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MPEC 2008-S87 : 2008 SC85

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M.P.E.C. 2008-S87                                Issued 2008 Sept. 29, 16:44 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 SC85

Observations:
     K08S85C* C2008 09 27.21311 21 44 44.12 +03 27 48.9          20.1 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.22067 21 44 43.69 +03 27 45.8          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.22826 21 44 43.29 +03 27 42.5          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.23588 21 44 42.86 +03 27 39.5          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.51370 21 44 28.86 +03 26 02.3          19.3 R ES087474
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.51944 21 44 28.51 +03 25 59.9          19.6 R ES087474
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.80357 21 44 15.15 +03 23 41.9          20.0 R ES087113
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.80650 21 44 15.06 +03 23 41.7          20.8 R ES087113
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.87258 21 44 11.82 +03 23 11.0                 ES087J95
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.88276 21 44 11.27 +03 23 06.2          19.5 R ES087J95
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.92243 21 44 09.18 +03 22 49.1          19.4 R ES087J66
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.93430 21 44 08.58 +03 22 45.4          19.1 R ES087J66
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.94617 21 44 07.95 +03 22 40.6          18.8 R ES087J66
     K08S85C  C2008 09 27.95806 21 44 07.33 +03 22 35.7          18.8 R ES087J66
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.09948 21 44 01.00 +03 21 38.7          20.4 V ES087H55
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.10649 21 44 00.63 +03 21 35.6          20.2 V ES087H55
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.11354 21 44 00.27 +03 21 32.9          20.1 V ES087H55
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.14782 21 43 58.76 +03 21 19.6          20.1 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.15618 21 43 58.33 +03 21 16.3          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.16459 21 43 57.90 +03 21 12.8          20.1 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.17295 21 43 57.43 +03 21 09.3          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.20715 21 43 55.63 +03 20 54.6          20.5 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.21318 21 43 55.31 +03 20 53.1                 ES087701
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.21488 21 43 55.27 +03 20 51.3          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.22255 21 43 54.84 +03 20 47.1          19.6 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.22388 21 43 54.66 +03 20 45.9          20.0 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.23129 21 43 54.20 +03 20 43.4          20.2 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.23402 21 43 54.22 +03 20 43.4          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.23473 21 43 54.19 +03 20 43.3          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.23541 21 43 54.22 +03 20 44.1                 ES087701
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.23870 21 43 53.83 +03 20 39.7          19.9 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.24265 21 43 53.72 +03 20 39.2          19.7 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.25123 21 43 53.32 +03 20 36.5          20.2 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.25193 21 43 53.29 +03 20 36.2          19.9 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.25764 21 43 53.01 +03 20 35.4                 ES087701
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.25980 21 43 52.89 +03 20 32.6          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.27985 21 43 51.85 +03 20 26.1                 ES087701
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.30028 21 43 50.80 +03 20 15.7          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.30870 21 43 50.34 +03 20 12.3          20.5 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.31734 21 43 49.90 +03 20 08.5          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.32595 21 43 49.47 +03 20 04.9          20.2 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.94652 21 43 21.04 +03 15 42.0          19.3 R ES087473
     K08S85C  C2008 09 28.94861 21 43 20.94 +03 15 41.2          19.3 R ES087473
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.16679 21 43 11.67 +03 14 12.3          20.1 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.17155 21 43 11.42 +03 14 10.3          20.3 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.17634 21 43 11.17 +03 14 08.3          20.4 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.18109 21 43 10.95 +03 14 06.5          20.5 V ES087G96
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.19420 21 43 10.08 +03 13 58.7          20.4 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.20161 21 43 09.81 +03 13 55.6          20.5 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.20903 21 43 09.39 +03 13 52.9          19.9 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.21644 21 43 08.94 +03 13 49.6          20.6 R ES087H36
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.22475 21 43 08.77 +03 13 48.3          20.5 V ES087291
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.22842 21 43 08.59 +03 13 46.8          20.6 V ES087291
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.23211 21 43 08.40 +03 13 45.2          20.6 V ES087291
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.23678 21 43 08.18 +03 13 43.5          20.5 V ES087291
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.24211 21 43 07.91 +03 13 41.2          20.7 V ES087291
     K08S85C  C2008 09 29.24746 21 43 07.66 +03 13 38.9          20.5 V ES087291
     K08S85C 4C2008 09 29.30083 21 43 05.66 +03 13 19.1          19.2 R ES087F65
     K08S85C 4C2008 09 29.30543 21 43 05.43 +03 13 17.2          19.3 R ES087F65
     K08S85C 4C2008 09 29.30957 21 43 05.22 +03 13 15.4          19.3 R ES087F65

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer J. Bedient.  2.0-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, 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.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J66 Kinver.  Observer K. Hills.  0.41-m f/9 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 SC85                                                Earth MOID = 0.1732 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 352.97387              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26433519     Peri.  167.39987     +0.43373591     -0.89473305
a   2.4045440      Node   256.81429     +0.81691380     +0.44032067
e   0.5183025      Incl.    6.27526     +0.38016444     +0.07463565
P   3.73           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080927 G96  0.7+  0.0     080928 G96  0.4+  0.1+    080928 G96  0.4+  0.0
080927 G96  0.5+  0.1+    080928 G96  0.4+  0.3-    080928 473  0.7+  0.0
080927 G96  0.8+  0.1-    080928 701  0.5+  0.5+    080928 473  0.7+  0.1+
080927 G96  0.7+  0.1+    080928 G96  1.1+  0.3-    080929 G96  0.9+  0.0
080927 474  0.9+  0.5+    080928 G96  0.7+  1.3-    080929 G96  0.7+  0.0
080927 474  0.2+  0.5+    080928 H36  1.8+  0.5-    080929 G96  0.5+  0.0
080927 113  0.9-  2.2+    080928 H36  0.6+  0.1+    080929 G96  0.8+  0.2+
080927 113 (0.0   3.2+)   080928 G96  0.5+  0.2-    080929 H36  0.5+  0.7-
080927 J95  0.9+  0.2+    080928 G96  0.6+  0.0     080929 H36  1.9+  0.7-
080927 J95  0.6+  0.4-    080928 701  1.7+  0.9+    080929 H36  1.1+  0.3-
080927 J66  0.1+  0.7-    080928 H36  0.8+  0.5-    080929 H36  0.3-  0.4-
080927 J66  0.4+  0.5+    080928 G96  0.3-  0.8-    080929 291  0.5+  0.2+
080927 J66  0.1+  0.7+    080928 G96  0.5+  0.1+    080929 291  0.5+  0.3+
080927 J66  0.1+  0.8+    080928 G96  0.6+  0.1+    080929 291  0.4+  0.3+
080928 H55  0.9+  0.4+    080928 701  1.0+  1.5+    080929 291  0.6+  0.5+
080928 H55  0.8+  0.2+    080928 G96  0.7+  0.2-    080929 291  0.5+  0.5+
080928 H55  1.0+  0.4+    080928 701  0.9+  1.5+    080929 291  0.7+  0.4+
080928 G96  0.5+  0.0     080928 G96  0.7+  0.1-    080929 F65  0.6+  0.4+
080928 G96  0.7+  0.1+    080928 G96  0.3+  0.1+    080929 F65  0.6+  0.4+
080928 G96  0.9+  0.1+    080928 G96  0.3+  0.1-    080929 F65  0.6+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2008 SC85                a,e,i = 2.40, 0.52, 6                   q = 1.1583
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 09 21    21 50.72   +04 09.0    0.612    1.561   148.9    19.4    20.2
2008 10 01    21 41.91   +03 01.4    0.593    1.496   138.1    26.5    20.2
2008 10 11    21 38.13   +01 52.6    0.585    1.434   127.9    33.3    20.3
2008 10 21    21 40.31   +00 54.6    0.584    1.376   118.9    39.3    20.4
2008 10 31    21 48.66   +00 15.5    0.585    1.321   111.1    44.5    20.4
2008 11 10    22 03.06   +00 01.1    0.587    1.273   104.7    48.8    20.5
2008 11 20    22 23.11   +00 14.2    0.587    1.231    99.6    52.3    20.5
2008 11 30    22 48.43   +00 55.6    0.587    1.198    95.8    55.0    20.5
2008 12 10    23 18.69   +02 05.2    0.587    1.174    93.1    56.9    20.5
2008 12 20    23 53.39   +03 40.1    0.589    1.161    91.6    57.9    20.6
2008 12 30    00 31.99   +05 35.3    0.596    1.159    91.0    58.0    20.6
2009 01 09    01 13.69   +07 42.9    0.611    1.168    91.2    57.3    20.6
2009 01 19    01 57.35   +09 52.0    0.637    1.189    91.8    55.8    20.7
2009 01 29    02 41.69   +11 52.1    0.675    1.219    92.6    53.8    20.8
2009 02 08    03 25.46   +13 34.0    0.728    1.259    93.2    51.5    21.0
2009 02 18    04 07.57   +14 52.3    0.796    1.305    93.4    49.1    21.2
2009 02 28    04 47.38   +15 45.5    0.878    1.358    93.0    46.8    21.5
2009 03 10    05 24.59   +16 14.5    0.975    1.415    92.0    44.5    21.7
2009 03 20    05 59.16   +16 21.7    1.083    1.476    90.4    42.4    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-S87

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