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    M.P.E.C. 2021-E16                                 Issued 2021 March 4, 10:09 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 EG                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21E00G* C2021 03 03.32193210 43 41.65 +49 30 51.4          21.32GVEE016G96
         K21E00G  C2021 03 03.32718410 43 36.85 +49 31 29.9          20.96GVEE016G96
         K21E00G  C2021 03 03.33244310 43 32.06 +49 32 07.7          21.03GVEE016G96
         K21E00G  C2021 03 03.33769210 43 27.28 +49 32 44.6          21.34GVEE016G96
         K21E00G KC2021 03 03.42304810 42 09.10 +49 42 51.2          20.97GVEE016V06
         K21E00G KC2021 03 03.42749310 42 05.03 +49 43 22.4          20.80GVEE016V06
         K21E00G KC2021 03 03.43193710 42 00.95 +49 43 53.7          20.83GVEE016V06
         K21E00G 7C2021 03 03.53272 10 40 28.79 +49 55 37.2          20.8 GVEE016G37
         K21E00G 7C2021 03 03.53315 10 40 28.43 +49 55 39.9          20.8 GVEE016G37
         K21E00G 7C2021 03 03.53358 10 40 28.05 +49 55 43.2          20.9 GVEE016G37
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.17037510 30 19.07 +51 15 18.7          20.9 VuEE016H21
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.17620210 30 12.75 +51 16 03.9          20.7 VuEE016H21
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.18154410 30 07.00 +51 16 44.5          21.2 VuEE016H21
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.18460110 30 06.53 +51 17 07.0          20.53GVEE016I52
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.18795710 30 02.94 +51 17 32.9          20.21GVEE016I52
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.19131410 29 59.25 +51 17 59.6          20.45GVEE016I52
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.21524 10 29 31.28 +51 21 02.7          21.1 GVEE016H36
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.23448 10 29 10.02 +51 23 29.0          21.4 GVEE016H36
         K21E00G KC2021 03 04.25075 10 28 52.04 +51 25 33.5          21.1 GVEE016H36
    
    Observer details:
    G37 Lowell Discovery Telescope.  Observers Q.-Z. Ye, S. Perez, A. Hayslip.
        Measurer Q.-Z. Ye.  4.3-m reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + 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.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  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.  1.55-m reflector +
        1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 EG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0326 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 234.37318              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.86678272     Peri.  281.61249     +0.16649085     +0.98601389             
    a   1.0894214      Node   357.92573     -0.80334893     +0.13118425             
    e   0.5050351      Incl.   12.08200     -0.57176156     +0.10279733             
    P   1.14           H   24.29          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210303 G96  0.0+  0.5-    210303 G37  0.3-  0.1+    210304 I52  0.4+  0.4-
    210303 G96  0.1-  0.3+    210303 G37  0.0+  0.2-    210304 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    210303 G96  0.1-  0.3+    210303 G37  0.1+  0.1+    210304 H36  1.0+  0.8+
    210303 G96  0.1-  0.5-    210304 H21  0.4-  0.1-    210304 H36  0.1-  0.0-
    210303 V06  0.1+  0.2+    210304 H21  0.5-  0.3+    210304 H36  0.5-  0.7+
    210303 V06  0.3+  0.1+    210304 H21  0.0-  0.1-
    210303 V06  0.3+  0.2+    210304 I52  0.0+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 EG                  a,e,i = 1.09, 0.51, 12                  q = 0.5392
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 02    12 05 39.9 +26 01 10   0.3862  1.2934   136.6    31.6    24.1
    ...
    2021 02 17    11 58 54.6 +32 27 34   0.2322  1.1883   146.3    27.5    22.7
    ...
    2021 02 25    11 36 41.5 +39 32 44   0.1595  1.1261   146.4    29.1    21.8
    ...
    2021 03 03    10 48 12.3 +48 52 04   0.1115  1.0768   138.0    38.0    21.2
    2021 03 04    10 33 11.3 +50 53 35   0.1044  1.0683   135.3    40.7    21.1
    2021 03 05    10 14 27.6 +53 01 11   0.09771 1.0598   132.1    43.9    21.1
    ...
    2021 03 11    06 12 49.9 +58 25 00   0.07033 1.0074    99.6    76.5    21.2
    ...
    2021 03 19    02 31 28.7 +22 57 40   0.08933 0.9345    45.0   131.1    24.7
    ...
    2021 04 03    01 20 12.8 -03 36 44   0.2141  0.7914    11.9   165.0    33.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-E16
    


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