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    M.P.E.C. 2023-N40                                 Issued 2023 July 10, 06:36 UT

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                                 2023 NO                                 


Observations:
     K23N00O*1C2023 07 08.34804720 20 18.694-12 03 23.90         19.37GVEN040G96
     K23N00O 1C2023 07 08.35903620 20 23.586-12 06 14.90         19.67GVEN040G96
     K23N00O 1C2023 07 08.36489820 20 26.207-12 07 43.72         19.06GVEN040G96
     K23N00O  C2023 07 08.44724420 21 02.106-12 27 43.13         19.22GVEN040I52
     K23N00O  C2023 07 08.44743820 21 02.203-12 27 45.29         20.95GVEN040I52
     K23N00O  C2023 07 08.44764020 21 02.272-12 27 48.20         20.61GVEN040I52
     K23N00O  C2023 07 08.44783620 21 02.390-12 27 51.16         19.83GVEN040I52
     K23N00O KC2023 07 09.32710620 28 59.606-15 05 16.04         20.17GVEN040I52
     K23N00O KC2023 07 09.32867220 28 59.866-15 05 28.90         20.35GVEN040I52
     K23N00O KC2023 07 09.33023520 29 00.164-15 05 41.42         20.15GVEN040I52
     K23N00O KC2023 07 09.33178720 29 00.416-15 05 54.17         20.02GVEN040I52
     K23N00O KC2023 07 10.25210120 33 40.46 -16 43 27.7          20.9 VuEN040H21
     K23N00O KC2023 07 10.25490720 33 40.72 -16 43 42.1          21.0 VuEN040H21
     K23N00O KC2023 07 10.25771220 33 40.99 -16 43 56.7          20.7 VuEN040H21
     K23N00O KC2023 07 10.26098620 33 41.30 -16 44 13.6          20.8 VuEN040H21

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K
    CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m prime focus + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2023 NO                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0024 AU
Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 MPC                     
M 307.20641              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.59090163     Peri.  119.78504     -0.59872205     +0.80085666             
a   1.4064553      Node   113.43110     -0.73954822     -0.54667528             
e   0.3430147      Incl.    0.79117     -0.30757167     -0.24448873             
P   1.67           H   28.56          G   0.15           U   7                  
Residuals in seconds of arc
230708 G96  0.7-  0.8+    230708 I52  0.3-  0.1-    230709 I52  0.3-  0.0
230708 G96  0.0   0.5-    230708 I52  0.2+  0.3-    230710 H21  0.1+  0.2+
230708 G96  0.9+  0.4+    230709 I52  0.2+  0.2-    230710 H21  0.0   0.3+
230708 I52  0.1-  0.5-    230709 I52  0.2-  0.2-    230710 H21  0.1+  0.1+
230708 I52  0.0   0.0     230709 I52  0.1+  0.0     230710 H21  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2023 NO                  a,e,i = 1.41, 0.34, 1                   q = 0.9240
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2023 06 10    08 38 38.6 +22 33 13   0.1204  0.9384    47.8   126.8    29.2
...
2023 06 25    08 53 09.3 +23 33 46   0.04986 0.9769    36.7   141.6    29.1
...
2023 07 03    09 17 34.1 +29 49 33   0.01352 1.0055    34.5   145.1    26.8
...
2023 07 09    20 26 33.4 -14 09 27   0.01418 1.0300   160.2    19.6    20.4
2023 07 10    20 32 28.7 -16 14 44   0.01866 1.0343   160.7    19.0    21.0
2023 07 11    20 36 06.1 -17 31 26   0.02316 1.0386   161.2    18.4    21.4
...
2023 07 17    20 43 30.1 -20 23 45   0.05060 1.0656   165.8    13.5    23.0
...
2023 07 25    20 44 42.8 -21 25 36   0.08875 1.1040   172.9     6.6    24.0
...
2023 08 09    20 44 23.4 -21 49 40   0.1686  1.1808   171.1     7.7    25.6

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