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    M.P.E.C. 2023-K131                                 Issued 2023 May 24, 17:07 UT
    
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             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 KM2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23K02M*1C2023 05 22.38317017 00 16.391-01 35 37.90         20.79GVEK131G96
         K23K02M 1C2023 05 22.38835017 00 17.078-01 34 41.05         20.69GVEK131G96
         K23K02M 1C2023 05 22.39352717 00 17.762-01 33 45.68         20.23GVEK131G96
         K23K02M 1C2023 05 22.39871017 00 18.450-01 32 49.24         21.14GVEK131G96
         K23K02M KC2023 05 22.44998417 00 25.330-01 23 31.50               VEK131I52
         K23K02M KC2023 05 22.45401517 00 25.890-01 22 46.70         21.07GVEK131I52
         K23K02M KC2023 05 22.45603417 00 26.100-01 22 25.80               VEK131I52
         K23K02M bC2023 05 22.93183117 01 49.35 +00 07 26.8          20.5 GVEK131L01
         K23K02M bC2023 05 22.93351417 01 49.65 +00 07 47.1          21.3 GVEK131L01
         K23K02M IC2023 05 22.93519917 01 49.88 +00 08 06.9          20.9 GVEK131L01
         K23K02M bC2023 05 22.93688217 01 50.16 +00 08 27.2          21.1 GVEK131L01
         K23K02M bC2023 05 22.93856417 01 50.43 +00 08 47.1          21.0 GVEK131L01
         K23K02M KC2023 05 23.35528517 03 02.660+01 33 59.00         22.06GVEK131I52
         K23K02M KC2023 05 23.35757217 03 03.010+01 34 28.10         21.62GVEK131I52
         K23K02M KC2023 05 23.35871517 03 03.160+01 34 42.30         21.36GVEK131I52
         K23K02M KC2023 05 24.27988417 06 06.39 +05 04 47.8          20.9 VuEK131H21
         K23K02M KC2023 05 24.28336117 06 07.03 +05 05 39.5          20.9 VuEK131H21
         K23K02M KC2023 05 24.28683917 06 07.67 +05 06 30.8          21.4 VuEK131H21
    
    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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  1.3-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers J. B. Fazekas, 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.  1.0-m prime focus + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 KM2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0461 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Alexandersen            
    M 286.00645              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.49847086     Peri.  109.95544     +0.92925561     +0.34448978             
    a   1.5753469      Node   230.13724     -0.36899136     +0.88320439             
    e   0.5916708      Incl.   10.01273     +0.01814897     +0.31824015             
    P   1.98           H   24.83          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230522 G96  0.2-  0.3-    230522 I52  0.6-  0.6-    230523 I52  0.0   0.0
    230522 G96  0.0   0.6+    230522 L01  0.2-  0.1-    230523 I52  0.0   0.1+
    230522 G96  0.1+  0.1-    230522 L01  0.5+  0.3+    230523 I52  0.4-  0.2-
    230522 G96  0.1+  0.2+    230522 L01  0.2+  0.2+    230524 H21  0.1+  0.1-
    230522 I52  0.3+  0.1-    230522 L01  0.6+  0.6+    230524 H21  0.0   0.2+
    230522 I52  0.4+  0.6+    230522 L01  0.9+  0.6+    230524 H21  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 KM2                 a,e,i = 1.58, 0.59, 10                  q = 0.6433
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 04 24    16 27 40.9 -25 12 18   0.4404  1.3860   143.9    25.3    24.9
    ...
    2023 05 09    16 40 51.3 -20 08 10   0.2542  1.2462   156.3    19.0    23.3
    ...
    2023 05 17    16 49 56.0 -12 43 30   0.1656  1.1685   160.4    16.9    22.2
    ...
    2023 05 23    17 01 59.3 +00 21 45   0.1066  1.1090   153.8    23.8    21.3
    2023 05 24    17 05 07.5 +03 58 07   0.09793 1.0990   150.8    26.7    21.2
    2023 05 25    17 08 51.0 +08 14 15   0.08973 1.0890   147.0    30.5    21.1
    ...
    2023 05 31    18 06 49.2 +52 41 49   0.06143 1.0288   102.5    74.1    21.4
    ...
    2023 06 08    03 01 08.8 +67 01 29   0.1042  0.9485    48.1   127.2    25.2
    ...
    2023 06 23    04 16 23.0 +45 04 37   0.2589  0.8049    30.8   139.7    28.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-K131
    


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