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    M.P.E.C. 2021-M54                                 Issued 2021 June 19, 04:10 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 MJ                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21M00J  C2021 05 24.44616 23 03 35.39 +47 30 26.0                VEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 05 24.44998 23 03 35.58 +47 30 22.2                VEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 05 24.45380 23 03 35.87 +47 30 19.2          21.8 GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 04.44960 23 17 30.84 +44 00 27.3                VEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 04.45377 23 17 31.19 +44 00 22.2          22.1 GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 04.45759 23 17 31.57 +44 00 16.6          21.4 GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 04.46141 23 17 31.85 +44 00 12.8          21.5 GVEM054G96
         K21M00J* C2021 06 17.42550723 41 40.94 +38 10 48.4          20.88GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 17.43129123 41 41.70 +38 10 36.9          20.99GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 17.43707923 41 42.44 +38 10 25.2          20.92GVEM054G96
         K21M00J  C2021 06 17.44286723 41 43.12 +38 10 13.9          20.99GVEM054G96
         K21M00J KC2021 06 17.45511523 41 44.67 +38 09 49.1          21.57GVEM054I52
         K21M00J KC2021 06 17.45679523 41 44.91 +38 09 46.1          20.97GVEM054I52
         K21M00J KC2021 06 17.45847623 41 45.08 +38 09 42.3          20.70GVEM054I52
         K21M00J KC2021 06 17.46015723 41 45.28 +38 09 39.1          20.90GVEM054I52
         K21M00J KC2021 06 18.42703823 43 55.71 +37 35 58.3          21.18GVEM054G96
         K21M00J KC2021 06 18.42860423 43 55.91 +37 35 55.3          21.14GVEM054G96
         K21M00J KC2021 06 18.43017023 43 56.16 +37 35 52.0          20.87GVEM054G96
         K21M00J KC2021 06 18.43173723 43 56.27 +37 35 48.9          20.72GVEM054G96
         K21M00J KC2021 06 19.02047523 45 17.36 +37 14 29.6          21.1 GVEM054L01
         K21M00J IC2021 06 19.02554823 45 18.01 +37 14 18.3          21.4 GVEM054L01
         K21M00J IC2021 06 19.02984123 45 18.56 +37 14 08.8          21.2 GVEM054L01
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers T. A. Pruyne, G. J. Leonard, K. W.
        Wierzchos, D. Rankin.  Measurers B. Gray, D. Rankin, F. C. Shelly, 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, R. L.
        Seaman, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 MJ                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0340 AU
    Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5                  Alexandersen              
    M 140.26294              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.16918748     Peri.   20.80520     -0.73521677     -0.40787529             
    a   0.8923734      Node   122.84730     +0.49432243     -0.86912174             
    e   0.1954219      Incl.   40.12149     +0.46379051     +0.27975909             
    P   0.84           H   20.47          G   0.15           U   5                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210524 G96  0.2-  0.2-    210617 G96  0.2+  0.0     210618 G96  0.2+  0.1+
    210524 G96  0.3-  0.3-    210617 G96  0.4+  0.1-    210618 G96  0.7+  0.1+
    210524 G96  0.5+  0.4+    210617 G96  0.2-  0.1+    210618 G96  0.4-  0.2+
    210604 G96  0.0   0.2-    210617 I52  0.1-  0.2-    210619 L01  0.1+  0.5+
    210604 G96  0.0   0.0     210617 I52  0.3+  0.2+    210619 L01  0.3-  0.0
    210604 G96 (0.5+  0.8-)   210617 I52  0.2-  0.2-    210619 L01  0.7-  0.3-
    210604 G96  0.0   0.2+    210617 I52  0.4-  0.1-
    210617 G96  0.2-  0.0     210618 G96  0.3+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 MJ                  a,e,i = 0.89, 0.20, 40                  q = 0.7180
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 05 20    22 59 42.7 +48 43 01   0.6014  0.9154    63.3    80.8    22.0
    ...
    2021 06 04    23 16 48.7 +44 10 09   0.5153  0.9639    69.5    80.4    21.8
    ...
    2021 06 12    23 30 29.6 +40 56 40   0.4574  0.9868    73.3    80.3    21.5
    ...
    2021 06 18    23 42 56.6 +37 51 04   0.4103  1.0023    76.4    80.2    21.3
    2021 06 19    23 45 13.2 +37 15 24   0.4022  1.0047    76.9    80.1    21.3
    2021 06 20    23 47 33.6 +36 38 08   0.3941  1.0071    77.5    80.1    21.3
    ...
    2021 06 26    00 03 02.1 +32 13 16   0.3449  1.0206    80.9    79.6    21.0
    ...
    2021 07 04    00 28 15.3 +23 39 55   0.2809  1.0360    86.1    78.3    20.5
    ...
    2021 07 19    01 36 26.7 -07 41 20   0.1953  1.0566    96.6    72.8    19.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-M54
    


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