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    M.P.E.C. 2021-A179                             Issued 2021 January 13, 21:47 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
    
                                    2021 AZ5                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21A05Z*HC2021 01 13.28093805 55 12.60 -05 59 02.3          18.45GVEA179G96
         K21A05Z HC2021 01 13.28612205 55 40.03 -05 57 06.8          19.66GVEA179G96
         K21A05Z HC2021 01 13.29132305 56 08.14 -05 55 08.9          19.84GVEA179G96
         K21A05Z HC2021 01 13.29650005 56 35.86 -05 53 10.8                VEA179G96
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.32434605 59 09.51 -05 42 23.0          18.24GVEA179I52
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.32473705 59 11.72 -05 42 13.8          17.67GVEA179I52
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.32513705 59 13.97 -05 42 04.2          18.14GVEA179I52
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.38692506 05 15.78 -05 16 34.9          17.84GVEA179I52
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.38731606 05 18.19 -05 16 24.7          18.17GVEA179I52
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.82974 07 08 12.45 -01 11 36.1          17.9 GVEA179104
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.83401 07 08 55.42 -01 08 31.4          17.9 GVEA179104
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.83538 07 09 09.26 -01 07 32.9          17.5 GVEA179104
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.84018807 09 52.99 -01 04 43.0          17.4 GVEA179595
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.84145607 10 05.86 -01 03 47.5          16.9 GVEA179595
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.84272907 10 18.79 -01 02 51.9          17.4 GVEA179595
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.84399607 10 31.63 -01 01 56.6          17.4 GVEA179595
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.85647007 12 39.29 -00 52 31.6          17.7 GVEA179L01
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.85745207 12 49.36 -00 51 47.5          17.6 GVEA179L01
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.85939007 13 09.29 -00 50 21.4          17.5 GVEA179L01
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.86052207 13 20.94 -00 49 30.6          17.5 GVEA179L01
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.87237607 15 28.86 -00 40 09.7          17.3 GVEA179K63
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.87402707 15 46.00 -00 38 54.8          17.6 GVEA179K63
         K21A05Z KC2021 01 13.87409807 15 46.80 -00 38 50.9          17.2 GVEA179K63
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri.  Measurers
        P. Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/5.15 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector +
        10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer E. J. Christensen.
        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.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.41-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, V. Dobos, D. Pujagic.
        Measurers D. Pujagic, K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 AZ5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0031 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 348.19904              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32687750     Peri.    9.23470     -0.55608304     -0.82495533
    a   2.0871133      Node   114.61304     +0.75526969     -0.55234648
    e   0.5291691      Incl.    6.38445     +0.34689962     -0.11984189
    P   3.02           H   28.2           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210113 G96  0.0   0.6-    210113 I52  0.2+  0.3+    210113 L01  0.0   0.2-
    210113 G96 (3.1-  1.2-)   210113 104  0.0   0.5+    210113 L01  0.1-  0.1+
    210113 G96  0.1+  0.6-    210113 104  0.1+  0.3+    210113 L01  0.0   0.2-
    210113 G96 (3.2-  0.1-)   210113 104  0.5+  0.8-    210113 L01  0.1-  0.0
    210113 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210113 595  0.6-  0.2+    210113 K63  0.6+  0.2-
    210113 I52  0.0   0.2+    210113 595  0.3-  0.2+    210113 K63  0.4-  0.2-
    210113 I52  0.1+  0.3+    210113 595  0.0   0.0     210113 K63  0.5+  0.5+
    210113 I52  0.1-  0.2+    210113 595  0.4-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 AZ5                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.53, 6                   q = 0.9827
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 12 14    03 40 30.1 -10 54 17   0.1455  1.0956   137.2    37.6    25.7
    ...
    2020 12 29    03 38 07.9 -12 31 48   0.07585 1.0280   124.4    52.1    24.6
    ...
    2021 01 06    03 47 53.0 -12 31 05   0.03915 1.0033   119.8    58.2    23.3
    ...
    2021 01 12    04 44 42.7 -09 58 52   0.01196 0.9909   127.8    51.6    20.5
    2021 01 13    05 32 06.4 -07 14 53   0.0077880.9893   137.8    41.9    19.3
    2021 01 14    07 38 59.4 +01 23 29   0.0046040.9879   160.0    19.9    17.5
    ...
    2021 01 20    14 48 00.8 +14 41 25   0.02610 0.9825    86.0    92.5    23.5
    ...
    2021 01 28    15 10 35.1 +14 01 07   0.06234 0.9842    87.7    88.7    25.3
    ...
    2021 02 12    15 18 30.8 +13 46 14   0.1267  1.0144    98.8    74.1    26.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-A179
    


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