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    M.P.E.C. 2021-B81                              Issued 2021 January 20, 02:23 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 AD8                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21A08D* C2021 01 15.22735604 29 59.89 +55 42 12.6          21.52GVEB081G96
         K21A08D  C2021 01 15.23337104 29 58.48 +55 43 14.3          21.76GVEB081G96
         K21A08D  C2021 01 15.23931704 29 56.96 +55 44 14.0          21.48GVEB081G96
         K21A08D  C2021 01 15.24528104 29 55.46 +55 45 14.7          21.45GVEB081G96
         K21A08D KC2021 01 15.33502504 29 34.30 +56 00 10.0          22.19GVEB081G96
         K21A08D KC2021 01 15.33676404 29 33.83 +56 00 27.3                VEB081G96
         K21A08D HC2021 01 15.86197 04 28 00.99 +57 25 41.2                VEB081204
         K21A08D KC2021 01 15.89217 04 27 54.04 +57 30 19.7          21.9 GVEB081204
         K21A08D KC2021 01 16.08656404 27 25.04 +58 00 04.6          21.34GVEB081V06
         K21A08D KC2021 01 16.09305804 27 23.52 +58 01 03.7          21.61GVEB081V06
         K21A08D KC2021 01 17.15411504 24 13.48 +60 27 01.7          21.77GVEB081V06
         K21A08D KC2021 01 17.16568304 24 10.89 +60 28 29.2          21.73GVEB081V06
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 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.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer D. Rankin.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
        1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 AD8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0462 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Alexandersen              
    M  26.05796              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.78375073     Peri.  298.21704     +0.60007660     -0.65023453             
    a   1.1650666      Node   106.81238     +0.79012895     +0.57274662             
    e   0.1884226      Incl.   29.12708     -0.12491727     +0.49915566             
    P   1.26           H   24.99          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210115 G96  0.0-  0.1+    210115 G96  0.1-  0.0-    210116 V06  0.1-  0.3+
    210115 G96  0.6+  0.5+    210115 G96  0.8-  0.2+    210116 V06  0.2-  0.1-
    210115 G96  0.2+  0.3-    210115 204  0.1-  0.2-    210117 V06  0.0+  0.2+
    210115 G96  0.1-  0.2-    210115 204  0.2+  0.0+    210117 V06  0.0+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 AD8                 a,e,i = 1.17, 0.19, 29                  q = 0.9455
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 12 21    06 25 14.8 -70 12 52   0.1606  0.9862    86.2    84.4    23.9
    ...
    2021 01 05    05 12 15.7 -15 30 10   0.05454 1.0214   133.2    44.6    20.4
    ...
    2021 01 13    04 37 47.0 +47 53 11   0.08112 1.0429   135.4    41.4    21.2
    ...
    2021 01 19    04 19 25.8 +63 50 19   0.1297  1.0600   122.9    51.2    22.6
    2021 01 20    04 17 10.7 +65 20 26   0.1384  1.0629   121.5    52.1    22.7
    2021 01 21    04 15 10.3 +66 39 18   0.1472  1.0658   120.2    52.9    22.9
    ...
    2021 01 27    04 08 22.7 +71 58 13   0.2008  1.0836   114.6    55.7    23.7
    ...
    2021 02 04    04 13 15.7 +75 34 02   0.2727  1.1078   109.7    56.9    24.4
    ...
    2021 02 19    05 02 34.7 +78 17 45   0.4036  1.1535   103.8    56.3    25.4
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-B81
    


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