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    M.P.E.C. 2023-L12                                  Issued 2023 June 2, 21:26 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2022 DF26                                
    
    
    Observations:
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 26.24910910 46 03.16 -12 13 36.3                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 26.24945610 46 02.62 -12 13 18.0                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 26.33678510 43 41.94 -10 59 55.9                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 26.33713310 43 41.37 -10 59 37.9                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 28.32229909 55 54.44 +18 39 24.5          18.3 rWEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 28.32264709 55 53.84 +18 39 42.8                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 28.32853709 55 43.64 +18 44 37.9                WEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 02 28.32888409 55 43.01 +18 44 56.3                WEL012I41
         K22D26F* C2022 02 28.36489709 54 43.20 +19 14 21.9          18.5 GVEL012U68
         K22D26F  C2022 02 28.36823809 54 37.49 +19 17 08.3          18.5 GVEL012U68
         K22D26F  C2022 02 28.38767509 54 04.44 +19 33 13.3          18.5 GVEL012U68
         K22D26F  C2022 02 28.39101709 53 58.80 +19 35 58.5          18.5 GVEL012U68
         K22D26F ZC2022 03 02.30637509 07 09.24 +40 53 26.8          19.8 gWEL012I41
         K22D26F ZC2022 03 02.35029609 05 56.06 +41 14 33.1                WEL012I41
    
    Observer details:
    I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observer .  Measurer S. Deen.  1.2-m Oschin
        Schmidt + CCD.
    U68 JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry.  Observers N. Saini, C. Zhai, R.
        Trahan, M. Zhan, M. Shao.  0.28-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2022 DF26                                                Earth MOID = 0.0125 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 292.14534              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.32253801     Peri.  184.51807     +0.95711441     +0.28287611             
    a   0.8219851      Node   158.72618     -0.26010933     +0.93413269             
    e   0.2211568      Incl.    9.92800     -0.12757407     +0.21766309             
    P   0.75           H   27.20          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    220226 I41  0.1+  0.6-    220228 I41  0.4+  0.7+    220228 U68  0.0   0.0
    220226 I41  0.2+  0.4+    220228 I41  0.4+  1.2-    220228 U68  0.1+  0.0
    220226 I41  0.2-  0.0     220228 I41  0.0   0.3-    220302 I41  0.2-  0.0
    220226 I41  0.3-  0.2+    220228 U68  0.1-  0.1+    220302 I41  0.1-  0.1-
    220228 I41  0.3+  0.0     220228 U68  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2022 DF26                a,e,i = 0.82, 0.22, 10                  q = 0.6402
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 03    02 01 15.2 +09 45 24   1.6226  0.6591    10.7    16.4    28.2
    ...
    2023 05 18    03 19 42.6 +14 29 39   1.7021  0.7060     6.4     9.1    28.2
    ...
    2023 05 26    04 00 27.8 +16 24 26   1.7415  0.7377     5.0     6.9    28.3
    ...
    2023 06 01    04 30 24.6 +17 31 51   1.7698  0.7631     4.5     5.9    28.3
    2023 06 02    04 35 20.7 +17 41 30   1.7744  0.7673     4.4     5.8    28.3
    2023 06 03    04 40 15.8 +17 50 42   1.7789  0.7716     4.4     5.8    28.3
    ...
    2023 06 09    05 09 24.9 +18 36 25   1.8059  0.7974     4.3     5.5    28.4
    ...
    2023 06 17    05 47 16.7 +19 12 38   1.8401  0.8312     4.5     5.5    28.6
    ...
    2023 07 02    06 54 54.8 +19 09 30   1.8980  0.8897     5.0     5.7    28.8
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-L12
    


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