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    M.P.E.C. 2021-E07                                 Issued 2021 March 3, 15:00 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 TN8                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2020-U118                           
    
    Additional Observations:
         K20T08N  C2010 10 08.41428802 24 55.574+18 00 01.01         22.58GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2010 10 08.43255702 24 53.370+17 59 45.99         22.15GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2010 10 08.45161702 24 51.066+17 59 29.88         22.37GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2010 10 12.56988702 16 21.804+16 57 56.58         22.17GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2010 10 14.51463702 12 04.000+16 25 55.56         22.43GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2010 10 30.28974201 32 56.985+11 08 28.74         21.86GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2012 08 31.33042718 38 33.502+23 27 11.99         20.27GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2012 08 31.34116718 38 36.974+23 26 14.11         20.65GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2015 12 14.22385000 23 07.670-01 02 29.49         22.31GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2015 12 14.23588800 23 07.426-01 02 34.41         22.21GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2015 12 14.24792200 23 07.200-01 02 39.37         22.33GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2016 10 06.42857923 48 30.303+11 21 28.23         22.68GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2016 10 06.43847123 48 29.066+11 21 15.55         22.36GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2016 10 06.44840423 48 27.830+11 21 02.52         21.91GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2016 10 29.25429723 15 55.670+04 12 34.16         22.16GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2017 08 20.26361316 42 12.050+43 49 33.68         19.76GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2017 08 20.27602916 42 23.598+43 48 08.92         19.71GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2017 08 20.28844716 42 35.141+43 46 44.02         19.73GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2017 08 20.30084816 42 46.648+43 45 19.14         19.84GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 10 08.55486902 22 20.322+17 48 24.79         22.12GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 10 08.56562802 22 19.024+17 48 16.05         22.59GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 10 08.57642102 22 17.701+17 48 06.43         22.18GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 12 05.27727300 27 02.258+00 08 23.40         22.41GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 12 05.29189600 27 01.571+00 08 14.42         22.43GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 12 12.21216200 23 21.676-00 52 14.29         21.90GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 12 12.22427800 23 21.370-00 52 19.84         22.26GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2020 12 12.23642700 23 21.075-00 52 25.22         23.16GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2021 01 06.23022100 28 35.168-02 06 57.31         22.33GVEE007F51
         K20T08N  C2021 01 06.24289100 28 35.639-02 06 56.75         22.79GVEE007F51
    
    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.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    101008 F51 0.22+ 0.03+    210106 F51 0.01+ 0.00+    E2020-W27   +0.00 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 TN8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1271 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 279.79788              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.78835117     Peri.  340.31465     -0.96289530     +0.24080122
    a   1.1605296      Node   214.36022     -0.20951748     -0.95159412
    e   0.6865781      Incl.   12.46805     -0.17010308     -0.19100629
    P   1.25           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    101008 F51  0.5-  0.1+    201015 F51  0.2+  0.1+    201019 V06  0.3-  0.2-
    101008 F51  0.5-  0.2+    201015 F51  0.0   0.1+    201020 F51  0.3+  0.1+
    101008 F51  0.6-  0.1-    201015 F51  0.3-  0.1+    201020 F51  0.1+  0.2+
    101012 F51  0.5-  0.1-    201015 F51  0.2-  0.0     201020 F51  0.0   0.2-
    101014 F51  0.3-  0.2-    201016 V06  0.1+  0.1-    201107 H21  0.2-  0.2-
    101030 F51  0.1-  0.2+    201016 V06  0.2+  0.1-    201107 H21  0.1-  0.1-
    120831 F51  0.4+  0.0     201016 V06  0.2-  0.3+    201107 H21  0.3-  0.2-
    120831 F51  0.5+  0.0     201016 V06  0.4+  0.3+    201108 H21  0.0   0.2+
    151214 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201016 F51  0.2+  0.0     201108 H21  0.2-  0.1-
    151214 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201016 F51  0.4+  0.1-    201108 H21  0.2-  0.1+
    151214 F51  0.2+  0.1-    201016 F51  0.2+  0.0     201110 F51  0.1+  0.1-
    161006 F51  0.1+  0.1+    201017 V06  0.0   0.0     201110 F51  0.1+  0.0
    161006 F51  0.2-  0.2+    201017 V06  0.2+  0.0     201110 F51  0.0   0.1+
    161006 F51  0.3-  0.1+    201017 V06  0.0   0.1+    201110 F51  0.1+  0.0
    161029 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201017 F51  0.3+  0.1-    201205 F51  0.3+  0.0
    170820 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201017 F51  0.4+  0.2+    201205 F51  0.3+  0.0
    170820 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201017 F51  0.1+  0.2+    201212 F51  0.3+  0.0
    170820 F51  0.1-  0.1-    201018 V06  0.1+  0.2+    201212 F51  0.1+  0.3-
    170820 F51  0.2-  0.1+    201018 V06  0.2+  0.1-    201212 F51  0.1+  0.4-
    201008 F51  0.4-  0.2-    201018 V06  0.1+  0.3-    210106 F51  0.2+  0.0
    201008 F51  0.0   0.3+    201019 V06  0.2+  0.0     210106 F51  0.1+  0.2+
    201008 F51  0.0   0.0     201019 V06  0.3+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 TN8                 a,e,i = 1.16, 0.69, 12                  q = 0.3637
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 01    00 54 17.3 -01 00 07   1.1205  1.0632    60.2    53.6    22.9
    ...
    2021 02 16    01 14 12.9 +00 05 44   1.0594  0.8723    50.3    60.6    22.6
    ...
    2021 02 24    01 24 37.5 +00 38 34   0.9960  0.7599    45.0    67.1    22.4
    ...
    2021 03 02    01 31 00.7 +00 57 01   0.9325  0.6715    40.7    74.3    22.2
    2021 03 03    01 31 50.5 +00 59 14   0.9205  0.6565    40.0    75.8    22.2
    2021 03 04    01 32 34.6 +01 01 08   0.9082  0.6415    39.2    77.4    22.1
    ...
    2021 03 10    01 34 07.9 +01 04 08   0.8267  0.5513    33.7    89.9    22.1
    ...
    2021 03 18    01 21 33.1 +00 35 02   0.7084  0.4398    22.9   118.3    22.8
    ...
    2021 04 02    23 51 15.5 -00 21 17   0.6836  0.3773    14.3   139.0    24.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-E07
    


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