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  • MPEC 2020-V97 : 2020 VR2

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    M.P.E.C. 2020-V97                             Issued 2020 November 12, 16:58 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 VR2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20V02R* C2020 11 11.19061101 10 14.39 +19 36 37.2          21.48GVEV097G96
         K20V02R  C2020 11 11.19580201 10 11.36 +19 36 27.4          21.27GVEV097G96
         K20V02R  C2020 11 11.20099401 10 08.20 +19 36 17.9          21.87GVEV097G96
         K20V02R  C2020 11 11.20618701 10 05.22 +19 36 07.6          21.39GVEV097G96
         K20V02R mC2020 11 11.29509201 09 12.44 +19 33 04.2                VEV097G96
         K20V02R mC2020 11 11.29572901 09 12.05 +19 33 02.4                VEV097G96
         K20V02R mC2020 11 11.29636501 09 11.60 +19 33 01.1          21.56GVEV097G96
         K20V02R mC2020 11 11.29700301 09 11.28 +19 32 59.6          21.92GVEV097G96
         K20V02R KC2020 11 12.08497901 02 06.03 +19 03 51.3          21.3 VuEV097H21
         K20V02R KC2020 11 12.09099901 02 02.02 +19 03 37.9          21.2 VuEV097H21
         K20V02R KC2020 11 12.09565901 01 58.93 +19 03 26.8          21.2 VuEV097H21
         K20V02R !C2020 11 12.15855 01 01 23.29 +19 01 11.4          20.9 RVEV097673
         K20V02R !C2020 11 12.20074 01 00 54.61 +18 59 33.2                VEV097673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Pittichova.  1.0-m
        f/15 reflector + 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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 VR2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0035 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Pike                    
    M 339.82016              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.76762840     Peri.  240.27008     -0.56441155     -0.82510112             
    a   1.1813231      Node   244.11306     +0.76681173     -0.51262344             
    e   0.2737810      Incl.    1.62107     +0.30567855     -0.23754020             
    P   1.28           H   27.36          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201111 G96  0.0+  0.1-    201111 G96  0.2+  0.2-    201112 H21  0.4+  0.2-
    201111 G96  0.5+  0.0-    201111 G96  0.9-  0.1-    201112 673  0.6-  0.1-
    201111 G96  0.8-  0.4+    201111 G96  0.1-  0.2-    201112 673  0.2+  0.2+
    201111 G96  0.5+  0.1+    201112 H21  0.3+  0.1-
    201111 G96  0.4+  0.2+    201112 H21  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 VR2                 a,e,i = 1.18, 0.27, 2                   q = 0.8579
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 10 13    02 21 03.0 +21 46 07   0.1694  1.1570   158.5    18.4    24.8
    ...
    2020 10 28    02 06 32.8 +22 10 39   0.09775 1.0902   170.9     8.3    23.1
    ...
    2020 11 05    01 45 29.8 +21 31 38   0.06476 1.0543   165.6    13.6    22.3
    ...
    2020 11 11    01 11 48.6 +19 43 29   0.04210 1.0278   153.0    25.9    21.7
    2020 11 12    01 02 51.7 +19 08 37   0.03853 1.0234   150.0    28.9    21.6
    2020 11 13    00 52 17.5 +18 24 37   0.03505 1.0190   146.5    32.4    21.5
    ...
    2020 11 19    22 37 59.5 +05 37 40   0.01780 0.9933   106.0    73.1    21.2
    ...
    2020 11 27    17 15 20.1 -23 20 47   0.02682 0.9608    14.8   164.7    32.4
    ...
    2020 12 12    15 31 26.3 -24 38 41   0.08427 0.9083    24.2   153.7    31.0
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-V97
    


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