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    M.P.E.C. 2023-J60                                   Issued 2023 May 8, 18:46 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites,
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                                   S/2004 S 46                               
                               Satellite of Saturn                           
    
    
    Observations:
        SK04S460*5C2004 12 12.46294 07 56 46.275+20 43 56.38               cEJ060568
        SK04S460 5C2004 12 12.50818 07 56 45.641+20 43 58.27               cEJ060568
        SK04S460 5C2004 12 14.60516 07 56 16.129+20 45 36.21         25.2 RcEJ060568
        SK04S460 5C2004 12 14.62939 07 56 15.768+20 45 37.26         25.3 RcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 01.38962 19 17 36.26 -21 56 12.3          26.3 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 01.40966 19 17 35.84 -21 56 13.1                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 01.43544 19 17 35.34 -21 56 14.1                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 02.38620 19 17 16.73 -21 56 52.3                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 02.40624 19 17 16.34 -21 56 53.1          26.0 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2019 07 02.44056 19 17 15.63 -21 56 54.5                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 4C2019 08 23.25515 19 02 07.61 -22 25 56.4                cEJ060T14
        SK04S460 RC2020 06 27.45932 20 04 30.48 -20 29 09.6                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 06 27.52228 20 04 29.45 -20 29 12.8          26.0 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 06 28.44303 20 04 14.46 -20 30 02.0          26.5 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 06 28.47446 20 04 13.93 -20 30 03.7          26.5 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 06 28.50594 20 04 13.41 -20 30 05.5          26.7 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 07 20.40333 19 57 42.21 -20 50 46.4                cEJ060568
        SK04S460 RC2020 07 20.43765 19 57 41.55 -20 50 48.2          26.4 wcEJ060568
        SK04S460 4C2020 08 16.36475 19 49 52.52 -21 14 11.2                cEJ060T14
        SK04S460 4C2020 08 16.40484 19 49 51.89 -21 14 12.6                cEJ060T14
        SK04S460 4C2021 07 08.45743 20 57 56.46 -17 56 58.8                cEJ060T14
        SK04S460 4C2021 07 08.52071 20 57 55.53 -17 57 02.8                cEJ060T14
    
    Observer details:
    568 Maunakea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, E. J. Ashton, B. J.
        Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen.  Measurers S. S. Sheppard, E. J.
        Ashton, M. Beaudoin, B. J. Gladman.  8.3-m Subaru Telescope + CCD, 3.5-m
        Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    T14 Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, Maunakea.  Observers E. J. Ashton, B. J.
        Gladman, J.-M. Petit, M. Alexandersen.  Measurer E. J. Ashton.  CFHT 3.5m
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        S/2004 S 46                                                                 
    Epoch 2023 Feb. 25.0 TT = JDT 2460000.5                 Alexandersen            
    M  96.72531              (2000.0)            P               Q                  
    n   0.33551665     Peri.  289.48129     +0.99762795     -0.01790604             
    a   0.1351214      Node   288.41074     +0.00845714     -0.92637753             
    e   0.2288732      Incl.  175.98301     -0.06831501     -0.37617024             
    P   2.94           H   16.4           P/d  1072.97                              
    From 22 observations 2004 Dec. 12-2021 Jul. 08, mean residual 0".07             
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    041212 568  0.1-  0.0     190702 568  0.2+  0.0     200720 568  0.0   0.1+
    041212 568  0.0   0.2-    190702 568  0.1-  0.0     200720 568  0.1-  0.3+
    041214 568  0.1+  0.2+    190823 T14  0.0   0.2-    200816 T14  0.0   0.1-
    041214 568  0.1+  0.1+    200627 568  0.2-  0.3-    200816 T14  0.1-  0.2+
    190701 568  0.0   0.1+    200627 568  0.0   0.1-    210708 T14  0.1-  0.1-
    190701 568  0.3-  0.1+    200628 568  0.3+  0.0     210708 T14  0.0   0.2+
    190701 568  0.1-  0.1+    200628 568  0.2+  0.0
    190702 568  0.0   0.0     200628 568  0.4+  0.1-
    
    
    M. P. C. Staff               (C) Copyright 2023 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2023-J60
    


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