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    M.P.E.C. 2023-P66                               Issued 2023 August 13, 04:30 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 PX                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23P00X*KC2023 08 11.99337 22 03 59.623-30 48 20.23         18.7 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 11.99951 22 03 49.130-30 48 49.10         18.7 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.00565 22 03 38.602-30 49 15.46         19.0 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X  C2023 08 12.04905 22 02 23.53 -30 51 48.6          19.5 GVEP066M28
         K23P00X  C2023 08 12.05112 22 02 20.03 -30 51 57.2          19.6 GVEP066M28
         K23P00X  C2023 08 12.05317 22 02 16.57 -30 52 05.9          19.5 GVEP066M28
         K23P00X KB2023 08 12.05899022 02 24.112-30 53 19.68               XEP066Y05
         K23P00X KB2023 08 12.06424722 02 15.112-30 53 46.24         19.6 GXEP066Y05
         K23P00X KB2023 08 12.06942522 02 06.246-30 54 12.06         19.8 GXEP066Y05
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.66195 21 45 06.83 -31 35 21.6          19.4 RqEP066E94
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.67240 21 44 47.86 -31 35 58.5          29.4 RqEP066E94
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.75471 21 42 51.782-31 41 41.32         19.1 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.75984 21 42 42.518-31 42 05.11         18.6 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.76498 21 42 33.134-31 42 27.86         19.1 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.77191 21 42 20.738-31 43 01.16         18.4 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.77323 21 42 18.338-31 43 07.25         18.7 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.78015 21 42 05.822-31 43 38.82         18.9 GXEP066L87
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.90457 21 38 13.28 -31 52 37.8          19.7 VZEP066221
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.91043 21 38 02.10 -31 53 02.3          19.7 VZEP066221
         K23P00X KC2023 08 12.91606 21 37 51.24 -31 53 24.0          19.4 VZEP066221
    
    Observer details:
    221 IAS Observatory, Hakos.  Observer D. Husar.  0.50-m f/6.8 Corrected Dall-
        Kirkham + CCD.
    E94 Possum Observatory, Gisborne.  Observer J. Drummond.  0.41-m f/4.5
        Newtonian + CCD.
    L87 Moonbase South Observatory, Hakos.  Observer G. Duszanowicz.  Measurer J.
        Camarasa.  0.28-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD, 0.36-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    M28 Lesedi Telescope-SAAO Observatory, Sutherland.  Observers N. Erasmus, S.
        Potter, C. van Gend, S. Chandra.  Measurers N. Erasmus, T. Ngwane.  1.0-m
        f/8 Reflector + CCD.
    Y05 SONEAR Wykrota-CEAMIG, Serra da Piedade.  Observer C. Jacques.  0.45-m
        f/2.9 reflector + CMO.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 PX                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0062 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Bell                    
    M 252.48141              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.48403707     Peri.  161.25201     -0.60219624     -0.79672586             
    a   0.7612130      Node   325.72227     +0.72043850     -0.51487044             
    e   0.3979473      Incl.    5.18199     +0.34398846     -0.31644326             
    P   0.66           H   26.16          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230811 L87  0.2+  0.8-    230812 Y05  0.3+  0.4-    230812 L87  0.7-  0.3-
    230811 L87  0.5+  1.3-    230812 Y05  0.5+  0.4-    230812 L87  0.8-  0.3-
    230812 L87  0.2+  0.4+    230812 E94  0.3+  0.1+    230812 L87  0.1-  0.1-
    230812 M28  1.1-  0.6+    230812 E94  0.0   0.0     230812 221  0.3+  0.3+
    230812 M28  0.7-  0.9+    230812 L87  0.7-  0.2-    230812 221  0.5+  0.7-
    230812 M28  0.3-  1.0+    230812 L87  1.2-  0.1-    230812 221  0.5-  0.0
    230812 Y05  0.3+  0.1-    230812 L87  2.6-  0.9+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 PX                  a,e,i = 0.76, 0.40, 5                   q = 0.4583
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 07 14    01 00 28.8 -12 09 53   0.1483  1.0560   101.4    70.7    24.6
    ...
    2023 07 29    00 36 41.0 -16 23 49   0.08675 1.0635   121.7    54.4    23.0
    ...
    2023 08 06    23 47 48.3 -22 39 46   0.05552 1.0579   140.7    37.4    21.5
    ...
    2023 08 12    22 03 51.1 -30 48 16   0.03760 1.0493   162.0    17.4    20.1
    2023 08 13    21 35 15.0 -31 57 57   0.03572 1.0475   162.9    16.6    19.9
    2023 08 14    21 03 13.0 -32 45 15   0.03432 1.0456   160.7    18.7    19.9
    ...
    2023 08 20    17 49 24.8 -26 09 22   0.03754 1.0320   121.2    57.1    21.2
    ...
    2023 08 28    15 57 50.9 -12 57 14   0.06141 1.0078    85.9    90.6    23.3
    ...
    2023 09 12    14 56 09.9 -03 43 10   0.1176  0.9442    55.0   119.1    26.2
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-P66
    


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