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    M.P.E.C. 2021-H52                                Issued 2021 April 18, 18:22 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 GW23                                
    
    
    Observations:
         K21G23W  C2021 04 06.54107914 07 23.500-03 03 45.36         22.68GVEH052F51
         K21G23W  C2021 04 06.55366114 07 24.192-03 04 02.13         22.06GVEH052F51
         K21G23W  C2021 04 06.56621614 07 24.909-03 04 19.51         22.49GVEH052F51
         K21G23W* C2021 04 15.46573114 18 41.096-07 18 56.51         22.31wUEH052F51
         K21G23W  C2021 04 15.47900614 18 41.999-07 19 24.76         22.34wUEH052F51
         K21G23W  C2021 04 15.49229214 18 42.904-07 19 52.95         22.56wUEH052F51
         K21G23W  C2021 04 15.50556714 18 43.808-07 20 20.97         22.74wUEH052F51
         K21G23W KC2021 04 16.23002314 19 47.24 -07 46 41.2          22.2 VuEH052H21
         K21G23W KC2021 04 16.23610814 19 47.67 -07 46 54.4          22.7 VuEH052H21
         K21G23W |C2021 04 16.25246 14 19 48.14 -07 46 43.4          22.0 GVEH052807
         K21G23W |C2021 04 16.25948 14 19 48.64 -07 46 58.2          22.0 GVEH052807
         K21G23W |C2021 04 16.26630 14 19 49.13 -07 47 13.5          22.0 GVEH052807
         K21G23W ^C2021 04 16.59867414 20 16.686-08 00 07.84         21.94GVEH052568
         K21G23W ^C2021 04 16.60109114 20 16.870-08 00 13.27         21.96GVEH052568
         K21G23W ^C2021 04 16.60230014 20 16.963-08 00 15.88         21.98GVEH052568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, L. Wells, T. Burdullis.  Measurers R.
        Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.
        1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R.
        Wainscoat, R. Weryk, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H.
        Flewelling, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.3-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 GW23                                                Earth MOID = 0.1197 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 314.14795              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.28876239     Peri.  208.47443     -0.42412837     +0.90315615             
    a   2.2669519      Node    36.54242     -0.80825016     -0.34438424             
    e   0.5050632      Incl.    6.41388     -0.40846886     -0.25633663             
    P   3.41           H   24.69          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210406 F51  0.3+  0.1-    210415 F51  0.0   0.1-    210416 807  0.1-  0.5+
    210406 F51  0.1-  0.2+    210415 F51  0.0   0.1+    210416 807  0.1-  0.2+
    210406 F51  0.2-  0.2-    210416 H21  0.3+  0.2+    210416 568  0.0   0.0
    210415 F51  0.0   0.0     210416 H21  0.1+  0.4+    210416 568  0.0   0.1-
    210415 F51  0.0   0.1-    210416 807  0.1-  0.2-    210416 568  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 GW23                a,e,i = 2.27, 0.51, 6                   q = 1.1220
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 19    13 47 13.3 +01 29 40   0.3847  1.3466   151.6    20.6    24.3
    ...
    2021 04 03    14 03 23.7 -01 50 07   0.2774  1.2653   161.0    14.9    23.2
    ...
    2021 04 11    14 12 45.5 -04 56 45   0.2308  1.2273   166.0    11.4    22.7
    ...
    2021 04 17    14 20 54.2 -08 14 57   0.2008  1.2019   169.7     8.6    22.2
    2021 04 18    14 22 24.7 -08 54 00   0.1963  1.1979   170.3     8.1    22.1
    2021 04 19    14 23 58.4 -09 34 56   0.1918  1.1941   170.9     7.7    22.0
    ...
    2021 04 25    14 34 45.3 -14 23 59   0.1676  1.1727   173.8     5.3    21.6
    ...
    2021 05 03    14 54 27.7 -22 55 31   0.1428  1.1496   171.9     7.1    21.3
    ...
    2021 05 18    16 00 27.8 -43 12 00   0.1228  1.1247   155.9    21.6    21.4
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-H52
    


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