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    M.P.E.C. 2021-C190                            Issued 2021 February 10, 20:47 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
    
                                    2021 CY4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21C04Y* C2021 02 09.24934007 59 43.08 +12 12 28.7          18.99gUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.24968807 59 41.95 +12 12 14.2          18.99gUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.25561307 59 22.91 +12 08 18.2          18.51RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.25596107 59 21.73 +12 08 03.9          18.51RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y mC2021 02 09.31889307 55 57.76 +11 25 49.7          18.14GVEC190I52
         K21C04Y mC2021 02 09.31902507 55 57.32 +11 25 44.2          18.18GVEC190I52
         K21C04Y mC2021 02 09.31915807 55 56.88 +11 25 38.4          18.26GVEC190I52
         K21C04Y mC2021 02 09.31928807 55 56.48 +11 25 33.5          18.25GVEC190I52
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.33575207 55 04.02 +11 14 21.0          18.35RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.33610007 55 02.92 +11 14 07.7          18.35RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.33622707 55 02.49 +11 14 02.9          18.24RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.33657407 55 01.43 +11 13 48.2          18.24RUEC190I41
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.65044 07 38 13.44 +07 34 06.9          18.8 GVEC190N88
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.65073 07 38 12.49 +07 33 55.3          18.8 GVEC190N88
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.65104 07 38 11.49 +07 33 41.5          18.6 GVEC190N88
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.65133 07 38 10.54 +07 33 29.1          18.7 GVEC190N88
         K21C04Y  C2021 02 09.65163 07 38 09.52 +07 33 17.0          18.6 GVEC190N88
         K21C04Y 4C2021 02 09.85517 07 27 07.82 +05 05 58.5          18.2 GVEC190J04
         K21C04Y 4C2021 02 09.85535 07 27 07.23 +05 05 50.0          18.3 GVEC190J04
         K21C04Y 4C2021 02 09.85553 07 27 06.59 +05 05 41.8          18.7 GVEC190J04
         K21C04Y 1C2021 02 09.86654 07 26 25.88 +04 56 53.3          19.2 VVEC190033
         K21C04Y 1C2021 02 09.86688 07 26 24.72 +04 56 37.9          19.3 VVEC190033
         K21C04Y 1C2021 02 09.86723 07 26 23.59 +04 56 22.7          19.3 VVEC190033
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.07441 07 15 04.97 +02 23 37.8          19.2 GVEC190W34
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.08194 07 14 39.80 +02 18 02.2          19.3 GVEC190W34
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.08831 07 14 18.58 +02 13 17.9          18.9 GVEC190W34
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.21005707 07 37.26 +00 42 16.3          18.2 VqEC190U55
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.21152607 07 32.40 +00 41 10.5          18.6 VqEC190U55
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.21302907 07 27.40 +00 40 03.2          18.4 VqEC190U55
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.79771306 35 50.14 -06 27 44.7          19.0 GVEC190J95
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.81489106 34 54.79 -06 39 54.9          19.3 GVEC190J95
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.82428606 34 24.52 -06 46 33.1          19.1 GVEC190J95
         K21C04Y KC2021 02 10.82872806 34 10.29 -06 49 41.6          19.6 GVEC190J95
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, C.
        Hoegner, 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.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers A.
        Knofel, D. Koschny, M. Busch, M. Micheli, E. Schwab, R. Kresken.  1.0-m
        f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    N88 Xingming Observatory #3, Nanshan.  Observer X. Gao.  Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.
        0.6-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    U55 Golden Ears Observatory, Maple Ridge.  Observer B. Kumar.  0.36-m f/7
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    W34 Squirrel Valley Observatory, Columbus.  Observer R. L. Flynn.  Measurers
        R. L. Flynn, J. Gerlach.  0.36-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 CY4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0266 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 321.13272              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36804009     Peri.  270.18787     -0.35017501     +0.75416913
    a   1.9284393      Node   318.85239     -0.03641900     -0.60358815
    e   0.6743604      Incl.   57.59264     -0.93597602     -0.25867020
    P   2.68           H   23.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210209 I41  0.2+  0.6+    210209 I41  1.1+  0.9-    210209 033  0.1-  0.2-
    210209 I41  0.1+  0.0     210209 N88  0.3-  0.2-    210210 W34  0.0   0.4-
    210209 I41  0.5+  0.6+    210209 N88  0.2-  0.7+    210210 W34  0.7-  0.2-
    210209 I41  0.3-  0.2+    210209 N88  0.1+  0.2+    210210 W34  0.2-  0.4-
    210209 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210209 N88  0.2+  0.3+    210210 U55  0.3-  0.4+
    210209 I52  0.4-  0.1+    210209 N88  0.2-  1.1+    210210 U55  0.0   0.2+
    210209 I52  0.6-  0.3-    210209 J04  0.4+  1.0+    210210 U55  0.0   0.0
    210209 I52  0.3-  0.0     210209 J04  0.6+  0.4+    210210 J95  0.0   0.2+
    210209 I41  0.1+  1.6-    210209 J04  0.1-  0.1+    210210 J95  0.1-  0.1-
    210209 I41  0.5+  0.7-    210209 033  0.1-  0.0     210210 J95  0.4-  0.1+
    210209 I41  0.2+  0.3-    210209 033  0.6-  0.4-    210210 J95  0.6+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 CY4                 a,e,i = 1.93, 0.67, 58                  q = 0.6280
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 11    12 25 22.2 +41 36 53   0.6151  1.3698   116.0    40.2    24.7
    ...
    2021 01 26    12 07 39.7 +41 06 12   0.3115  1.2066   129.4    39.1    22.9
    ...
    2021 02 03    11 11 35.3 +38 30 53   0.1562  1.1171   144.9    30.5    21.0
    ...
    2021 02 09    08 12 44.5 +14 54 31   0.06593 1.0493   161.3    17.6    18.6
    2021 02 10    07 19 09.2 +03 20 43   0.06179 1.0379   144.9    33.1    18.9
    2021 02 11    06 25 09.8 -08 46 07   0.06390 1.0266   126.9    50.2    19.5
    ...
    2021 02 17    03 19 49.2 -37 00 00   0.1487  0.9590    74.5    96.9    22.8
    ...
    2021 02 25    02 15 14.3 -40 42 29   0.2979  0.8709    58.3   104.8    24.4
    ...
    2021 03 12    01 30 16.0 -40 22 37   0.5789  0.7240    46.1    98.8    25.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-C190
    


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