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    M.P.E.C. 2023-E72                                Issued 2023 March 14, 11:57 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 DX2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23D02X*1C2023 02 28.20679010 34 43.993+07 00 44.42         20.09GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 02 28.21247210 34 43.540+07 00 40.64               VEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 02 28.21814910 34 43.057+07 00 37.58         20.65GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 02 28.22382510 34 42.445+07 00 34.02         20.53GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.19765910 06 35.302+02 26 46.43         19.28GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.20324410 06 33.808+02 26 32.96         19.44GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.20882810 06 32.324+02 26 19.39         19.58GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.21441810 06 30.827+02 26 05.89         19.53GVEE072G96
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.25283 10 06 18.94 +02 24 22.3          19.7 VqEE072H36
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.25788 10 06 17.60 +02 24 09.8          19.5 VqEE072H36
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.26293 10 06 16.26 +02 23 57.4                qEE072H36
         K23D02X mC2023 03 13.28895010 06 10.732+02 23 04.56         19.47GVEE072I52
         K23D02X mC2023 03 13.29663610 06 08.658+02 22 45.52         19.35GVEE072I52
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.29941310 06 07.848+02 22 38.78         19.47GVEE072703
         K23D02X mC2023 03 13.30444710 06 06.530+02 22 26.47         19.44GVEE072I52
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.30474910 06 06.494+02 22 24.82         19.86GVEE072703
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 13.31009010 06 05.087+02 22 12.68         19.29GVEE072703
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.85721310 03 59.51 +01 58 39.0          18.4 GXEE072958
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.86051310 03 58.63 +01 58 31.2          18.3 GXEE072958
         K23D02X KC2023 03 13.86390510 03 57.58 +01 58 22.6          19.0 GXEE072958
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 14.19325710 02 33.983+01 43 48.68         19.25GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 14.19882610 02 32.305+01 43 33.89         19.24GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 14.20438810 02 30.642+01 43 18.26         19.40GVEE072G96
         K23D02X 1C2023 03 14.20997410 02 28.972+01 43 03.00         19.52GVEE072G96
         K23D02X KC2023 03 14.26245 10 02 11.59 +01 40 25.4          19.5 VqEE072734
         K23D02X KC2023 03 14.26529 10 02 10.74 +01 40 17.2          19.4 VqEE072734
         K23D02X KC2023 03 14.26643 10 02 10.40 +01 40 14.0          19.5 VqEE072734
         K23D02X KC2023 03 14.26756 10 02 10.08 +01 40 10.9          19.6 VqEE072734
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. K. Hogan.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. Fay, J. B. Fazekas, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller,
        J. K. Hogan, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, D. Rankin, R. L.
        Seaman, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.  0.68-m Schmidt + 10K
        CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge.  Observers D. Cromer, G. Hug, D. Goodin,
        R. Valentine.  Measurer D. Cromer.  0.70-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    958 Observatoire de Dax.  Observer P. Dupouy.  0.50-m f/4.5 Reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers G. J. Leonard, A. Serrano, D. Rankin.
        Measurers E. J. Christensen, D. Fay, J. B. Fazekas, D. C. Fuls, A. R.
        Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. K. Hogan, R. A. Kowalski, S. M.
        Larson, G. J. Leonard, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly,
        K. W. Wierzchos.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m f/4.8 .56 meter
        reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer H. Groeller.  Measurers
        E. J. Christensen, D. Fay, J. B. Fazekas, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D.
        Grauer, H. Groeller, J. K. Hogan, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J.
        Leonard, D. Rankin, R. L. Seaman, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly, K. W.
        Wierzchos.  1.0-m prime focus + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 DX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0182 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 323.74018              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.53267729     Peri.  261.92896     -0.59292645     +0.80509940             
    a   1.5071620      Node   331.68728     -0.72496700     -0.54230444             
    e   0.4030254      Incl.    1.92256     -0.35051545     -0.24025164             
    P   1.85           H   24.08          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230228 G96  0.4-  0.1-    230313 H36  0.2-  0.1-    230314 G96  0.2+  0.5-
    230228 G96  0.4+  0.4-    230313 I52  0.0   0.2+    230314 G96  0.1-  0.1+
    230228 G96  0.9+  0.1+    230313 I52  0.0   0.0     230314 G96  0.1-  0.1-
    230228 G96  0.6-  0.0     230313 703  0.8-  0.0     230314 G96  0.1-  0.1+
    230313 G96  0.0   0.1+    230313 I52  0.3-  0.2+    230314 734  0.1+  0.2+
    230313 G96  0.1-  0.1+    230313 703  0.5+  0.8-    230314 734  0.0   0.1-
    230313 G96  0.0   0.0     230313 703  1.0+  0.2+    230314 734  0.0   0.0
    230313 G96  0.1-  0.0     230313 958  0.9+  0.9-    230314 734  0.2+  0.0
    230313 H36  0.2-  0.1+    230313 958  1.4+  0.0
    230313 H36  0.2-  0.0     230313 958  0.2-  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 DX2                 a,e,i = 1.51, 0.40, 2                   q = 0.8997
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 02 12    10 45 17.5 +08 51 26   0.2620  1.2402   163.2    13.3    22.4
    ...
    2023 02 27    10 36 06.6 +07 13 28   0.1586  1.1487   178.5     1.3    20.6
    ...
    2023 03 07    10 23 52.4 +05 22 43   0.1115  1.1017   169.1     9.8    20.2
    ...
    2023 03 13    10 07 17.8 +02 35 35   0.07895 1.0679   159.4    19.2    19.7
    2023 03 14    10 03 21.0 +01 53 40   0.07375 1.0624   157.4    21.0    19.6
    2023 03 15    09 58 52.7 +01 05 30   0.06863 1.0570   155.4    23.1    19.5
    ...
    2023 03 21    09 10 43.4 -07 49 26   0.03988 1.0256   137.3    41.2    18.8
    ...
    2023 03 29    03 49 21.8 -37 45 31   0.02332 0.9873    61.8   117.0    20.5
    ...
    2023 04 13    23 45 51.0 -19 03 03   0.09058 0.9314    36.7   139.9    25.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-E72
    


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