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    M.P.E.C. 2023-E40                                 Issued 2023 March 4, 14:05 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
             and occasional editorial announcements.  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
    
                                    2017 RH15                                
    
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-S32                            
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17R15H 0C2023 01 20.62120512 45 05.212-02 51 25.10         23.80GVEE040T12
         K17R15H 0C2023 01 20.63200112 45 05.767-02 51 25.40         23.88GVEE040T12
         K17R15H 0C2023 01 22.61335312 46 57.380-02 51 43.06         23.30GVEE040T12
    
    Observer details:
    T12 University of Hawaii 88-inch telescope, Maunakea.  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
    230120 T12  0.2-  0.1-    230122 T12  0.3-  0.2-    MPO435135   -0.00 days
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 RH15                                                Earth MOID = 0.0459 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M  66.93508              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.60150710     Peri.  305.19787     +0.38162507     -0.92376341             
    a   1.3898744      Node   122.33705     +0.85987684     +0.34210985             
    e   0.2652935      Incl.    2.16996     +0.33907836     +0.17211047             
    P   1.64           H   22.74          G   0.15           U   0                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170817 F51  0.2-  0.2+    171012 691  0.0   1.9-    171221 G96  0.7+  0.3+
    170817 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171012 691  1.1+  0.1+    171221 691  0.1-  0.2+
    170817 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171012 691  0.5-  0.7-    171221 691  0.1+  0.5+
    170817 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171015 691  0.2+  0.1-    171221 691  0.0   0.0
    170914 F51  0.2-  0.2+    171015 691  0.2+  0.1-    171221 691  0.0   0.1+
    170914 F51  0.2-  0.2+    171015 691  0.4-  0.0     171221 691  0.2+  0.6+
    170914 F51  0.1-  0.2+    171016 691  0.2+  0.4+    171221 691  0.8-  0.1-
    170915 691  0.3-  0.3+    171016 691  0.0   0.0     171225 691  0.1-  0.1-
    170915 691  0.1+  0.5-    171016 691  0.2+  0.7+    171225 691  0.1+  0.1+
    170915 I52  0.1-  0.0     171027 691  0.2-  0.0     171225 691  0.2-  0.5-
    170915 691  0.3-  0.2+    171027 691  0.2-  0.2-    180105 691  0.6-  0.1-
    170915 I52  0.2+  0.1+    171027 691  0.4+  0.0     180105 691  0.3-  0.0
    170915 I52  0.6+  0.6-    171112 807  0.0   0.2-    180105 691  0.9-  0.5-
    170915 I52  0.8+  0.4-    171112 807  0.1+  0.0     180106 691  0.2+  0.2+
    170915 568  0.1+  0.1+    171112 807  0.1+  0.3-    180106 691  0.3-  0.0
    170915 568  0.1+  0.1+    171119 691  0.6+  0.0     180106 691  0.4-  0.1+
    170915 568  0.1+  0.1+    171119 691  0.5+  0.2-    180112 703  0.4+  0.8-
    170917 807  0.3-  0.2-    171119 691  0.5+  0.3+    180112 703  0.1-  0.2-
    170917 807  0.2-  0.0     171207 691  0.7+  0.0     180112 703  0.8+  0.0
    170917 807  0.2-  0.1+    171207 691  0.4+  0.1+    180112 703  0.5+  0.6+
    170923 F51  0.1-  0.3+    171207 691  0.5-  0.3-    180114 G96  0.4-  0.1+
    170923 F51  0.1-  0.1+    171216 807  0.7-  0.6-    180114 G96  0.2-  0.7-
    170923 F51  0.1-  0.2+    171216 807  0.0   0.1-    180114 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    170923 F51  0.1-  0.3+    171216 807  0.1-  0.2+    180114 G96  0.0   0.2-
    170923 F51  0.0   0.2+    171219 691  0.6-  0.1+    180123 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    170923 F51  0.1-  0.2+    171219 691  0.1+  0.3+    180123 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    170923 F51  0.0   0.2+    171219 691  0.0   0.0     180123 G96  0.1-  0.0
    171006 695  0.2+  0.3+    171220 691  0.1-  0.2+    180123 G96  0.6-  0.2+
    171006 695  0.3+  0.3+    171220 691  0.4-  0.0     230120 T12  0.1+  0.0
    171006 695  0.2+  0.3+    171220 691  0.4-  0.1+    230120 T12  0.0   0.0
    171006 695  0.4+  0.3+    171221 G96  0.2+  0.1-    230122 T12  0.0   0.0
    171006 695  0.2+  0.2+    171221 G96  0.2-  0.2+
    171006 695  0.1+  0.3+    171221 G96  0.1+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 RH15                a,e,i = 1.39, 0.27, 2                   q = 1.0211
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 02 02    12 52 48.8 -02 26 57   0.4199  1.2464   119.4    43.5    23.0
    ...
    2023 02 17    12 48 35.9 -00 31 00   0.4002  1.3065   136.2    31.6    22.7
    ...
    2023 02 25    12 40 02.3 +01 06 23   0.3960  1.3385   146.7    24.0    22.5
    ...
    2023 03 03    12 31 14.9 +02 29 34   0.3978  1.3622   155.1    17.9    22.3
    2023 03 04    12 29 37.9 +02 43 50   0.3986  1.3662   156.5    16.8    22.3
    2023 03 05    12 27 58.8 +02 58 09   0.3996  1.3701   157.9    15.8    22.3
    ...
    2023 03 11    12 17 32.3 +04 23 20   0.4086  1.3934   166.3     9.7    22.2
    ...
    2023 03 19    12 03 13.9 +06 07 21   0.4302  1.4239   174.0     4.2    22.1
    ...
    2023 04 03    11 41 03.7 +08 17 58   0.5017  1.4787   158.9    14.1    22.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-E40
    


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