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  • MPEC 2023-M101 : 2023 MT2

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    M.P.E.C. 2023-M101                                Issued 2023 June 22, 21:44 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2023 MT2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23M02T KB2023 06 21.19545519 13 41.172-60 12 26.35         17.5 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 21.20063119 13 38.822-60 10 58.66         18.2 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 21.20570919 13 36.538-60 09 31.32         18.5 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T*KB2023 06 21.21106519 13 34.128-60 07 58.87         18.6 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 21.21624019 13 31.805-60 06 30.92         18.7 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 21.22125219 13 29.717-60 05 03.98         19.3 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 22.07235119 09 16.776-56 07 35.83               XEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 22.08622819 09 11.960-56 03 52.46         18.7 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KB2023 06 22.10010419 09 07.179-56 00 09.26         19.0 GXEM101Y05
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.14284 19 08 53.63 -55 48 33.0          19.2 rqEM101X74
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.14626 19 08 52.44 -55 47 37.7          19.1 rqEM101X74
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.14959 19 08 51.25 -55 46 44.3                qEM101X74
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.16896 19 08 48.30 -55 41 20.0          19.3 GVEM101W94
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.17506 19 08 46.24 -55 39 42.2          18.3 GVEM101W94
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.18119 19 08 44.13 -55 38 03.5          19.0 GVEM101W94
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.63473719 06 42.50 -53 35 45.9          19.6 GVEM101474
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.63547819 06 42.31 -53 35 34.0          19.7 GVEM101474
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.63622019 06 42.09 -53 35 22.1          19.5 GVEM101474
         K23M02T KC2023 06 22.63696119 06 41.88 -53 35 10.1          19.5 GVEM101474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    W94 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard.  Measurers A.
        Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott, F. Signoret.  0.36-m f/1.9 Schmidt
        astrograph + CCD.
    X74 Observatorio Campo dos Amarais.  Observer L. S. Amaral.  0.31-m f/3.4
        Newtonian + CCD.
    Y05 SONEAR Wykrota-CEAMIG, Serra da Piedade.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.45-m
        f/2.9 reflector + CMO.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 MT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0684 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Alexandersen            
    M 325.78063              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.49989211     Peri.  293.30197     -0.80972812     +0.54594271             
    a   1.5723595      Node   280.43394     -0.42592140     -0.79899822             
    e   0.4038721      Incl.   12.63629     -0.40364753     -0.25208807             
    P   1.97           H   23.32          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230621 Y05  0.1-  0.9+    230622 Y05  0.0   0.4+    230622 W94  0.0   0.1-
    230621 Y05  0.2-  0.2-    230622 Y05  0.5+  0.2+    230622 474  0.2-  0.0
    230621 Y05  0.1-  0.0     230622 X74  0.5-  0.3-    230622 474  0.1+  0.0
    230621 Y05  0.1-  0.5+    230622 X74  0.5-  0.3-    230622 474  0.0   0.0
    230621 Y05  0.2-  0.6-    230622 X74  0.8-  0.7-    230622 474  0.1+  0.1+
    230621 Y05  1.0+  0.1+    230622 W94  0.1-  0.1+
    230622 Y05  0.2+  0.1-    230622 W94  0.1+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 MT2                 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.40, 13                  q = 0.9373
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 23    06 31 14.9 -36 06 55   0.1675  0.9602    67.3   103.4    23.2
    ...
    2023 06 07    06 16 43.9 -59 28 14   0.09629 1.0088    83.7    90.8    21.5
    ...
    2023 06 15    01 52 29.9 -85 32 20   0.07195 1.0432   110.6    65.7    20.0
    ...
    2023 06 21    19 14 55.4 -61 07 08   0.07179 1.0722   139.9    37.6    19.3
    2023 06 22    19 09 29.3 -56 26 42   0.07365 1.0772   144.6    33.1    19.2
    2023 06 23    19 05 24.2 -52 00 09   0.07601 1.0823   149.1    28.8    19.2
    ...
    2023 06 29    18 52 58.3 -31 18 02   0.09858 1.1139   170.4     8.8    19.1
    ...
    2023 07 07    18 46 53.4 -16 30 53   0.1427  1.1584   172.9     6.3    19.9
    ...
    2023 07 22    18 44 37.0 -05 59 12   0.2476  1.2465   156.1    19.3    21.7
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-M101
    


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