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    M.P.E.C. 2021-G150                               Issued 2021 April 11, 08:45 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 GP6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21G06P* C2021 04 10.17924209 55 07.86 -15 36 17.4                VEG150G96
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.18946409 55 05.56 -15 42 08.2          18.64GVEG150G96
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.19459809 55 04.43 -15 45 03.5          19.79GVEG150G96
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.21234309 54 58.23 -15 55 33.1          18.4 GVEG150H01
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.21537009 54 57.59 -15 57 18.9          19.0 GVEG150H01
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.22641709 54 55.27 -16 03 46.4          18.4 GVEG150H01
         K21G06P  C2021 04 10.23292609 54 53.94 -16 07 35.6          19.3 GVEG150H01
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.23342509 54 53.45 -16 08 01.2          19.5 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.23669609 54 52.84 -16 09 56.1          19.3 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.23995709 54 52.20 -16 11 51.9          19.2 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.25182209 54 52.01 -16 18 38.6          19.20GVEG150I52
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.25221409 54 51.91 -16 18 52.1          18.56GVEG150I52
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.25260509 54 51.81 -16 19 05.8          19.92GVEG150I52
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.25299709 54 51.77 -16 19 20.4          19.39GVEG150I52
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.48184 09 55 09.64 -18 36 14.2          19.4 VqEG150E23
         K21G06P KC2021 04 10.49295 09 55 06.85 -18 44 04.6          19.1 VqEG150E23
         K21G06P 2C2021 04 10.87976909 55 50.508-24 17 30.04         18.4 GVEG150J04
         K21G06P 2C2021 04 10.87996009 55 50.448-24 17 40.98         18.0 GVEG150J04
         K21G06P 2C2021 04 10.88014109 55 50.403-24 17 51.96         18.2 GVEG150J04
         K21G06P |C2021 04 11.01428 09 56 06.06 -26 19 46.0          19.1 VuEG150807
         K21G06P |C2021 04 11.01713 09 56 05.25 -26 22 49.9          19.2 VuEG150807
         K21G06P KC2021 04 11.11912509 56 12.01 -28 31 24.7          18.7 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 11.12569009 56 10.09 -28 39 08.1          19.2 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 11.13308709 56 07.97 -28 47 51.9          18.9 VqEG150858
         K21G06P KC2021 04 11.14012009 56 05.93 -28 56 12.1          18.6 VqEG150858
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34598009 56 35.88 -33 01 49.7          18.5 GVEG150474
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34613809 56 35.79 -33 02 03.0          18.1 GVEG150474
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34724609 56 35.56 -33 03 38.4          17.1 GVEG150474
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34818409 56 35.34 -33 04 56.7          18.1 GVEG150474
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34897909 56 35.16 -33 06 03.7          18.1 GVEG150474
         K21G06P  C2021 04 11.34913809 56 35.18 -33 06 17.2          18.6 GVEG150474
    
    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.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.
        0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.51-m Schmidt-
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K 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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    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 GP6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0002 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 318.53053              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.31554235     Peri.  338.82755     -0.75518034     +0.65547595             
    a   2.1368020      Node   242.13035     -0.60022543     -0.69594199             
    e   0.5383606      Incl.    0.47596     -0.26349969     -0.29328487             
    P   3.12           H   27.00          G   0.15           U   6                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210410 G96 (0.0-  2.2-)   210410 I52  0.3-  0.2+    210411 858  0.4-  0.2-
    210410 G96  0.1-  0.3-    210410 I52  0.6-  0.4+    210411 858  0.1-  0.3-
    210410 G96 (0.2+  2.2+)   210410 I52  0.0-  0.2-    210411 858  0.4+  0.4-
    210410 H01  0.1+  0.1+    210410 E23 (1.7+  2.4+)   210411 474  0.5-  0.1+
    210410 H01  0.1+  0.1+    210410 E23  0.6-  0.0-    210411 474  1.2-  0.2+
    210410 H01  0.1+  0.1+    210410 J04  0.2+  0.4+    210411 474  0.5-  0.7-
    210410 H01  0.2+  0.1+    210410 J04  0.1+  0.3+    210411 474  0.3-  1.0+
    210410 858  0.2-  0.4-    210410 J04  0.2+  0.2-    210411 474  0.0-  0.6+
    210410 858  0.4+  0.3+    210411 807  0.1-  0.2-    210411 474  0.7+  0.6+
    210410 858  0.3+  0.2-    210411 807  0.1+  0.1-
    210410 I52  0.1-  0.3-    210411 858  0.2+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 GP6                 a,e,i = 2.14, 0.54, 0                   q = 0.9864
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 12    10 07 37.0 +07 59 32   0.1569  1.1419   159.4    17.8    24.2
    ...
    2021 03 27    09 58 05.9 +06 38 42   0.07987 1.0624   142.7    34.7    23.1
    ...
    2021 04 04    09 55 16.4 +03 00 05   0.04138 1.0297   135.0    43.4    21.8
    ...
    2021 04 10    09 55 05.3 -13 50 54   0.01356 1.0107   130.9    48.6    19.5
    2021 04 11    09 55 48.9 -26 05 05   0.0094311.0081   128.9    50.7    18.8
    2021 04 12    09 58 38.7 -53 12 01   0.0062981.0055   119.6    60.0    18.2
    ...
    2021 04 18    21 52 43.5 -22 30 29   0.02641 0.9934    65.6   113.0    23.5
    ...
    2021 04 26    21 54 47.9 -14 58 31   0.06389 0.9862    70.0   106.5    25.0
    ...
    2021 05 11    22 00 24.0 -11 43 31   0.1318  1.0006    82.2    90.3    25.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-G150
    


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