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    M.P.E.C. 2021-F16                                Issued 2021 March 17, 17:37 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 ED5                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21E05D* C2021 03 15.58678515 08 22.497-14 31 34.54         21.12wUEF016F52
         K21E05D  C2021 03 15.59903115 08 24.837-14 31 35.26         21.11wUEF016F52
         K21E05D  C2021 03 15.62346915 08 29.469-14 31 36.71         20.94wUEF016F52
         K21E05D bC2021 03 16.05123815 09 54.58 -14 32 04.6          20.9 GVEF016L01
         K21E05D bC2021 03 16.05240715 09 54.82 -14 32 04.5          21.0 GVEF016L01
         K21E05D bC2021 03 16.05709115 09 55.73 -14 32 05.1          21.0 GVEF016L01
         K21E05D bC2021 03 16.05990115 09 56.26 -14 32 05.2          20.6 GVEF016L01
         K21E05D KC2021 03 16.66252315 11 57.67 -14 32 10.4          20.6 GVEF016474
         K21E05D KC2021 03 16.66604215 11 58.36 -14 32 10.2          20.3 GVEF016474
         K21E05D KC2021 03 16.66956115 11 59.06 -14 32 10.6          20.4 GVEF016474
         K21E05D !C2021 03 17.14254115 13 36.739-14 32 44.52         20.7 GVEF016J04
         K21E05D !C2021 03 17.14514915 13 37.292-14 32 44.58         20.3 GVEF016J04
         K21E05D KC2021 03 17.59921415 15 12.54 -14 32 35.3          20.9 GVEF016474
         K21E05D KC2021 03 17.60273315 15 13.25 -14 32 35.1          20.8 GVEF016474
    
    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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Dukes, 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 R.
        Kresken, M. Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi, A. Knofel, M. Busch, E.
        Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 ED5                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0106 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Pike                    
    M 323.58180              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.21912608     Peri.  112.23284     +0.41544027     +0.90961064             
    a   2.7248337      Node   182.32707     -0.86819611     +0.39513031             
    e   0.7452339      Incl.    5.97566     -0.27137594     +0.12837649             
    P   4.50           H   20.15          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210315 F52  0.1-  0.0+    210316 L01  0.2-  0.1-    210317 J04  0.0-  0.0-
    210315 F52  0.1+  0.0+    210316 L01  0.5-  0.0-    210317 J04  0.4+  0.0-
    210315 F52  0.0+  0.1-    210316 474  0.1+  0.0+    210317 474  0.0-  0.2-
    210316 L01  0.4-  0.1+    210316 474  0.0-  0.4+    210317 474  0.3-  0.1+
    210316 L01  0.2-  0.3+    210316 474  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 ED5                 a,e,i = 2.72, 0.75, 6                   q = 0.6942
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 02 15    14 02 36.1 -12 40 31   1.0726  1.7217   113.3    31.8    22.8
    ...
    2021 03 02    14 32 06.8 -13 54 27   0.7939  1.5582   121.2    33.0    22.0
    ...
    2021 03 10    14 51 45.1 -14 21 13   0.6564  1.4684   124.5    33.9    21.5
    ...
    2021 03 16    15 09 44.0 -14 31 49   0.5593  1.4000   126.3    35.0    21.1
    2021 03 17    15 13 06.7 -14 32 30   0.5436  1.3886   126.4    35.2    21.0
    2021 03 18    15 16 37.4 -14 32 48   0.5281  1.3771   126.6    35.5    20.9
    ...
    2021 03 24    15 41 09.5 -14 24 35   0.4391  1.3078   126.7    37.7    20.5
    ...
    2021 04 01    16 27 57.2 -13 28 08   0.3331  1.2148   123.4    43.4    19.9
    ...
    2021 04 16    19 21 26.3 -04 50 27   0.2108  1.0413    94.5    73.9    19.4
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-F16
    


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