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    M.P.E.C. 2023-M105                                Issued 2023 June 22, 21:54 UT
    
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             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 MX2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23M02X*1C2023 06 21.27196916 07 08.756+18 26 22.38         21.82GVEM105G96
         K23M02X 1C2023 06 21.27708716 07 06.557+18 26 25.69         21.27GVEM105G96
         K23M02X 1C2023 06 21.28220116 07 04.379+18 26 28.61         21.15GVEM105G96
         K23M02X 1C2023 06 21.28732716 07 02.147+18 26 32.24         21.88GVEM105G96
         K23M02X KC2023 06 21.36976916 06 28.080+18 27 07.40               VEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 21.37521516 06 25.910+18 27 09.60         21.07GVEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 21.39068116 06 20.000+18 27 13.80         21.29GVEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 22.20513716 02 32.986+18 40 22.73         21.73GVEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 22.21025316 02 30.350+18 40 26.94         21.28GVEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 22.21334616 02 28.734+18 40 30.40         21.27GVEM105I52
         K23M02X KC2023 06 22.21643816 02 27.103+18 40 33.10         21.04GVEM105I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer J. B. Fazekas.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 MX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0015 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Bell                    
    M 225.35329              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.80950927     Peri.  223.73548     +0.77823766     +0.62272771             
    a   1.1402187      Node    97.57343     -0.55135416     +0.73930492             
    e   0.1405011      Incl.    4.68535     -0.30059064     +0.25619999             
    P   1.22           H   28.32          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230621 G96  0.3-  0.0     230621 I52  0.6+  1.0-    230622 I52  0.1+  0.3-
    230621 G96  0.0   0.0     230621 I52  0.2-  0.4-    230622 I52  0.2+  0.0
    230621 G96  0.5+  0.4-    230621 I52  0.6-  0.1-    230622 I52  0.1+  0.5-
    230621 G96  0.2+  0.1+    230622 I52  0.4-  0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 MX2                 a,e,i = 1.14, 0.14, 5                   q = 0.9800
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 23    16 40 50.8 +12 19 23   0.09309 1.0903   145.5    31.7    24.7
    ...
    2023 06 07    16 33 55.9 +15 44 28   0.05431 1.0576   141.1    37.0    23.6
    ...
    2023 06 15    16 24 38.3 +17 13 56   0.03502 1.0413   136.4    42.3    22.8
    ...
    2023 06 21    16 08 28.1 +18 24 19   0.02093 1.0300   130.6    48.5    21.8
    2023 06 22    16 03 37.8 +18 39 02   0.01860 1.0281   129.2    50.0    21.6
    2023 06 23    15 57 28.6 +18 55 50   0.01629 1.0263   127.5    51.7    21.3
    ...
    2023 06 29    12 22 25.5 +18 57 20   0.0035531.0160    81.1    98.7    19.7
    ...
    2023 07 07    05 03 14.4 -15 24 26   0.01756 1.0050    47.9   131.3    25.4
    ...
    2023 07 22    04 40 34.7 -15 47 49   0.05271 0.9920    61.5   115.8    26.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-M105
    


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