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    M.P.E.C. 2021-L14                                  Issued 2021 June 2, 11:47 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 KZ2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21K02Z*KC2021 05 31.09382 15 02 36.35 -20 43 34.2                VEL014W94
         K21K02Z KC2021 05 31.09946 15 02 36.25 -20 44 19.6          17.5 GVEL014W94
         K21K02Z KC2021 05 31.10498 15 02 36.05 -20 45 03.9          18.9 GVEL014W94
         K21K02Z HC2021 05 31.90743 15 02 59.13 -22 41 05.3                VEL014204
         K21K02Z HC2021 05 31.91962 15 02 58.87 -22 42 54.2          20   GVEL014204
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.21148 15 03 03.72 -23 24 23.2          20.1 GVEL014W95
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.21674 15 03 03.62 -23 25 09.7          20.1 GVEL014W95
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.22201 15 03 03.50 -23 25 57.6          19.7 GVEL014W95
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.94519115 03 46.92 -25 22 46.9          20.5 GXEL014Y00
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.94761015 03 46.84 -25 23 11.4          19.7 GXEL014Y00
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.94994215 03 46.79 -25 23 35.7          20.6 GXEL014Y00
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 01.95252915 03 46.72 -25 24 02.0          20.1 GXEL014Y00
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 02.18418 15 03 45.16 -26 03 48.2          19.1 GVEL014W95
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 02.18941 15 03 44.97 -26 04 42.7          19.5 GVEL014W95
         K21K02Z KC2021 06 02.19463 15 03 44.93 -26 05 35.5                VEL014W95
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector +
        CCD.
    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.
    Y00 SONEAR Observatory, Oliveira.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel, J.
        Barros.  Measurer C. Jacques.  0.45-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 KZ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0304 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 260.59660              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.49884605     Peri.  219.05251     +0.27011288     +0.95845018             
    a   1.5745569      Node    66.79056     -0.85648270     +0.28270421             
    e   0.3592275      Incl.    5.72736     -0.43985954     +0.03809960             
    P   1.98           H   25.12          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210531 W94  1.2-  0.5-    210601 W95  0.1+  0.6-    210601 Y00  0.0   0.2+
    210531 W94  0.3+  0.1-    210601 W95  0.4+  0.4+    210601 Y00  0.4-  0.8+
    210531 W94  0.3+  0.5+    210601 W95  0.4+  0.1+    210602 W95  0.0   0.2+
    210531 204  0.2+  0.1+    210601 Y00  0.8+  0.5-    210602 W95  0.9-  0.6-
    210531 204  0.2-  0.1-    210601 Y00  0.2+  0.2+    210602 W95  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 KZ2                 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.36, 6                   q = 1.0089
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 03    15 04 40.4 -01 00 32   0.1781  1.1804   164.2    13.4    22.5
    ...
    2021 05 18    15 02 12.0 -05 17 59   0.1069  1.1143   163.2    15.2    21.3
    ...
    2021 05 26    15 01 27.2 -12 07 36   0.07452 1.0838   161.1    17.6    20.6
    ...
    2021 06 01    15 03 02.1 -22 52 14   0.05311 1.0637   158.7    20.3    19.9
    2021 06 02    15 03 41.4 -25 31 57   0.04990 1.0606   157.9    21.1    19.8
    2021 06 03    15 04 32.3 -28 32 56   0.04684 1.0575   156.8    22.2    19.7
    ...
    2021 06 09    15 20 07.2 -56 42 08   0.03319 1.0411   140.9    38.0    19.3
    ...
    2021 06 17    01 59 44.9 -70 40 46   0.03697 1.0241   101.7    76.3    20.7
    ...
    2021 07 02    02 37 54.6 -34 57 03   0.08156 1.0088    82.2    93.2    23.0
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-L14
    


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