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    M.P.E.C. 2023-J171                                 Issued 2023 May 15, 16:21 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                               S/2019 S 16                               
                           Satellite of Saturn                           


Observations:
    SK19S160*RC2019 07 03.38705 19 11 38.67 -21 45 48.2                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2019 07 04.42988 19 11 19.40 -21 46 23.4          26.1 wcEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2019 07 04.47006 19 11 18.63 -21 46 24.9                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 06 24.46348 20 12 12.22 -19 56 14.0          26.8 wcEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 06 24.52648 20 12 11.29 -19 56 17.2                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 06 29.46061 20 10 56.97 -20 00 54.1          26.6 wcEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 06 29.50060 20 10 56.33 -20 00 56.4          26.4 wcEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 06 29.55492 20 10 55.48 -20 00 59.5                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 07 24.39319 20 03 47.25 -20 26 26.1                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2020 07 24.43033 20 03 46.57 -20 26 28.4          26.3 wcEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2021 07 08.45743 21 00 56.96 -17 57 49.5                cEJ171568
    SK19S160 RC2021 07 08.53223 21 00 55.78 -17 57 55.5                cEJ171568

Observer details:
568 Maunakea.  Observers E. J. Ashton, B. J. Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M.
    Alexandersen.  Measurers E. J. Ashton, M. Beaudoin, B. J. Gladman.  3.5-m
    Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD, CFHT 3.5m + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    S/2019 S 16                                                                 
Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Alexandersen            
M  80.57170              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.26465595     Peri.  332.46245     -0.10806323     -0.95411296             
a   0.1582750      Node   237.52474     -0.84035730     -0.06241805             
e   0.2426920      Incl.  160.66843     -0.53115153     +0.29286933             
P   3.72           H   16.7           P/d  1360.26                              
From 12 observations 2019 Jul. 03-2021 Jul. 08, mean residual 0".10             

Residuals in seconds of arc
190703 568  0.1-  0.0     200624 568  0.1-  0.1+    200724 568  0.1+  0.1-
190704 568  0.1+  0.1+    200629 568  0.1-  0.0     200724 568  0.1+  0.1-
190704 568  0.0   0.0     200629 568  0.1-  0.0     210708 568  0.1-  0.1+
200624 568  0.2-  0.1-    200629 568  0.2+  0.1+    210708 568  0.1+  0.1-


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