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    M.P.E.C. 2023-W123                            Issued 2023 November 25, 22:26 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 WE3                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23W03E* S2023 11 19.36595 09 51 28.46 +10 54 43.1          19   RLEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 19.36595 1 - 6761.7649 +  701.9072 -  235.2578   EW123C51
         K23W03E  S2023 11 19.49468 09 52 26.37 +10 52 06.4                LEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 19.49468 1 - 6770.3516 +  645.0083 +  101.0157   EW123C51
         K23W03E  S2023 11 19.55924 09 52 55.40 +10 50 51.8                LEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 19.55924 1 - 6770.7545 +  632.0091 +  143.6737   EW123C51
         K23W03E  S2023 11 19.62444 09 53 24.76 +10 49 34.4                LEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 19.62444 1 - 6764.9929 +  671.1450 -  231.5790   EW123C51
         K23W03E  S2023 11 19.88294 09 55 21.22 +10 44 24.5                LEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 19.88294 1 - 6768.0375 +  640.4891 -  228.8923   EW123C51
         K23W03E  S2023 11 20.01219 09 56 19.49 +10 41 47.8                LEW123C51
         K23W03E  s2023 11 20.01219 1 - 6769.4814 +  625.2396 -  228.2337   EW123C51
         K23W03E KC2023 11 23.49197 10 22 48.36 +09 26 43.6          21.1 RVEW123691
         K23W03E KC2023 11 23.49842 10 22 51.30 +09 26 35.0          21.3 RVEW123691
         K23W03E KC2023 11 24.47450 10 30 20.95 +09 04 03.1          20.7 RVEW123291
         K23W03E KC2023 11 24.47649 10 30 21.85 +09 04 00.4          21.0 RVEW123291
         K23W03E KC2023 11 24.47847 10 30 22.75 +09 03 57.9          21.2 RVEW123291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. J. Brucker.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch.  Observer M. J. Brucker.  0.9-m
        f/3 reflector + CCD.
    C51 WISE.  Observer Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.
        Measurers A. K. Mainzer, J. M. Bauer, T. Grav, J. R. Masiero, R. M. Cutri,
        J. W. Dailey, Y. G. Kwon, J. Pittichova, E. L. Wright.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 WE3                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0199 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                Bell                    
    M 326.20513              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.29940197     Peri.   52.85407     -0.75404850     -0.64433368             
    a   2.2129229      Node    86.65958     +0.55486110     -0.72873144             
    e   0.5998205      Incl.    7.33513     +0.35148260     -0.23191508             
    P   3.29           H   20.20          G   0.15           U   9                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    231119 C51  0.7-  1.3+    231119 C51  0.3+  0.3+    231124 291  0.1+  0.1-
    231119 C51  0.3+  1.8-    231120 C51  0.5-  0.1-    231124 291  0.0   0.0
    231119 C51  0.2+  0.6+    231123 691  0.1-  0.1-    231124 291  0.0   0.2+
    231119 C51  0.4+  0.2-    231123 691  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 WE3                 a,e,i = 2.21, 0.60, 7                   q = 0.8856
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 10 26    07 19 17.0 +15 14 45   0.6183  1.2807   102.7    49.2    21.5
    ...
    2023 11 10    08 45 06.0 +13 23 34   0.4885  1.1559    96.9    58.3    21.1
    ...
    2023 11 18    09 41 19.0 +11 20 49   0.4462  1.0935    91.2    64.7    20.9
    ...
    2023 11 24    10 26 41.3 +09 15 14   0.4294  1.0496    86.1    69.8    20.9
    2023 11 25    10 34 22.2 +08 51 50   0.4280  1.0427    85.2    70.7    20.9
    2023 11 26    10 42 03.7 +08 27 50   0.4268  1.0358    84.3    71.5    20.9
    ...
    2023 12 02    11 27 47.9 +05 54 15   0.4279  0.9966    78.9    76.2    21.0
    ...
    2023 12 10    12 25 15.3 +02 20 35   0.4484  0.9517    72.5    80.8    21.2
    ...
    2023 12 25    13 55 14.4 -03 36 15   0.5301  0.8965    64.8    82.9    21.5
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-W123
    


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