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    M.P.E.C. 2021-R188                           Issued 2021 September 10, 00:01 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 RT4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21R04T* C2021 09 08.56209302 00 53.071-03 21 42.21         20.29wUER188F51
         K21R04T  C2021 09 08.57987602 00 51.713-03 25 39.05         20.22wUER188F51
         K21R04T  C2021 09 08.59217602 00 50.829-03 28 20.55         20.24wUER188F51
         K21R04T 1C2021 09 08.93749902 02 22.78 -04 37 18.8                VER188246
         K21R04T 1C2021 09 08.93854202 02 22.81 -04 37 29.4                VER188246
         K21R04T KC2021 09 09.01141302 02 24.18 -04 48 42.8          20.1 GVER188L01
         K21R04T KC2021 09 09.01406802 02 24.06 -04 49 07.0          20.4 GVER188L01
         K21R04T KC2021 09 09.01673702 02 24.03 -04 49 32.1          20.0 GVER188L01
         K21R04T KC2021 09 09.01940202 02 23.93 -04 49 56.4          20.4 GVER188L01
         K21R04T 1C2021 09 09.06586 02 02 22.85 -04 57 32.1          20.7 VVER188033
         K21R04T 1C2021 09 09.06667 02 02 22.83 -04 57 39.0          20.6 VVER188033
         K21R04T 1C2021 09 09.06747 02 02 22.82 -04 57 46.5          20.7 VVER188033
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.46627 02 03 01.70 -05 47 01.3          21.0 RVER188U83
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.47144 02 03 01.27 -05 47 35.8          19.2 RVER188U83
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.47179 02 03 01.25 -05 47 38.3          20.2 RVER188U83
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.47213 02 03 01.21 -05 47 40.4          20.4 RVER188U83
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.47318 02 03 01.14 -05 47 47.6          20.0 RVER188U83
         K21R04T  C2021 09 09.47387 02 03 01.12 -05 47 51.9          19.7 RVER188U83
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers S. Melnikov, C.
        Hoegner, U. Laux, F. Ludwig, B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m
        f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M.
        Tichy.  1.06-m f/2.7 reflector + 2048x2048 CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, I.
        Smith.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, J. Fairlamb, H.
        Gao, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R.
        Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, D. Pujagic, V. Dobos.
        Measurer D. Pujagic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    U83 Mount Laguna Observatory.  Observer J. N. Purdum.  1.02-m f/7.65
        Cassegrain reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 RT4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0014 AU
    Epoch 2021 July 5.0 TT = JDT 2459400.5                  Veres                   
    M 345.88557              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.35306197     Peri.  149.92345     +0.70364192     +0.71009755             
    a   1.9826015      Node   164.74650     -0.66970895     +0.67475232             
    e   0.5132066      Incl.    5.55902     -0.23744047     +0.20117351             
    P   2.79           H   27.93          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210908 F51  0.1+  0.1+    210909 L01  0.5-  0.4+    210909 U83  0.3+  1.4-
    210908 F51  0.0   0.1+    210909 L01  0.2+  0.1+    210909 U83  0.1-  1.4-
    210908 F51  0.1-  0.2-    210909 L01  0.1-  0.4+    210909 U83  0.0   1.5-
    210908 246  0.3-  0.4-    210909 033  0.1+  0.0     210909 U83  0.2-  1.3-
    210908 246  0.3-  0.7-    210909 033  0.0   0.3+    210909 U83  0.0   1.6-
    210909 L01  0.2+  0.0     210909 033  0.2+  0.1-    210909 U83  0.5+  1.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 RT4                 a,e,i = 1.98, 0.51, 6                   q = 0.9651
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 08 11    13 57 26.6 +10 36 57   0.1445  0.9658    66.8   105.3    27.6
    ...
    2021 08 26    14 06 51.6 +11 17 41   0.06285 0.9768    55.9   121.0    26.8
    ...
    2021 09 03    14 12 20.4 +15 03 18   0.01881 0.9970    50.6   128.6    24.9
    ...
    2021 09 09    02 02 10.5 -04 39 11   0.01451 1.0180   137.0    42.5    20.4
    2021 09 10    02 03 51.2 -06 33 25   0.02000 1.0219   137.5    41.8    21.1
    2021 09 11    02 04 44.1 -07 38 21   0.02551 1.0259   138.1    40.9    21.6
    ...
    2021 09 17    02 05 26.1 -09 48 54   0.05877 1.0525   142.7    35.4    23.3
    ...
    2021 09 25    02 02 53.4 -10 22 42   0.1041  1.0935   149.1    28.1    24.5
    ...
    2021 10 10    01 54 39.7 -09 57 51   0.1960  1.1836   158.8    17.8    25.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-R188
    


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