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    M.P.E.C. 2023-V91                              Issued 2023 November 7, 13:02 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                    2023 VT2                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23V02T*1C2023 11 06.29863801 13 02.220+04 49 07.60               VEV091G96
         K23V02T 1C2023 11 06.30383901 13 11.250+04 45 37.40               VEV091G96
         K23V02T 1C2023 11 06.30905801 13 20.330+04 42 04.20         19.40GVEV091G96
         K23V02T 1C2023 11 06.31428001 13 29.390+04 38 33.20               VEV091G96
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.35545601 14 40.870+04 10 49.73         19.73GVEV091I52
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.35604601 14 41.874+04 10 26.44         19.54GVEV091I52
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.35664001 14 42.932+04 10 02.06         19.72GVEV091I52
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.35722501 14 43.926+04 09 38.30         19.33GVEV091I52
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.48088501 18 31.18 +02 53 45.6          19.9 GVEV091474
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.48198701 18 33.04 +02 53 02.6          19.6 GVEV091474
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.48308701 18 34.85 +02 52 20.0          19.5 GVEV091474
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.48418601 18 36.69 +02 51 36.9          19.8 GVEV091474
         K23V02T KC2023 11 06.48528701 18 38.51 +02 50 54.0          19.7 GVEV091474
         K23V02T 0B2023 11 06.87835 01 29 28.19 -01 11 57.2          20.3 VZEV091M49
         K23V02T 0B2023 11 06.89246 01 29 48.75 -01 20 08.2          20.2 VZEV091M49
         K23V02T 0B2023 11 06.90628 01 30 08.82 -01 28 07.7          20.2 VZEV091M49
         K23V02T |C2023 11 07.04966 01 33 54.76 -02 48 39.2          20.1 VuEV091807
         K23V02T |C2023 11 07.05407 01 34 00.95 -02 51 05.3          19.9 VuEV091807
         K23V02T |C2023 11 07.05839 01 34 06.99 -02 53 28.7          20.2 VuEV091807
         K23V02T KC2023 11 07.18692001 37 11.42 -04 07 22.0          19.5 GXEV091858
         K23V02T KC2023 11 07.19227701 37 18.65 -04 10 12.6          19.7 GXEV091858
         K23V02T mC2023 11 07.19583601 37 24.582-04 11 55.93         20.39GVEV091I52
         K23V02T mC2023 11 07.19608801 37 24.899-04 12 04.28         20.08GVEV091I52
         K23V02T mC2023 11 07.19634101 37 25.273-04 12 12.82         19.88GVEV091I52
         K23V02T mC2023 11 07.19659801 37 25.597-04 12 20.88         19.28GVEV091I52
         K23V02T KC2023 11 07.19756901 37 25.76 -04 13 00.4          19.8 GXEV091858
         K23V02T KB2023 11 07.22206 01 37 56.36 -04 26 06.5          20.0 GVEV091734
         K23V02T KB2023 11 07.22780 01 38 03.97 -04 29 07.8          19.8 GVEV091734
         K23V02T KB2023 11 07.23345 01 38 11.52 -04 32 04.7          19.9 GVEV091734
         K23V02T KC2023 11 07.24734 01 38 29.95 -04 39 19.2          20.1 RqEV091H36
         K23V02T KC2023 11 07.25945 01 38 46.10 -04 45 36.2          19.9 RqEV091H36
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore, P. M.
        Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory, Eskridge.  Observer .
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L.
        Horn.  0.61-m f/6.5 Dall-Kirkham Astrograph + CCD.
    858 Tebbutt Observatory, Edgewood.  Observer F. B. Zoltowski.  0.51-m f/8.1
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  .57 meter f/4.2 + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, H.
        Groeller.  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.
    M49 IAS Remote Observatory, Hakos.  Observers D. Husar, M. Junius.  Measurer
        D. Husar.  0.25-m f/4.5 reflector + CMO.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 VT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0251 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Veres                   
    M 350.42210              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.59213636     Peri.  135.69796     +0.95941705     +0.07524004             
    a   1.4044994      Node   222.33885     -0.10326169     +0.99054624             
    e   0.3244027      Incl.   23.79765     +0.26240415     +0.11470436             
    P   1.66           H   26.16          G   0.15           U   7                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    231106 G96  0.2-  1.5-    231106 474  0.1+  0.2-    231107 I52  0.5-  0.3+
    231106 G96  0.5-  0.1+    231106 474  0.1+  0.3-    231107 I52  0.0   0.2-
    231106 G96  0.5-  0.9-    231106 M49  0.1-  0.0     231107 I52  0.3-  0.1-
    231106 G96  0.8-  0.2+    231106 M49  0.0   0.3+    231107 858  0.2-  0.4+
    231106 I52  0.1+  0.1+    231106 M49  0.2+  0.1+    231107 734  1.0+  0.3+
    231106 I52  0.2-  0.5+    231107 807  0.3+  0.1-    231107 734  0.1-  0.6-
    231106 I52  0.3+  0.0     231107 807  0.2+  0.2+    231107 734  0.1-  0.2-
    231106 I52  0.0   0.2-    231107 807  0.1-  0.0     231107 H36  0.5-  0.5-
    231106 474  0.4-  0.1+    231107 858  0.0   0.3+    231107 H36  0.1+  0.4-
    231106 474  0.1+  0.0     231107 858  0.1+  0.1+
    231106 474  0.1-  0.2+    231107 I52  0.1-  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 VT2                 a,e,i = 1.40, 0.32, 24                  q = 0.9489
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 10 08    16 32 37.2 +47 31 35   0.2293  0.9530    71.8    95.0    26.2
    ...
    2023 10 23    17 21 00.7 +52 08 35   0.1104  0.9782    78.0    95.6    24.7
    ...
    2023 10 31    19 45 22.7 +56 16 35   0.04839 1.0000    97.0    80.3    22.4
    ...
    2023 11 06    01 03 37.3 +08 21 23   0.03095 1.0196   154.8    24.4    19.8
    2023 11 07    01 32 32.0 -02 22 29   0.03525 1.0231   154.1    25.0    20.1
    2023 11 08    01 54 31.7 -10 25 38   0.04095 1.0266   149.9    28.9    20.5
    ...
    2023 11 14    02 57 49.3 -29 46 24   0.08619 1.0493   132.1    44.5    22.6
    ...
    2023 11 22    03 25 07.0 -35 10 50   0.1534  1.0824   124.6    48.7    24.1
    ...
    2023 12 07    03 43 47.2 -35 48 30   0.2824  1.1510   119.5    48.2    25.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-V91
    


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