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    M.P.E.C. 2023-M67                                 Issued 2023 June 21, 00:51 UT

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                                2023 ME1                                 


Observations:
     K23M01E*1C2023 06 18.26338216 03 15.318+23 20 37.72         21.51GVEM067G96
     K23M01E 1C2023 06 18.27888716 03 02.974+23 19 17.08         20.98GVEM067G96
     K23M01E 1C2023 06 18.28455816 02 58.362+23 18 47.84         21.62GVEM067G96
     K23M01E KC2023 06 18.38330716 01 39.529+23 09 56.63         21.30GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 18.38775716 01 36.016+23 09 31.72         21.60GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 18.39220116 01 32.437+23 09 08.10         20.49GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 18.39665016 01 28.931+23 08 43.30         21.11GVEM067I52
     K23M01E $C2023 06 18.98632815 53 42.546+22 13 10.61         21.1 GVEM067J04
     K23M01E $C2023 06 18.99874115 53 31.355+22 11 53.97         21.2 GVEM067J04
     K23M01E $C2023 06 19.01140115 53 19.959+22 10 35.10         21.1 GVEM067J04
     K23M01E KC2023 06 19.21871415 50 24.713+21 48 32.22         21.15GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 19.22275515 50 20.980+21 48 06.23         20.98GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 19.22680515 50 17.167+21 47 39.66         21.40GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 19.23086315 50 13.369+21 47 12.62         20.83GVEM067I52
     K23M01E KC2023 06 20.98827315 20 08.436+17 44 16.37         20.7 GVEM067J95
     K23M01E KC2023 06 20.99668815 19 58.061+17 42 49.46               VEM067J95
     K23M01E KC2023 06 21.00613815 19 46.390+17 41 09.85         20.8 GVEM067J95

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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 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.  1.0-m prime focus + CCD.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observers D. Abreu, F. Ocana, M.
    Micheli, L. Conversi.  Measurers F. Ocana, M. Micheli, R. Kresken, A.
    Knofel, M. Busch.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2023 ME1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0060 AU
Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Veres                   
M 225.71864              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.74770722     Peri.  251.65306     +0.90390166     +0.26692039             
a   1.2022137      Node    91.78614     -0.13681944     +0.92077449             
e   0.2735865      Incl.   19.53611     -0.40526811     +0.28447819             
P   1.32           H   25.52          G   0.15           U   8                  
Residuals in seconds of arc
230618 G96  0.2-  0.1-    230618 I52  0.1-  0.4+    230619 I52  0.0   0.1+
230618 G96  0.6+  0.2-    230618 J04  0.0   0.2-    230619 I52  0.1-  0.5-
230618 G96  0.4-  0.2+    230618 J04  0.2-  0.0     230620 J95  0.1-  0.3-
230618 I52  0.1+  0.0     230619 J04  0.1+  0.1+    230620 J95  0.0   0.7+
230618 I52  0.4+  0.4-    230619 I52  0.1-  0.0     230621 J95  0.0   0.1+
230618 I52  0.4-  0.5+    230619 I52  0.4+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2023 ME1                 a,e,i = 1.20, 0.27, 20                  q = 0.8733
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2023 05 22    17 38 08.1 +27 50 52   0.2523  1.1770   125.6    44.4    24.6
...
2023 06 06    17 16 39.2 +29 03 57   0.1459  1.1106   128.1    46.0    23.3
...
2023 06 14    16 42 17.1 +27 10 24   0.09155 1.0749   128.5    47.7    22.3
...
2023 06 20    15 38 13.7 +20 15 25   0.05424 1.0486   125.5    52.1    21.2
2023 06 21    15 19 59.7 +17 44 09   0.04882 1.0442   123.9    53.9    21.0
2023 06 22    14 58 13.1 +14 27 32   0.04386 1.0399   121.6    56.4    20.9
...
2023 06 28    11 24 58.3 -21 15 02   0.03507 1.0144    85.5    92.5    21.6
...
2023 07 06    08 15 18.4 -35 19 24   0.07591 0.9820    60.9   115.2    24.4
...
2023 07 21    07 01 36.7 -33 28 53   0.1753  0.9291    55.8   115.2    26.1

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