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    M.P.E.C. 2013-O41                                Issued 2013 July 27, 11:53 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 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

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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2013 NZ23

Observations:
     K13N23Z* C2013 07 14.58234 02 38 49.768+11 46 17.50         20.8 wLEO041F51
     K13N23Z  C2013 07 14.58629 02 38 50.878+11 46 15.72         20.9 wLEO041F51
     K13N23Z  C2013 07 14.59025 02 38 52.028+11 46 14.07         20.3 wLEO041F51
     K13N23Z _C2013 07 15.60411502 43 33.076+11 37 01.63         20.4 RtEO041568
     K13N23Z _C2013 07 15.60502302 43 33.322+11 37 01.12         20.5 RtEO041568
     K13N23Z _C2013 07 15.60592902 43 33.572+11 37 00.56         20.4 RtEO041568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, M. Micheli, P. Forshay.  Measurer
    M. Micheli.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, T. Goggia,
    K. Chambers.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2013 NZ23                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0214 AU
Epoch 2013 July 7.0 TT = JDT 2456480.5                  MPC
M 359.19771              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17318762     Peri.  184.77111     +0.85640315     +0.48794234
a   3.1875585      Node   144.37541     -0.46359985     +0.87061875
e   0.6760285      Incl.   16.84365     -0.22726375     +0.06273169
P   5.69           H   19.0           G   0.15
From 18 observations 2013 July 14-15.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2013 NZ23                a,e,i = 3.19, 0.68, 17                  q = 1.0327
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2013 06 27    01 08 07.9 +13 37 37   0.6562  1.0525    74.5    68.6    20.6
...
2013 07 12    02 26 35.5 +12 08 49   0.6969  1.0327    71.4    68.9    20.7
...
2013 07 20    03 03 06.9 +10 55 06   0.7297  1.0392    70.9    67.5    20.8
...
2013 07 26    03 27 54.6 +09 53 48   0.7569  1.0518    71.1    66.0    20.8
2013 07 27    03 31 49.8 +09 43 16   0.7616  1.0545    71.2    65.7    20.8
2013 07 28    03 35 41.4 +09 32 39   0.7663  1.0573    71.2    65.4    20.9
...
2013 08 03    03 57 37.1 +08 27 43   0.7944  1.0781    72.0    63.5    20.9
...
2013 08 11    04 23 40.5 +06 58 52   0.8308  1.1142    73.6    60.8    21.0
...
2013 08 26    05 03 28.8 +04 08 46   0.8905  1.2036    78.3    55.3    21.2

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-O41

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