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    M.P.E.C. 2021-E94                                Issued 2021 March 10, 03:43 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 EX2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21E02X* C2021 03 07.11416001 32 30.45 +14 13 00.4          19.38rUEE094I41
         K21E02X  C2021 03 07.11656901 32 31.32 +14 13 06.1          19.32rUEE094I41
         K21E02X  C2021 03 07.11902001 32 32.18 +14 13 12.0          19.22rUEE094I41
         K21E02X  C2021 03 07.12385001 32 33.87 +14 13 23.0          19.25rUEE094I41
         K21E02X KC2021 03 07.74966 01 36 14.57 +14 37 30.7          19.6 RoEE094K88
         K21E02X KC2021 03 07.75089 01 36 14.98 +14 37 33.4          19.2 RoEE094K88
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 07.75628 01 36 16.90 +14 37 45.1          20.5 VVEE094033
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 07.75685 01 36 17.09 +14 37 46.1          19.9 VVEE094033
         K21E02X KC2021 03 07.78736 01 36 27.83 +14 38 56.3          19.5 GVEE094204
         K21E02X KC2021 03 07.79893 01 36 31.88 +14 39 23.3                VEE094204
         K21E02X HC2021 03 07.81050 01 36 35.97 +14 39 49.2                VEE094204
         K21E02X KC2021 03 08.76040501 42 11.02 +15 15 50.6          19.5 GVEE094595
         K21E02X KC2021 03 08.76229801 42 11.76 +15 15 54.3          19.3 GVEE094K62
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 08.76913 01 42 14.10 +15 16 10.3          19.7 VVEE094033
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 08.76993 01 42 14.44 +15 16 12.3          19.7 VVEE094033
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 08.77073 01 42 14.70 +15 16 13.8          20.0 VVEE094033
         K21E02X 1C2021 03 08.77272 01 42 15.38 +15 16 18.1          19.7 VVEE094033
         K21E02X KC2021 03 08.78071801 42 18.16 +15 16 36.4          19.4 GVEE094595
         K21E02X KC2021 03 08.78930501 42 21.18 +15 16 55.4          19.3 GVEE094K62
         K21E02X KC2021 03 08.80158501 42 25.58 +15 17 22.2          19.4 GVEE094K62
         K21E02X  C2021 03 09.58782501 47 02.84 +15 46 38.6          19.7 rVEE094N51
         K21E02X  C2021 03 09.59148301 47 04.13 +15 46 46.8          19.8 rVEE094N51
         K21E02X KC2021 03 10.10138301 50 04.13 +16 05 29.5          19.30GVEE094I52
         K21E02X KC2021 03 10.10212101 50 04.34 +16 05 30.6          20.42GVEE094I52
         K21E02X KC2021 03 10.10286001 50 04.58 +16 05 32.2          19.79GVEE094I52
         K21E02X KC2021 03 10.10359801 50 04.84 +16 05 33.7          19.98GVEE094I52
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, C.
        Hoegner, U. Laux, F. Ludwig, B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m
        f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector +
        CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers S. Aschi, G. Panterotto, E. Pettarin.
        Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/5.15 reflector + CCD.
    I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observers B. T. Bolin, Z. T. F. Collaboration.
        Measurers B. T. Bolin, W.-H. Ip, Z.-Y. Lin, F. J. Masci.  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.
    K62 Teplice Observatory.  Observer Z. Moravec.  0.43-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    N51 GROWTH India Telescope, IAO, Hanle.  Observers K. Sharma, P. Dorjay, V.
        Bhalerao, G. C. Anupama, S. Barway.  Measurer K. Sharma.  0.70-m f/6.5
        Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 EX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0994 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 352.35123              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.14562254     Peri.   18.72566     +0.93910667     -0.34361396
    a   3.5780822      Node     1.38129     +0.29827089     +0.81101458
    e   0.8111719      Incl.    6.77998     +0.17062570     +0.47348157
    P   6.77           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210307 I41  0.2-  0.2-    210307 204  0.2-  0.2+    210308 K62  0.6-  0.1+
    210307 I41  0.1+  0.1-    210307 204  0.0   0.4-    210308 K62  0.4+  0.7-
    210307 I41  0.1+  0.1+    210308 595  0.0   0.2-    210309 N51  0.4-  0.6-
    210307 I41  0.0   0.1-    210308 K62  0.7+  0.4-    210309 N51  0.4-  0.4-
    210307 K88  0.4+  0.8+    210308 033  0.3-  0.3+    210310 I52  0.8+  0.6+
    210307 K88  0.0   0.7+    210308 033  0.5+  0.5+    210310 I52  0.0   0.1+
    210307 033  0.1-  0.2+    210308 033  0.2+  0.2+    210310 I52  0.3-  0.1+
    210307 033  0.3-  0.1-    210308 033  0.1-  0.0     210310 I52  0.2-  0.0
    210307 204  0.1+  0.3-    210308 595  0.2-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 EX2                 a,e,i = 3.58, 0.81, 7                   q = 0.6756
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 08    22 58 16.9 -05 24 26   1.4339  0.6757    24.6    37.4    19.1
    ...
    2021 02 23    00 22 06.7 +05 40 53   1.3257  0.7348    33.1    47.4    19.4
    ...
    2021 03 03    01 08 24.2 +11 27 33   1.3037  0.8029    38.0    49.4    19.6
    ...
    2021 03 09    01 43 35.6 +15 24 52   1.3067  0.8645    41.4    49.4    19.8
    2021 03 10    01 49 28.4 +16 01 48   1.3088  0.8754    42.0    49.3    19.8
    2021 03 11    01 55 21.2 +16 37 54   1.3114  0.8864    42.5    49.2    19.9
    ...
    2021 03 17    02 30 30.2 +19 55 29   1.3368  0.9555    45.5    48.0    20.0
    ...
    2021 03 25    03 16 22.4 +23 23 43   1.3947  1.0525    48.8    45.5    20.3
    ...
    2021 04 09    04 35 45.4 +27 08 00   1.5655  1.2407    52.4    39.7    20.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-E94
    


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