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MPEC 2008-U42 : 2008 UT1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U42                                Issued 2008 Oct. 23, 19:17 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 UT1

Observations:
     K08U01T* C2008 10 22.31315 04 41 57.27 -08 21 57.2          18.9   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.32464 04 41 42.25 -08 17 22.9          19.3   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.33608 04 41 27.24 -08 12 50.5          19.2   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.34752 04 41 12.31 -08 08 16.5          19.5   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.35894 04 40 57.32 -08 03 44.2          19.2   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.94854 04 28 14.58 -04 03 22.5                 EU042J95
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.95398 04 28 07.37 -04 01 06.6          18.4 R EU042J95
     K08U01T  C2008 10 22.98814 04 27 21.83 -03 46 51.5          18.5 R EU042J95
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.31034 04 20 15.40 -01 30 51.8          18.6   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.32185 04 19 59.69 -01 25 59.1          18.6   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.33325 04 19 44.25 -01 21 09.1          18.5   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.34470 04 19 28.62 -01 16 16.8          18.6   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.36050 04 19 07.08 -01 09 35.0          18.5   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.37189 04 18 51.40 -01 04 45.3          18.7   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.37204 04 18 51.34 -01 04 40.7          18.5   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.38332 04 18 35.79 -00 59 55.4          18.7   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.38347 04 18 35.64 -00 59 49.9          18.5   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.39482 04 18 20.10 -00 55 01.0          18.6   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.39498 04 18 19.93 -00 54 56.3          18.3   EU042704
     K08U01T  C2008 10 23.40626 04 18 04.53 -00 50 07.9          18.6   EU042704

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UT1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0805 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  41.48184              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46952505     Peri.  293.18390     +0.70237749     +0.59481561
a   1.6394451      Node    34.58385     -0.04649048     +0.58643293
e   0.4651800      Incl.   43.53554     -0.71028480     +0.54980980
P   2.10           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081022 704  0.6+  1.0-    081022 J95  0.4-  0.5+    081023 704  1.1+  0.5+
081022 704  0.2+  0.0     081023 704  0.7-  0.9+    081023 704  0.8-  1.9-
081022 704  0.7-  0.2-    081023 704  1.3-  0.7+    081023 704  0.0   0.3-
081022 704  0.0   0.9+    081023 704  0.2+  0.5+    081023 704  0.2-  1.0-
081022 704  0.4-  0.5+    081023 704  0.0   1.2+    081023 704  0.6+  0.4-
081022 J95  0.2+  0.3-    081023 704  0.6+  0.4+    081023 704  1.1+  0.1+
081022 J95  0.4+  0.3-    081023 704  1.1-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 UT1                 a,e,i = 1.64, 0.47, 44                  q = 0.8768
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    05 08.82   -16 26.0    0.101    1.053   122.4    52.9    18.7
2008 10 22    04 48.53   -10 23.6    0.0956   1.059   130.1    46.0    18.4
2008 10 23    04 27.08   -03 40.9    0.0922   1.066   138.4    38.3    18.1
2008 10 24    04 04.79   +03 24.6    0.0910   1.072   146.8    30.6    17.9
2008 10 25    03 42.07   +10 28.7    0.0921   1.078   154.6    23.3    17.7
2008 10 26    03 19.40   +17 06.8    0.0955   1.085   160.8    17.5    17.6
2008 10 27    02 57.22   +23 01.1    0.101    1.091   164.2    14.4    17.6
2008 10 28    02 35.97   +28 03.2    0.108    1.098   163.9    14.5    17.8
2008 10 29    02 15.95   +32 13.1    0.117    1.104   161.2    16.8    18.0
2008 10 30    01 57.37   +35 35.7    0.126    1.111   157.7    19.8    18.3
2008 10 31    01 40.35   +38 18.3    0.137    1.118   154.1    22.8    18.6
2008 11 01    01 24.88   +40 28.1    0.148    1.124   150.8    25.5    18.9
2008 11 02    01 10.94   +42 11.8    0.160    1.131   147.7    27.9    19.1
2008 11 03    00 58.42   +43 34.7    0.173    1.138   145.0    30.0    19.4
2008 11 04    00 47.22   +44 41.3    0.186    1.145   142.6    31.8    19.6
2008 11 05    00 37.22   +45 35.0    0.199    1.152   140.4    33.3    19.8
2008 11 06    00 28.30   +46 18.6    0.212    1.158   138.4    34.6    20.0
2008 11 07    00 20.34   +46 54.2    0.226    1.165   136.6    35.8    20.2
2008 11 08    00 13.25   +47 23.4    0.239    1.172   135.0    36.7    20.3
2008 11 09    00 06.92   +47 47.4    0.253    1.179   133.5    37.6    20.5
2008 11 10    00 01.27   +48 07.4    0.267    1.186   132.1    38.3    20.6
2008 11 11    23 56.23   +48 24.0    0.281    1.193   130.8    38.9    20.8
2008 11 12    23 51.74   +48 37.9    0.296    1.200   129.6    39.5    20.9
2008 11 13    23 47.73   +48 49.6    0.310    1.207   128.5    39.9    21.0
2008 11 14    23 44.15   +48 59.5    0.324    1.214   127.4    40.3    21.2
2008 11 15    23 40.97   +49 07.9    0.339    1.221   126.4    40.7    21.3
2008 11 16    23 38.14   +49 15.0    0.353    1.228   125.5    41.0    21.4
2008 11 17    23 35.63   +49 21.1    0.368    1.235   124.6    41.2    21.5
2008 11 18    23 33.41   +49 26.3    0.382    1.242   123.7    41.4    21.6
2008 11 19    23 31.46   +49 30.8    0.397    1.249   122.9    41.6    21.7
2008 11 20    23 29.74   +49 34.7    0.411    1.256   122.1    41.8    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U42

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