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    M.P.E.C. 2021-K23                                  Issued 2021 May 18, 02:35 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 KF                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21K00F  C2021 04 06.55165414 51 55.583-05 38 53.11         22.15GVEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 04 06.56423114 51 56.778-05 38 35.56         22.39GVEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 04 06.58928614 51 59.231-05 37 59.84         22.32GVEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 05 12.54191016 23 55.262+19 28 08.01         20.90GVEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 05 12.55482816 23 58.044+19 28 50.68         20.96GVEK023F51
         K21K00F* C2021 05 17.54919216 44 52.947+24 04 01.63         21.29wUEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 05 17.56153216 44 55.986+24 04 40.74         21.13wUEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 05 17.57385516 44 59.034+24 05 19.56         21.18wUEK023F51
         K21K00F  C2021 05 17.58619916 45 02.153+24 05 58.79         21.12wUEK023F51
         K21K00F KC2021 05 17.89138316 46 28.52 +24 22 03.7          20.9 GVEK023587
         K21K00F KC2021 05 17.89381416 46 29.14 +24 22 11.9          21.3 GVEK023587
         K21K00F KC2021 05 17.92349116 46 36.78 +24 23 50.1          21.2 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F KC2021 05 17.92583016 46 37.37 +24 23 57.7          21.4 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F IC2021 05 17.92855816 46 38.03 +24 24 06.8          21.3 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F IC2021 05 17.93223116 46 38.95 +24 24 17.8          21.4 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F KC2021 05 17.93790516 46 40.43 +24 24 37.5          21.2 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.03967516 47 06.36 +24 30 06.2          21.0 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F pC2021 05 18.04201516 47 06.94 +24 30 14.1          21.2 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.04281716 47 07.84 +24 30 12.2          21.2 GVEK023J95
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.04669516 47 08.09 +24 30 29.2          21.1 GVEK023L01
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.05312216 47 10.52 +24 30 44.9          21.3 GVEK023J95
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.06108416 47 12.54 +24 31 11.5          21.1 GVEK023J95
         K21K00F KC2021 05 18.07132616 47 15.16 +24 31 44.3          20.9 GVEK023J95
    
    Observer details:
    587 Sormano.  Observers E. Colzani, L. Iachelini.  Measurer P. Sicoli.  0.5-m
        f/6.8 reflector + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, A.
        Schultz, I. Smith, 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 KF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1515 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 295.87425              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.35428423     Peri.   85.98990     -0.04126315     +0.99914137             
    a   1.9780389      Node   181.65898     -0.96015703     -0.04068383             
    e   0.4505466      Incl.    7.39178     -0.27639796     -0.00783239             
    P   2.78           H   23.34          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210406 F51  0.1-  0.0     210517 F51  0.0   0.2-    210518 L01  0.7+  0.8-
    210406 F51  0.2-  0.2-    210517 587  0.8-  0.0     210518 L01  0.5+  0.4-
    210406 F51  0.4+  0.2+    210517 587 (1.0-  0.2+)   210518 J95  0.4+  0.0
    210512 F51  0.0   0.0     210517 L01  1.1+  0.4-    210518 L01  0.1-  0.3-
    210512 F51  0.1-  0.1+    210517 L01  1.0+  0.4-    210518 J95 (0.8+  0.7-)
    210517 F51  0.3+  0.2+    210517 L01  0.5+  0.3-    210518 J95  0.6+  0.4+
    210517 F51  0.1-  0.0     210517 L01  0.2+  1.3-    210518 J95  0.5+  0.2+
    210517 F51  0.4-  0.3-    210517 L01  0.6+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 KF                  a,e,i = 1.98, 0.45, 7                   q = 1.0868
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 04 18    15 13 41.6 -00 03 34   0.2741  1.2581   155.2    19.6    22.0
    ...
    2021 05 03    15 51 09.5 +10 51 35   0.2054  1.1876   148.3    26.5    21.5
    ...
    2021 05 11    16 18 02.3 +18 02 24   0.1816  1.1560   140.6    33.7    21.4
    ...
    2021 05 17    16 42 28.0 +23 34 12   0.1693  1.1356   134.1    39.7    21.3
    2021 05 18    16 46 55.9 +24 28 15   0.1677  1.1325   133.0    40.8    21.3
    2021 05 19    16 51 30.7 +25 21 38   0.1662  1.1295   131.9    41.8    21.3
    ...
    2021 05 25    17 21 23.2 +30 20 53   0.1595  1.1135   125.7    47.6    21.4
    ...
    2021 06 02    18 06 36.1 +35 34 10   0.1561  1.0977   118.7    54.1    21.5
    ...
    2021 06 17    19 34 49.3 +39 19 19   0.1617  1.0868   111.9    60.1    21.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-K23
    


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