MPEC 2023-K77 : 2023 KS
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M.P.E.C. 2023-K77 Issued 2023 May 21, 13:52 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 KS Observations: K23K00S*1C2023 05 20.38386415 57 54.536+16 59 31.34 20.62GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.38899815 57 56.092+16 59 50.60 20.25GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.39412715 57 57.625+17 00 09.61 20.42GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.39927715 57 59.213+17 00 29.20 20.38GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.43029715 58 09.203+17 02 25.19 20.35GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.43171215 58 09.678+17 02 30.66 20.61GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.43212815 58 09.815+17 02 32.03 20.45GVEK077G96 K23K00S 1C2023 05 20.43361115 58 10.319+17 02 37.43 VEK077G96 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.01549616 04 48.197+17 57 03.49 19.5 GVEK077J95 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.02059316 04 52.154+17 57 44.42 19.4 GVEK077J95 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.02415116 04 54.929+17 58 13.12 19.8 GVEK077J95 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.03257416 05 01.457+17 59 22.02 19.7 GVEK077J95 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.14640716 07 37.319+18 18 11.05 19.35GVEK077I52 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.14691916 07 37.866+18 18 16.70 19.74GVEK077I52 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.14743116 07 38.374+18 18 22.03 19.60GVEK077I52 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.14794216 07 38.921+18 18 27.40 19.33GVEK077I52 K23K00S !C2023 05 21.18050 16 07 13.20 +18 25 23.9 18.8 GVEK077J04 K23K00S !C2023 05 21.18149 16 07 14.18 +18 25 32.8 18.6 GVEK077J04 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.25777 16 09 26.06 +18 38 29.7 20.0 VqEK077H36 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.26182 16 09 30.66 +18 39 18.1 19.5 VqEK077H36 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.26587 16 09 35.27 +18 40 06.3 19.7 VqEK077H36 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.26710616 09 31.26 +18 40 12.7 19.4 VuEK077H21 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.26990016 09 34.45 +18 40 45.8 19.4 VuEK077H21 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.27269616 09 37.65 +18 41 18.9 19.4 VuEK077H21 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.27549116 09 40.87 +18 41 52.2 19.3 VuEK077H21 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.28329 16 10 13.025+18 42 46.98 18.8 GVEK077U52 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.28775 16 10 18.468+18 43 43.14 18.7 GVEK077U52 K23K00S KC2023 05 21.29223 16 10 23.981+18 44 40.88 20.2 GVEK077U52 K23K00S 1C2023 05 21.41741416 13 05.394+19 15 13.36 18.76GVEK077703 K23K00S 1C2023 05 21.41865216 13 07.399+19 15 32.08 19.20GVEK077703 K23K00S 1C2023 05 21.41989816 13 09.224+19 15 49.57 19.28GVEK077703 K23K00S 1C2023 05 21.42114016 13 11.132+19 16 08.62 18.90GVEK077703 Observer details: 703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer G. J. Leonard. Measurers E. J. Christensen, 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, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos. 0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD. G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer J. K. Hogan. Measurers E. J. Christensen, 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, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos. 1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD. H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield. Observer R. Holmes. Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn. 0.76-m f/3.0 astrograph + CCD. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m f/4.8 .56 meter reflector + CCD. I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observer J. B. Fazekas. Measurers E. J. Christensen, 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, A. Serrano, F. C. Shelly, K. W. Wierzchos. 1.0-m prime focus + CCD. J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife. Observers D. Abreu, M. Micheli, F. Ocana, L. Conversi. Measurers R. Kresken, M. Micheli, F. Ocana, A. Knofel, M. Busch, E. Schwab. 1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD. J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.41-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. U52 Shasta Valley Observatory, Grenada. Observers J. E. Rogers, B. Haeusler. Measurers J. E. Rogers, D. Parrott. 0.30-m f/5.2 0.30-m Helin Telescope + CCD. Orbital elements: 2023 KS Earth MOID = 0.0011 AU Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5 Bell M 322.99561 (2000.0) P Q n 0.29044126 Peri. 240.53029 +0.48951715 +0.83315647 a 2.2582075 Node 61.01801 -0.66287454 +0.54728801 e 0.6414384 Incl. 17.10826 -0.56654242 +0.07953702 P 3.39 H 27.51 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 230520 G96 0.0 0.0 230521 J95 0.3- 0.2- 230521 H21 0.1+ 0.0 230520 G96 0.3+ 0.1+ 230521 I52 0.0 0.2+ 230521 H21 0.0 0.1- 230520 G96 0.1+ 0.1- 230521 I52 0.1+ 0.3+ 230521 H21 0.1- 0.1- 230520 G96 0.2+ 0.2+ 230521 I52 0.3- 0.1+ 230521 U52 0.3- 0.3+ 230520 G96 0.3+ 0.1+ 230521 I52 0.1- 0.1- 230521 U52 0.6- 0.2- 230520 G96 0.3+ 0.3+ 230521 J04 0.1- 0.4+ 230521 U52 0.6- 0.4+ 230520 G96 0.2+ 0.1+ 230521 J04 0.1- 0.3- 230521 703 0.3+ 0.2- 230520 G96 0.2+ 0.1- 230521 H36 0.0 0.3+ 230521 703 1.5+ 0.3+ 230521 J95 0.3- 0.0 230521 H36 0.6+ 0.6+ 230521 703 0.2- 0.7- 230521 J95 0.2+ 0.2- 230521 H36 0.9+ 0.4+ 230521 703 0.8- 0.0 230521 J95 0.5+ 0.4- 230521 H21 0.1+ 0.0 Ephemeris: 2023 KS a,e,i = 2.26, 0.64, 17 q = 0.8097 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2023 04 21 15 39 44.0 +12 13 18 0.3445 1.3003 144.4 26.8 27.0 ... 2023 05 06 15 44 20.4 +14 08 07 0.1742 1.1581 146.7 28.6 25.3 ... 2023 05 14 15 46 44.6 +15 02 11 0.08847 1.0849 145.9 31.4 23.8 ... 2023 05 20 15 55 42.9 +16 39 26 0.02538 1.0322 143.4 35.7 21.1 2023 05 21 16 04 33.8 +18 00 17 0.01494 1.0237 141.8 37.7 19.9 2023 05 22 16 55 54.6 +24 48 49 0.0046501.0153 132.4 47.4 17.7 ... 2023 05 28 03 40 05.9 -14 06 30 0.05854 0.9668 36.6 141.4 28.3 ... 2023 06 05 03 43 54.9 -13 58 08 0.1433 0.9090 39.8 134.4 29.3 ... 2023 06 20 03 50 51.4 -11 25 58 0.3074 0.8312 45.7 118.9 29.3 M. P. C. Staff (C) Copyright 2023 MPC M.P.E.C. 2023-K77


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