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    M.P.E.C. 2023-F139                               Issued 2023 March 26, 03:03 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 FZ3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 18.37898011 38 59.670-08 29 29.96         21.23GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 18.39062111 38 58.270-08 29 26.97         21.82GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 18.40274311 38 56.826-08 29 23.54         21.72GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 18.41549711 38 55.288-08 29 20.20         22.60GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z* C2023 03 25.35481311 20 19.692-07 23 50.45         21.18wUEF139F51
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 25.36874911 20 15.849-07 23 36.52         21.07wUEF139F51
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 25.38266411 20 12.053-07 23 23.16         21.53wUEF139F51
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 25.39656811 20 08.191-07 23 09.03         21.19wUEF139F51
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 25.52452011 19 32.780-07 20 57.86         21.29GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z  C2023 03 25.52514911 19 32.632-07 20 56.91         21.05GVEF139F52
         K23F03Z KC2023 03 25.52722411 19 34.42 -07 19 45.3          20.8 GVEF139474
         K23F03Z KC2023 03 25.52958311 19 33.77 -07 19 42.8          20.8 GVEF139474
         K23F03Z KC2023 03 25.53194311 19 33.14 -07 19 40.5          20.8 GVEF139474
         K23F03Z KC2023 03 25.53430311 19 32.51 -07 19 37.6          21.2 GVEF139474
         K23F03Z |C2023 03 26.04399 11 17 20.51 -07 10 39.9          20.1 VuEF139807
         K23F03Z |C2023 03 26.05169 11 17 18.23 -07 10 31.8          20.9 VuEF139807
         K23F03Z |C2023 03 26.05938 11 17 15.95 -07 10 22.8          20.4 VuEF139807
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L.
        Horn.  0.61-m f/6.5 Dall-Kirkham Astrograph + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, A. Schultz, I.
        Smith.  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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T.
        Lowe, A. Schultz, I. Smith.  Measurers S. Chastel, J. Fairlamb, M. Huber,
        Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 FZ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0051 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 337.69529              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.26732077     Peri.   71.53552     -0.02610638     +0.99931809             
    a   2.3866070      Node   197.03193     -0.94751760     -0.03306204             
    e   0.7095038      Incl.    5.11456     -0.31863593     +0.01643972             
    P   3.69           H   24.53          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230318 F52  0.2+  0.1+    230325 F51  0.2+  0.2-    230325 474  0.4+  0.1-
    230318 F52  0.0   0.0     230325 F51  0.1-  0.1+    230325 474  0.7+  0.3+
    230318 F52  0.0   0.1+    230325 F52  0.5-  0.2-    230326 807  0.2-  0.0
    230318 F52  0.2-  0.2-    230325 F52  0.1-  0.1+    230326 807  0.1-  0.3-
    230325 F51  0.1+  0.1-    230325 474  0.1+  0.0     230326 807  0.1+  0.1+
    230325 F51  0.3-  0.2+    230325 474  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 FZ3                 a,e,i = 2.39, 0.71, 5                   q = 0.6933
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 02 24    11 53 22.1 -08 11 33   0.5011  1.4509   151.9    18.7    24.8
    ...
    2023 03 11    11 47 52.0 -08 44 54   0.2998  1.2858   165.8    11.0    23.1
    ...
    2023 03 19    11 37 52.7 -08 26 03   0.2035  1.1963   170.1     8.3    22.0
    ...
    2023 03 25    11 21 44.4 -07 29 00   0.1358  1.1291   165.7    12.6    21.2
    2023 03 26    11 17 30.2 -07 12 00   0.1249  1.1179   164.1    14.1    21.1
    2023 03 27    11 12 30.8 -06 51 20   0.1140  1.1068   162.3    15.9    20.9
    ...
    2023 04 02    10 03 18.6 -01 33 03   0.05277 1.0403   140.0    38.1    19.8
    ...
    2023 04 10    02 22 36.8 +16 51 00   0.05069 0.9539    19.5   159.5    28.7
    ...
    2023 04 25    00 40 08.9 +12 19 07   0.2155  0.8090    21.4   153.0    29.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-F139
    


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