MPEC 2021-G01 : 2021 FQ3
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M.P.E.C. 2021-G01 Issued 2021 April 1, 07:24 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 FQ3 Observations: K21F03Q C2021 02 11.62256813 03 10.620+24 03 58.74 21.43GVEG001F52 K21F03Q C2021 02 11.63681313 03 13.025+24 04 22.90 21.77GVEG001F52 K21F03Q C2021 02 11.65111713 03 15.513+24 04 47.51 21.69GVEG001F52 K21F03Q C2021 03 05.48041 14 14 47.11 +35 41 56.4 22.3 GVEG001G96 K21F03Q C2021 03 05.48559 14 14 48.18 +35 42 04.3 21.9 GVEG001G96 K21F03Q C2021 03 05.49075 14 14 49.17 +35 42 14.1 21.4 GVEG001G96 K21F03Q C2021 03 30.41792 15 43 07.34 +45 47 12.8 20.4 GVEG001G96 K21F03Q C2021 03 30.42934 15 43 09.48 +45 47 22.7 21.9 GVEG001G96 K21F03Q* C2021 03 30.61086815 43 44.988+45 49 59.82 21.37iUEG001F51 K21F03Q C2021 03 30.61668515 43 46.064+45 50 04.42 21.22iUEG001F51 K21F03Q C2021 03 30.62247815 43 47.124+45 50 09.03 21.36iUEG001F51 K21F03Q pC2021 03 30.89221015 44 43.73 +45 53 29.9 21.4 GVEG001L01 K21F03Q pC2021 03 30.89688915 44 44.68 +45 53 34.1 21.2 GVEG001L01 K21F03Q pC2021 03 30.90156015 44 45.64 +45 53 39.1 21.4 GVEG001L01 K21F03Q pC2021 03 30.90779215 44 46.75 +45 53 44.3 21.3 GVEG001L01 K21F03Q pC2021 03 30.91130315 44 47.47 +45 53 46.4 21.4 GVEG001L01 K21F03Q DC2021 03 31.49222 15 46 40.55 +46 01 46.6 21.3 GVEG001695 K21F03Q DC2021 03 31.49851 15 46 41.71 +46 01 51.3 21.3 GVEG001695 K21F03Q DC2021 03 31.50480 15 46 42.87 +46 01 55.9 21.2 GVEG001695 K21F03Q KC2021 03 31.89630315 48 03.08 +46 06 42.8 21.5 GVEG001598 K21F03Q KC2021 03 31.90619615 48 04.96 +46 06 51.5 21.9 GVEG001598 K21F03Q KC2021 03 31.91463915 48 06.61 +46 06 58.3 21.4 GVEG001598 K21F03Q KC2021 04 01.19534615 49 02.35 +46 10 28.1 21.2 VqEG001858 K21F03Q KC2021 04 01.21464015 49 06.08 +46 10 44.4 21.6 VqEG001858 Observer details: 598 Loiano. Observer A. Carbognani. 695 Kitt Peak. Observer A. F. Tubbiolo. 2.3-m f/9 reflector + CCD. 858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood. Observer F. B. Zoltowski. 0.51-m Schmidt- Cassegrain + CCD. F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala. Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, M. Willman. Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, L. Denneau, J. Fairlamb, H. Flewelling, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala. Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, I. Smith. Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk. 1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observers D. C. Fuls, T. A. Pruyne. Measurers B. Gray, D. Rankin, F. C. Shelly. 1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD. L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican. Observer K. Korlevic. 1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2021 FQ3 Earth MOID = 0.2438 AU Epoch 2020 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2459200.5 Alexandersen M 303.86410 (2000.0) P Q n 0.42937496 Peri. 104.57933 -0.76128428 +0.61038894 a 1.7401161 Node 113.52217 -0.64776365 -0.70075360 e 0.3478718 Incl. 13.80534 -0.02912889 -0.36928272 P 2.30 H 21.92 G 0.15 U 6 Residuals in seconds of arc 210211 F52 0.1+ 0.2+ 210330 F51 0.0+ 0.1+ 210330 L01 0.1- 1.1- 210211 F52 0.1+ 0.2+ 210330 F51 0.0+ 0.1+ 210331 695 0.1+ 0.0- 210211 F52 0.3- 0.2- 210330 F51 0.0+ 0.0+ 210331 695 0.2+ 0.0+ 210211 F52 0.1+ 0.1- 210330 F51 0.0+ 0.0+ 210331 695 0.2+ 0.1- 210305 G96 (0.0- 1.9+) 210330 F51 0.1- 0.0+ 210331 598 0.1+ 0.1- 210305 G96 0.3+ 0.0- 210330 L01 0.3- 0.4- 210331 598 0.2- 0.2+ 210305 G96 0.3- 0.0+ 210330 L01 0.1+ 0.4- 210331 598 0.0- 0.2- 210330 G96 0.2- 0.4- 210330 L01 0.6+ 0.3+ 210401 858 0.2+ 0.3- 210330 G96 0.0- 0.2- 210330 L01 0.5- 0.1- 210401 858 0.0+ 0.4- Ephemeris: 2021 FQ3 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.35, 14 q = 1.1348 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2021 03 02 14 02 36.6 +33 49 14 0.3596 1.2474 128.6 38.4 21.7 ... 2021 03 17 14 56 05.3 +41 18 26 0.3244 1.1976 121.7 45.0 21.6 ... 2021 03 25 15 24 33.6 +44 17 39 0.3133 1.1761 117.7 48.6 21.6 ... 2021 03 31 15 45 03.2 +45 55 07 0.3069 1.1627 115.1 51.1 21.6 2021 04 01 15 48 21.5 +46 08 11 0.3060 1.1607 114.7 51.5 21.6 2021 04 02 15 51 37.4 +46 20 19 0.3050 1.1587 114.3 51.8 21.6 ... 2021 04 08 16 10 16.2 +47 13 56 0.2997 1.1486 112.2 53.8 21.6 ... 2021 04 16 16 32 08.7 +47 33 44 0.2927 1.1394 110.5 55.6 21.6 ... 2021 05 01 17 02 43.1 +45 30 31 0.2777 1.1355 110.6 56.1 21.4 (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2021-F131) M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2021 MPC M.P.E.C. 2021-G01


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