47.23 -11 25 18.4          18.9 GVEU255L01
         K20U06N hC2020 10 28.01260004 42 47.78 -11 24 36.7          18.8 GVEU255L01
         K20U06N hC2020 10 28.01376204 42 48.09 -11 24 17.8          18.8 GVEU255L01
         K20U06N hC2020 10 28.01602004 42 48.58 -11 23 41.3          19.1 GVEU255L01
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.07303104 43 02.71 -11 08 26.8          19.3 GVEU255J95
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.07784504 43 03.85 -11 07 09.8          18.7 GVEU255J95
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.08322404 43 05.03 -11 05 42.5          19.0 GVEU255J95
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.10069604 43 07.98 -11 00 51.8          19.0 GVEU255K63
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.10379404 43 08.70 -11 00 03.1          18.4 GVEU255K63
         K20U06N KC2020 10 28.10669104 43 09.36 -10 59 14.8          18.5 GVEU255K63
    
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.4-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    W94 AMACS1, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard.  Measurers
        A. Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 UN6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0650 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M  10.20460              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.21785284     Peri.  355.93062     +0.76252358     -0.60284553             
    a   2.7354402      Node    44.12516     +0.60268840     +0.52995427             
    e   0.6140066      Incl.   19.70991     +0.23521157     +0.59642747             
    P   4.52           H   22.58          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201025 F51  0.1-  0.1+    201028 L01  0.2-  0.3-    201028 J95  0.1+  0.0+
    201025 F51  0.1+  0.1-    201028 L01  0.8-  0.3-    201028 K63  0.4-  0.7+
    201027 W94  0.3-  0.2-    201028 L01  0.1-  0.1-    201028 K63  0.1-  0.8-
    201027 W94  0.4+  0.1+    201028 L01  0.4-  0.1+    201028 K63  0.0+  0.4+
    201027 W94  0.0-  0.2+    201028 J95  0.4+  0.5+
    201028 L01  0.0-  0.4-    201028 J95  0.9+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 UN6                 a,e,i = 2.74, 0.61, 20                  q = 1.0559
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 09 28    03 05 24.5 -54 27 09   0.2727  1.1401   113.9    53.5    22.0
    ...
    2020 10 13    03 48 13.9 -46 39 15   0.1700  1.0822   115.6    56.2    20.9
    ...
    2020 10 21    04 15 08.9 -34 26 41   0.1197  1.0642   122.3    52.3    20.0
    ...
    2020 10 27    04 38 30.1 -15 44 20   0.09040 1.0573   132.7    43.7    19.2
    2020 10 28    04 42 43.1 -11 26 48   0.08695 1.0567   134.8    41.8    19.0
    2020 10 29    04 47 01.9 -06 48 50   0.08407 1.0562   136.9    40.0    18.9
    ...
    2020 11 04    05 15 00.0 +24 37 59   0.08146 1.0571   141.9    35.3    18.7
    ...
    2020 11 12    05 56 53.4 +55 10 33   0.1130  1.0672   130.9    44.5    19.7
    ...
    2020 11 27    07 10 39.0 +74 03 08   0.2102  1.1122   121.9    48.9    21.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-U255
    


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