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    M.P.E.C. 2021-E115                               Issued 2021 March 11, 19:30 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 EO3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21E03O*KC2021 03 10.29924 12 45 39.11 -39 15 03.7          18.9 GVEE115W94
         K21E03O KC2021 03 10.30483 12 45 44.41 -39 14 24.0          19.3 GVEE115W94
         K21E03O KC2021 03 10.31037 12 45 49.55 -39 13 44.3          19.0 GVEE115W94
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.25908 13 01 49.04 -37 17 00.3          19.8 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.26438 13 01 53.95 -37 16 18.7          19.7 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.26992 13 01 59.02 -37 15 35.0          19.7 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.35519 13 03 18.00 -37 04 09.0          19.6 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.36052 13 03 22.97 -37 03 25.0          19.6 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.36585 13 03 27.94 -37 02 41.7          19.6 GVEE115W95
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.61679113 07 43.51 -36 28 21.4          20.1 GVEE115474
         K21E03O KC2021 03 11.61864513 07 45.39 -36 28 06.5          19.9 GVEE115474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    W94 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard.  Measurers A.
        Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott.
    W95 Observatorio Panameno, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G.
        Attard, J. Fabrega.  Measurers A. Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott.  0.40-m
        f/3.8 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 EO3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0379 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Pike                    
    M 316.40381              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.51382709     Peri.  352.41228     -0.99216606     -0.12491919             
    a   1.5438012      Node   180.41837     +0.12194282     -0.96615057             
    e   0.3311468      Incl.   10.29909     +0.02713772     -0.22571726             
    P   1.92           H   24.32          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210310 W94  0.0-  0.1-    210311 W95  0.2+  0.1-    210311 W95  0.2+  0.7-
    210310 W94  0.4+  0.1-    210311 W95  0.2-  0.1+    210311 474  0.0-  0.0+
    210310 W94  0.4-  0.2+    210311 W95  0.3+  0.2-    210311 474 (1.8+  0.3-)
    210311 W95  0.0-  0.2-    210311 W95  0.3+  0.0-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 EO3                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.33, 10                  q = 1.0326
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 09    08 31 00.5 -40 32 27   0.1482  1.0745   123.0    50.3    22.2
    ...
    2021 02 24    09 36 59.3 -46 16 50   0.09440 1.0440   123.0    52.7    21.2
    ...
    2021 03 04    11 04 06.1 -46 18 41   0.07017 1.0354   127.1    49.8    20.5
    ...
    2021 03 10    12 40 38.0 -39 48 16   0.05754 1.0327   132.3    45.3    19.9
    2021 03 11    12 57 28.6 -37 49 44   0.05620 1.0326   133.1    44.6    19.8
    2021 03 12    13 14 00.8 -35 35 39   0.05513 1.0325   133.8    44.0    19.8
    ...
    2021 03 18    14 38 59.9 -18 40 43   0.05497 1.0342   134.1    43.7    19.8
    ...
    2021 03 26    15 47 21.9 +01 36 28   0.06954 1.0416   127.9    49.1    20.5
    ...
    2021 04 10    16 36 59.0 +19 01 37   0.1163  1.0700   123.3    51.5    21.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-E115
    


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