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    M.P.E.C. 2021-C116                             Issued 2021 February 9, 01:47 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
    
                                    2020 KP7                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2020-L04                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K20K07P  C2013 08 19.27230615 35 16.123+02 23 43.84         22.87GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2013 08 22.24105615 40 15.774+02 29 29.70         21.99GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2014 06 01.52697221 46 48.031+02 13 19.43         22.32GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2014 06 01.53888021 46 48.536+02 13 55.32         23.26GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2014 06 01.55078521 46 49.059+02 14 30.07         22.41GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2019 06 30.26831812 54 43.011-11 47 01.61         23.05GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2019 06 30.28066212 54 45.579-11 46 45.78         21.91GVEC116F51
         K20K07P  C2019 06 30.29298012 54 48.146-11 46 29.96         22.26GVEC116F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R.
        Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    130819 F51  2.9-  4.8-    190630 F51  2.2-  1.0-    MPO562949    -315 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2020 KP7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1772 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M  36.50580              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.14157022     Peri.  192.49701     -0.02193524     -0.92498745
    a   0.9067084      Node   259.70355     +0.94724959     +0.10212948
    e   0.3532239      Incl.   22.67933     +0.31974531     -0.36601610
    P   0.86           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    130819 F51  0.5+  0.2-    200530 F51  0.0   0.1-    200601 H21  0.2-  0.3+
    130822 F51  0.2-  0.1-    200530 F51  0.1-  0.2+    200601 H21  0.3-  0.2+
    140601 F51  0.5+  0.4-    200530 F51  0.0   0.2+    200612 I52  0.4+  0.3+
    140601 F51  0.1-  0.4+    200530 F51  0.0   0.1+    200612 I52  0.5+  0.5+
    140601 F51  0.2-  0.0     200530 F51  0.1-  0.1+    200612 I52  0.5-  0.2-
    190630 F51  0.3-  0.3-    200531 H21  0.3-  0.2+    200612 I52  0.1+  0.0
    190630 F51  0.0   0.1-    200531 H21  0.1+  0.2+    200708 654  0.1-  0.3-
    190630 F51  0.3+  0.1+    200531 H21  0.0   0.2+    200708 654  0.1-  0.8-
    200518 F51  0.1-  0.2-    200531 H21  0.3-  0.2+    200807 H21  0.6-  0.3+
    200518 F51  0.4+  0.1-    200531 H21  0.1-  0.2+    200807 H21  0.3-  0.2-
    200518 F51  0.1+  0.2-    200531 H21  0.2-  0.0     200807 H21  0.0   0.6-
    200518 F51  0.0   0.0     200531 474  0.3+  0.2-    200808 H21  0.3+  0.5+
    200530 F51  0.1-  0.0     200531 474  0.1-  0.0     200808 H21  0.3+  0.4+
    200530 F51  0.0   0.1-    200531 474  0.0   0.0     200808 H21  0.3-  0.5+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2020 KP7                 a,e,i = 0.91, 0.35, 23                  q = 0.5864
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 10    16 22 11.8 -34 54 37   1.3093  0.8734    41.8    48.7    23.9
    ...
    2021 01 25    17 20 21.3 -34 31 54   1.3813  0.9672    44.4    45.5    24.2
    ...
    2021 02 02    17 49 20.5 -33 40 48   1.4020  1.0123    46.2    44.7    24.3
    ...
    2021 02 08    18 10 07.0 -32 47 37   1.4099  1.0436    47.7    44.4    24.3
    2021 02 09    18 13 29.8 -32 37 37   1.4106  1.0485    48.0    44.3    24.4
    2021 02 10    18 16 51.4 -32 27 18   1.4111  1.0535    48.2    44.3    24.4
    ...
    2021 02 16    18 36 31.7 -31 19 05   1.4110  1.0815    49.9    44.3    24.4
    ...
    2021 02 24    19 01 31.7 -29 32 20   1.4021  1.1152    52.2    44.5    24.5
    ...
    2021 03 11    19 45 00.9 -25 27 58   1.3614  1.1665    56.8    45.5    24.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-C116
    


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