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    M.P.E.C. 2020-V106                            Issued 2020 November 12, 19:56 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                2020 VZ2                                 


Observations:
     K20V02Z* C2020 11 11.21192801 51 22.60 +23 26 25.7          21.42GVEV106G96
     K20V02Z  C2020 11 11.21706801 51 22.61 +23 25 58.2          20.67GVEV106G96
     K20V02Z  C2020 11 11.22221701 51 22.54 +23 25 30.6          20.50GVEV106G96
     K20V02Z  C2020 11 11.22736601 51 22.55 +23 25 03.1          21.16GVEV106G96
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 11.31992501 51 22.14 +23 16 39.6                VEV106I52
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 11.32244801 51 22.12 +23 16 26.3          20.98GVEV106I52
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 11.32497101 51 22.17 +23 16 12.7          21.08GVEV106I52
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 12.10713401 51 47.58 +22 04 26.7          21.6 VuEV106H21
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 12.11296101 51 47.57 +22 03 54.5          21.5 VuEV106H21
     K20V02Z KC2020 11 12.12315901 51 47.58 +22 02 57.7          21.3 VuEV106H21
     K20V02Z !C2020 11 12.29388 01 51 50.02 +21 47 09.6          20.5 RVEV106673
     K20V02Z !C2020 11 12.31011 01 51 50.02 +21 45 37.5                VEV106673
     K20V02Z 1C2020 11 12.79658 01 52 08.31 +20 59 12.6          21.1 VVEV106033
     K20V02Z 1C2020 11 12.79935 01 52 08.34 +20 58 57.6          21.4 VVEV106033
     K20V02Z 1C2020 11 12.80213 01 52 08.35 +20 58 41.6          21.3 VVEV106033

Observer details:
033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, F.
    Ludwig, B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
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.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer E. J. Christensen.
    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.

Orbital elements:
2020 VZ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0776 AU
Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Pike
M 342.65315              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.71655076     Peri.  233.33511     -0.28147308     -0.94831707
a   1.2368150      Node   233.65773     +0.92818941     -0.23034661
e   0.1801394      Incl.   10.48042     +0.24338721     -0.21825486
P   1.38           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
201111 G96  0.2-  0.1+    201111 I52  0.4-  0.2-    201112 673  0.2+  0.1+
201111 G96  0.3+  0.2+    201111 I52  0.3+  0.0     201112 673  0.2+  0.1-
201111 G96  0.3-  0.2+    201112 H21  0.4+  0.3+    201112 033  0.0   0.4-
201111 G96  0.2+  0.3+    201112 H21  0.0   0.2+    201112 033  0.0   0.3+
201111 I52  0.2-  0.8-    201112 H21  0.2-  0.2-    201112 033  0.4-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2020 VZ2                 a,e,i = 1.24, 0.18, 10                  q = 1.0140
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2020 10 13    01 51 13.2 +44 27 55   0.2141  1.1746   142.4    31.2    23.3
...
2020 10 28    01 49 50.3 +38 37 45   0.1531  1.1332   154.1    22.5    22.3
...
2020 11 05    01 49 45.7 +31 32 10   0.1273  1.1122   160.3    17.5    21.7
...
2020 11 11    01 51 16.3 +23 45 38   0.1122  1.0971   161.6    16.6    21.3
2020 11 12    01 51 42.6 +22 14 53   0.1101  1.0947   161.2    16.9    21.3
2020 11 13    01 52 12.4 +20 40 33   0.1082  1.0923   160.7    17.5    21.3
...
2020 11 19    01 56 39.2 +10 09 08   0.09934 1.0783   153.8    23.9    21.3
...
2020 11 27    02 06 55.0 -05 21 55   0.09572 1.0613   139.5    37.1    21.5
...
2020 12 12    02 38 30.0 -29 43 27   0.1095  1.0355   114.9    59.6    22.4

M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-V106

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