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    M.P.E.C. 2023-P18                                Issued 2023 August 5, 01:20 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.
    			  
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                    2023 OF6                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23O06F* C2023 07 26.33575120 31 47.224-00 40 20.77         21.48wXEP018F52
         K23O06F  C2023 07 26.35641120 31 45.508-00 40 17.53         21.40wXEP018F52
         K23O06F  C2023 07 26.36736620 31 44.590-00 40 15.74         21.64wXEP018F52
         K23O06F  C2023 07 26.51087520 31 32.585-00 39 53.43         21.43GVEP018F52
         K23O06F  C2023 07 26.51150820 31 32.531-00 39 53.30         21.54GVEP018F52
         K23O06F |C2023 07 28.26097 20 29 09.33 -00 35 34.6          21.2 GVEP018807
         K23O06F |C2023 07 28.26673 20 29 08.82 -00 35 33.9          21.0 GVEP018807
         K23O06F |C2023 07 28.27139 20 29 08.43 -00 35 33.6          20.9 GVEP018807
         K23O06F |C2023 07 29.15200 20 27 54.97 -00 33 43.2          20.9 GVEP018807
         K23O06F |C2023 07 29.15754 20 27 54.49 -00 33 43.0          20.7 GVEP018807
         K23O06F |C2023 07 29.16309 20 27 54.01 -00 33 42.2          20.9 GVEP018807
         K23O06F  C2023 08 04.27816520 18 54.816-00 26 10.53         21.4 GVEP018654
         K23O06F  C2023 08 04.29019320 18 53.679-00 26 09.97         21.4 GVEP018654
         K23O06F  C2023 08 04.30345620 18 52.420-00 26 09.73         21.1 GVEP018654
         K23O06F  C2023 08 04.31867420 18 50.979-00 26 09.23         21.1 GVEP018654
    
    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.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L.
        Horn.  1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph + CCD.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, P. Minguez, A.
        Schultz, I. Smith, K. Chambers, T. Dukes.  Measurers K. Chambers, T. de
        Boer, J. Bulger, J. Fairlamb, H. Gao, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, T. Lowe, E.
        Magnier, P. Minguez, Y. Ramanjooloo, A. Schultz, I. Smith, R. Wainscoat,
        R. Weryk, S. Chastel.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 OF6                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0232 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Veres                   
    M 336.67138              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.23105806     Peri.  178.83930     +0.54797028     -0.82464273             
    a   2.6301992      Node   237.91659     +0.76613099     +0.56211012             
    e   0.6330329      Incl.    9.53364     +0.33581524     +0.06321848             
    P   4.27           H   19.33          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230726 F52  0.1+  0.4-    230728 807  0.1+  0.4+    230729 807  0.1+  0.2-
    230726 F52  0.1+  0.4-    230728 807  0.1-  0.3+    230804 654  0.0   0.1-
    230726 F52  0.0   0.4-    230728 807  0.0   0.0     230804 654  0.0   0.1+
    230726 F52  0.0   0.4-    230729 807  0.1-  0.1+    230804 654  0.0   0.0
    230726 F52  0.0   0.4-    230729 807  0.0   0.3-    230804 654  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 OF6                 a,e,i = 2.63, 0.63, 10                  q = 0.9652
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 07 06    20 52 27.0 -02 12 38   1.2605  2.1759   145.5    15.3    22.4
    ...
    2023 07 21    20 38 31.1 -00 57 19   1.0788  2.0569   158.1    10.6    21.7
    ...
    2023 07 29    20 28 07.7 -00 34 06   1.0024  1.9919   161.6     9.2    21.4
    ...
    2023 08 04    20 19 20.2 -00 26 14   0.9549  1.9425   161.0     9.8    21.3
    2023 08 05    20 17 48.6 -00 25 47   0.9478  1.9342   160.5    10.1    21.3
    2023 08 06    20 16 16.3 -00 25 35   0.9410  1.9259   160.1    10.3    21.3
    ...
    2023 08 12    20 06 52.4 -00 29 41   0.9047  1.8758   155.8    12.8    21.2
    ...
    2023 08 20    19 54 28.7 -00 49 08   0.8688  1.8082   147.9    17.3    21.2
    ...
    2023 09 04    19 35 07.3 -02 00 56   0.8333  1.6797   131.3    26.8    21.3
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-P18
    


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