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    M.P.E.C. 2021-X101                             Issued 2021 December 4, 15:04 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.
    
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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2021 XZ1                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K21X01Z* C2021 12 02.25824404 38 33.86 +06 30 28.0          21.38GVEX101G96
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 02.26341104 38 32.92 +06 31 01.7          21.38GVEX101G96
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 02.26858604 38 31.97 +06 31 35.3          21.42GVEX101G96
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 02.27376204 38 31.03 +06 32 08.8          21.68GVEX101G96
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 02.39491604 38 08.80 +06 45 12.2          21.59GVEX101V06
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 02.39618804 38 08.55 +06 45 20.2          21.73GVEX101V06
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 02.39745904 38 08.33 +06 45 28.3          21.39GVEX101V06
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 03.21605004 35 50.47 +08 13 19.9                VEX101I52
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 03.22051404 35 49.66 +08 13 46.9                VEX101I52
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 04.20404704 33 01.94 +09 58 10.2          21.6 VuEX101H21
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 04.20810404 33 01.20 +09 58 36.1          22.0 VuEX101H21
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 04.38058104 32 30.69 +10 16 48.3                VEX101I52
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 04.38515204 32 29.89 +10 17 17.4          21.54GVEX101I52
         K21X01Z KC2021 12 04.38972504 32 29.07 +10 17 45.7          21.28GVEX101I52
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 04.43551904 32 20.91 +10 22 32.8          21.1 GVEX101H01
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 04.43931504 32 20.25 +10 22 56.7          21.6 GVEX101H01
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 04.44944404 32 18.48 +10 24 00.1          21.8 GVEX101H01
         K21X01Z  C2021 12 04.45638704 32 17.26 +10 24 43.7          21.3 GVEX101H01
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C.
        Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  1.3-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers D. Rankin, 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, D.
        Rankin, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer D. Rankin.  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, D. Rankin, R. L.
        Seaman, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.55-m reflector + 1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 XZ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2470 AU
    Epoch 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT = JDT 2459600.5                 Veres                   
    M  43.77625              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.44411019     Peri.  310.06684     +0.81944197     -0.37359560             
    a   1.7014096      Node    76.02204     +0.55780284     +0.69420017             
    e   0.3249296      Incl.   26.61144     -0.13179855     +0.61523366             
    P   2.22           H   23.61          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    211202 G96  0.1-  0.2-    211202 V06  0.1+  0.0     211204 I52  0.5-  0.0
    211202 G96  0.1+  0.0     211203 I52  0.1+  0.0     211204 I52  0.5-  0.4-
    211202 G96  0.0   0.1+    211203 I52 (0.1+  1.6-)   211204 H01  0.1+  0.1+
    211202 G96  0.2+  0.1+    211204 H21  0.4+  0.1-    211204 H01  0.2+  0.1+
    211202 V06  0.1+  0.2+    211204 H21  0.3+  0.1+    211204 H01  0.3+  0.0
    211202 V06  0.2-  0.0     211204 I52  0.8-  0.3-    211204 H01  0.2+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 XZ1                 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.32, 27                  q = 1.1486
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2021 11 04    05 43 23.2 -32 50 06   0.3245  1.1637   114.3    50.9    23.4
    ...
    2021 11 19    05 14 56.8 -16 13 55   0.2613  1.1929   137.0    34.4    22.5
    ...
    2021 11 27    04 53 35.0 -02 59 29   0.2476  1.2138   153.8    21.1    22.0
    ...
    2021 12 03    04 36 26.5 +07 50 23   0.2520  1.2317   165.8    11.3    21.8
    2021 12 04    04 33 36.3 +09 36 50   0.2541  1.2349   167.3    10.1    21.7
    2021 12 05    04 30 47.6 +11 21 44   0.2566  1.2381   168.5     9.1    21.7
    ...
    2021 12 11    04 14 50.5 +21 02 52   0.2792  1.2581   166.7    10.4    22.0
    ...
    2021 12 19    03 57 31.8 +31 09 02   0.3271  1.2870   154.6    19.2    22.7
    ...
    2022 01 03    03 41 34.7 +42 22 38   0.4535  1.3464   135.9    30.6    23.9
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2021 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2021-X101
    


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