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    M.P.E.C. 2021-B101                             Issued 2021 January 20, 19:10 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 BR2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21B02R* C2021 01 18.29602108 34 16.12 +12 31 19.8          21.66GVEB101G96
         K21B02R  C2021 01 18.30111408 34 12.55 +12 31 19.4          21.01GVEB101G96
         K21B02R  C2021 01 18.30619408 34 09.02 +12 31 18.7          21.28GVEB101G96
         K21B02R  C2021 01 18.31126708 34 05.57 +12 31 18.2                VEB101G96
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.39360108 33 10.81 +12 30 43.6          21.34GVEB101V06
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.39576208 33 09.46 +12 30 42.1          21.54GVEB101V06
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.39792408 33 08.12 +12 30 40.9          21.00GVEB101V06
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.49828808 32 14.04 +12 29 08.5          21.03GVEB101V06
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.49990908 32 13.32 +12 29 06.5          21.47GVEB101V06
         K21B02R KC2021 01 18.50153708 32 12.61 +12 29 04.7          21.26GVEB101V06
         K21B02R |C2021 01 19.27246 08 29 47.81 +12 38 25.2          21.7 GVEB101807
         K21B02R |C2021 01 19.27644 08 29 46.24 +12 38 22.7          21.7 GVEB101807
         K21B02R |C2021 01 19.28041 08 29 44.68 +12 38 20.2          21.8 GVEB101807
         K21B02R |C2021 01 20.13940 08 28 16.76 +12 34 20.2          22.2 GVEB101807
         K21B02R |C2021 01 20.14851 08 28 14.21 +12 34 20.8          22.3 GVEB101807
         K21B02R |C2021 01 20.15721 08 28 11.76 +12 34 21.2          22.5 GVEB101807
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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 BR2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0002 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M   9.04843              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.67547046     Peri.  124.37752     +0.48487959     -0.87449690
    a   1.2864665      Node   296.61345     +0.79789518     +0.44799729
    e   0.3131275      Incl.    0.77690     +0.35812717     +0.18588598
    P   1.46           H   30.8           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210118 G96  0.5+  0.1-    210118 V06  0.0   0.3+    210119 807  0.1+  0.1-
    210118 G96  0.2-  0.1-    210118 V06  0.1-  0.3+    210120 807  0.1+  0.1-
    210118 G96  0.4-  0.2-    210118 V06  0.2-  0.0     210120 807  0.1-  0.0
    210118 G96  0.3+  0.0     210118 V06  0.1-  0.0     210120 807  0.2-  0.2+
    210118 V06  0.0   0.1+    210119 807  0.1+  0.1-
    210118 V06  0.0   0.0     210119 807  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 BR2                 a,e,i = 1.29, 0.31, 1                   q = 0.8836
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 12 21    20 52 02.1 -14 13 15   0.1161  0.9012    42.3   132.7    31.9
    ...
    2021 01 05    20 59 35.5 -13 18 17   0.04781 0.9418    29.1   149.5    32.4
    ...
    2021 01 13    20 53 59.7 -13 02 15   0.01334 0.9710    20.0   159.8    32.2
    ...
    2021 01 19    08 30 51.3 +12 32 24   0.01249 0.9962   169.8    10.0    21.9
    2021 01 20    08 28 18.1 +12 29 08   0.01677 1.0005   170.9     8.9    22.5
    2021 01 21    08 26 47.3 +12 27 27   0.02106 1.0049   171.7     8.1    23.0
    ...
    2021 01 27    08 23 38.5 +12 27 53   0.04711 1.0314   173.1     6.6    24.7
    ...
    2021 02 04    08 23 07.7 +12 37 03   0.08332 1.0674   168.0    11.1    26.2
    ...
    2021 02 19    08 27 07.0 +12 56 58   0.1592  1.1348   155.0    21.6    28.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-B101
    


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