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    M.P.E.C. 2023-M138                                Issued 2023 June 25, 13:56 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2023 MH4                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23M04H*KC2023 06 24.21796 20 37 48.37 -30 52 12.9          18.3 GVEM138W94
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.22426 20 37 41.41 -30 50 18.0                VEM138W94
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.23055 20 37 34.46 -30 48 23.3          18.9 GVEM138W94
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.27003 20 36 49.64 -30 35 59.1          20.1 GVEM138X10
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.27554 20 36 43.19 -30 34 10.9          20.2 GVEM138X10
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.28107 20 36 36.92 -30 32 24.8          19.8 GVEM138X10
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.28878 20 36 27.78 -30 29 53.2                VEM138X10
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.29436 20 36 21.29 -30 28 03.9                VEM138X10
         K23M04H KC2023 06 24.29984 20 36 14.78 -30 26 14.0          19.6 GVEM138X10
         K23M04H  C2023 06 24.37351320 35 06.550-30 06 45.67         19.7 GVEM138H01
         K23M04H  C2023 06 24.37980820 34 59.003-30 04 35.89         19.8 GVEM138H01
         K23M04H  C2023 06 24.39656720 34 38.724-29 58 46.41         20.0 GVEM138H01
         K23M04H  C2023 06 24.40100920 34 33.312-29 57 12.61         20.3 GVEM138H01
         K23M04H KC2023 06 25.05376820 20 47.777-25 01 31.58         19.2 GVEM138J95
         K23M04H KC2023 06 25.06354920 20 31.003-24 55 49.80         19.4 GVEM138J95
         K23M04H  C2023 06 25.39489320 10 45.944-21 07 53.11         19.1 GVEM138654
         K23M04H  C2023 06 25.39683420 10 41.625-21 06 20.66         19.1 GVEM138654
    
    Observer details:
    654 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood-PHMC.  Observers N. Evans, P. Choi,
        N. Saini, C. Zhai, R. Trahan, M. Shao.  1.0-m Reflector + 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    W94 MAP, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard.  Measurers A.
        Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott, F. Signoret.  0.28-m f/2.2 Schmidt
        astrograph + CCD.
    X10 OVTLN, San Pedro de Atacama.  Observers A. Maury, G. Attard, F. Signoret.
        Measurers A. Maury, G. Attard, D. Parrott.  0.50-m f/4  reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 MH4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0068 AU
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 MPC                     
    M  86.17648              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.35470230     Peri.  146.71732     +0.47445386     -0.83933956             
    a   0.8089223      Node   273.66793     +0.73843157     +0.54356751             
    e   0.4266736      Incl.   15.41923     +0.47917884     -0.00659360             
    P   0.73           H   27.02          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230624 W94  1.4-  0.8+    230624 X10  0.5-  0.9+    230624 H01  0.2-  0.1-
    230624 W94  1.2-  0.6+    230624 X10  0.1+  0.2+    230625 J95  0.0   0.6+
    230624 W94  0.4-  0.4-    230624 X10  1.0-  1.5+    230625 J95  0.4+  0.7+
    230624 X10  0.5+  0.3-    230624 H01  0.0   0.2-    230625 654  0.1-  0.3-
    230624 X10  0.5-  1.5+    230624 H01  0.1+  0.2-    230625 654  0.2-  0.3-
    230624 X10  1.5+  0.1+    230624 H01  0.1-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 MH4                 a,e,i = 0.81, 0.43, 15                  q = 0.4638
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 05 26    21 08 45.8 -44 25 05   0.2368  1.1336   115.1    54.0    26.1
    ...
    2023 06 10    21 17 50.8 -43 16 55   0.1256  1.0932   125.7    49.0    24.5
    ...
    2023 06 18    21 12 46.1 -41 09 28   0.06660 1.0626   133.1    44.2    23.0
    ...
    2023 06 24    20 40 49.9 -31 55 20   0.02319 1.0356   145.4    33.9    20.3
    2023 06 25    20 22 04.9 -25 23 59   0.01635 1.0307   150.5    29.0    19.4
    2023 06 26    19 45 07.5 -09 56 46   0.01020 1.0257   155.0    24.8    18.3
    ...
    2023 07 02    10 22 27.9 +53 01 55   0.03706 0.9937    51.0   127.3    25.3
    ...
    2023 07 10    09 47 43.3 +48 22 15   0.09547 0.9455    40.0   136.3    28.2
    ...
    2023 07 25    09 25 54.0 +45 12 12   0.2112  0.8380    29.3   143.6    30.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-M138
    


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