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    M.P.E.C. 2021-C56                              Issued 2021 February 7, 10:33 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 CM1                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21C01M  C2021 01 18.27081 08 21 50.91 +23 17 10.4                VEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 01 18.27592 08 21 51.42 +23 17 05.8          21.6 GVEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 01 18.28101 08 21 51.92 +23 17 00.8                VEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 02 05.28195 09 32 26.50 +11 46 50.7                VEC056703
         K21C01M  C2021 02 05.28725 09 32 28.54 +11 46 24.5          19.4 GVEC056703
         K21C01M* C2021 02 06.29441809 39 50.71 +10 23 40.2          20.20GVEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 02 06.29958709 39 52.82 +10 23 13.6          20.38GVEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 02 06.30473509 39 54.93 +10 22 47.0          19.97GVEC056G96
         K21C01M  C2021 02 06.30988709 39 57.04 +10 22 20.9          20.31GVEC056G96
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.40230309 40 35.07 +10 14 18.6          19.93GVEC056I52
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.40349209 40 35.56 +10 14 12.2          20.29GVEC056I52
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.40468009 40 36.04 +10 14 06.3          20.03GVEC056I52
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.55360809 41 48.21 +10 03 45.0          19.7 GVEC056474
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.55480509 41 48.70 +10 03 38.6          20.1 GVEC056474
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.55839509 41 50.22 +10 03 19.7          20.3 GVEC056474
         K21C01M KC2021 02 06.55959109 41 50.73 +10 03 13.1          20.1 GVEC056474
         K21C01M KC2021 02 07.23914709 47 20.01 +08 58 40.9          20.05GVEC056I52
         K21C01M KC2021 02 07.24040609 47 20.58 +08 58 34.0          20.03GVEC056I52
         K21C01M KC2021 02 07.24166409 47 21.15 +08 58 27.2          19.87GVEC056I52
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer K. W. Wierzchos.  Measurers B. Gray, D.
        Rankin, F. C. Shelly.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers D. C. Fuls, G. J. Leonard.  Measurers B.
        Gray, D. Rankin, F. C. Shelly, 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, R. L. Seaman, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.5-m
        reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer H. Groeller.  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 CM1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0295 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 328.67136              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.41082296     Peri.  214.16644     -0.96987742     -0.24214059             
    a   1.7921165      Node   311.79751     +0.23069754     -0.87803968             
    e   0.4339707      Incl.    2.04212     +0.07820764     -0.41281262             
    P   2.40           H   25.61          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210118 G96  0.0-  0.1+    210206 G96  0.1+  0.0-    210206 474  0.0-  0.0+
    210118 G96  0.0+  0.1+    210206 G96  0.1+  0.3+    210206 474  0.0+  0.2-
    210118 G96  0.0-  0.2-    210206 I52  0.0-  0.2-    210207 I52  0.1-  0.1-
    210205 703 (1.6-  1.0+)   210206 I52  0.1-  0.3-    210207 I52  0.0-  0.0+
    210205 703  1.1-  0.5-    210206 I52  0.3-  0.1+    210207 I52  0.0+  0.2+
    210206 G96  0.2+  0.1+    210206 474  0.2+  0.1+
    210206 G96  0.2+  0.0+    210206 474  0.0+  0.0-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 CM1                 a,e,i = 1.79, 0.43, 2                   q = 1.0144
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 08    08 05 27.5 +25 09 09   0.1942  1.1742   168.4     9.7    23.0
    ...
    2021 01 23    08 32 54.2 +21 45 26   0.1194  1.1034   176.4     3.2    21.5
    ...
    2021 01 31    09 01 45.0 +17 13 22   0.08723 1.0723   178.1     1.7    20.7
    ...
    2021 02 06    09 37 35.8 +10 49 32   0.06722 1.0529   173.2     6.3    20.3
    2021 02 07    09 45 19.1 +09 21 54   0.06433 1.0500   171.8     7.7    20.3
    2021 02 08    09 53 38.8 +07 45 54   0.06161 1.0472   170.1     9.3    20.3
    ...
    2021 02 14    10 58 15.9 -05 00 06   0.04946 1.0326   155.2    23.7    20.3
    ...
    2021 02 22    12 58 35.1 -25 05 24   0.04857 1.0196   127.8    50.1    20.9
    ...
    2021 03 09    15 48 13.6 -37 21 07   0.08112 1.0162   104.5    71.0    22.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-C56
    


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