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    M.P.E.C. 2023-S78                            Issued 2023 September 19, 11:33 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 SA1                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23S01A  C2023 09 07.34356421 55 53.993-04 50 59.08         21.89GVES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 07.35469021 55 53.445-04 50 33.39         21.97GVES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 07.36581621 55 52.888-04 50 07.85         22.28GVES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 12.33496521 54 24.746-01 05 56.12         22.40GVES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 12.34778421 54 24.169-01 05 15.40         21.71GVES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 12.36062421 54 23.573-01 04 34.45         21.62GVES078F51
         K23S01A* C2023 09 16.32477021 53 56.820+02 55 17.36         21.50wXES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 16.33842021 53 56.305+02 56 13.94         21.52wXES078F51
         K23S01A  C2023 09 16.35208921 53 55.789+02 57 10.88         21.69wXES078F51
         K23S01A KC2023 09 17.12887521 53 59.69 +03 52 02.8          21.3 GXES078858
         K23S01A KC2023 09 17.14329721 53 59.31 +03 53 06.4          21.5 GXES078858
         K23S01A 3C2023 09 17.23151221 54 01.583+03 59 57.21         21.50GVES078T14
         K23S01A 3C2023 09 17.23248921 54 01.559+04 00 01.60         21.46GVES078T14
         K23S01A 3C2023 09 17.23347521 54 01.536+04 00 05.96         21.65GVES078T14
         K23S01A  C2023 09 17.29206721 53 59.910+04 04 24.94         21.71wXES078F52
         K23S01A  C2023 09 17.30428521 53 59.511+04 05 19.54         21.53wXES078F52
         K23S01A  C2023 09 17.31655621 53 59.096+04 06 13.93         21.97wXES078F52
         K23S01A  C2023 09 17.32883721 53 58.686+04 07 09.27         21.64wXES078F52
         K23S01A KC2023 09 18.12207821 54 03.88 +05 07 08.1          21.1 VuES078H21
         K23S01A KC2023 09 18.13049821 54 03.71 +05 07 47.8          20.9 VuES078H21
    
    Observer details:
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.51-m f/8.1
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, T. Lowe, P.
        Minguez, A. Schultz, I. Smith.  Measurers S. Chastel, J. Fairlamb, M.
        Huber, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk, K. Chambers, T. de Boer, J.
        Bulger, H. Gao, C.-C. Lin, T. Lowe, E. Magnier, P. Minguez, A. Schultz, I.
        Smith.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    F52 Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, P. Minguez, A.
        Schultz, I. Smith.  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.  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.
    T14 Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, H.
        Januszewski, H. Flewelling.  Measurers R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m
        Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 SA1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0453 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Veres                   
    M 342.70535              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.42704719     Peri.   65.16000     +0.84583897     -0.53269101             
    a   1.7464338      Node   327.00664     +0.46880221     +0.76755532             
    e   0.4220971      Incl.    2.97127     +0.25452099     +0.35650964             
    P   2.31           H   25.66          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    230907 F51  0.1+  0.1-    230916 F51  0.0   0.0     230917 F52  0.1-  0.3-
    230907 F51  0.0   0.1+    230916 F51  0.0   0.2+    230917 F52  0.2-  0.1-
    230907 F51  0.1-  0.0     230917 858  0.4-  0.4+    230917 F52  0.2-  0.4-
    230912 F51  0.0   0.2-    230917 858  0.4-  0.5+    230917 F52  0.1-  0.2+
    230912 F51  0.1+  0.1-    230917 T14  0.0   0.0     230918 H21  0.3-  0.1+
    230912 F51  0.1-  0.2+    230917 T14  0.0   0.0     230918 H21  0.2+  0.1+
    230916 F51  0.1+  0.1+    230917 T14  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 SA1                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.42, 3                   q = 1.0093
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 08 20    22 03 01.0 -12 02 09   0.2086  1.2206   177.8     1.8    22.9
    ...
    2023 09 04    21 57 10.2 -06 46 35   0.1371  1.1427   167.0    11.5    22.3
    ...
    2023 09 12    21 54 28.0 -01 22 56   0.1059  1.1062   158.8    19.2    22.0
    ...
    2023 09 18    21 54 01.5 +04 58 30   0.08548 1.0817   152.6    25.3    21.7
    2023 09 19    21 54 11.5 +06 19 05   0.08233 1.0779   151.6    26.4    21.6
    2023 09 20    21 54 27.2 +07 45 41   0.07926 1.0742   150.5    27.4    21.5
    ...
    2023 09 26    21 58 42.5 +19 04 28   0.06272 1.0538   143.4    34.6    21.2
    ...
    2023 10 04    22 19 25.8 +43 48 24   0.04811 1.0321   129.9    48.0    20.9
    ...
    2023 10 19    06 43 14.1 +74 54 16   0.05775 1.0104   102.6    74.2    22.1
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-S78
    


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