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MPEC 2008-U48 : 2008 UT2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U48                                Issued 2008 Oct. 24, 18:19 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 UT2

Observations:
     K08U02T* C2008 10 23.33824 02 00 17.92 +08 27 21.7          19.7 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.34536 02 00 20.98 +08 26 47.4          19.8 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.35252 02 00 24.04 +08 26 13.1          19.8 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.35961 02 00 27.07 +08 25 39.1          19.8 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.41264 02 00 49.78 +08 21 24.4          19.4 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.41319 02 00 50.11 +08 21 21.8          19.9 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.41427 02 00 50.58 +08 21 16.8          19.7 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.47823 02 01 18.50 +08 16 10.7          19.8 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.47877 02 01 18.74 +08 16 08.0          19.7 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.47932 02 01 19.01 +08 16 05.6          19.7 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 23.47985 02 01 19.23 +08 16 03.2          19.7 V EU048G96
     K08U02T FC2008 10 23.94375 02 04 52.42 +07 41 03.9          19.4 R EU048473
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.10499 02 06 03.26 +07 32 10.5          19.0 R EU048304
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.10681 02 06 03.94 +07 32 02.9          19.3 R EU048304
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.10862 02 06 04.60 +07 31 55.7          18.9 R EU048304
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.11043 02 06 05.31 +07 31 47.7          19.2 R EU048304
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.11223 02 06 05.97 +07 31 39.9          19.4 R EU048304
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.30784 02 07 21.39 +07 16 08.2          20.3 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.30837 02 07 21.57 +07 16 06.2          20.1 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.30892 02 07 21.75 +07 16 03.9          19.9 V EU048G96
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.37956 02 07 46.70 +07 11 18.8          20.4 R EU048651
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.38043 02 07 46.95 +07 11 16.0          20.4 R EU048651
     K08U02T  C2008 10 24.38127 02 07 47.23 +07 11 12.8          20.5 R EU048651

Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers F. Pozo, A. Barr.  Measurer
    O. Vaduvescu.  1.0-m f/10 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.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2008 UT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0238 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  32.21020              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40618034     Peri.  130.80968     +0.93281794     +0.35478376
a   1.8057465      Node   208.57735     -0.35738008     +0.88842855
e   0.4837799      Incl.    7.57782     -0.04615368     +0.29124422
P   2.43           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
081023 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081023 G96  0.3-  0.3-    081024 304  0.2+  0.6-
081023 G96  0.5+  0.1-    081023 G96  0.1+  0.0     081024 G96  0.0   0.1+
081023 G96  0.3+  0.0     081023 G96  0.1-  0.1+    081024 G96  0.1-  0.2+
081023 G96  0.2+  0.1+    081023 473  0.1-  0.1-    081024 G96  0.3-  0.2+
081023 G96  1.3-  0.1+    081024 304  0.0   0.0     081024 651  0.8+  0.5-
081023 G96  0.1+  0.1+    081024 304  0.0   0.1-    081024 651  0.1-  0.2+
081023 G96  0.2+  0.3+    081024 304  0.2-  0.2+    081024 651  0.3-  0.4+
081023 G96  0.3-  0.1-    081024 304  0.4+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 UT2                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.48, 8                   q = 0.9322
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    01 36.61   +12 21.3    0.0514   1.047   177.7     2.2    19.1
2008 10 22    01 48.18   +10 29.2    0.0570   1.052   179.4     0.6    19.2
2008 10 23    01 57.55   +08 56.2    0.0628   1.058   177.0     2.8    19.6
2008 10 24    02 05.25   +07 38.4    0.0687   1.063   175.1     4.5    19.9
2008 10 25    02 11.68   +06 32.9    0.0748   1.069   173.6     6.0    20.2
2008 10 26    02 17.09   +05 37.2    0.0809   1.074   172.3     7.1    20.4
2008 10 27    02 21.71   +04 49.7    0.0872   1.080   171.2     8.1    20.6
2008 10 28    02 25.68   +04 08.8    0.0935   1.086   170.2     8.9    20.8
2008 10 29    02 29.13   +03 33.4    0.1000   1.092   169.4     9.6    21.0
2008 10 30    02 32.15   +03 02.8    0.107    1.098   168.7    10.2    21.2
2008 10 31    02 34.80   +02 36.1    0.113    1.104   168.0    10.7    21.4
2008 11 01    02 37.15   +02 12.8    0.120    1.110   167.5    11.2    21.5
2008 11 02    02 39.24   +01 52.6    0.127    1.116   166.9    11.6    21.7
2008 11 03    02 41.11   +01 34.9    0.133    1.122   166.4    12.0    21.8
2008 11 04    02 42.80   +01 19.4    0.140    1.128   165.9    12.4    21.9
2008 11 05    02 44.33   +01 06.0    0.147    1.135   165.4    12.7    22.1
2008 11 06    02 45.72   +00 54.4    0.154    1.141   164.9    13.1    22.2
2008 11 07    02 46.98   +00 44.4    0.161    1.147   164.4    13.4    22.3
2008 11 08    02 48.15   +00 35.8    0.169    1.154   164.0    13.7    22.4
2008 11 09    02 49.22   +00 28.5    0.176    1.160   163.5    14.0    22.5
2008 11 10    02 50.22   +00 22.5    0.183    1.167   163.0    14.4    22.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U48

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