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    M.P.E.C. 2021-B01                              Issued 2021 January 16, 02:41 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2021 AZ6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21A06Z* C2021 01 15.38913 07 59 42.18 +14 40 31.1          18.9 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.39301 07 59 41.22 +14 42 51.3          18.9 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.41169 07 59 36.63 +14 54 11.4          18.5 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.41557 07 59 35.67 +14 56 32.8          18.5 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.46408 07 59 24.36 +15 25 43.4          18.4 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.46796 07 59 23.49 +15 28 00.5          18.4 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.47161 07 59 22.68 +15 30 11.3          18.7 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.47495 07 59 21.97 +15 32 10.7          18.7 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.50014 07 59 16.63 +15 47 02.6          18.3 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z  C2021 01 15.50348 07 59 15.94 +15 49 02.6          18.3 GVEB001U68
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97314707 58 19.92 +20 10 30.6          19.2 GVEB001L01
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97464 07 58 19.65 +20 11 14.3          19.6 GVEB001595
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97473807 58 19.57 +20 11 19.9          19.4 GVEB001L01
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97632907 58 19.21 +20 12 09.6          19.6 GVEB001L01
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97792007 58 18.88 +20 12 59.8          19.3 GVEB001L01
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97839 07 58 18.78 +20 13 12.3          19.3 GVEB001595
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.97952307 58 18.50 +20 13 49.7          19.6 GVEB001L01
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.98213 07 58 17.98 +20 15 09.2          19.3 GVEB001595
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 15.98589 07 58 17.18 +20 17 05.9          19.2 GVEB001595
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.00691 07 58 13.60 +20 27 59.3          19.3 GVEB001204
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.00837507 58 12.87 +20 28 51.1          19.2 GVEB001K63
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.01131 07 58 12.64 +20 30 15.5                VEB001204
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.01274407 58 11.88 +20 31 06.0          19.6 GVEB001K63
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.01570 07 58 11.66 +20 32 31.3                VEB001204
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.07287 07 58 18.80 +21 01 54.3          19.4 GVEB001W34
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.08060 07 58 17.39 +21 05 52.8          19.7 GVEB001W34
         K21A06Z KC2021 01 16.08865 07 58 15.82 +21 10 00.0          19.3 GVEB001W34
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector +
        CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers S. Aschi, E. Pettarin.  Measurer S. Aschi.
        0.40-m f/5.15 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.
    U68 JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry.  Observers N. Saini, C. Zhai, R.
        Trahan, M. Zhan, M. Shao.  0.28-m f/2.2 Schmidt + CCD.
    W34 Squirrel Valley Observatory, Columbus.  Observer R. L. Flynn.  Measurers
        R. L. Flynn, J. Gerlach.  0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 AZ6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0011 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M  32.24637              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.84336159     Peri.  269.81447     +0.86199027     -0.43379024
    a   1.1094988      Node   115.88582     +0.49644753     +0.82703915
    e   0.2883341      Incl.   16.95062     -0.10253104     +0.35753640
    P   1.17           H   26.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210115 U68  0.2+  1.1+    210115 U68  0.0   1.5+    210115 595  0.2+  0.1-
    210115 U68  0.2+  0.7-    210115 L01  0.1-  0.0     210116 204  0.1+  0.2-
    210115 U68  0.2+  1.9-    210115 595  0.0   0.5-    210116 K63  0.5+  0.7-
    210115 U68  0.1-  1.5-    210115 L01  0.1-  0.5-    210116 204  0.2+  0.1-
    210115 U68  0.1-  1.5+    210115 L01  0.2-  0.6-    210116 K63  0.2+  0.8-
    210115 U68  0.2-  0.0     210115 L01  0.1+  0.1-    210116 204  0.1-  0.1+
    210115 U68  0.3-  0.6+    210115 595  0.6-  0.3+    210116 W34  0.3-  0.5+
    210115 U68  0.1+  1.0+    210115 L01  0.2-  0.2-    210116 W34  0.3+  1.0+
    210115 U68  0.1+  0.6-    210115 595  0.2-  0.4+    210116 W34  0.0   0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 AZ6                 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.29, 17                  q = 0.7896
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 12 17    19 07 04.1 -72 29 57   0.1860  0.8780    50.7   119.9    27.3
    ...
    2021 01 01    17 51 38.4 -83 51 35   0.08488 0.9451    61.0   114.5    25.4
    ...
    2021 01 09    08 35 41.3 -67 24 04   0.03609 0.9836    89.4    88.5    22.3
    ...
    2021 01 15    08 00 49.0 +10 31 19   0.02998 1.0131   168.8    10.8    19.5
    2021 01 16    07 58 16.2 +20 25 50   0.03430 1.0180   178.2     1.7    19.3
    2021 01 17    07 56 06.9 +27 56 49   0.03943 1.0229   172.8     6.9    19.9
    ...
    2021 01 23    07 48 18.2 +48 10 37   0.07734 1.0523   150.6    27.3    22.2
    ...
    2021 01 31    07 45 10.9 +55 18 55   0.1338  1.0909   139.9    35.5    23.7
    ...
    2021 02 15    07 51 09.0 +57 30 26   0.2463  1.1602   129.6    41.0    25.3
    
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