[Iaude] MPEC P109: 2020 PK3 [a=0.95,e=0.17,i=6.1,H=24.8]

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M.P.E.C. 2020-P109                              Issued 2020 August 15, 23:23 UT

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                                    2020 PK3                                    


Observations:
     K20P03K* C2020 08 13.36190 22 46 20.03 +12 38 05.8          20.8 GVEP109G96
     K20P03K  C2020 08 13.37264 22 46 18.02 +12 37 33.0          21.2 GVEP109G96
     K20P03K  C2020 08 13.38400 22 46 15.84 +12 36 57.3          20.9 GVEP109G96
     K20P03K  C2020 08 13.45237 22 46 03.08 +12 33 24.1          20.7 GVEP109I52
     K20P03K  C2020 08 13.45531 22 46 02.55 +12 33 15.5                VEP109I52
     K20P03K  C2020 08 14.34720 22 43 39.12 +11 46 18.1          21.4 GVEP109I52
     K20P03K  C2020 08 14.34930 22 43 38.72 +11 46 11.6          21.4 GVEP109I52
     K20P03K  C2020 08 15.28912 22 41 01.45 +10 54 39.2          21.8 GVEP109I52
     K20P03K  C2020 08 15.29416 22 41 00.49 +10 54 22.3          22.6 GVEP109I52

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2020 PK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0798 AU
Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Pike
M  90.69145              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.05872998     Peri.  349.01958     -0.87424276     -0.48437579
a   0.9534090      Node   161.89677     +0.45305597     -0.83829104
e   0.1689300      Incl.    6.07019     +0.17447030     -0.25029629
P   0.93           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
200813 G96  0.1+  0.2-    200813 I52  0.1-  0.1-    200814 I52  0.0   0.2+
200813 G96  0.3+  0.1+    200813 I52  0.1+  0.6+    200815 I52  0.2-  0.1+
200813 G96  0.3-  0.4-    200814 I52  0.1-  0.1-    200815 I52  0.3+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2020 PK3                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.17, 6                   q = 0.7923
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2020 07 16    23 23 31.2 +24 27 54   0.1713  1.0852   109.3    62.1    23.4
...
2020 07 31    23 13 03.7 +20 51 02   0.1402  1.1035   126.1    48.0    22.6
...
2020 08 08    22 59 15.6 +16 40 54   0.1247  1.1097   137.9    37.8    22.0
...
2020 08 14    22 44 36.4 +12 05 18   0.1150  1.1127   148.4    28.5    21.6
2020 08 15    22 41 49.2 +11 11 15   0.1137  1.1130   150.3    26.8    21.5
2020 08 16    22 38 56.6 +10 14 53   0.1124  1.1133   152.2    25.1    21.4
...
2020 08 22    22 20 08.9 +03 52 08   0.1067  1.1144   163.9    14.6    21.0
...
2020 08 30    21 53 20.9 -05 50 56   0.1054  1.1135   169.4     9.6    20.8
...
2020 09 14    21 11 43.2 -21 52 57   0.1222  1.1049   142.1    34.0    21.9

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