MPEC 2008-U52 : 2008 UN3
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M.P.E.C. 2008-U52 Issued 2008 Oct. 25, 13:59 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 UN3
Observations:
K08U03N* C2008 10 24.45299 04 57 27.68 +17 46 07.3 20.4 V EU052691
K08U03N C2008 10 24.47064 04 57 26.51 +17 47 28.8 20.2 V EU052691
K08U03N C2008 10 24.48830 04 57 25.35 +17 48 50.9 20.3 V EU052691
K08U03N C2008 10 25.07909 04 56 53.44 +18 35 14.1 EU052J95
K08U03N C2008 10 25.09408 04 56 52.43 +18 36 26.9 EU052J95
K08U03N C2008 10 25.12694 04 56 50.16 +18 39 05.2 EU052J95
K08U03N C2008 10 25.13609 04 56 49.50 +18 39 49.2 20.3 R EU052J95
K08U03N C2008 10 25.36202 04 56 36.83 +18 58 17.0 20.4 R EU052651
K08U03N C2008 10 25.36309 04 56 36.74 +18 58 22.3 20.3 R EU052651
K08U03N C2008 10 25.36630 04 56 36.50 +18 58 38.5 20.4 R EU052651
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observer J. V. Scotti. 0.9-m f/3
reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 UN3 Earth MOID = 0.1436 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 284.22079 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.91087933 Peri. 129.98104 -0.94034534 -0.18535668
a 1.0539714 Node 41.73473 -0.04905848 -0.75592160
e 0.2429733 Incl. 25.37721 +0.33666586 -0.62787374
P 1.08 H 21.9 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081024 691 0.0 0.0 081025 J95 0.2+ 0.2+ 081025 651 0.2- 0.2-
081024 691 0.1- 0.2- 081025 J95 0.2+ 0.1+ 081025 651 0.2- 0.2+
081024 691 0.0 0.2+ 081025 J95 0.2- 0.0
081025 J95 0.0 0.3- 081025 651 0.1- 0.3-
Ephemeris:
2008 UN3 a,e,i = 1.05, 0.24, 25 q = 0.7979
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 21 04 59.72 +13 43.7 0.274 1.196 132.0 38.2 21.0
2008 10 31 04 47.76 +27 57.8 0.206 1.165 143.4 30.5 20.1
2008 11 10 04 03.09 +50 41.4 0.167 1.130 144.3 30.8 19.6
2008 11 20 01 09.42 +71 18.0 0.171 1.092 123.8 48.7 20.1
2008 11 30 21 04.46 +68 05.9 0.209 1.053 102.9 66.0 20.9
2008 12 10 19 48.39 +59 08.5 0.259 1.011 88.4 76.8 21.7
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-U52
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