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    M.P.E.C. 2021-L48                                  Issued 2021 June 4, 07:06 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 LW                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21L00W* C2021 06 02.28510915 26 05.802-04 21 59.27         21.85wUEL048F51
         K21L00W  C2021 06 02.29543615 26 04.925-04 22 45.67         21.81wUEL048F51
         K21L00W  C2021 06 02.30577315 26 04.044-04 23 31.70         21.79wUEL048F51
         K21L00W  C2021 06 02.41057415 25 54.833-04 31 18.31         21.72GVEL048F51
         K21L00W  C2021 06 02.41121915 25 54.778-04 31 21.11         21.84GVEL048F51
         K21L00W ^C2021 06 03.52078115 24 44.361-05 53 35.42         21.74GVEL048568
         K21L00W ^C2021 06 03.52177415 24 44.287-05 53 39.78         21.62GVEL048568
         K21L00W ^C2021 06 03.52275215 24 44.211-05 53 44.14         21.62GVEL048568
         K21L00W KC2021 06 04.13210315 24 12.76 -06 39 14.1          22.0 VuEL048H21
         K21L00W KC2021 06 04.14143315 24 12.04 -06 39 55.8          22.1 VuEL048H21
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, C. Crowder, T. Burdullis.  Measurers
        R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M.
        Willman, K. Chambers, I. Smith.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de
        Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E.
        Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien +
        CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  1.3-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 LW                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1258 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Bell                    
    M 259.65966              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.68950444     Peri.  151.42642     -0.63020120     +0.75895889             
    a   1.2689505      Node    79.02125     -0.74033253     -0.52380166             
    e   0.1079346      Incl.    9.60447     -0.23399612     -0.38679870             
    P   1.43           H   24.93          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210602 F51  0.0   0.2+    210602 F51  0.0   0.0     210604 H21  0.0   0.1+
    210602 F51  0.0   0.1-    210603 568  0.0   0.0     210604 H21  0.1+  0.1-
    210602 F51  0.0   0.0     210603 568  0.0   0.0
    210602 F51  0.0   0.1-    210603 568  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 LW                  a,e,i = 1.27, 0.11, 10                  q = 1.1320
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 05    15 59 45.6 +22 01 03   0.1600  1.1325   138.0    36.6    22.7
    ...
    2021 05 20    15 42 31.3 +10 53 04   0.1382  1.1328   149.2    27.2    22.1
    ...
    2021 05 28    15 32 08.4 +02 04 38   0.1341  1.1352   153.9    23.2    21.9
    ...
    2021 06 03    15 25 19.1 -05 14 29   0.1354  1.1381   154.6    22.5    21.9
    2021 06 04    15 24 19.4 -06 28 37   0.1360  1.1386   154.4    22.7    22.0
    2021 06 05    15 23 22.7 -07 42 36   0.1368  1.1392   154.1    22.9    22.0
    ...
    2021 06 11    15 18 56.2 -14 55 10   0.1436  1.1432   151.1    25.4    22.2
    ...
    2021 06 19    15 16 59.7 -23 31 16   0.1585  1.1497   145.1    30.4    22.5
    ...
    2021 07 04    15 26 52.4 -35 24 41   0.2008  1.1652   134.0    38.9    23.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-L48
    


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