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    M.P.E.C. 2020-U18                              Issued 2020 October 16, 11:27 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 TE6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K20T06E* C2020 10 15.29864723 39 08.769-07 54 03.33         20.25wUEU018F51
         K20T06E  C2020 10 15.30941823 39 04.002-07 54 12.91         20.62wUEU018F51
         K20T06E  C2020 10 15.33101223 38 54.263-07 54 31.65         20.31wUEU018F51
         K20T06E 2C2020 10 15.90240623 35 41.380-08 04 21.83         19.9 GVEU018J04
         K20T06E 2C2020 10 15.90723423 35 38.538-08 04 27.73         20.0 GVEU018J04
         K20T06E KC2020 10 15.98162123 34 47.05 -08 07 33.3          20.2 GVEU018I93
         K20T06E KC2020 10 15.99243223 34 40.70 -08 07 46.3          20.4 GVEU018I93
         K20T06E mC2020 10 16.12044323 34 10.71 -08 09 07.5          19.61GVEU018I52
         K20T06E mC2020 10 16.12103723 34 10.36 -08 09 08.9          19.76GVEU018I52
         K20T06E mC2020 10 16.12163023 34 09.97 -08 09 09.3          19.37GVEU018I52
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.15113 23 33 42.64 -08 10 42.0          20.1 GVEU018H36
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.15695 23 33 38.73 -08 10 50.8          19.8 GVEU018H36
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.16277 23 33 34.74 -08 10 59.2          19.9 GVEU018H36
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.16864 23 33 30.74 -08 11 06.7          19.8 GVEU018H36
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.19036 23 33 15.95 -08 11 37.4          19.3 RqEU018734
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.19441 23 33 13.10 -08 11 43.2          20.1 RqEU018734
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.19845 23 33 10.30 -08 11 48.1          19.4 RqEU018734
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.20250 23 33 07.50 -08 11 53.6          19.7 RqEU018734
         K20T06E KC2020 10 16.20657 23 33 04.66 -08 11 59.3          19.5 RqEU018734
    
    Observer details:
    734 Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge.  Observers G. Hug, D. Cromer, D. Goodin,
        R. Valentine.  Measurer D. Cromer.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J.
        Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo,
        R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer H. Groeller.  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.
    I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers M.
        Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi, A. Knofel, M. Busch, E. Schwab.  1.0-m
        f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 TE6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M   9.34314              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.34531994     Peri.   43.88970     +0.36332863     -0.93157734             
    a   2.0121250      Node    24.81346     +0.84636608     +0.32443246             
    e   0.5530769      Incl.    1.70532     +0.38943134     +0.16403427             
    P   2.85           H   27.62          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    201015 F51  0.0+  0.0-    201016 I52  0.1-  0.1-    201016 734  0.1+  0.1-
    201015 F51  0.0+  0.0+    201016 I52  0.3+  0.6-    201016 734  0.4-  0.4-
    201015 F51  0.0-  0.0-    201016 I52  0.2+  0.0-    201016 734  0.2-  0.2+
    201015 J04  0.1-  0.0-    201016 H36  0.3+  0.2+    201016 734  0.2+  0.1+
    201015 J04  0.1-  0.1+    201016 H36  0.5+  0.4-    201016 734  0.3+  0.1-
    201015 I93  0.2+  1.5+    201016 H36  0.2-  0.6-
    201015 I93  0.3-  0.2+    201016 H36  0.2-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 TE6                 a,e,i = 2.01, 0.55, 2                   q = 0.8993
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 09 16    23 58 27.4 -05 59 52   0.2174  1.2216   173.4     5.5    25.2
    ...
    2020 10 01    23 54 40.2 -06 49 24   0.1115  1.1100   166.8    11.9    23.8
    ...
    2020 10 09    23 50 29.5 -07 15 38   0.06044 1.0553   158.3    20.5    22.7
    ...
    2020 10 15    23 40 19.9 -07 47 27   0.02337 1.0175   150.2    29.2    20.8
    2020 10 16    23 34 49.2 -08 01 18   0.01725 1.0116   147.9    31.6    20.2
    2020 10 17    23 23 23.5 -08 28 14   0.01116 1.0057   144.3    35.4    19.3
    ...
    2020 10 23    12 02 23.1 +06 50 12   0.02578 0.9733    32.5   146.7    27.5
    ...
    2020 10 31    11 55 10.2 +06 56 13   0.07521 0.9382    42.0   135.0    28.1
    ...
    2020 11 15    12 02 20.9 +05 40 36   0.1699  0.9017    54.7   116.4    28.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-U18
    


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