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    M.P.E.C. 2021-L74                                  Issued 2021 June 8, 01:14 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 LA2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21L02A* C2021 06 06.33710517 28 12.75 +10 43 14.6          19.84GVEL074G96
         K21L02A  C2021 06 06.34226617 28 11.92 +10 44 46.2          20.04GVEL074G96
         K21L02A  C2021 06 06.34742717 28 11.06 +10 46 15.5          20.46GVEL074G96
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.42602517 27 58.16 +11 09 00.9          20.38GVEL074I52
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.42778417 27 57.90 +11 09 31.0          20.03GVEL074I52
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.42954317 27 57.62 +11 10 01.6          19.87GVEL074I52
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.91151317 27 05.06 +13 24 02.5          20.4 GVEL074L01
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.91363517 27 04.72 +13 24 37.3          20.3 GVEL074L01
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.91779017 27 04.10 +13 25 44.3          20.2 GVEL074L01
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.91998517 27 03.79 +13 26 20.3          20.4 GVEL074L01
         K21L02A KC2021 06 06.92205917 27 03.42 +13 26 52.9          20.2 GVEL074L01
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.26034217 26 24.37 +14 55 58.6          20.29GVEL074I52
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.26337717 26 23.92 +14 56 45.5          19.83GVEL074I52
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.88279917 25 15.95 +17 27 47.2          20.7 GVEL074I93
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.89973617 25 13.61 +17 31 45.3          20.3 GVEL074I93
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.91279517 25 11.74 +17 34 55.0                ZEL074B37
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.92119817 25 10.62 +17 36 53.3                ZEL074B37
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.92960617 25 09.44 +17 38 50.4          20.9 VZEL074B37
         K21L02A KC2021 06 07.99602917 25 00.29 +17 53 57.7          20.3 GVEL074J95
         K21L02A KC2021 06 08.00681117 24 58.85 +17 56 26.7          20.5 GVEL074J95
         K21L02A KC2021 06 08.01674817 24 57.48 +17 58 43.7          20.6 GVEL074J95
    
    Observer details:
    B37 Obs. de L Ametlla del Valles, Barcelona.  Observer A. Garrigos.  0.51-m
        f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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 K. W. Wierzchos.
        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.
    I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + 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 LA2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0554 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M 265.69510              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.66573514     Peri.  335.98683     -0.63379888     +0.64164090             
    a   1.2989778      Node   251.46818     -0.61523441     -0.75666206             
    e   0.1862731      Incl.   27.10298     -0.46881296     +0.12553675             
    P   1.48           H   24.44          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210606 G96  0.5-  0.1-    210606 L01  0.0   0.7+    210607 I93  0.5+  1.1-
    210606 G96 (0.1+  1.2+)   210606 L01  0.1+  0.4+    210607 B37 (0.5-  0.1-)
    210606 G96  0.2+  0.1+    210606 L01  0.4+  1.0+    210607 B37  0.0   0.3+
    210606 I52  0.1-  0.0     210606 L01  0.4-  0.1+    210607 B37  0.1-  0.4-
    210606 I52  0.1+  0.3-    210607 I52  0.3+  0.1-    210607 J95  0.1-  0.2-
    210606 I52  0.1+  0.1+    210607 I52  0.4+  0.0     210608 J95  0.3+  0.1+
    210606 L01  0.3+  0.3+    210607 I93  1.8+  0.4-    210608 J95  0.1+  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 LA2                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.19, 27                  q = 1.0570
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 09    03 31 49.1 -81 29 20   0.1946  1.0570    98.8    70.7    23.5
    ...
    2021 05 24    18 41 15.9 -72 51 32   0.08785 1.0635   123.4    52.7    21.2
    ...
    2021 06 01    17 43 06.2 -24 52 18   0.05942 1.0713   164.2    14.9    19.3
    ...
    2021 06 07    17 26 52.4 +13 48 29   0.07907 1.0790   142.9    34.6    20.5
    2021 06 08    17 24 59.4 +17 55 39   0.08484 1.0804   138.9    38.1    20.8
    2021 06 09    17 23 16.1 +21 29 03   0.09100 1.0819   135.5    41.2    21.0
    ...
    2021 06 15    17 15 33.8 +34 50 53   0.1330  1.0915   121.7    52.3    22.2
    ...
    2021 06 23    17 10 01.7 +42 20 05   0.1938  1.1064   113.0    57.8    23.2
    ...
    2021 07 08    17 08 00.6 +46 28 33   0.3075  1.1397   105.8    59.1    24.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-L74
    


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