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    M.P.E.C. 2023-T168                             Issued 2023 October 11, 21:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                2023 TE6                                 


Observations:
     K23T06E* C2023 10 10.33903523 22 32.351-13 42 07.97         21.02wXET168F52
     K23T06E  C2023 10 10.36075323 22 38.758-13 43 39.01         21.76wXET168F52
     K23T06E  C2023 10 10.37159723 22 41.994-13 44 24.69         21.67wXET168F52
     K23T06E KC2023 10 10.47990323 23 14.959-13 51 50.63         21.87GVET168F52
     K23T06E 7C2023 10 10.97604823 26 22.772-14 27 42.62         20.9 GVET168Z84
     K23T06E 7C2023 10 10.99058423 26 27.487-14 28 44.25         21.4 GVET168Z84
     K23T06E 7C2023 10 11.00386723 26 31.810-14 29 40.49         21.4 GVET168Z84
     K23T06E KC2023 10 11.19026923 27 48.956-14 42 58.64         21.53GVET168I52
     K23T06E KC2023 10 11.19462223 27 50.360-14 43 17.62         20.81GVET168I52
     K23T06E KC2023 10 11.19897623 27 51.790-14 43 37.13         21.24GVET168I52
     K23T06E KC2023 10 11.20333323 27 53.266-14 43 55.74         21.64GVET168I52
     K23T06E  C2023 10 11.36197223 28 52.579-14 55 01.28         20.69GVET168F51
     K23T06E  C2023 10 11.36279123 28 52.843-14 55 04.90         20.91GVET168F51

Observer details:
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, T. Lowe, P. Minguez, A.
    Schultz, I. Smith.  Measurers K. Chambers, T. de Boer, J. Fairlamb, H.
    Gao, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin, E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R.
    Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer J. B. Fazekas.
    Measurers E. C. Beshore, 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, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos.  1.0-m
    prime focus + CCD.
Z84 Calar Alto-Schmidt.  Observers F. Ocana, M. Micheli, R. Kresken, L.
    Conversi.  Measurers F. Ocana, M. Micheli.  0.8-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2023 TE6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0411 AU
Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Bell                    
M 330.98597              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.55798023     Peri.  212.98922     +0.75172693     -0.65939147             
a   1.4612466      Node   188.28858     +0.61969046     +0.71171680             
e   0.3003596      Incl.    4.16287     +0.22558890     +0.24220258             
P   1.77           H   26.37          G   0.15           U   8                  
Residuals in seconds of arc
231010 F52  0.1+  0.2+    231010 Z84  0.1+  0.2+    231011 I52  0.5+  0.0
231010 F52  0.2-  0.4+    231011 Z84  0.3-  0.0     231011 F51  0.0   0.1+
231010 F52  0.2+  0.1+    231011 I52  0.1-  0.1-    231011 F51  0.0   0.0
231010 F52  0.0   0.2-    231011 I52  0.3-  0.0
231010 Z84  0.3+  0.3+    231011 I52  0.2-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2023 TE6                 a,e,i = 1.46, 0.30, 4                   q = 1.0223
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2023 09 11    22 19 39.3 +04 02 43   0.1305  1.1328   163.6    14.5    23.0
...
2023 09 26    22 32 25.6 -01 38 25   0.08728 1.0830   155.8    22.3    22.3
...
2023 10 04    22 52 57.5 -07 16 21   0.06880 1.0616   151.6    26.6    21.9
...
2023 10 10    23 20 31.2 -13 17 09   0.05731 1.0482   148.6    29.8    21.6
2023 10 11    23 26 33.9 -14 27 20   0.05564 1.0462   148.1    30.3    21.5
2023 10 12    23 33 06.6 -15 40 15   0.05406 1.0443   147.5    30.9    21.5
...
2023 10 18    00 24 43.3 -23 37 49   0.04662 1.0344   143.5    35.0    21.2
...
2023 10 26    02 08 13.2 -32 38 15   0.04360 1.0257   135.1    43.1    21.3
...
2023 11 10    05 03 54.9 -31 14 45   0.05852 1.0237   123.2    54.1    22.2

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