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    M.P.E.C. 2021-H107                               Issued 2021 April 21, 11:41 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 HO2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21H02O* C2021 04 20.37571 13 30 39.34 +21 59 39.8          20.3 GVEH107U68
         K21H02O  C2021 04 20.37959 13 30 38.95 +22 02 52.2          20.3 GVEH107U68
         K21H02O  C2021 04 20.40611 13 30 36.81 +22 25 05.5          20.1 GVEH107U68
         K21H02O  C2021 04 20.40999 13 30 36.52 +22 28 17.4          20.1 GVEH107U68
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 20.83167 13 31 58.71 +28 14 22.4          21.3 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 20.83214 13 31 58.70 +28 14 45.4          21.1 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 20.83260 13 31 58.68 +28 15 07.6          20.8 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 20.83307 13 31 58.72 +28 15 30.5          21.2 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 20.83353 13 31 58.69 +28 15 53.1          20.6 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 21.07041 13 31 48.53 +31 23 14.7          20.3 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 21.07087 13 31 48.53 +31 23 36.0          20.3 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 21.07133 13 31 48.51 +31 23 57.0          20.5 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 21.07179 13 31 48.52 +31 24 18.3          20.7 VVEH107033
         K21H02O 1C2021 04 21.07225 13 31 48.50 +31 24 39.2          20.3 VVEH107033
         K21H02O  C2021 04 21.19374813 32 40.25 +33 01 01.4          20.5 GVEH107H01
         K21H02O  C2021 04 21.19799013 32 39.91 +33 04 18.5          20.4 GVEH107H01
         K21H02O KC2021 04 21.24275013 32 38.11 +33 38 50.2          19.89GVEH107I52
         K21H02O KC2021 04 21.24592513 32 37.76 +33 41 15.4          20.09GVEH107I52
         K21H02O KC2021 04 21.24907813 32 37.46 +33 43 39.9          19.76GVEH107I52
         K21H02O KC2021 04 21.25222413 32 37.09 +33 46 03.4          19.85GVEH107I52
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, C.
        Hoegner, U. Laux, F. Ludwig, B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m
        f/3 Schmidt + 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. Rankin.  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.
    U68 JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry.  Observers N. Saini, C. Zhai, R.
        Trahan, M. Zhan, M. Shao.  0.28-m f/2.2 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 HO2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0138 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 100.28715              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.06175876     Peri.  138.34298     +0.96524590     +0.24332496             
    a   0.9515950      Node   208.00559     -0.25901236     +0.93930596             
    e   0.1034961      Incl.   11.71726     +0.03482742     +0.24186211             
    P   0.93           H   27.90          G   0.15           U   6                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210420 U68 (0.4+  3.2+)   210420 033  0.3+  0.5+    210421 H01  0.0   0.3-
    210420 U68  0.2-  0.2-    210420 033  0.0   0.5+    210421 H01  0.1-  0.2-
    210420 U68  0.3+  0.0     210421 033  0.0   0.8-    210421 I52  0.0   0.0
    210420 U68 (0.1+  2.4-)   210421 033  0.0   0.6-    210421 I52  0.2-  0.1-
    210420 033  0.0   1.0+    210421 033  0.2-  0.6-    210421 I52  0.4+  0.4+
    210420 033  0.1-  0.9+    210421 033  0.1+  0.4-    210421 I52  0.1-  0.3+
    210420 033  0.3-  0.6+    210421 033  0.2-  0.6-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 HO2                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.10, 12                  q = 0.8531
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 22    13 10 32.9 -66 22 03   0.1102  1.0446   113.1    61.3    25.4
    ...
    2021 04 06    13 18 31.0 -60 40 52   0.05466 1.0334   125.5    52.0    23.6
    ...
    2021 04 14    13 23 18.2 -42 56 11   0.02647 1.0251   146.3    32.8    21.4
    ...
    2021 04 20    13 30 13.5 +16 39 40   0.01506 1.0179   151.5    28.1    20.1
    2021 04 21    13 31 59.2 +30 31 39   0.01581 1.0166   137.4    42.0    20.6
    2021 04 22    13 34 00.6 +42 28 54   0.01739 1.0152   125.1    54.1    21.1
    ...
    2021 04 28    13 55 28.9 +76 35 03   0.03477 1.0069    89.3    88.7    23.7
    ...
    2021 05 06    16 55 08.9 +87 59 57   0.06270 0.9947    75.3   101.2    25.6
    ...
    2021 05 21    00 57 10.9 +83 13 32   0.1147  0.9693    65.0   108.8    27.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-H107
    


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