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    M.P.E.C. 2023-L04                                  Issued 2023 June 1, 10:40 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
        on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    			  
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2023 KO5                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23K05O*1C2023 05 30.42763918 46 54.840+46 27 42.73         21.43GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.43243318 46 56.132+46 28 33.02         21.45GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.43722018 46 57.238+46 29 22.99         21.91GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.44201118 46 58.490+46 30 12.31         21.90GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.46428018 47 04.050+46 34 04.50         21.51GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.46511218 47 04.200+46 34 13.40         21.53GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 05 30.46594618 47 04.510+46 34 22.60         21.82GVEL004G96
         K23K05O KC2023 05 31.42135118 51 33.338+49 16 48.07               VEL004G96
         K23K05O KC2023 05 31.42270018 51 33.782+49 17 01.75         22.4 GVEL004G96
         K23K05O KC2023 05 31.42405118 51 34.078+49 17 14.03         22.4 GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 06 01.32379118 56 01.750+51 42 03.40               VEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 06 01.32628118 56 02.460+51 42 27.30         21.46GVEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 06 01.32877318 56 03.090+51 42 51.00               VEL004G96
         K23K05O 1C2023 06 01.33126518 56 03.830+51 43 14.40         21.59GVEL004G96
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers H. Groeller, D. Rankin.  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, D.
        Parrott.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD, 0.80-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 KO5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1512 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 278.38894              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.54705449     Peri.   86.36543     +0.67027678     +0.64210568             
    a   1.4806383      Node   233.25008     -0.71614005     +0.69112877             
    e   0.3992815      Incl.   27.66803     +0.19460850     +0.33172476             
    P   1.80           H   23.19          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230530 G96  0.5-  0.2+    230530 G96  0.2-  0.1-    230601 G96  0.0   0.0
    230530 G96  0.6+  0.4+    230530 G96  0.8+  0.4+    230601 G96  0.2+  0.2+
    230530 G96  0.3-  0.3+    230531 G96  0.2-  0.1+    230601 G96  0.4-  0.3+
    230530 G96  0.3+  0.4-    230531 G96  0.6+  0.4+    230601 G96  0.0   0.0
    230530 G96  0.4+  0.3-    230531 G96  0.1+  0.7-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 KO5                 a,e,i = 1.48, 0.40, 28                  q = 0.8894
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 02    17 24 30.7 -30 20 10   0.2968  1.2448   138.2    32.6    22.4
    ...
    2023 05 17    18 00 27.3 +00 26 48   0.1803  1.1530   138.8    35.3    21.2
    ...
    2023 05 25    18 25 10.9 +28 35 44   0.1661  1.1054   120.1    52.4    21.4
    ...
    2023 05 31    18 49 33.8 +48 05 55   0.1832  1.0710   103.4    67.1    22.0
    2023 06 01    18 54 22.6 +50 50 31   0.1879  1.0654   100.9    69.2    22.1
    2023 06 02    18 59 27.5 +53 25 29   0.1929  1.0598    98.5    71.1    22.2
    ...
    2023 06 08    19 37 14.2 +65 45 52   0.2296  1.0275    86.7    80.4    22.9
    ...
    2023 06 16    20 57 57.8 +75 31 00   0.2876  0.9878    76.3    87.3    23.5
    ...
    2023 07 01    01 07 47.6 +79 35 02   0.4007  0.9280    65.9    90.9    24.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-L04
    


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