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    M.P.E.C. 2021-G129                               Issued 2021 April 10, 21:19 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 GN5                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21G05N* C2021 04 07.35865711 45 51.176-00 39 10.05         21.95wUEG129F51
         K21G05N  C2021 04 07.37080611 45 53.204-00 39 56.43         22.43wUEG129F51
         K21G05N  C2021 04 07.38293311 45 55.263-00 40 42.66         21.56wUEG129F51
         K21G05N ^C2021 04 08.24524711 48 40.656-01 35 13.12         21.63GVEG129568
         K21G05N ^C2021 04 08.24720111 48 40.994-01 35 20.46         21.63GVEG129568
         K21G05N ^C2021 04 08.24819711 48 41.175-01 35 24.17         21.44GVEG129568
         K21G05N KC2021 04 09.17953411 51 34.16 -02 33 14.5          21.8 GVEG129H01
         K21G05N KC2021 04 09.18750611 51 35.51 -02 33 43.9          21.7 GVEG129H01
         K21G05N KC2021 04 09.19357311 51 36.53 -02 34 06.1          21.7 GVEG129H01
         K21G05N KC2021 04 09.20220711 51 38.00 -02 34 37.9          21.5 GVEG129H01
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Crowder, H. Flewelling.  Measurers
        R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 GN5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1400 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 338.19923              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.23545773     Peri.  163.94400     -0.99693744     -0.07554640             
    a   2.5973317      Node    11.77876     +0.05631517     -0.87283906             
    e   0.5634528      Incl.    5.68204     +0.05426174     -0.48212520             
    P   4.19           H   24.58          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210407 F51  0.1+  0.2-    210408 568  0.1-  0.0-    210409 H01  0.1-  0.1+
    210407 F51  0.2-  0.0-    210408 568  0.1+  0.0+    210409 H01  0.1+  0.0+
    210407 F51  0.1-  0.2+    210409 H01  0.0+  0.0+
    210408 568  0.0-  0.0-    210409 H01  0.0-  0.0-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 GN5                 a,e,i = 2.60, 0.56, 6                   q = 1.1339
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 11    10 18 18.4 +28 36 12   0.1634  1.1386   150.6    25.3    22.1
    ...
    2021 03 26    11 05 06.2 +13 34 09   0.1506  1.1365   155.8    21.1    21.8
    ...
    2021 04 03    11 31 47.1 +04 11 17   0.1567  1.1472   158.7    18.5    21.8
    ...
    2021 04 09    11 50 59.4 -02 21 40   0.1679  1.1603   159.6    17.5    21.9
    2021 04 10    11 54 05.0 -03 22 21   0.1703  1.1629   159.6    17.5    22.0
    2021 04 11    11 57 08.4 -04 21 24   0.1728  1.1657   159.6    17.4    22.0
    ...
    2021 04 17    12 14 43.1 -09 39 38   0.1913  1.1843   159.0    17.7    22.3
    ...
    2021 04 25    12 36 02.3 -15 06 45   0.2235  1.2150   157.2    18.7    22.7
    ...
    2021 05 10    13 10 04.1 -21 17 03   0.3055  1.2878   152.1    21.5    23.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-G129
    


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