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    M.P.E.C. 2022-R138                            Issued 2022 September 8, 14:06 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2021 VH2                                 
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2021-V129                           
    
    Additional Observations:
         K21V02H KC2022 08 21.43936021 51 49.038+06 31 34.80         24.89GVER138T12
         K21V02H &C2022 08 23.13570321 46 37.678+06 06 33.18         24.5 GVER138309
         K21V02H &C2022 08 23.14295221 46 36.016+06 06 26.16         24.5 GVER138309
         K21V02H &C2022 08 23.15020421 46 34.351+06 06 19.15         24.6 GVER138309
         K21V02H  C2022 08 24.30601721 43 01.722+05 45 07.37         23.82GVER138T14
         K21V02H  C2022 08 24.31544021 42 59.606+05 44 57.78         24.26GVER138T14
         K21V02H KC2022 08 24.38027521 42 44.752+05 43 50.81         25.17GVER138T12
    
    Observer details:
    309 Cerro Paranal.  Observers O. Hainaut, M. Micheli, D. Koschny, L. Conversi.
        Measurer M. Micheli.  8.2-m VLT UT1 + CCD.
    T12 Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (2.24-m).  Observers D. J. Tholen, D.
        Hung.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m f/10.1 reflector + 2112 x 2112
        pixels STA1600 10k CCD.
    T14 Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (CFHT).  Observer A. Acohido.  Measurer
        D. J. Tholen.  3.6-m f/4.1 reflector + 1024 x 2306 pixels Megacam.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    220821 T12 96.3- 37.0-    220824 T12 97.0- 39.2-    MPO666690   +0.02 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 VH2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0016 AU
    Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5                  Veres                   
    M 193.23612              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.96821894     Peri.  261.91716     -0.59582081     -0.80295664             
    a   1.0119374      Node   224.66698     +0.74555514     -0.54556731             
    e   0.0781865      Incl.    1.30976     +0.29857174     -0.24003533             
    P   1.02           H   28.82          G   0.15           U   2                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    211027 G96  0.1+  0.2-    211106 595  0.1-  0.7+    211109 T12  0.1-  0.0
    211027 G96  0.1-  0.1+    211106 595  0.5-  0.2+    211110 033  0.4+  1.0-
    211105 G96  0.0   0.1+    211106 595  0.6-  0.1-    211110 033  0.1+  0.1+
    211105 G96  0.0   0.0     211106 C95  0.1-  0.0     211110 033  0.0   0.1+
    211105 G96  0.2+  0.1+    211106 C95  0.3+  0.1-    211110 033  0.1+  0.6-
    211105 I52  0.1+  0.2-    211106 C95  1.2+  0.6-    211110 I52  0.1-  0.1-
    211105 I52  0.1+  0.1-    211106 I52  0.2+  0.2-    211110 I52  0.3-  0.3-
    211105 I52  0.1-  0.2-    211106 I52  0.4-  0.2+    220821 T12  0.1+  0.0
    211105 033  0.0   0.1+    211106 I52  0.3+  0.2-    220823 309  0.0   0.0
    211105 033  0.2+  0.2-    211106 I52  0.3+  0.0     220823 309  0.0   0.0
    211105 033  0.2+  0.2-    211107 H21  0.2-  0.0     220823 309  0.0   0.0
    211105 I93  0.1+  0.1-    211107 H21  0.1+  0.2+    220824 T14  0.0   0.0
    211105 I93  0.2-  0.4+    211109 T12  0.0   0.0     220824 T14  0.1-  0.0
    211105 I93  0.2-  0.2+    211109 T12  0.0   0.0     220824 T12  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 VH2                 a,e,i = 1.01, 0.08, 1                   q = 0.9328
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2022 08 09    22 25 16.9 +08 11 23   0.08595 1.0892   150.1    27.7    24.9
    ...
    2022 08 24    21 43 54.5 +05 50 59   0.07556 1.0832   161.6    17.1    24.3
    ...
    2022 09 01    21 19 32.1 +03 05 49   0.07440 1.0782   156.9    21.5    24.4
    ...
    2022 09 07    21 03 39.7 +00 40 34   0.07545 1.0738   149.8    28.1    24.6
    2022 09 08    21 01 19.6 +00 15 49   0.07577 1.0730   148.6    29.3    24.7
    2022 09 09    20 59 05.3 -00 08 55   0.07611 1.0722   147.3    30.5    24.7
    ...
    2022 09 15    20 47 47.4 -02 34 59   0.07883 1.0670   139.5    37.8    25.0
    ...
    2022 09 23    20 38 37.1 -05 34 26   0.08375 1.0592   129.8    46.7    25.3
    ...
    2022 10 08    20 38 31.1 -09 54 15   0.09443 1.0424   114.7    60.5    26.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2022 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2022-R138
    


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