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    M.P.E.C. 2020-A131                             Issued 2020 January 15, 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.
    
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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2017 KS31                                
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-K81                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17K31S KC2019 11 27.47687707 10 34.657+28 55 04.88         23.97GVEA131T12
         K17K31S  C2019 11 28.52543907 09 23.644+29 05 23.70         23.06GVEA131T12
    
    Observer details:
    T12 Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (2.24-m).  Observer D. Hung.  Measurer D. 
       J. Tholen.  2.24-m f/10.1 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    191127 T12 10.2+  0.7+    191128 T12 10.4+  0.7+    MPO428357   +0.01 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 KS31                                                Earth MOID = 0.1191 AU
    Epoch 2020 May 31.0 TT = JDT 2459000.5                  Veres
    M 196.41408              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.53734432     Peri.  259.29464     +0.70691461     +0.70042620
    a   1.4984225      Node    56.15692     -0.59380402     +0.66326919
    e   0.2948824      Incl.    6.80129     -0.38427661     +0.26358513
    P   1.83           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   0
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170526 F51  0.1-  0.0     170528 T12  0.0   0.0     171018 F51  0.0   0.1+
    170526 F51  0.0   0.1+    170528 T12  0.0   0.0     171018 F51  0.0   0.2+
    170526 F51  0.0   0.1+    170617 474  0.0   0.2-    171018 F51  0.0   0.3+
    170527 J04  0.0   0.3+    170617 474  0.0   0.1-    171024 G96  0.1+  0.2-
    170527 J04  0.5+  0.8+    170617 474  0.0   0.0     171024 G96  0.0   0.1+
    170527 H01  0.1-  0.1-    170617 474  0.1-  0.3-    171024 G96  0.2+  0.0
    170527 H01  0.0   0.0     170820 807  0.3+  0.3-    171024 G96  0.0   0.4-
    170527 H01  0.0   0.0     170820 807  0.0   0.1-    171117 807  0.3-  0.8-
    170527 H01  0.1-  0.1-    170820 807  0.4-  0.0     171117 807  0.5-  1.4-
    170527 568  0.0   0.0     170915 691  0.1-  0.1+    171117 807  0.2-  0.4-
    170527 568  0.0   0.0     170915 691  0.5-  0.2-    171121 F51  0.1-  0.1-
    170527 568  0.0   0.0     171016 G96  0.1-  0.2-    171121 F51  0.2+  0.1+
    170528 807  0.1-  0.1+    171016 G96  0.2+  0.2-    171121 F51  0.2+  0.0
    170528 807  0.0   0.1+    171016 G96  0.1+  0.3-    191127 T12  0.0   0.0
    170528 807  0.5-  0.4+    171016 G96  0.4+  0.1+    191128 T12  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 KS31                a,e,i = 1.50, 0.29, 7                   q = 1.0566
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2019 12 16    06 40 32.8 +31 46 44   0.7628  1.7270   162.5     9.9    22.9
    ...
    2019 12 31    06 08 59.9 +33 06 47   0.7968  1.7708   168.2     6.5    22.9
    ...
    2020 01 08    05 54 01.0 +33 18 53   0.8380  1.7922   159.4    11.1    23.3
    ...
    2020 01 14    05 44 49.3 +33 16 52   0.8785  1.8073   152.1    14.7    23.5
    2020 01 15    05 43 29.3 +33 15 49   0.8860  1.8097   150.9    15.3    23.6
    2020 01 16    05 42 12.9 +33 14 36   0.8937  1.8122   149.7    15.9    23.6
    ...
    2020 01 22    05 35 50.8 +33 04 22   0.9438  1.8262   142.6    19.1    23.9
    ...
    2020 01 30    05 30 47.2 +32 45 57   1.0199  1.8438   133.7    22.7    24.2
    ...
    2020 02 14    05 30 54.8 +32 08 40   1.1840  1.8727   118.9    27.5    24.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2020 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2020-A131
    


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