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MPEC 2008-G37 : 2008 GF2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G37                                Issued 2008 Apr. 7, 21:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 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 http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 GF2

Observations:
     K08G02F* C2008 04 05.33512 13 06 56.52 -05 31 52.3          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.34176 13 06 55.58 -05 32 32.8          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.34844 13 06 54.72 -05 33 13.3          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.35505 13 06 53.82 -05 33 53.3          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.39630 13 06 48.20 -05 38 02.4          20.1 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.39719 13 06 48.13 -05 38 07.8          21.0 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.39991 13 06 47.70 -05 38 25.0          20.0 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.40080 13 06 47.62 -05 38 30.1          20.9 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.40343 13 06 47.23 -05 38 46.2          20.9 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.40432 13 06 47.12 -05 38 51.2          20.5 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.40694 13 06 46.76 -05 39 06.6          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.40784 13 06 46.69 -05 39 12.5          20.8 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 05.99976 13 05 37.24 -06 39 34.1                 EG037J95
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.01093 13 05 35.66 -06 40 42.0                 EG037J95
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.02372 13 05 33.95 -06 42 01.6          20.9 R EG037J95
     K08G02F HC2008 04 06.22627 13 05 11.02 -07 02 34.2                 EG037291
     K08G02F HC2008 04 06.23000 13 05 10.54 -07 02 59.5                 EG037291
     K08G02F HC2008 04 06.23402 13 05 10.02 -07 03 21.4                 EG037291
     K08G02F 5C2008 04 06.31111 13 04 59.56 -07 11 17.7          20.5 R EG037673
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.31638 13 04 58.42 -07 11 49.7          20.8 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.32311 13 04 57.50 -07 12 31.0          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F 5C2008 04 06.32731 13 04 57.26 -07 12 57.4                 EG037673
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.32977 13 04 56.54 -07 13 12.6          20.8 V EG037G96
     K08G02F 5C2008 04 06.33299 13 04 56.44 -07 13 33.5                 EG037673
     K08G02F  C2008 04 06.33648 13 04 55.62 -07 13 53.5          20.4 V EG037G96
     K08G02F 5C2008 04 06.33942 13 04 55.60 -07 14 12.2                 EG037673
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.22510 13 03 07.59 -08 45 52.5          21.2 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.22564 13 03 07.52 -08 45 55.8          20.9 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.22618 13 03 07.45 -08 45 59.4          20.7 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.22671 13 03 07.38 -08 46 02.9          20.6 V EG037G96
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.27030513 03 00.04 -08 50 40.4          20.8 V EG037H55
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.27613513 02 59.31 -08 51 16.7          21.0 V EG037H55
     K08G02F  C2008 04 07.28168413 02 58.52 -08 51 52.0          20.4 V EG037H55

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers C. Jones, N. Spidel, B. Schmidt.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GF2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1679 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M   8.82915              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39124601     Peri.  193.94297     -0.86256525     +0.49903719
a   1.8514107      Node    16.78469     -0.43213616     -0.64101677
e   0.3711053      Incl.   16.77093     -0.26313407     -0.58314611
P   2.52           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080405 G96  0.3-  0.3+    080405 G96  0.5+  0.1+    080406 G96  0.2-  0.2-
080405 G96  0.8-  0.0     080405 J95  0.7+  0.1-    080406 673  0.2-  0.1+
080405 G96  0.0   0.1-    080406 J95  0.4-  0.5+    080406 G96  0.1+  0.2+
080405 G96  0.0   0.1-    080406 J95  0.2-  0.7-    080406 673  0.7+  1.0+
080405 G96  0.2-  0.4+    080406 291  0.4-  0.7-    080407 G96  0.5-  0.1+
080405 G96  0.5+  0.4+    080406 291 (0.0   2.9-)   080407 G96  0.4-  0.2+
080405 G96  0.4-  0.4-    080406 291  0.6+  0.0     080407 G96  0.3-  0.1-
080405 G96  0.2+  0.1-    080406 673  0.6+  0.9+    080407 G96  0.3-  0.2-
080405 G96  0.3-  0.3-    080406 G96  0.3-  0.1+    080407 H55  0.8-  0.1+
080405 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080406 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080407 H55  0.7+  0.3+
080405 G96  0.3-  0.5+    080406 673  0.2+  1.1+    080407 H55  0.6+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 GF2                 a,e,i = 1.85, 0.37, 17                  q = 1.1643
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    13 09.54   -03 18.5    0.177    1.177   175.3     4.0    21.0
2008 04 09    12 59.33   -11 52.1    0.170    1.171   174.8     4.5    20.9
2008 04 14    12 48.15   -20 45.5    0.169    1.167   164.8    13.0    21.2
2008 04 19    12 36.67   -29 13.2    0.174    1.165   155.4    21.1    21.6
2008 04 24    12 25.66   -36 40.5    0.184    1.165   147.1    28.0    21.9
2008 04 29    12 15.86   -42 52.4    0.199    1.167   140.2    33.6    22.2
2008 05 04    12 08.01   -47 50.4    0.216    1.171   134.7    37.8    22.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G37

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