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    M.P.E.C. 2023-M37                                 Issued 2023 June 18, 13:46 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 LM2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23L02M*1C2023 06 14.44403523 38 31.175-04 30 34.02         21.34GVEM037G96
         K23L02M 1C2023 06 14.45217323 38 34.271-04 30 36.90         20.91GVEM037G96
         K23L02M 1C2023 06 14.45883723 38 36.791-04 30 39.49         21.10GVEM037G96
         K23L02M KC2023 06 15.43697 23 44 53.98 -04 37 01.2          20.5 RoEM037291
         K23L02M KC2023 06 15.44052 23 44 55.37 -04 37 02.8          21.0 RoEM037291
         K23L02M KC2023 06 15.44410 23 44 56.76 -04 37 04.4          20.9 RoEM037291
         K23L02M |C2023 06 16.32252 23 50 41.10 -04 42 38.2          21.1 GVEM037807
         K23L02M |C2023 06 16.32622 23 50 42.56 -04 42 39.8          20.8 GVEM037807
         K23L02M |C2023 06 16.32992 23 50 44.03 -04 42 41.2          20.6 GVEM037807
         K23L02M  C2023 06 16.43123923 51 24.001-04 43 39.16         21.0 GVEM037H01
         K23L02M  C2023 06 16.43517423 51 25.543-04 43 40.80         21.4 GVEM037H01
         K23L02M  C2023 06 16.43880423 51 26.956-04 43 42.30         20.9 GVEM037H01
         K23L02M  C2023 06 16.44261023 51 28.453-04 43 43.99         21.2 GVEM037H01
         K23L02M KC2023 06 17.43512723 58 04.177-04 50 27.06         21.13GVEM037I52
         K23L02M KC2023 06 17.43976623 58 06.013-04 50 29.11         21.40GVEM037I52
         K23L02M KC2023 06 17.44440023 58 07.849-04 50 31.16         21.20GVEM037I52
         K23L02M KC2023 06 18.47025 00 05 03.04 -04 57 34.2                oEM037291
         K23L02M KC2023 06 18.47422 00 05 04.72 -04 57 35.7                oEM037291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L.
        Horn.  1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K
        CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer H. Groeller.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 LM2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1087 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
    M 280.39272              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.46184840     Peri.  257.13597     +0.91333639     -0.13189852             
    a   1.6575619      Node   109.38606     +0.23670052     +0.94180071             
    e   0.4678888      Incl.   24.10485     -0.33134498     +0.30921548             
    P   2.13           H   20.15          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230614 G96  0.0   0.0     230616 807  0.1-  0.1+    230616 H01  0.1+  0.2-
    230614 G96  0.3+  0.3+    230616 807  0.1+  0.0     230617 I52  0.0   0.0
    230614 G96  0.3+  0.3+    230616 807  0.5+  0.2+    230617 I52  0.1-  0.1-
    230615 291  1.6-  0.1+    230616 H01  0.1+  0.0     230617 I52  0.2-  0.3-
    230615 291  1.2-  0.1-    230616 H01  0.1+  0.0     230618 291  1.7-  0.2-
    230615 291  1.1-  0.3-    230616 H01  0.0   0.0     230618 291  0.5-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 LM2                 a,e,i = 1.66, 0.47, 24                  q = 0.8820
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 19    21 27 39.0 -03 01 39   0.8073  1.3385    94.1    48.9    22.1
    ...
    2023 06 03    22 33 06.8 -03 30 51   0.6453  1.2326    93.3    55.2    21.7
    ...
    2023 06 11    23 17 14.3 -04 09 22   0.5778  1.1768    91.0    59.6    21.4
    ...
    2023 06 17    23 55 08.9 -04 47 20   0.5391  1.1357    88.3    63.4    21.3
    2023 06 18    00 01 51.1 -04 54 10   0.5337  1.1290    87.8    64.1    21.3
    2023 06 19    00 08 39.3 -05 01 05   0.5288  1.1223    87.2    64.7    21.3
    ...
    2023 06 25    00 51 17.5 -05 42 41   0.5067  1.0829    83.5    68.8    21.3
    ...
    2023 07 03    01 50 49.4 -06 29 00   0.4991  1.0333    77.8    74.1    21.3
    ...
    2023 07 18    03 35 50.3 -06 47 29   0.5478  0.9536    67.6    80.3    21.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-M37
    


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