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    M.P.E.C. 2021-D06                             Issued 2021 February 16, 10:45 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2021 CQ9                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21C09Q* C2021 02 13.26883507 06 36.65 +38 41 20.5          22.07GVED006V00
         K21C09Q  C2021 02 13.27359807 06 36.96 +38 41 05.6          21.92GVED006V00
         K21C09Q  C2021 02 13.27835407 06 37.18 +38 40 51.2          21.69GVED006V00
         K21C09Q  C2021 02 13.28312007 06 37.44 +38 40 35.9                VED006V00
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 13.33086 07 06 40.07 +38 38 08.2          21.8 GVED006291
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 13.34263 07 06 40.80 +38 37 31.6                VED006291
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 13.35441 07 06 41.44 +38 36 55.6          21.6 GVED006291
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 15.25302807 08 38.62 +37 02 20.8          21.69GVED006V00
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 15.25866407 08 38.94 +37 02 04.1          22.06GVED006V00
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 16.23197307 09 39.56 +36 15 28.9          21.99GVED006V06
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 16.23989807 09 40.02 +36 15 06.2          22.27GVED006V06
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 16.24264607 09 40.22 +36 14 58.4          21.63GVED006V00
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 16.24386907 09 40.28 +36 14 55.2          22.12GVED006V00
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 16.24509107 09 40.32 +36 14 51.7          23.14GVED006V00
         K21C09Q mC2021 02 16.24631407 09 40.39 +36 14 48.2          22.51GVED006V00
         K21C09Q KC2021 02 16.24782607 09 40.46 +36 14 43.3          21.98GVED006V06
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. J. Brucker.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    V00 Kitt Peak-Bok.  Observer H. Groeller.  Measurers M. J. Brucker, E. J.
        Christensen, C. E. Woodward, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D.
        Grauer, H. Groeller, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. S.
        McMillan, T. A. Pruyne, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly, K. W.
        Wierzchos.  2.25-m reflector + CCD.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
        1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 CQ9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3836 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M   5.39115              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.23368703     Peri.   92.41620     +0.49763175     -0.83540984             
    a   2.6104356      Node   324.45783     +0.54609119     +0.51076607             
    e   0.5824658      Incl.   23.66757     +0.67390433     +0.20299857             
    P   4.22           H   21.37          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210213 V00  0.2-  0.1+    210213 291  0.3+  0.7+    210216 V00  0.2+  0.1+
    210213 V00  0.3+  0.1-    210215 V00  0.1-  0.1+    210216 V00  0.2-  0.1+
    210213 V00  0.1-  0.2+    210215 V00  0.1+  0.1-    210216 V00  0.2-  0.1+
    210213 V00  0.1-  0.3-    210216 V06  0.3-  0.1+    210216 V06  0.2-  0.4-
    210213 291  0.2-  0.1+    210216 V06  0.1-  0.0-
    210213 291  0.6+  0.1+    210216 V00  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 CQ9                 a,e,i = 2.61, 0.58, 24                  q = 1.0899
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 01 17    06 36 56.9 +70 06 19   0.4005  1.2757   129.3    36.6    21.4
    ...
    2021 02 01    06 54 32.6 +50 58 58   0.4713  1.3732   138.2    28.6    21.7
    ...
    2021 02 09    07 02 20.9 +42 33 13   0.5351  1.4292   137.8    27.6    22.0
    ...
    2021 02 15    07 08 23.2 +37 14 41   0.5936  1.4724   135.8    27.9    22.3
    2021 02 16    07 09 25.3 +36 26 30   0.6042  1.4797   135.3    28.0    22.4
    2021 02 17    07 10 27.8 +35 39 38   0.6150  1.4871   134.8    28.1    22.4
    ...
    2021 02 23    07 16 54.0 +31 24 49   0.6841  1.5314   131.6    28.9    22.7
    ...
    2021 03 03    07 25 56.7 +26 46 26   0.7866  1.5915   126.7    30.0    23.2
    ...
    2021 03 18    07 44 12.0 +20 22 54   1.0051  1.7054   117.0    31.3    23.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-D06
    


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