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    M.P.E.C. 2021-B113                             Issued 2021 January 22, 14:06 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 BZ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21B02Z* C2021 01 18.45567210 35 55.87 +23 08 24.5          21.74GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z  C2021 01 18.46079310 35 55.01 +23 08 11.5          21.27GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z  C2021 01 18.46591510 35 54.13 +23 07 57.9          21.40GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z  C2021 01 18.47293810 35 52.93 +23 07 40.4          21.06GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 18.52344010 35 44.36 +23 05 28.0          21.29GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 18.52679810 35 43.81 +23 05 19.1          21.67GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 18.53015710 35 43.21 +23 05 09.8          20.71GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 20.27237010 31 02.52 +21 46 45.2          21.5 VuEB113H21
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 20.27576110 31 01.88 +21 46 35.2          21.4 VuEB113H21
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 20.27818210 31 01.38 +21 46 28.7          21.5 VuEB113H21
         K21B02Z mC2021 01 22.42434710 24 20.63 +19 59 27.3          21.32GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 22.42498910 24 20.48 +19 59 25.2          20.94GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z mC2021 01 22.42667410 24 20.12 +19 59 19.7          20.91GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 22.42751210 24 19.93 +19 59 17.1          21.21GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z mC2021 01 22.42900510 24 19.62 +19 59 12.0          20.74GVEB113G96
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 22.43003410 24 19.37 +19 59 09.2          21.04GVEB113I52
         K21B02Z KC2021 01 22.43255610 24 18.82 +19 59 00.6          20.55GVEB113I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers D. C. Fuls, G. J. Leonard.  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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers D. Rankin, R. A.
        Kowalski.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 BZ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0730 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 201.35310              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.93295452     Peri.  310.63372     -0.11975866     +0.97609501
    a   1.0372794      Node   311.51053     -0.82201665     -0.19993365
    e   0.1343399      Incl.   14.01690     -0.55672839     +0.08523538
    P   1.06           H   23.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210118 G96  0.0   0.3-    210118 I52  0.4-  0.2-    210122 G96  0.1+  0.0
    210118 G96  0.2+  0.0     210120 H21  0.2+  0.3+    210122 I52  0.0   0.1+
    210118 G96  0.1+  0.3-    210120 H21  0.2+  0.3-    210122 G96  0.2+  0.3-
    210118 G96  0.1+  0.4+    210120 H21  0.4-  0.0     210122 I52  0.1-  0.2+
    210118 I52  0.1-  0.2+    210122 G96  0.1+  0.2+    210122 I52  0.1-  0.3-
    210118 I52  0.1+  0.2+    210122 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 BZ2                 a,e,i = 1.04, 0.13, 14                  q = 0.8979
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2020 12 23    10 53 32.7 +34 14 30   0.3186  1.1647   117.3    48.6    23.5
    ...
    2021 01 07    10 54 03.5 +29 22 06   0.2361  1.1495   130.0    40.9    22.6
    ...
    2021 01 15    10 43 37.7 +25 23 45   0.1953  1.1390   139.3    34.2    22.0
    ...
    2021 01 21    10 28 52.2 +21 12 09   0.1679  1.1300   148.1    27.4    21.4
    2021 01 22    10 25 44.5 +20 21 51   0.1637  1.1285   149.7    26.1    21.3
    2021 01 23    10 22 24.6 +19 28 48   0.1596  1.1269   151.4    24.7    21.2
    ...
    2021 01 29    09 57 59.7 +13 05 17   0.1380  1.1169   161.9    15.9    20.6
    ...
    2021 02 06    09 13 58.8 +01 32 45   0.1196  1.1024   165.8    12.7    20.2
    ...
    2021 02 21    07 37 44.8 -21 23 35   0.1243  1.0722   129.4    45.4    21.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-B113
    


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