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    M.P.E.C. 2023-W23                             Issued 2023 November 18, 22:13 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
    
                                     2023 WH                                 
    
    
    Observations:
         K23W00H* C2023 11 17.32364101 52 21.049+03 35 06.97         21.71wXEW023F51
         K23W00H  C2023 11 17.33491101 52 19.208+03 34 45.93         21.43wXEW023F51
         K23W00H  C2023 11 17.34619401 52 17.370+03 34 24.83         21.63wXEW023F51
         K23W00H  C2023 11 17.51636701 51 50.083+03 29 01.93         21.59GVEW023F52
         K23W00H  C2023 11 17.51700801 51 50.008+03 29 00.86         21.00GVEW023F52
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.12830401 50 29.59 +03 08 58.0          21.4 GVEW023H21
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.13427401 50 28.60 +03 08 46.1          21.6 GVEW023H21
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.13759801 50 28.06 +03 08 39.9          21.5 GVEW023H21
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.81775301 48 50.26 +02 45 35.8          21.0 GVEW023L01
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.82028001 48 49.79 +02 45 31.2          20.5 GVEW023L01
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.82281001 48 49.37 +02 45 26.0          20.4 GVEW023L01
         K23W00H KC2023 11 18.82533501 48 48.93 +02 45 20.7          20.9 GVEW023L01
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Herman, 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. Herman, 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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Linder, R. Holmes, L. Horn.  1.3-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, D. Pujagic, V. Dobos.
        Measurers K. Korlevic, D. Pujagic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2023 WH                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0034 AU
    Epoch 2023 Sept. 13.0 TT = JDT 2460200.5                MPC                     
    M 311.63594              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.41420250     Peri.  329.19650     -0.41771672     -0.90854022             
    a   1.7823551      Node   145.49209     +0.83652773     -0.38810303             
    e   0.4958913      Incl.    0.83040     +0.35459005     -0.15469553             
    P   2.38           H   24.70          G   0.15           U   8                  
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    231117 F51  0.2-  0.1+    231117 F52  0.2+  0.1+    231118 L01  0.1+  0.2-
    231117 F51  0.2-  0.1+    231118 H21  0.1+  0.3-    231118 L01  0.5-  0.5+
    231117 F51  0.1-  0.1+    231118 H21  0.1+  0.4-    231118 L01  0.4-  0.5+
    231117 F52  0.2-  0.0     231118 H21  0.2+  0.0     231118 L01  0.6-  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2023 WH                  a,e,i = 1.78, 0.50, 1                   q = 0.8985
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
    2023 10 19    02 25 21.2 +11 11 40   0.3159  1.3060   167.0     9.9    23.4
    ...
    2023 11 03    02 15 03.8 +08 39 22   0.2062  1.1970   172.8     5.9    22.1
    ...
    2023 11 11    02 04 24.6 +06 18 44   0.1572  1.1410   162.2    15.4    21.8
    ...
    2023 11 17    01 53 03.6 +03 45 28   0.1241  1.1006   152.6    24.4    21.5
    2023 11 18    01 50 47.0 +03 13 56   0.1188  1.0940   150.9    26.1    21.5
    2023 11 19    01 48 21.9 +02 40 09   0.1136  1.0875   149.1    27.8    21.4
    ...
    2023 11 25    01 29 37.8 -01 50 11   0.08362 1.0498   136.9    40.0    21.0
    ...
    2023 12 03    00 35 33.9 -14 54 42   0.04790 1.0039   110.8    66.6    20.5
    ...
    2023 12 18    16 36 54.5 -35 29 11   0.05041 0.9363    18.3   160.7    29.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-W23
    


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