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    M.P.E.C. 2021-C167                             Issued 2021 February 9, 23:09 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 CZ3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21C03Z* C2021 02 09.26604210 05 12.08 +37 58 34.5          16.67RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.26638910 05 08.63 +37 57 41.5          16.67RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.27980310 03 10.56 +37 25 56.6          17.44gUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.28015010 03 07.60 +37 25 09.6          17.44gUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.29086810 01 43.71 +37 02 15.5          17.48gUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.29121510 01 41.08 +37 01 33.1          17.48gUEC167I41
         K21C03Z mC2021 02 09.35988909 54 31.63 +35 11 03.4          17.61GVEC167I52
         K21C03Z mC2021 02 09.36002409 54 31.08 +35 10 52.6          17.19GVEC167I52
         K21C03Z mC2021 02 09.36015809 54 30.54 +35 10 42.0          17.34GVEC167I52
         K21C03Z mC2021 02 09.36029109 54 29.99 +35 10 31.2          17.57GVEC167I52
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.38608809 53 32.14 +34 38 15.4          17.75RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.38643509 53 30.79 +34 37 51.1          17.75RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.38702509 53 28.87 +34 37 12.1          17.73RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.38737309 53 27.62 +34 36 48.5          17.73RUEC167I41
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.65219 09 53 04.20 +31 50 31.4          19.0 GVEC167N88
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.65255 09 53 03.84 +31 50 26.2          19.6 GVEC167N88
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.65292 09 53 03.21 +31 50 22.6          18.9 GVEC167N88
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.65328 09 53 02.76 +31 50 17.4          19.0 GVEC167N88
         K21C03Z  C2021 02 09.65359 09 53 02.33 +31 50 14.9          19.4 GVEC167N88
         K21C03Z 1C2021 02 09.77064 09 52 17.84 +31 11 23.7          20.2 VVEC167033
         K21C03Z 1C2021 02 09.77133 09 52 17.40 +31 11 19.0          20.2 VVEC167033
         K21C03Z 1C2021 02 09.77202 09 52 16.99 +31 11 14.5          20.2 VVEC167033
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, F.
        Ludwig, B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observers B. T. Bolin, V. Bhalerao, C. M.
        Copperwheat, K. P. Deshmukh, C.-Y. Hsu, Z.-Y. Lin, J. Purdum, S. Royle, K.
        Sharma, C. Zhai, Z. T. F. Collaboration.  Measurers B. T. Bolin, D. A.
        Duev, H.-W. Lin, F. J. Masci, Q.-Z. Ye.  1.2-m f/2.4 Schmidt.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector +
        CCD.
    N88 Xingming Observatory #3, Nanshan.  Observer X. Gao.  Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.
        0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 CZ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0003 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M   8.52448              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.87071595     Peri.  273.97481     +0.57533482     -0.81047063             
    a   1.0861381      Node   140.23193     +0.80201032     +0.53258364             
    e   0.2733207      Incl.    9.91307     +0.16052814     +0.24390988             
    P   1.13           H   30.93          G   0.15           U   5                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210209 I41  1.3+  0.6+    210209 I52  0.1-  0.4+    210209 N88  0.1-  0.3+
    210209 I41  0.8-  0.1-    210209 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210209 N88  0.3+  0.3-
    210209 I41  0.4+  0.6+    210209 I41 (2.4+  0.8-)   210209 N88  0.1+  1.1+
    210209 I41  0.8-  0.1+    210209 I41 (0.6+  1.5-)   210209 033  0.1+  0.1+
    210209 I41  0.3+  1.1-    210209 I41  2.0+  0.5-    210209 033  0.2-  0.1-
    210209 I41  0.3-  0.9-    210209 I41  1.3+  0.5-    210209 033  0.2-  0.1-
    210209 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210209 N88  0.2+  0.1-
    210209 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210209 N88  1.7+  0.7-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 CZ3                 a,e,i = 1.09, 0.27, 10                  q = 0.7893
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 10    22 00 18.2 -44 12 43   0.1715  0.8566    38.8   134.0    32.9
    ...
    2021 01 25    22 14 16.9 -46 09 56   0.08294 0.9174    34.7   142.4    32.5
    ...
    2021 02 02    22 16 29.6 -46 41 22   0.03859 0.9535    33.5   145.2    31.4
    ...
    2021 02 08    22 13 51.0 -45 30 22   0.0059310.9814    32.0   147.8    27.8
    2021 02 09    21 43 36.8 -26 17 54   0.0004680.9861    12.0   168.0    29.4
    2021 02 10    09 49 34.8 +30 56 44   0.0051000.9917   163.1    16.8    20.3
    ...
    2021 02 16    09 47 18.5 +29 09 19   0.03786 1.0242   163.1    16.3    24.8
    ...
    2021 02 24    09 47 44.2 +28 36 26   0.08268 1.0670   158.7    19.7    26.6
    ...
    2021 03 11    09 51 51.6 +27 06 21   0.1734  1.1440   147.9    27.5    28.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-C167
    


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