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    M.P.E.C. 2023-R09                             Issued 2023 September 5, 11:14 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                     2023 RA                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23R00A* C2023 09 03.24442220 07 21.504-14 14 56.98         21.76wXER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.25482320 07 22.587-14 15 08.36         21.80wXER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.26492920 07 23.608-14 15 18.93         21.97wXER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.27499420 07 24.631-14 15 29.84         22.05wXER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.41018020 07 38.076-14 17 43.18         21.31GVER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.41082320 07 38.187-14 17 44.14         20.98GVER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.41147620 07 38.263-14 17 44.56         21.34GVER009F51
         K23R00A  C2023 09 03.41211520 07 38.282-14 17 45.53         20.86GVER009F51
         K23R00A KC2023 09 04.14877 20 09 20.24 -14 29 40.3                VER009691
         K23R00A KC2023 09 04.16822 20 09 22.10 -14 29 57.9                VER009691
         K23R00A KC2023 09 04.18768 20 09 23.93 -14 30 15.4                VER009691
         K23R00A  C2023 09 04.31593220 09 40.005-14 31 55.12         21.44GVER009F52
         K23R00A  C2023 09 04.31673920 09 40.060-14 31 56.17         21.41GVER009F52
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.09863720 11 16.35 -14 43 08.2          22.2 VuER009H21
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.10705520 11 17.08 -14 43 14.7          21.7 VuER009H21
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.11266820 11 17.59 -14 43 19.4          22.0 VuER009H21
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.14156 20 11 22.24 -14 43 34.0          21.8 RVER009691
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.14804 20 11 22.77 -14 43 38.9          21.1 RVER009691
         K23R00A KC2023 09 05.15452 20 11 23.32 -14 43 45.2          21.1 RVER009691
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m
        f/3 reflector + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, P. Minguez, A.
        Schultz, I. Smith, K. Chambers.  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.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Dukes, T.
        Lowe, P. Minguez, A. Schultz, I. Smith.  Measurers S. Chastel, J.
        Fairlamb, M. Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 RA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0040 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Veres                   
    M 122.95334              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   1.17135160     Peri.  332.20771     -0.96619680     +0.25772516             
    a   0.8912739      Node   222.72902     -0.23473643     -0.88979511             
    e   0.3499973      Incl.    0.54394     -0.10659531     -0.37661971             
    P   0.84           H   25.13          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230903 F51  0.1-  0.1+    230903 F51  0.3-  0.2-    230905 H21  0.2-  0.2+
    230903 F51  0.1+  0.0     230904 691  0.6+  1.2-    230905 H21  0.1-  0.0
    230903 F51  0.1-  0.2+    230904 691  0.7+  0.8-    230905 691  0.6+  0.1+
    230903 F51  0.0   0.0     230904 691  0.6+  0.6-    230905 691  0.0   0.6+
    230903 F51  0.3-  0.3+    230904 F52  0.1+  0.1+    230905 691  0.3-  0.4-
    230903 F51  0.3+  0.0     230904 F52  0.1-  0.2-
    230903 F51  0.4+  0.2+    230905 H21  0.3+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 RA                  a,e,i = 0.89, 0.35, 1                   q = 0.5793
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 08 06    09 08 23.9 +23 01 29   0.07879 0.9361     6.3   173.2
    ...
    2023 08 21    17 52 28.8 +08 34 28   0.01767 1.0196   115.4    63.7    18.7
    ...
    2023 08 29    19 50 45.6 -11 54 56   0.06054 1.0581   141.4    36.5    20.6
    ...
    2023 09 04    20 08 59.4 -14 26 18   0.09605 1.0841   140.0    36.7    21.7
    2023 09 05    20 11 03.6 -14 40 40   0.1021  1.0882   139.6    36.9    21.9
    2023 09 06    20 12 59.0 -14 53 14   0.1081  1.0922   139.0    37.2    22.0
    ...
    2023 09 12    20 22 38.0 -15 42 43   0.1452  1.1148   135.4    39.3    22.7
    ...
    2023 09 20    20 33 31.1 -16 08 09   0.1962  1.1410   130.1    42.3    23.5
    ...
    2023 10 05    20 53 53.4 -15 53 47   0.2962  1.1777   120.3    47.2    24.6
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-R09
    


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