[Iaude] MPEC D51: 2023 RF156 [a=2.05,e=0.51,i=6.8,H=29.6]

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                                   2023 RF156                                   


Observations:
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.25045520 29 59.22 +09 35 50.6                WED051I41
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.25080320 30 02.92 +09 35 47.4                WED051I41
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.26980820 33 31.44 +09 32 46.0                WED051I41
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.27015520 33 35.33 +09 32 43.0                WED051I41
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.34063120 47 43.77 +09 18 27.4                WED051I41
     K23RF6F ZC2023 09 06.34097820 47 48.27 +09 18 22.5                WED051I41
     K23RF6F* C2023 09 06.59865922 05 10.246+08 29 04.96         16.9 GVED051P07
     K23RF6F  C2023 09 06.70383822 43 51.960+07 16 35.44         17.1 GVED051P07
     K23RF6F  C2023 09 06.74854723 01 44.026+06 37 49.62         16.6 GVED051P07
     K23RF6F  C2023 09 06.79497323 20 57.900+05 53 08.20         18.3 GVED051P07

Observer details:
I41 Palomar Mountain--ZTF.  Observer .  Measurer S. Deen.  1.2-m Oschin
    Schmidt + CCD.
P07 Space Surveillance Telescope, HEH Station.  Observers M. Blythe, R.
    Brungard, P. Festler, T. McVey, J. Paige, G. Spitz, L. Banks.  Measurers
    M. Cornell, M. Kotson, A. Lue, R. Rios, J. Ruprecht, J. Vaillancourt, J.
    Varey, H. Viggh, D. Woods, R. Monardez.  3.5-m f/1. Reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2023 RF156                                               Earth MOID = 0.0026 AU
Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5                 Veres                   
M  66.76176              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
n   0.33641028     Peri.  189.15030     +0.99205345     +0.12138262             
a   2.0474967      Node   163.76566     -0.10664292     +0.95086714             
e   0.5087653      Incl.    6.80152     -0.06676258     +0.28481213             
P   2.93           H   29.66          G   0.15           U   7                  
Residuals in seconds of arc
230906 I41  0.0   0.4+    230906 I41  0.5-  0.3-    230906 P07  0.4-  1.1-
230906 I41  0.6-  0.3+    230906 I41  0.4-  0.2-    230906 P07  0.4+  1.2+
230906 I41  0.0   0.2+    230906 P07  0.2+  0.6+
230906 I41  0.2+  0.7+    230906 P07  0.1-  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2023 RF156               a,e,i = 2.05, 0.51, 7                   q = 1.0058
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase     V
2024 01 19    04 32 13.9 +09 37 36   0.8897  1.6898   128.7    27.0    31.8
...
2024 02 03    04 45 17.0 +12 23 23   1.1076  1.7928   117.7    29.1    32.4
...
2024 02 11    04 54 06.8 +13 39 04   1.2328  1.8465   112.1    29.7    32.7
...
2024 02 17    05 01 25.8 +14 30 14   1.3300  1.8862   108.0    29.9    33.0
2024 02 18    05 02 42.1 +14 38 17   1.3464  1.8927   107.3    29.9    33.0
2024 02 19    05 03 59.1 +14 46 13   1.3629  1.8993   106.7    29.9    33.0
...
2024 02 25    05 11 57.2 +15 31 04   1.4632  1.9381   102.7    29.9    33.2
...
2024 03 04    05 23 11.7 +16 23 43   1.5997  1.9890    97.5    29.6    33.5
...
2024 03 19    05 45 47.6 +17 41 25   1.8616  2.0812    88.1    28.6    33.9

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