MPEC 2021-M44 : 2021 LK9
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M.P.E.C. 2021-M44 Issued 2021 June 18, 04:17 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 LK9 Observations: K21L09K*KC2021 06 14.26926 20 57 17.06 -47 53 54.2 19.9 GVEM044W94 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.27494 20 57 21.04 -47 53 44.2 20.0 GVEM044W94 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.28059 20 57 25.06 -47 53 33.9 20.3 GVEM044W94 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.56994421 01 21.60 -47 41 13.2 20.7 GVEM044474 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.57234421 01 23.43 -47 41 08.7 20.3 GVEM044474 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.57354421 01 24.35 -47 41 05.7 20.9 GVEM044474 K21L09K KC2021 06 14.57594221 01 26.14 -47 41 00.8 20.8 GVEM044474 K21L09K KC2021 06 15.36971 21 13 29.63 -47 03 38.5 VEM044W95 K21L09K KC2021 06 15.37506 21 13 34.48 -47 03 18.3 19.5 GVEM044W95 K21L09K KC2021 06 15.38040 21 13 39.27 -47 02 58.4 VEM044W95 K21L09K KC2021 06 17.40460 22 00 09.37 -43 34 43.7 19.8 GVEM044W95 K21L09K KC2021 06 17.40993 22 00 18.30 -43 33 47.6 19.6 GVEM044W95 K21L09K KC2021 06 17.41524 22 00 27.23 -43 32 51.3 19.8 GVEM044W95 Observer details: 474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M. Kilmartin. Measurer P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 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. Orbital elements: 2021 LK9 Earth MOID = 0.0042 AU Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5 Bell M 295.07242 (2000.0) P Q n 1.03538028 Peri. 115.93727 +0.87329493 -0.44701203 a 0.9676897 Node 271.14704 +0.34809992 +0.85073553 e 0.3302636 Incl. 11.17355 +0.34085540 +0.27645849 P 0.95 H 25.47 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 210614 W94 1.9- 1.1+ 210614 474 0.1+ 0.1+ 210617 W95 0.2+ 0.2+ 210614 W94 0.9- 0.6+ 210614 474 0.4- 0.0 210617 W95 0.1- 0.1+ 210614 W94 0.8+ 0.3+ 210615 W95 0.0 0.6- 210617 W95 0.2- 0.0 210614 474 0.3+ 0.1+ 210615 W95 0.1+ 0.1- 210614 474 0.2+ 0.4- 210615 W95 0.4- 0.0 Ephemeris: 2021 LK9 a,e,i = 0.97, 0.33, 11 q = 0.6481 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2021 05 19 19 19 41.6 -48 19 22 0.2285 1.1668 128.2 43.0 24.3 ... 2021 06 03 19 52 03.4 -49 14 07 0.1233 1.1039 134.3 41.1 22.8 ... 2021 06 11 20 26 23.8 -48 57 19 0.06958 1.0655 134.7 42.6 21.5 ... 2021 06 17 21 48 36.1 -44 34 45 0.03121 1.0346 126.0 52.6 20.0 2021 06 18 22 20 13.9 -41 30 55 0.02537 1.0293 120.9 57.9 19.6 2021 06 19 23 03 28.5 -35 47 25 0.02005 1.0239 112.4 66.5 19.4 ... 2021 06 25 04 44 43.0 +41 22 25 0.02856 0.9909 26.0 153.3 26.8 ... 2021 07 03 06 22 10.9 +48 01 32 0.08054 0.9447 25.6 152.3 28.8 ... 2021 07 18 06 56 13.6 +46 51 17 0.1889 0.8540 27.9 146.1 29.3 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2021 MPC M.P.E.C. 2021-M44


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