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    M.P.E.C. 2021-L32                                  Issued 2021 June 3, 14:33 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 KK3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21K03K  C2021 05 10.56606816 14 15.156+12 19 19.82         22.68GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 10.57707816 14 14.327+12 19 29.45         22.83GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 10.58807816 14 13.510+12 19 39.64         21.61GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 10.59909316 14 12.666+12 19 48.84         22.65GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 17.38269116 04 25.057+13 58 57.12         21.71GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 17.39439816 04 23.719+13 59 06.68         21.90GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 17.40615616 04 22.446+13 59 17.16         20.78GVEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 17.41800716 04 21.085+13 59 27.79         21.78GVEL032F51
         K21K03K* C2021 05 26.45673015 44 22.971+15 55 48.43         22.03wUEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 26.48547515 44 17.981+15 56 07.27         22.50wUEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 05 26.50004715 44 15.480+15 56 16.21         21.54wUEL032F51
         K21K03K  C2021 06 03.31689115 18 35.55 +17 04 53.5          21.11GVEL032G96
         K21K03K  C2021 06 03.32200215 18 34.29 +17 04 55.3          20.50GVEL032G96
         K21K03K  C2021 06 03.32711515 18 33.01 +17 04 55.9          20.50GVEL032G96
         K21K03K KC2021 06 03.37074015 18 22.38 +17 05 10.5          21.02GVEL032I52
         K21K03K KC2021 06 03.37244315 18 21.99 +17 05 10.5          21.47GVEL032I52
         K21K03K KC2021 06 03.37414515 18 21.56 +17 05 09.8                VEL032I52
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer T. A. Pruyne.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 KK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0265 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 277.47533              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.34868790     Peri.  239.51538     +0.85936478     +0.43022967             
    a   1.9991473      Node    93.73861     -0.31996935     +0.87402776             
    e   0.6045354      Incl.   16.08035     -0.39888819     +0.22578289             
    P   2.83           H   22.14          G   0.15           U   6                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210510 F51  0.1-  0.0     210517 F51  0.4+  0.3-    210603 G96  0.2+  0.4+
    210510 F51  0.0   0.1-    210517 F51  0.0   0.1+    210603 G96  0.3-  0.7-
    210510 F51  0.2+  0.4+    210526 F51  0.0   0.0     210603 I52  0.2-  0.0
    210510 F51  0.0   0.1-    210526 F51  0.2-  0.0     210603 I52  0.1+  0.6-
    210517 F51  0.0   0.2-    210526 F51 (0.0   0.5-)   210603 I52 (0.1-  1.8-)
    210517 F51 (0.3-  0.7-)   210603 G96  0.2+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 KK3                 a,e,i = 2.00, 0.60, 16                  q = 0.7906
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 04    16 20 23.4 +10 41 22   0.5705  1.5088   144.3    22.9    22.9
    ...
    2021 05 19    16 01 28.2 +14 21 35   0.4137  1.3731   145.6    24.6    22.1
    ...
    2021 05 27    15 42 53.7 +16 01 50   0.3420  1.2995   141.9    28.8    21.6
    ...
    2021 06 02    15 23 35.9 +16 56 33   0.2934  1.2441   136.7    34.0    21.4
    2021 06 03    15 19 50.2 +17 03 08   0.2857  1.2349   135.7    35.0    21.3
    2021 06 04    15 15 54.0 +17 08 49   0.2781  1.2257   134.5    36.2    21.3
    ...
    2021 06 10    14 48 06.5 +17 19 37   0.2354  1.1705   126.4    44.2    21.0
    ...
    2021 06 18    13 56 37.9 +16 02 24   0.1861  1.0981   111.6    59.4    20.8
    ...
    2021 07 03    11 12 38.3 +04 58 14   0.1336  0.9704    66.2   106.6    21.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-L32
    


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