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    M.P.E.C. 2022-O03                                 Issued 2022 July 16, 14:02 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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                                     2021 DK                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2021-D31                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K21D00K  C2022 06 29.30927017 36 55.967-05 53 32.94         23.31GVEO003T12
         K21D00K  C2022 06 29.31440717 36 55.231-05 53 32.02         23.32GVEO003T12
         K21D00K  C2022 07 04.44544917 24 56.486-05 41 16.01         23.07GVEO003T12
         K21D00K  C2022 07 04.45264017 24 55.457-05 41 15.19         23.23GVEO003T12
         K21D00K  C2022 07 04.46856917 24 53.164-05 41 13.48         23.37GVEO003T12
    
    Observer details:
    T12 Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (2.24-m).  Observers D. Hung, D. J.
        Tholen.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m f/10.1 reflector + 2112 x 2112
        pixels STA1600 10k CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    220629 T12 46.4+  6.6+    220704 T12 44.3+  7.2+    MPO624186   +0.03 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 DK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0745 AU
    Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5                  Veres                   
    M 309.29969              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.51860425     Peri.  230.66245     +0.61449283     -0.78891502             
    a   1.5343061      Node   181.43560     +0.75926597     +0.59256355             
    e   0.6281547      Incl.    7.83436     +0.21427493     +0.16273151             
    P   1.90           H   21.36          G   0.15           U   2                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210216 T05  0.4+  0.6+    210220 474  0.2+  0.1+    210307 G96  0.2+  0.3-
    210216 T05  0.7-  0.4+    210220 474  0.0   0.0     210307 G96  0.1-  0.4+
    210216 T05  0.1+  0.3+    210222 I52  0.5+  0.4-    210307 G96  0.0   0.1+
    210216 T05  0.6+  0.2-    210222 I52  0.6+  0.6-    210310 I52  0.2-  0.2-
    210217 I52  0.5-  0.2-    210222 I52  0.3-  0.5-    210310 I52 (1.2-  0.2-)
    210217 I52 (0.6+  1.0-)   210222 I52 (0.6+  1.6-)   210310 I52  0.0   0.3+
    210217 I52  0.0   0.1+    210222 T08  0.0   0.4+    210312 D29  0.0   0.5+
    210217 I52  0.5-  1.1+    210222 T08  0.3+  0.1-    210312 D29  0.2+  0.1-
    210217 474  0.0   0.4-    210222 T08  0.2-  0.7+    210312 D29  0.1-  0.1+
    210217 474  0.2+  0.1-    210222 T08  0.2-  0.6+    210313 D29  0.4-  0.2-
    210217 474  0.2+  0.1-    210223 I52  0.1-  0.3-    210313 D29  0.4-  0.2-
    210217 474  0.0   0.1-    210223 I52  0.1-  0.2-    210315 691  0.0   0.6+
    210217 221  0.0   0.3+    210223 I52  0.2-  0.2+    210315 691  0.1-  0.4+
    210217 221  0.0   0.4+    210223 I52  0.1-  0.2+    210315 691  0.2+  0.2+
    210217 221  0.4+  0.2+    210225 204  0.2-  0.1-    210315 F52  0.2+  0.0
    210217 221  0.3+  0.1-    210225 204  0.0   0.0     210315 F52  0.1+  0.1+
    210217 221  0.2+  0.3+    210225 I52  0.2+  0.0     210315 F52  0.0   0.1-
    210217 221  0.3+  0.1+    210225 I52  0.5-  0.3-    210315 F52  0.0   0.0
    210217 221  0.4+  0.3-    210225 I52  0.1+  0.1-    210323 807  0.0   0.5-
    210217 221  0.1-  0.5+    210226 I52  0.4+  0.3-    210323 807  0.0   0.1-
    210218 221  0.1+  0.0     210226 I52  0.4+  0.1-    210323 807  0.2-  0.5-
    210218 474  0.2+  0.1-    210226 I52  0.3-  0.1+    210323 I52  0.1+  0.1+
    210218 474  0.0   0.3-    210303 807  0.5-  0.2+    210323 I52  0.2+  0.0
    210218 474  0.1+  0.0     210303 807  0.6-  0.2+    210323 I52  0.3+  0.4-
    210218 474  0.1+  0.0     210303 807  0.4-  0.2+    210402 H21  0.0   0.1+
    210219 474  0.2+  0.1-    210304 D29  0.1+  0.1-    210402 H21  0.2+  0.4-
    210219 474  0.3+  0.0     210304 D29  0.2+  0.1+    210409 F51  0.2+  0.1-
    210219 474  0.1+  0.0     210304 D29  0.0   0.3+    210409 F51  0.0   0.2-
    210219 474  0.1+  0.1+    210306 K87  1.2+  0.4-    210409 F51  0.1-  0.0
    210220 I52  0.2-  0.6-    210306 K87  1.3+  0.0     220629 T12  0.0   0.0
    210220 I52  0.5-  0.0     210306 K87  0.9-  0.3+    220629 T12  0.0   0.0
    210220 I52  0.0   0.1-    210307 K87  0.1-  0.8+    220704 T12  0.0   0.0
    210220 I52  0.2-  0.1-    210307 K87  0.4+  0.7+    220704 T12  0.1+  0.0
    210220 474  0.1+  0.1-    210307 K87  1.0+  0.2+    220704 T12  0.0   0.0
    210220 474  0.2+  0.1-    210307 G96  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 DK                  a,e,i = 1.53, 0.63, 8                   q = 0.5705
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2022 06 16    18 05 50.3 -06 51 13   0.9039  1.8963   162.1     9.5    23.2
    ...
    2022 07 01    17 32 59.7 -05 48 44   0.8144  1.7934   156.5    13.0    22.9
    ...
    2022 07 09    17 14 25.9 -05 35 50   0.7906  1.7344   147.1    18.6    23.0
    ...
    2022 07 15    17 01 12.4 -05 37 04   0.7821  1.6883   139.3    23.1    23.1
    2022 07 16    16 59 06.4 -05 38 12   0.7814  1.6805   138.0    23.9    23.1
    2022 07 17    16 57 02.4 -05 39 34   0.7809  1.6726   136.7    24.6    23.1
    ...
    2022 07 23    16 45 30.3 -05 53 15   0.7811  1.6242   128.9    29.1    23.2
    ...
    2022 07 31    16 32 50.2 -06 25 03   0.7883  1.5570   118.8    34.8    23.2
    ...
    2022 08 15    16 18 29.4 -07 58 52   0.8107  1.4225   102.0    44.2    23.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2022 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2022-O03
    


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