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    M.P.E.C. 2023-K183                                 Issued 2023 May 29, 07:15 UT
    
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             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 KJ4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23K04J*1C2023 05 27.28192416 46 15.528+21 42 43.38         21.54GVEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 27.28705016 46 11.809+21 43 12.04         21.56GVEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 27.29218116 46 08.137+21 43 40.22               VEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 27.29731116 46 04.480+21 44 08.12         20.95GVEK183G96
         K23K04J KC2023 05 27.41366816 44 42.230+21 54 16.80         21.58GVEK183I52
         K23K04J KC2023 05 27.41640516 44 40.380+21 54 31.10         21.83GVEK183I52
         K23K04J KC2023 05 27.41913116 44 38.480+21 54 43.50         21.70GVEK183I52
         K23K04J KC2023 05 27.42186716 44 36.600+21 54 57.70         22.15GVEK183I52
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 28.39292416 35 41.680+23 08 28.00         22.01GVEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 28.39457516 35 40.726+23 08 33.86         21.67GVEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 28.39622516 35 39.815+23 08 40.31         21.88GVEK183G96
         K23K04J 1C2023 05 28.39787416 35 38.875+23 08 44.77         21.08GVEK183G96
         K23K04J KC2023 05 29.21128316 29 39.600+23 56 40.80         21.14GVEK183V06
         K23K04J KC2023 05 29.21706316 29 36.830+23 57 01.20         21.87GVEK183V06
         K23K04J KC2023 05 29.22284416 29 34.090+23 57 20.40         22.05GVEK183V06
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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 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.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer 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.  1.55-m
        reflector + 1K CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 KJ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0043 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Bell                    
    M   4.47124              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.05815395     Peri.  240.77204     -0.48275938     -0.84854589             
    a   0.9537550      Node   239.68273     +0.86506630     -0.42353358             
    e   0.2334606      Incl.   14.53125     +0.13639529     -0.31715797             
    P   0.93           H   26.99          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230527 G96  0.5+  0.0     230527 I52  0.3+  0.4+    230528 G96  0.0   0.1+
    230527 G96  0.0   0.3+    230527 I52  0.1-  0.7-    230528 G96 (0.1-  1.6-)
    230527 G96  0.1+  0.1+    230527 I52  0.2-  0.1-    230529 V06  0.1-  0.5-
    230527 G96  0.5+  0.2-    230528 G96  0.1+  0.2+    230529 V06  0.2-  0.3+
    230527 I52  0.1-  0.2-    230528 G96  0.2-  0.1-    230529 V06  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 KJ4                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.23, 15                  q = 0.7311
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 04 29    02 51 16.7 -32 55 26   0.1165  0.9322    47.6   127.1    27.6
    ...
    2023 05 14    01 34 39.9 -38 07 21   0.03788 0.9931    61.8   116.3    24.4
    ...
    2023 05 22    18 55 38.3 -01 37 55   0.01666 1.0233   131.7    47.6    19.9
    ...
    2023 05 28    16 39 11.2 +22 41 48   0.04310 1.0445   135.6    42.7    21.9
    2023 05 29    16 31 04.2 +23 45 48   0.04825 1.0479   134.7    43.4    22.2
    2023 05 30    16 24 26.0 +24 34 59   0.05346 1.0512   133.8    44.1    22.4
    ...
    2023 06 05    16 01 28.4 +26 53 17   0.08538 1.0706   129.3    47.2    23.6
    ...
    2023 06 13    15 49 27.0 +27 16 16   0.1287  1.0940   124.8    49.7    24.6
    ...
    2023 06 28    15 45 32.0 +25 26 41   0.2108  1.1303   117.8    52.7    25.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-K183
    


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