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    M.P.E.C. 2023-H26                                Issued 2023 April 17, 11:10 UT
    
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             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 GU2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23G02U*1C2023 04 15.43137816 23 17.279+12 56 21.77         20.37GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.43654316 23 20.036+12 55 42.60         21.00GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.44169516 23 22.848+12 55 04.08         21.00GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.44686516 23 25.645+12 54 25.45         20.87GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.47713716 23 41.982+12 50 36.56         20.08GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.47789816 23 42.392+12 50 31.92         20.71GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 15.47865716 23 42.835+12 50 25.84               VEH026G96
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.32475 16 32 20.88 +10 59 29.0          21.2 VqEH026734
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.33282 16 32 25.58 +10 58 24.6          21.1 VqEH026734
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.33542116 32 28.45 +10 58 08.9          20.8 GXEH026858
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.34081016 32 31.59 +10 57 25.7          20.4 GXEH026858
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 16.44990416 33 35.075+10 42 34.45         21.09GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 16.45508616 33 38.092+10 41 50.75         20.52GVEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 16.46026316 33 41.094+10 41 07.22               VEH026G96
         K23G02U 1C2023 04 16.46546116 33 44.075+10 40 24.46         20.89GVEH026G96
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.48258516 33 53.993+10 38 00.85         21.25GVEH026I52
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.48512416 33 55.454+10 37 39.90         20.88GVEH026I52
         K23G02U KC2023 04 16.49019616 33 58.410+10 36 57.53         20.98GVEH026I52
         K23G02U KC2023 04 17.33250116 43 09.980+08 34 58.30         20.87GVEH026I52
         K23G02U KC2023 04 17.33615616 43 12.280+08 34 25.10               VEH026I52
         K23G02U KC2023 04 17.34347116 43 16.800+08 33 19.80         21.13GVEH026I52
    
    Observer details:
    734 Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge.  Observers D. Cromer, G. Hug, D. Goodin,
        R. Valentine.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.70-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.51-m f/8.1
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 GU2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0184 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 320.76791              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.52678496     Peri.  194.77641     -0.59522628     +0.79720478             
    a   1.5183800      Node    38.84309     -0.71997666     -0.47336471             
    e   0.3290700      Incl.    9.25291     -0.35684629     -0.37468706             
    P   1.87           H   25.27          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230415 G96  0.2+  1.2+    230416 734  0.1-  0.5-    230416 G96  0.1-  0.4+
    230415 G96  0.2-  0.7+    230416 734  0.3+  0.8+    230416 I52  0.0   0.1-
    230415 G96  0.3+  0.7+    230416 858  0.2-  0.3-    230416 I52  0.1-  0.2+
    230415 G96  0.5+  0.9+    230416 858  0.1+  0.3+    230416 I52  0.1+  0.3+
    230415 G96  0.1-  0.1-    230416 G96  0.5-  0.9+    230417 I52  0.6-  0.2-
    230415 G96  0.1-  1.0+    230416 G96  0.1-  0.3+    230417 I52  0.1-  0.6-
    230415 G96  0.3+  0.6+    230416 G96  0.2+  0.1-    230417 I52  0.2-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 GU2                 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.33, 9                   q = 1.0187
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 03 18    14 05 16.6 +29 32 45   0.1858  1.1378   136.9    36.7    23.4
    ...
    2023 04 02    14 54 12.9 +27 12 42   0.1151  1.0838   135.1    40.6    22.3
    ...
    2023 04 10    15 38 20.8 +21 24 50   0.08268 1.0605   133.8    42.9    21.6
    ...
    2023 04 16    16 28 57.5 +11 44 19   0.06289 1.0461   131.5    45.9    21.1
    2023 04 17    16 39 26.5 +09 25 26   0.06022 1.0439   130.8    46.7    21.0
    2023 04 18    16 50 35.5 +06 52 29   0.05780 1.0419   129.9    47.7    21.0
    ...
    2023 04 24    18 11 29.0 -12 32 57   0.04998 1.0313   119.8    57.8    20.9
    ...
    2023 05 02    20 16 25.3 -35 16 02   0.06001 1.0220   102.3    74.4    21.8
    ...
    2023 05 17    22 44 07.2 -45 49 23   0.1084  1.0205    91.9    82.0    23.4
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-H26
    


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