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    M.P.E.C. 2021-H118                               Issued 2021 April 22, 14:02 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
    
                                    2017 BM6                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-B86                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17B06M  C2015 01 27.61322711 54 30.591+10 46 23.72         22.39GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 01 27.62539211 54 29.797+10 46 31.06         23.50GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 01 27.63752211 54 29.035+10 46 37.95         22.90GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 01 27.64960611 54 28.270+10 46 44.78         23.05GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.40456311 26 54.305+14 16 30.74         22.38GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.40792011 26 53.940+14 16 33.24         22.82GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.41603911 26 53.123+14 16 38.34         23.62GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.41934711 26 52.799+14 16 40.54         23.19GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.42745511 26 51.926+14 16 45.77         22.93GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.43079211 26 51.585+14 16 48.07         22.73GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 16.44224011 26 50.408+14 16 55.57         22.57GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 17.56116911 24 57.046+14 28 56.90         23.03GVEH118F51
         K17B06M  C2015 02 17.57308011 24 55.837+14 29 04.50         23.07GVEH118F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, I. Smith.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R.
        Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    150127 F51 23.1- 17.2-    150217 F51 31.8- 21.1-    MPO409575   +0.08 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 BM6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0799 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres
    M 270.19880              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42787723     Peri.  325.12330     +0.98603326     -0.14874732
    a   1.7441745      Node    43.62500     +0.16648754     +0.86815142
    e   0.6914950      Incl.    6.23383     +0.00450577     +0.47348426
    P   2.30           H   20.1           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    150127 F51  0.3-  0.4-    170126 G45  0.2+  0.5-    170130 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    150127 F51  0.4-  0.0     170126 G45  0.2+  0.2+    170130 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    150127 F51  0.0   0.1-    170126 G45  0.1-  0.2+    170131 T12  0.0   0.1-
    150127 F51  0.3+  0.2-    170126 G45  0.2-  0.6+    170131 T12  0.0   0.0
    150216 F51  0.2+  0.1-    170127 926  0.3+  0.3+    170202 I52  0.1-  0.0
    150216 F51  0.1-  0.2+    170127 926  0.1+  0.9+    170202 I52  0.2-  0.4+
    150216 F51  0.1+  0.0     170127 H01  0.0   0.2-    170202 I52  0.6-  0.2-
    150216 F51  0.3+  0.0     170127 926  0.0   0.2-    170202 I52  0.5-  0.3+
    150216 F51  0.2-  0.0     170127 H01  0.1-  0.0     170202 G96  0.1+  0.3-
    150216 F51  0.2-  0.1+    170127 H01  0.0   0.0     170202 G96  0.3-  0.1-
    150216 F51  0.2-  0.1+    170127 H01  0.0   0.1-    170202 G96  0.5-  0.1+
    150217 F51  0.0   0.1+    170127 K88  0.1+  0.3+    170202 G96  0.4-  0.2-
    150217 F51  0.4+  0.1+    170127 K88  0.1-  0.3+    170211 705  0.1+  0.1-
    170126 G45  0.2-  0.1+    170127 K51  0.0   0.2+    170211 705  0.7+  0.4+
    170126 G45  0.2+  0.2-    170127 K51  0.1-  0.3+    170211 705  0.0   0.2+
    170126 G45  0.3-  0.3+    170127 K51  0.2-  0.2+    170213 H21  0.1-  0.1-
    170126 G45  0.1-  0.2+    170128 926  0.1-  0.1+    170213 H21  0.2-  0.1+
    170126 G45  0.1-  0.1-    170128 926  0.2-  0.3+    170213 H21  0.2-  0.3-
    170126 G45  0.1+  0.2-    170128 926  0.3-  0.2+    170315 695  0.2+  0.2+
    170126 G45  0.2-  0.3+    170130 I52  0.1+  0.1+    170315 695  0.2+  0.2+
    170126 G45  0.1-  0.3+    170130 I52  0.1-  0.1+    170315 695  0.4+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 BM6                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.69, 6                   q = 0.5381
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 03 23    18 08 04.3 -25 06 23   1.3803  1.7090    90.5    35.7    23.4
    ...
    2021 04 07    18 48 15.2 -25 42 10   1.1002  1.5657    96.2    39.5    22.8
    ...
    2021 04 15    19 13 53.0 -25 51 12   0.9584  1.4847    98.4    42.0    22.5
    ...
    2021 04 21    19 36 03.3 -25 49 31   0.8571  1.4218    99.3    44.2    22.2
    2021 04 22    19 40 03.6 -25 48 12   0.8407  1.4111    99.3    44.7    22.2
    2021 04 23    19 44 10.0 -25 46 32   0.8244  1.4003    99.4    45.1    22.1
    ...
    2021 04 29    20 11 13.2 -25 26 55   0.7307  1.3349    99.2    48.1    21.9
    ...
    2021 05 07    20 55 20.8 -24 20 46   0.6177  1.2446    96.9    53.6    21.5
    ...
    2021 05 22    22 51 07.2 -17 49 38   0.4671  1.0668    83.6    70.6    21.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-H118
    


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