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MPEC 2008-J15 : 2008 JG

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J15                                Issued 2008 May 2, 16:49 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.

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 JG

Observations:
     K08J00G* C2008 05 01.39286 15 32 18.38 +15 30 13.4          20.4 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.39712 15 32 17.66 +15 30 20.9          20.4 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.40140 15 32 17.19 +15 30 27.5          20.7 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.40565 15 32 16.47 +15 30 34.8          19.9 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.43462 15 32 12.04 +15 31 20.3          20.0 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.43670 15 32 11.68 +15 31 25.6          19.4 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.43881 15 32 11.47 +15 31 28.4          20.2 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.44090 15 32 11.25 +15 31 31.0          20.0 V EJ015703
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.97960515 30 55.77 +15 45 56.0          19.9 V EJ015198
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.98171315 30 55.46 +15 45 59.3          20.0 V EJ015198
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.98329415 30 55.23 +15 46 01.7          20.1 V EJ015198
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.98760 15 30 54.77 +15 46 07.5                 EJ015J95
     K08J00G  C2008 05 01.99513 15 30 53.63 +15 46 19.7                 EJ015J95
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.00257 15 30 52.50 +15 46 31.4          20.1 R EJ015J95
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.30273 15 30 09.37 +15 54 41.8          19.8 R EJ015854
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.30855 15 30 08.48 +15 54 51.7          19.6 R EJ015854
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.31435 15 30 07.56 +15 55 00.9          19.8 R EJ015854
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.36633 15 29 59.42 +15 56 23.7          20.0 V EJ015G96
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.37231 15 29 58.52 +15 56 33.2          20.1 V EJ015G96
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.37839 15 29 57.55 +15 56 43.0          19.9 V EJ015G96
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.38440 15 29 56.61 +15 56 52.3          20.0 V EJ015G96
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.42242 15 29 50.77 +15 57 51.6          19.9 R EJ015682
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.43210 15 29 49.24 +15 58 07.8          20.4 V EJ015291
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.43608 15 29 48.63 +15 58 14.2          20.3 V EJ015291
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.44594 15 29 47.10 +15 58 29.9          20.2 V EJ015291
     K08J00G  C2008 05 02.45509 15 29 45.72 +15 58 43.3          19.9 R EJ015682

Observer details:
198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.35-m f/4.2 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 JG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0518 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 239.42506              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.92009014     Peri.  241.24852     +0.96807096     -0.23024733
a   1.0469256      Node   131.87550     +0.24996813     +0.91636677
e   0.2765679      Incl.    7.64987     -0.01882956     +0.32750284
P   1.07           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080501 703  0.2+  0.5-    080501 198  0.0   0.1-    080502 G96  0.2+  0.0
080501 703  0.9-  0.1+    080501 198  0.1+  0.2-    080502 G96  0.1-  0.1+
080501 703  1.6+  0.2-    080501 J95  0.1-  0.0     080502 G96  0.2-  0.1-
080501 703  0.4+  0.3+    080501 J95  0.1-  0.0     080502 682  0.4-  1.1+
080501 703  0.7-  0.7-    080502 J95  0.2-  0.3-    080502 291  0.1+  0.3-
080501 703  1.4-  1.2+    080502 854  0.5+  0.1-    080502 291  0.2+  0.2-
080501 703  0.1+  0.6+    080502 854  0.7+  0.4+    080502 291  0.0   0.0
080501 703  1.4+  0.1-    080502 854  0.4+  0.3+    080502 682  0.7-  1.3+
080501 198  0.2-  0.0     080502 G96  0.2-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 JG                  a,e,i = 1.05, 0.28, 8                   q = 0.7574
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 24    15 47.31   +12 02.2    0.332    1.291   144.8    26.6    20.4
2008 05 04    15 25.94   +16 39.3    0.301    1.269   145.9    26.5    20.1
2008 05 14    14 57.57   +20 18.1    0.282    1.242   140.5    31.2    20.1
2008 05 24    14 26.82   +22 13.8    0.275    1.211   130.9    39.2    20.2
2008 06 03    13 58.85   +22 16.3    0.275    1.176   119.8    48.5    20.4
2008 06 13    13 37.02   +20 45.8    0.278    1.137   108.9    57.7    20.6
2008 06 23    13 21.58   +18 15.3    0.280    1.094    98.7    66.7    20.8
2008 07 03    13 10.72   +15 08.6    0.278    1.049    88.9    75.7    21.0
2008 07 13    13 01.88   +11 40.2    0.271    1.002    79.2    85.4    21.2
2008 07 23    12 51.40   +07 59.9    0.257    0.953    68.8    96.7    21.4

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