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    M.P.E.C. 2022-K178                                 Issued 2022 May 31, 20:01 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2020 FQ40                                
    
    
    Observations:
         K20F40Q*5C2020 03 24.32194 11 04 16.763+22 30 22.94         25.5 rVEK178568
         K20F40Q 5C2020 03 24.49420 11 04 16.363+22 30 24.64         25.4 rVEK178568
         K20F40Q 5C2021 02 12.31471 11 07 08.370+22 25 32.34         25.7 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2021 02 17.30638 11 06 57.208+22 27 04.76         25.6 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2021 02 18.19270 11 06 55.181+22 27 20.99         25.6 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2021 04 12.10703 11 04 55.902+22 38 38.60         25.7 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2021 04 13.11327 11 04 54.034+22 38 44.50         25.8 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2022 03 07.22579 11 07 33.478+22 37 36.21         25.8 GVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2022 03 07.27168 11 07 33.370+22 37 36.77               VEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2022 04 08.10817 11 06 21.683+22 43 45.17         25.5 rVEK178304
         K20F40Q 5C2022 04 08.17162 11 06 21.557+22 43 45.61         25.4 rVEK178304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo, W. J.
        Oldroyd, C. Chandler.  Measurers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  6.5-m
        Magellan-Baade telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. J. Tholen, C. Trujillo.  Measurer
        S. S. Sheppard.  8.2-m Subaru reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 FQ40                                                                       
    Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5                  Alexandersen            
    M 197.99612              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.00185749     Peri.  194.97264     +0.87635334     +0.23224245             
    a  65.5418425      Node   141.86880     -0.34092758     +0.91795026             
    e   0.4192916      Incl.   43.11070     -0.34025461     -0.32160654             
    P 531              H    6.12          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    200324 568  0.1+  0.2-    210218 304  0.0   0.5+    220307 304  0.1+  0.1-
    200324 568  0.0   0.4-    210412 304  0.1-  0.1-    220408 304  0.1-  0.1-
    210212 304  0.0   0.2+    210413 304  0.1-  0.0     220408 304  0.1-  0.2-
    210217 304  0.1+  0.3+    220307 304  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 FQ40                a,e,i = 65.54, 0.42, 43                 q = 38.0607
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2022 05 01    11 05 43.8 +22 45 10  91.9002 92.3635   117.1     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 05 16    11 05 28.8 +22 44 38  92.1261 92.3614   103.2     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 05 24    11 05 24.5 +22 43 54  92.2536 92.3603    95.7     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 05 30    11 05 23.0 +22 43 09  92.3506 92.3595    90.2     0.6    25.9
    2022 05 31    11 05 22.9 +22 43 01  92.3668 92.3594    89.3     0.6    25.9
    2022 06 01    11 05 22.9 +22 42 52  92.3830 92.3592    88.3     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 06 07    11 05 23.5 +22 41 56  92.4799 92.3584    82.8     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 06 15    11 05 26.6 +22 40 28  92.6068 92.3573    75.5     0.6    25.9
    ...
    2022 06 30    11 05 39.7 +22 37 09  92.8308 92.3552    61.8     0.6    25.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2022 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2022-K178
    


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