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    M.P.E.C. 2022-S119                           Issued 2022 September 21, 13:43 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 DK18                                
    
    
    Observations:
         K21D18K*5C2021 02 17.25324 08 33 41.803+23 36 13.90         24.6 rVES119568
         K21D18K 5C2021 02 17.42570 08 33 41.264+23 36 15.15         24.6 rVES119568
         K21D18K 5C2021 03 09.06636 08 32 47.221+23 37 58.38         24.8 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 03 09.11920 08 32 47.096+23 37 58.77         24.6 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 03 17.12379 08 32 29.682+23 38 17.80         24.8 rVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 03 18.08040 08 32 27.824+23 38 19.02         24.7 rVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 12 02.30868 08 40 17.453+23 01 37.40         24.8 rVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 12 06.29584 08 40 10.633+23 02 08.57         24.9 rVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2021 12 07.30601 08 40 08.763+23 02 17.17         24.7 rVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2022 03 07.03706 08 35 43.775+23 15 52.22         25.2 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2022 03 07.04747 08 35 43.731+23 15 52.23         25.1 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2022 03 07.12631 08 35 43.531+23 15 52.81         25.2 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2022 03 07.13663 08 35 43.516+23 15 52.87         25.1 GVES119304
         K21D18K 5C2022 04 09.02361 08 34 48.790+23 16 05.74         24.8 rVES119304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo, W.
        Oldroyd, C. Chandler.  Measurer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
        telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  Measurer
        S. S. Sheppard.  8.2-m Subaru reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2021 DK18                                                                       
    Epoch 2022 Aug. 9.0 TT = JDT 2459800.5                  Alexandersen            
    M 358.98285              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.00004938     Peri.  235.07968     -0.93667980     +0.30964444             
    a 735.8137962      Node   322.19322     -0.16385068     -0.80030730             
    e   0.9397494      Incl.   15.47487     -0.30948976     -0.51344770             
    P    19960         H    6.76          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    210217 568  0.0   0.0     210318 304  0.1+  0.1-    220307 304  0.1-  0.2-
    210217 568  0.0   0.0     211202 304  0.2+  0.1+    220307 304  0.1-  0.1+
    210309 304  0.1-  0.1-    211206 304  0.0   0.1-    220307 304  0.1+  0.1+
    210309 304  0.1-  0.1+    211207 304  0.1-  0.2+    220409 304  0.0   0.0
    210317 304  0.0   0.0     220307 304  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2021 DK18                a,e,i = 735.81, 0.94, 15                q = 44.3332
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2022 08 22    08 40 38.4 +22 45 38  67.2227 66.2884    22.4     0.3    25.1
    ...
    2022 09 06    08 41 33.3 +22 42 16  67.0715 66.2636    36.5     0.5    25.1
    ...
    2022 09 14    08 41 59.6 +22 40 44  66.9692 66.2504    44.1     0.6    25.1
    ...
    2022 09 20    08 42 17.6 +22 39 43  66.8838 66.2405    49.8     0.7    25.1
    2022 09 21    08 42 20.4 +22 39 34  66.8689 66.2388    50.8     0.7    25.1
    2022 09 22    08 42 23.2 +22 39 25  66.8538 66.2372    51.8     0.7    25.1
    ...
    2022 09 28    08 42 39.0 +22 38 34  66.7595 66.2273    57.6     0.7    25.1
    ...
    2022 10 06    08 42 57.0 +22 37 40  66.6252 66.2140    65.3     0.8    25.1
    ...
    2022 10 21    08 43 21.0 +22 36 40  66.3543 66.1893    80.0     0.8    25.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2022 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2022-S119
    


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