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    M.P.E.C. 2021-H14                                Issued 2021 April 16, 15:06 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 GC13                                
    
    
    Observations:
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.23995012 42 34.47 +29 48 55.3                UEH014I41
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.27078212 49 21.37 +27 22 24.8                UEH014I41
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.27112912 49 25.68 +27 20 49.2                UEH014I41
         K21G13C* C2021 04 13.33272013 01 32.41 +22 35 17.1          17.33RUEH014I41
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.33306713 01 36.18 +22 33 42.3          17.33RUEH014I41
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.33318313 01 37.65 +22 33 06.8          17.02RUEH014I41
         K21G13C  C2021 04 13.33353013 01 41.34 +22 31 35.2          17.02RUEH014I41
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.32201 14 55 51.34 -24 30 29.1          19.6 GVEH014W94
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.32776 14 55 54.59 -24 32 14.9          18.7 GVEH014W94
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.33339 14 55 57.73 -24 33 56.1          18.7 GVEH014W94
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.36715 14 56 17.25 -24 43 49.6          19.3 GVEH014W95
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.37242 14 56 20.49 -24 45 20.1          19.7 GVEH014W95
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.37772 14 56 23.74 -24 46 50.1                VEH014W95
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.41844214 58 28.85 -24 53 15.8          20.1 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.41967814 58 29.67 -24 53 39.8          20.2 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.42091514 58 30.45 -24 54 05.0          20.6 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 15.42215114 58 31.34 -24 54 29.2          20.3 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 16.61366815 09 21.77 -28 55 07.2          21.1 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 16.61606515 09 22.22 -28 55 25.1          21.0 GVEH014474
         K21G13C KC2021 04 16.61846115 09 22.68 -28 55 44.6          21.0 GVEH014474
    
    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.
    I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observers B. T. Bolin, V. Bhalerao, Y.-L. Cheng,
        C. M. Copperwheat, K. P. Deshmukh, C.-Y. Hsu, Z.-Y. Lin, J. Purdum, S.
        Royle, K. Sharma, C. Zhai, Z. T. F. Collaboration.  Measurers B. T. Bolin,
        D. A. Duev, H.-W. Lin, F. J. Masci.  1.2-m f/2.4 Schmidt.
    W94 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard.  Measurers A.
        Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott.  0.28-m f/2.2 Schmidt + CCD.
    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 GC13                                                Earth MOID = 0.0014 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 312.58245              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.56030942     Peri.  139.56868     -0.96183950     -0.27271705             
    a   1.4571942      Node    24.63198     +0.23533476     -0.86584045             
    e   0.3506315      Incl.    3.04501     +0.13957908     -0.41945884             
    P   1.76           H   29.13          G   0.15           U   6                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210413 I41  0.1+  0.5+    210415 W94  0.1-  0.5-    210415 474  0.2-  0.1+
    210413 I41  0.1-  0.5-    210415 W94  0.5+  0.8-    210415 474 (0.9-  0.7-)
    210413 I41 (1.3-  2.4+)   210415 W94  0.1+  0.3+    210415 474  0.0   0.8-
    210413 I41  0.3+  0.3+    210415 W95  2.0-  2.2+    210416 474  0.3+  0.0
    210413 I41  0.2-  0.2-    210415 W95  1.4-  2.0+    210416 474  0.1+  0.7+
    210413 I41 (2.5+  4.2-)   210415 W95  1.3-  2.0+    210416 474  0.1+  0.4-
    210413 I41 (0.9+  1.5-)   210415 474  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 GC13                a,e,i = 1.46, 0.35, 3                   q = 0.9463
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 17    03 19 03.7 +34 00 37   0.1070  0.9480    61.1   113.2    28.5
    ...
    2021 04 01    03 34 14.4 +36 26 23   0.04775 0.9698    51.0   126.9    27.9
    ...
    2021 04 09    03 53 40.4 +40 53 46   0.01635 0.9909    49.3   130.0    25.9
    ...
    2021 04 15    14 50 46.6 -22 29 24   0.0078251.0105   157.3    22.5    19.7
    2021 04 16    15 04 30.7 -27 19 57   0.01166 1.0139   152.9    26.8    20.7
    2021 04 17    15 11 48.9 -29 43 30   0.01555 1.0174   151.1    28.4    21.4
    ...
    2021 04 23    15 25 00.6 -33 46 51   0.03927 1.0401   151.5    27.4    23.4
    ...
    2021 05 01    15 27 09.5 -34 31 17   0.07182 1.0739   156.9    21.6    24.6
    ...
    2021 05 16    15 24 41.0 -33 39 18   0.1387  1.1458   165.3    12.9    25.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-H14
    


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