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    M.P.E.C. 2021-F11                                Issued 2021 March 17, 11:42 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2021 EZ4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21E04Z* C2021 03 15.43841212 47 34.753+00 06 51.74         22.28wUEF011F51
         K21E04Z  C2021 03 15.45200812 47 33.800+00 06 31.32         21.51wUEF011F51
         K21E04Z  C2021 03 15.46572912 47 32.842+00 06 10.96         21.37wUEF011F51
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 15.98472612 47 17.331-00 07 01.49         21.3 GVEF011J04
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 15.99795712 47 16.488-00 07 22.10         21.6 GVEF011J04
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 16.01119112 47 15.617-00 07 42.32         21.6 GVEF011J04
         K21E04Z KC2021 03 16.55631612 46 52.67 -00 19 56.1          22.0 GVEF011474
         K21E04Z KC2021 03 16.56335312 46 52.15 -00 20 06.6          20.7 GVEF011474
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 16.98014612 46 38.814-00 32 58.53         21.5 GVEF011J04
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 16.98896012 46 38.180-00 33 12.83         21.7 GVEF011J04
         K21E04Z 2C2021 03 16.99777712 46 37.570-00 33 27.20         21.4 GVEF011J04
    
    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.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J.
        Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo,
        R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers M.
        Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi, R. Kresken, A. Knofel, M. Busch, E.
        Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 EZ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0358 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 225.00010              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.81962385     Peri.  246.32861     -0.33966300     +0.94054004             
    a   1.1308187      Node     3.82070     -0.84161352     -0.30218927             
    e   0.1067535      Incl.    3.15933     -0.41989968     -0.15513247             
    P   1.20           H   25.89          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210315 F51  0.1+  0.1+    210315 J04  0.0+  0.0-    210316 J04  0.4+  0.2+
    210315 F51  0.1-  0.1-    210316 J04  0.0-  0.0-    210316 J04  0.0-  0.0+
    210315 F51  0.1-  0.1-    210316 474  0.1-  0.4-    210316 J04  0.1+  0.2-
    210315 J04  0.0-  0.4+    210316 474  0.8-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 EZ4                 a,e,i = 1.13, 0.11, 3                   q = 1.0101
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 15    12 37 54.7 +07 01 20   0.1857  1.1349   139.2    34.6    23.9
    ...
    2021 03 02    12 48 40.6 +04 15 53   0.1331  1.1089   150.6    26.0    22.9
    ...
    2021 03 10    12 49 31.0 +02 05 51   0.1094  1.0951   157.8    20.1    22.3
    ...
    2021 03 16    12 47 13.2 -00 06 39   0.09370 1.0850   163.8    14.8    21.8
    2021 03 17    12 46 34.3 -00 32 43   0.09126 1.0833   164.9    13.9    21.7
    2021 03 18    12 45 50.6 -01 00 07   0.08887 1.0817   165.9    12.9    21.6
    ...
    2021 03 24    12 39 45.6 -04 17 13   0.07564 1.0719   172.5     7.0    21.0
    ...
    2021 04 01    12 26 32.2 -10 33 41   0.06082 1.0596   172.9     6.7    20.4
    ...
    2021 04 16    11 39 02.2 -30 24 43   0.04247 1.0390   146.0    32.7    20.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-F11
    


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