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    M.P.E.C. 2023-H07                                Issued 2023 April 16, 14:18 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
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                                    2023 GC2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23G02C*1C2023 04 14.25185010 47 34.969+18 17 10.32         21.76GVEH007G96
         K23G02C 1C2023 04 14.25862210 47 38.998+18 17 44.09         21.53GVEH007G96
         K23G02C 1C2023 04 14.26429810 47 42.472+18 18 10.48         22.50GVEH007G96
         K23G02C 1C2023 04 14.26997510 47 45.848+18 18 36.40         21.67GVEH007G96
         K23G02C KC2023 04 14.34008410 48 28.948+18 24 01.87         21.67GVEH007I52
         K23G02C KC2023 04 14.34605510 48 32.605+18 24 28.84         21.59GVEH007I52
         K23G02C KC2023 04 14.35202210 48 36.288+18 24 56.59         21.64GVEH007I52
         K23G02C KC2023 04 15.24918110 58 18.379+19 32 12.91         23.09GVEH007I52
         K23G02C KC2023 04 15.25691710 58 22.465+19 32 43.51         21.99GVEH007I52
         K23G02C KC2023 04 15.26463810 58 26.627+19 33 15.19         22.15GVEH007I52
         K23G02C  C2023 04 16.19232711 07 28.420+20 32 01.68         21.7 GVEH007H01
         K23G02C  C2023 04 16.19681011 07 30.550+20 32 17.51         22.3 GVEH007H01
         K23G02C KC2023 04 16.20642311 07 35.880+20 32 56.20         21.91GVEH007V06
         K23G02C  C2023 04 16.20806311 07 35.920+20 32 56.34         21.8 GVEH007H01
         K23G02C  C2023 04 16.21559611 07 39.510+20 33 22.53         21.6 GVEH007H01
         K23G02C KC2023 04 16.21572111 07 40.270+20 33 28.70         22.18GVEH007V06
         K23G02C KC2023 04 16.23339711 07 48.670+20 34 29.20         22.00GVEH007V06
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K
        CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer J. B. Fazekas.
        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.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer J. B. Fazekas.  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.  1.55-m
        reflector + 1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 GC2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0131 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M  46.41849              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.98990720     Peri.  252.35098     -0.02376111     -0.99895604             
    a   0.9971023      Node   199.13781     +0.95641299     -0.01135258             
    e   0.1482891      Incl.    6.83488     +0.29104913     -0.04424872             
    P   1.00           H   27.33          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230414 G96  0.2+  0.0     230414 I52  0.5-  0.3+    230416 V06  0.2+  0.1-
    230414 G96 (0.5-  1.4+)   230415 I52  0.2+  0.2+    230416 H01  0.0   0.2-
    230414 G96  0.2+  0.7+    230415 I52  0.5-  0.2-    230416 H01  0.1+  0.0
    230414 G96  0.6-  0.3-    230415 I52  0.1-  0.7+    230416 V06  0.0   0.1+
    230414 I52  1.2+  0.3-    230416 H01  0.1-  0.0     230416 V06  0.2+  0.2-
    230414 I52  0.2+  0.5-    230416 H01  0.2-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 GC2                 a,e,i = 1.00, 0.15, 7                   q = 0.8492
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 03 17    02 51 26.7 -33 01 59   0.06589 0.9574    53.8   123.0    26.4
    ...
    2023 04 01    06 00 54.2 -23 28 54   0.02687 0.9960    82.9    95.5    22.9
    ...
    2023 04 09    09 25 52.0 +06 40 41   0.02727 1.0163   122.8    56.0    21.6
    ...
    2023 04 15    10 55 47.7 +19 15 29   0.04096 1.0310   132.3    46.1    22.2
    2023 04 16    11 05 40.9 +20 21 21   0.04373 1.0334   132.6    45.6    22.3
    2023 04 17    11 14 33.7 +21 16 41   0.04659 1.0358   132.8    45.3    22.5
    ...
    2023 04 23    11 53 04.1 +24 24 54   0.06497 1.0498   131.9    45.4    23.2
    ...
    2023 05 01    12 23 11.3 +25 26 13   0.09135 1.0674   129.2    47.0    24.1
    ...
    2023 05 16    12 56 28.5 +23 58 15   0.1438  1.0964   123.3    50.4    25.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-H07
    


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