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    M.P.E.C. 2023-B51                              Issued 2023 January 20, 21:06 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                   S/2018 J 4                                
                              Satellite of Jupiter                           
    
    
    Observations:
        SK18J040*.C2018 05 11.15100 15 05 25.076-16 30 47.20         24.2 rUEB051807
        SK18J040 .C2018 05 11.18827 15 05 23.816-16 30 39.86         24.1 rUEB051807
        SK18J040 .C2018 05 12.14792 15 04 52.842-16 27 39.58         24.0 rUEB051807
        SK18J040 .C2018 05 12.16767 15 04 52.216-16 27 35.49         24.3 rUEB051807
        SK18J040  C2018 05 19.26240 15 01 04.523-16 05 12.44         24.0 rUEB051304
        SK18J040  C2018 05 19.29410 15 01 03.515-16 05 06.51         24.0 rUEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 15.14380 00 04 58.313-02 31 12.74         23.7 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 15.15437 00 04 58.072-02 31 14.25         23.6 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 16.11353 00 04 35.219-02 33 26.79         23.5 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 16.12417 00 04 34.967-02 33 28.05         23.6 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 21.20437 00 02 40.882-02 43 56.27         22.8 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 10 21.20916 00 02 40.783-02 43 56.46         23.0 rVEB051304
        SK18J040 4C2022 11 15.10635 23 57 04.745-03 01 51.07         23.5 rVEB051G37
        SK18J040 4C2022 11 15.11362 23 57 04.696-03 01 50.93         23.3 rVEB051G37
        SK18J040 4C2022 11 15.18159 23 57 04.315-03 01 49.16         23.0 rVEB051G37
        SK18J040  C2022 11 17.04174 23 56 56.425-03 00 45.99         23.4 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 11 18.03226 23 56 53.250-03 00 05.64         23.4 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 11 20.03620 23 56 49.045-02 58 27.26         23.5 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 11 28.08252 23 57 01.937-02 48 09.19         23.2 rVEB051304
        SK18J040  C2022 11 29.04072 23 57 06.684-02 46 32.64         23.4 rVEB051304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
        telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  4.0-m CTIO
        reflector + CCD.
    G37 Lowell Discovery Telescope.  Observers C. Trujillo, J. Despain.  4-m
        Lowell Discovery Telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        S/2018 J 4                                                                  
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Alexandersen            
    M  84.59470              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.83109942     Peri.  292.97870     +0.56054572     +0.77805325             
    a   0.1103241      Node    20.74832     -0.05337364     +0.37567696             
    e   0.0573296      Incl.   53.17762     -0.82640169     +0.50348780             
    P   1.19           H   16.7           P/d   433.16                              
    From 20 observations 2018 May 11-2022 Nov. 29, mean residual 0".16              
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180511 807  0.2+  0.2-    221015 304  0.2+  0.0     221115 G37  0.0   0.1-
    180511 807  0.2-  0.1+    221016 304  0.2-  0.1-    221117 304  0.0   0.0
    180512 807  0.0   0.4-    221016 304  0.0   0.0     221118 304  0.1-  0.0
    180512 807  0.4+  0.0     221021 304  0.0   0.1-    221120 304  0.2+  0.0
    180519 304  0.2-  0.3+    221021 304  0.1+  0.2+    221128 304  0.0   0.2+
    180519 304  0.1-  0.2+    221115 G37  0.1+  0.0     221129 304  0.1-  0.2-
    221015 304  0.1-  0.0     221115 G37  0.0   0.0
    
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-B51
    


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