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    M.P.E.C. 2021-L118                                Issued 2021 June 10, 14:14 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 LX3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21L03X* C2021 06 09.34114015 54 27.464-19 47 19.18         20.25wUEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.35215015 54 25.638-19 46 50.02         20.11wUEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.36315415 54 23.820-19 46 20.84         20.33wUEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.37414815 54 21.977-19 45 51.44         20.33wUEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.45187815 54 09.080-19 42 22.70         20.09GVEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.45269415 54 08.961-19 42 20.69         20.02GVEL118F51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.75265015 53 25.27 -19 29 07.5          20.1 rVEL118N51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.75738415 53 24.47 -19 28 54.4          20.2 rVEL118N51
         K21L03X  C2021 06 09.76211815 53 23.71 -19 28 42.0          20.2 rVEL118N51
         K21L03X hC2021 06 09.92798015 52 59.45 -19 21 23.8          20.3 GVEL118L01
         K21L03X IC2021 06 09.93108615 52 58.89 -19 21 15.9          20.1 GVEL118L01
         K21L03X hC2021 06 09.93186215 52 58.76 -19 21 13.8          20.3 GVEL118L01
         K21L03X HC2021 06 09.93631 15 52 58.26 -19 21 02.3                VEL118204
         K21L03X HC2021 06 09.96009 15 52 54.47 -19 19 59.0          20   GVEL118204
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.02860015 52 45.56 -19 16 19.1                XEL118Y00
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.03754615 52 44.12 -19 15 55.4          19.5 GXEL118Y00
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.04648115 52 42.68 -19 15 31.6          20.3 GXEL118Y00
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.27937 15 52 07.80 -19 05 41.7          19.3 RoEL118691
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.28974 15 52 06.08 -19 05 15.2                oEL118691
         K21L03X KC2021 06 10.30011 15 52 04.48 -19 04 47.4          20.1 RoEL118691
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector +
        CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.
        0.9-m f/3 reflector + 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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    N51 GROWTH India Telescope, IAO, Hanle.  Observers K. Sharma, H. Kumar, S.
        Joharle, U. Stanzin, V. Bhalerao, G. C. Anupama, S. Barway.  Measurer K.
        Sharma.  0.70-m f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + 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 LX3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0515 AU
    Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5                 Veres                   
    M  71.40576              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.87259108     Peri.  148.25988     +0.72497450     -0.67127646             
    a   1.0845815      Node   254.72733     +0.59374330     +0.72259715             
    e   0.1642465      Incl.    9.20225     +0.34911440     +0.16504932             
    P   1.13           H   22.27          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210609 F51  0.1-  0.0     210609 N51  1.1+  0.3+    210610 Y00  0.2+  0.3-
    210609 F51  0.0   0.0     210609 N51  1.2+  0.0     210610 Y00  0.5+  0.2-
    210609 F51  0.1+  0.1-    210609 L01  0.6+  0.6+    210610 Y00  0.7+  0.2-
    210609 F51  0.1-  0.0     210609 L01  0.3-  0.2+    210610 691 (0.0   1.2+)
    210609 F51  0.4-  0.1+    210609 L01  0.4-  0.3+    210610 691  0.7-  0.1-
    210609 F51  0.1-  0.1-    210609 204  0.1+  0.1+    210610 691  0.2+  0.1-
    210609 N51  1.5+  0.2-    210609 204  0.1+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 LX3                 a,e,i = 1.08, 0.16, 9                   q = 0.9064
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 11    17 08 34.2 -36 15 33   0.2795  1.2563   148.2    25.0    21.2
    ...
    2021 05 26    16 33 52.3 -29 39 28   0.2335  1.2435   170.0     8.2    20.2
    ...
    2021 06 03    16 11 20.2 -24 25 07   0.2214  1.2341   172.3     6.3    19.9
    ...
    2021 06 09    15 55 18.2 -20 02 06   0.2187  1.2258   162.8    14.2    20.2
    2021 06 10    15 52 49.2 -19 17 38   0.2188  1.2243   161.1    15.6    20.3
    2021 06 11    15 50 24.3 -18 33 17   0.2190  1.2228   159.4    17.0    20.3
    ...
    2021 06 17    15 37 34.7 -14 14 27   0.2231  1.2132   149.4    25.3    20.6
    ...
    2021 06 25    15 25 27.1 -09 08 22   0.2345  1.1990   137.1    35.2    21.0
    ...
    2021 07 10    15 17 23.0 -02 17 01   0.2663  1.1681   118.7    49.8    21.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-L118
    


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