[Iaude] MPEC U90: EDITORIAL NOTICE: DELETION OF 2023 QB20

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M.P.E.C. 2023-U90                              Issued 2023 October 18, 20:09 UT

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                    EDITORIAL NOTICE: DELETION OF 2023 QB20                     

     The designation 2023 QB20, announced on MPEC R140 on Sep. 11, 2023 UT,
is being deleted.  The object was first reported by the Zwicky Transient
Facility (I41) on Aug. 27 UT and follow-up from two other sites confirmed 
an apparent NEO-like orbit.  B. Gray has identified these observations
as belonging to a previously seen artificial object with a very high 
area/mass ratio, making its position difficult to predict over long 
timescales.  Therefore, the designation 2023 QB20 is being deleted and will 
be listed as omitted.

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