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    M.P.E.C. 2021-C13                              Issued 2021 February 3, 09:34 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 CF                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21C00F* C2021 02 01.14892508 38 05.52 +26 06 56.7          20.55GVEC013G96
         K21C00F  C2021 02 01.15410908 38 00.98 +26 07 50.1          20.55GVEC013G96
         K21C00F  C2021 02 01.15929508 37 56.48 +26 08 43.5          19.91GVEC013G96
         K21C00F  C2021 02 01.16447908 37 51.90 +26 09 36.9          20.49GVEC013G96
         K21C00F KC2021 02 01.28434108 36 05.73 +26 29 47.0          19.52GVEC013I52
         K21C00F KC2021 02 01.28742908 36 03.03 +26 30 18.2          19.81GVEC013I52
         K21C00F KC2021 02 01.29051808 36 00.30 +26 30 48.6          20.28GVEC013I52
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.15299 08 10 50.91 +31 07 50.3          21.2 GVEC013H36
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.16184 08 10 43.58 +31 09 04.9          21.2 GVEC013H36
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.17064 08 10 36.30 +31 10 16.0          21.3 GVEC013H36
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.17944 08 10 28.87 +31 11 29.5          21.4 GVEC013H36
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.21467 08 09 59.25 +31 16 11.7          21.3 GVEC013H36
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.35111108 08 07.11 +31 34 14.1          20.99GVEC013I52
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.35408108 08 04.65 +31 34 37.1          20.22GVEC013I52
         K21C00F KC2021 02 03.35705008 08 02.19 +31 34 59.4          20.89GVEC013I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 CF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0376 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M  94.15061              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.43435352     Peri.  192.71790     +0.78563860     +0.60622602             
    a   0.7786912      Node   129.26458     -0.55274413     +0.77746934             
    e   0.3512349      Incl.    9.18159     -0.27793150     +0.16742595             
    P   0.69           H   26.05          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210201 G96  0.4+  0.1+    210201 I52  0.3-  0.2-    210203 H36  0.3-  1.8+
    210201 G96  0.0-  0.0+    210201 I52  0.0+  0.4-    210203 H36  1.3-  0.6+
    210201 G96  0.3+  0.1+    210203 H36  1.2-  2.2-    210203 I52  0.2-  0.1-
    210201 G96  0.5-  0.2+    210203 H36  0.4-  0.1+    210203 I52  0.1+  0.2+
    210201 I52 (1.0-  0.8-)   210203 H36  0.6+  0.4-    210203 I52  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 CF                  a,e,i = 0.78, 0.35, 9                   q = 0.5052
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 04    12 46 11.5 -33 45 29   0.1180  0.9699    80.1    93.0    24.7
    ...
    2021 01 19    11 21 26.1 -15 55 51   0.06672 1.0183   119.4    57.3    22.3
    ...
    2021 01 27    09 50 18.3 +08 55 52   0.05396 1.0355   159.9    19.1    20.8
    ...
    2021 02 02    08 26 14.3 +28 23 27   0.06070 1.0444   165.8    13.3    20.8
    2021 02 03    08 12 48.3 +30 47 37   0.06309 1.0456   161.3    17.6    21.1
    2021 02 04    07 59 51.1 +32 55 15   0.06578 1.0466   157.0    21.6    21.3
    ...
    2021 02 10    06 55 27.9 +40 58 55   0.08615 1.0510   136.6    40.2    22.4
    ...
    2021 02 18    06 04 42.4 +44 54 23   0.1191  1.0516   119.2    55.1    23.5
    ...
    2021 03 05    05 29 19.3 +46 53 02   0.1826  1.0365    99.1    70.9    24.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-C13
    


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