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    M.P.E.C. 2023-F104                               Issued 2023 March 22, 15:33 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
    
                                    2023 EG3                                 
    
         The following astrometry was found among the isolated tracklets and linked
    by R. Weryk.
    
    Observations:
         K23E03G*1C2023 03 13.26441811 08 15.011+02 42 38.99         20.84GVEF104G96
         K23E03G 1C2023 03 13.26954811 08 14.849+02 42 50.54         21.05GVEF104G96
         K23E03G 1C2023 03 13.27468711 08 14.737+02 43 01.74         20.99GVEF104G96
         K23E03G 1C2023 03 13.27982211 08 14.579+02 43 13.19         20.38GVEF104G96
         K23E03G  C2023 03 15.39850111 07 45.891+04 03 31.13         20.95wUEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 15.41023311 07 45.568+04 03 58.29         21.05wUEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 15.42198411 07 45.287+04 04 25.11         21.22wUEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 17.38483211 07 22.207+05 20 43.76         21.09GVEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 21.40242511 06 48.526+08 00 34.34         21.19wUEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 21.41430211 06 48.291+08 01 02.90         21.14wUEF104F51
         K23E03G  C2023 03 21.42621511 06 48.064+08 01 31.45         21.03wUEF104F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, I.
        Smith, K. Chambers.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, T. de Boer, J.
        Fairlamb, H. Gao, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R.
        Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Serrano.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 EG3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2082 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 317.18731              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.54863803     Peri.   46.23593     -0.75789132     +0.65219329             
    a   1.4777879      Node   174.40525     -0.63512172     -0.73215020             
    e   0.1989443      Incl.    9.23254     -0.14906760     -0.19646882             
    P   1.80           H   23.04          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230313 G96  0.2+  0.1+    230315 F51  0.0   0.0     230321 F51  0.1+  0.0
    230313 G96  0.2-  0.2+    230315 F51  0.2-  0.1+    230321 F51  0.0   0.0
    230313 G96  0.1+  0.1-    230315 F51  0.2+  0.2-    230321 F51  0.1-  0.0
    230313 G96  0.3-  0.1-    230317 F51  0.0   0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 EG3                 a,e,i = 1.48, 0.20, 9                   q = 1.1838
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 02 20    11 11 41.8 -07 06 36   0.3416  1.3087   156.3    17.7    22.2
    ...
    2023 03 07    11 09 46.7 -00 55 50   0.2809  1.2715   173.5     5.1    21.2
    ...
    2023 03 15    11 07 50.8 +03 48 23   0.2611  1.2536   172.5     5.9    21.1
    ...
    2023 03 21    11 06 50.7 +07 44 32   0.2523  1.2412   164.9    12.1    21.2
    2023 03 22    11 06 45.8 +08 24 38   0.2513  1.2392   163.5    13.2    21.3
    2023 03 23    11 06 42.8 +09 04 43   0.2504  1.2373   162.2    14.3    21.3
    ...
    2023 03 29    11 07 13.1 +13 01 08   0.2480  1.2262   154.2    20.7    21.5
    ...
    2023 04 06    11 10 33.7 +17 47 23   0.2509  1.2132   144.4    28.7    21.7
    ...
    2023 04 21    11 26 18.5 +24 09 33   0.2704  1.1948   129.4    40.5    22.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-F104
    


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