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MPEC 2008-U62 : 2008 UT5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U62                                Issued 2008 Oct. 27, 02:35 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 UT5

Observations:
     K08U05T* C2008 10 25.25263 01 11 18.27 +05 29 08.5          21.1 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.25750 01 11 18.70 +05 29 17.2          20.4 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.26240 01 11 19.21 +05 29 24.5          20.8 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.26730 01 11 19.68 +05 29 31.8          20.8 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.30631 01 11 23.60 +05 30 33.5          20.5 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.31080 01 11 24.12 +05 30 40.1          20.6 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.31531 01 11 24.55 +05 30 46.8                 EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 25.31985 01 11 24.97 +05 30 54.1          20.0 V EU062G96
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.17104 01 13 21.87 +05 54 09.2          20.7 V EU062291
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.17518 01 13 22.36 +05 54 16.4          20.9 V EU062291
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.17907 01 13 22.80 +05 54 22.9          20.6 V EU062291
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.20606 01 13 25.52 +05 55 07.0          19.9 R EU062H01
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.20722 01 13 25.65 +05 55 09.0          19.9 R EU062H01
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.21026 01 13 25.99 +05 55 14.2          20.0 R EU062H01
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.21425 01 13 26.43 +05 55 21.0          20.0 R EU062H01
     K08U05T  C2008 10 26.21622 01 13 26.66 +05 55 24.4          20.0 R EU062H01
     K08U05T 5C2008 10 26.23322 01 13 29.39 +05 55 53.3          20.5 R EU062673
     K08U05T 5C2008 10 26.24016 01 13 30.14 +05 56 04.6                 EU062673
     K08U05T 5C2008 10 26.24271 01 13 30.44 +05 56 09.9                 EU062673
     K08U05T 5C2008 10 26.24780 01 13 30.99 +05 56 18.8                 EU062673

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UT5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0302 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   0.10008              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26302468     Peri.   33.42711     +0.32436599     -0.94576747
a   2.4125244      Node    37.65420     +0.86143118     +0.28764170
e   0.5804769      Incl.    1.65318     +0.39079794     +0.15095082
P   3.75           H   24.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081025 G96  0.5+  0.5-    081025 G96  0.4-  0.1-    081026 H01  0.3-  0.3-
081025 G96  0.3-  0.5+    081026 291  0.1-  0.2+    081026 H01  0.1-  0.3-
081025 G96  0.0   0.2+    081026 291  0.1+  0.2+    081026 673  0.6+  0.1+
081025 G96  0.3-  0.2-    081026 291  0.0   0.0     081026 673  0.1+  0.6-
081025 G96  0.3-  0.4+    081026 H01  0.1-  0.2-    081026 673  0.3+  0.3+
081025 G96  0.6+  0.0     081026 H01  0.1-  0.2-    081026 673  0.1-  0.4+
081025 G96  0.2+  0.3-    081026 H01  0.1-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 UT5                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.58, 2                   q = 1.0121
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    01 03.94   +03 57.5    0.139    1.132   168.1    10.4    21.0
2008 10 31    01 27.76   +08 48.5    0.0915   1.082   165.7    13.1    20.0
2008 11 10    02 42.22   +21 37.9    0.0537   1.044   173.6     6.1    18.5
2008 11 20    06 42.21   +37 55.9    0.0428   1.020   137.2    41.2    19.1
2008 11 30    09 36.41   +28 51.9    0.0683   1.012   110.5    65.9    20.8
2008 12 10    10 26.83   +22 21.8    0.104    1.021   107.6    66.8    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U62

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