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    M.P.E.C. 2021-N16                                  Issued 2021 July 3, 17:05 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 NF                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21N00F*KC2021 07 02.15655 19 43 16.91 -41 33 57.1          18.1 GVEN016W94
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.16228 19 43 12.41 -41 31 57.7          18.2 GVEN016W94
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.16802 19 43 07.84 -41 29 57.5          18.0 GVEN016W94
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.24745 19 42 03.95 -41 01 33.5          18.4 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.25266 19 41 59.69 -40 59 38.5          18.4 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.25790 19 41 55.50 -40 57 43.7          17.9 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.36405919 41 02.94 -40 15 25.9          18.6 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.36495019 41 02.31 -40 15 06.5          18.5 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.36584119 41 01.67 -40 14 47.0          18.2 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.36673119 41 01.05 -40 14 27.7          18.2 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.50595519 39 15.84 -39 22 16.0          18.3 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.50661319 39 15.31 -39 22 00.6          18.3 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.50727319 39 14.79 -39 21 45.4          18.3 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.50825819 39 14.00 -39 21 22.4          18.6 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.51444 19 39 15.67 -39 19 21.4          18.6 VqEN016E23
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.52965 19 39 03.64 -39 13 31.5          18.2 VqEN016E23
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.54354 19 38 52.55 -39 08 08.4          18.2 VqEN016E23
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.90524 19 34 39.35 -36 37 42.9          18.2 GVEN016L81
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.90840 19 34 36.70 -36 36 21.5          18.1 GVEN016L81
         K21N00F KC2021 07 02.91150 19 34 34.09 -36 35 00.8          17.9 GVEN016L81
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.04008119 33 05.89 -35 37 01.7          18.2 GXEN016Y00
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.04111719 33 05.03 -35 36 34.0          17.7 GXEN016Y00
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.04215319 33 04.15 -35 36 05.9          17.9 GXEN016Y00
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.23505 19 30 25.67 -34 05 35.5          18.0 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.24021 19 30 21.12 -34 03 04.9          17.9 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.24539 19 30 16.54 -34 00 32.3          17.9 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.28549 19 29 41.30 -33 40 44.3          17.8 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.29066 19 29 36.78 -33 38 09.1          17.9 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.29583 19 29 32.29 -33 35 34.2          17.7 GVEN016W95
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.56260919 26 20.11 -31 16 58.5          18.2 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.56293819 26 19.82 -31 16 47.9          18.2 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.56424819 26 18.68 -31 16 05.9          18.1 GVEN016474
         K21N00F KC2021 07 03.56490519 26 18.11 -31 15 44.8          18.0 GVEN016474
    
    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.
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD.
    L81 Skygems Namibia Remote Observatory.  Observer N. Paul.  0.5-m f/6.8
        Corrected Dall-Kirkham + 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.
    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 NF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0189 AU
    Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5                  Veres                   
    M 285.23740              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.90729814     Peri.   95.64401     +0.90411277     -0.30688047             
    a   1.0567430      Node   282.50212     +0.15579703     +0.88469337             
    e   0.1772799      Incl.   17.73112     +0.39787860     +0.35091596             
    P   1.09           H   24.91          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210702 W94 (2.4+  5.1-)   210702 474  0.0   0.4-    210703 Y00  0.1+  0.2-
    210702 W94 (2.5+  5.0-)   210702 474  0.0   0.5-    210703 W95  0.1+  0.2-
    210702 W94 (2.1+  4.6-)   210702 474  0.1-  0.4-    210703 W95  0.1+  0.4-
    210702 W95  0.1+  0.4-    210702 E23  0.2-  1.5+    210703 W95  0.1-  0.4+
    210702 W95  0.5-  0.4+    210702 E23  0.1-  0.1+    210703 W95  0.1-  0.2-
    210702 W95  0.1-  0.1-    210702 E23  0.1+  0.1-    210703 W95  0.1-  0.1+
    210702 474  0.1+  0.3-    210702 L81  0.3+  0.3+    210703 W95  0.1+  0.3-
    210702 474  0.1+  0.4-    210702 L81  0.3+  0.2-    210703 474  0.1-  0.0
    210702 474  0.0   0.3-    210702 L81  0.2+  0.1-    210703 474  0.1-  0.1+
    210702 474  0.2+  0.4-    210703 Y00  0.3+  0.4-    210703 474  0.0   0.1-
    210702 474  0.2+  0.5-    210703 Y00  0.3+  0.5-    210703 474  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 NF                  a,e,i = 1.06, 0.18, 18                  q = 0.8694
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 06 03    21 06 25.2 -68 00 24   0.2057  1.1302   119.6    51.3    23.6
    ...
    2021 06 18    21 03 25.2 -65 31 20   0.1149  1.0898   127.5    47.7    22.2
    ...
    2021 06 26    20 33 43.0 -59 37 34   0.06763 1.0667   136.7    40.8    20.8
    ...
    2021 07 02    19 44 51.2 -42 27 11   0.03505 1.0490   156.8    22.4    18.8
    2021 07 03    19 33 20.5 -35 55 04   0.03049 1.0460   163.7    15.8    18.3
    2021 07 04    19 20 40.4 -27 10 24   0.02654 1.0430   172.2     7.6    17.7
    ...
    2021 07 10    17 40 03.0 +49 06 10   0.02957 1.0250   105.5    73.0    19.9
    ...
    2021 07 18    15 06 02.8 +72 34 06   0.07099 1.0009    75.5   100.6    22.8
    ...
    2021 08 02    12 26 44.8 +75 05 24   0.1550  0.9572    64.0   107.6    24.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-N16
    


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