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MPEC 2008-U68 : 2008 UA7

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U68                                Issued 2008 Oct. 27, 15:33 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 UA7

Observations:
     K08U07A* C2008 10 26.25289 02 01 52.30 +14 10 49.5          19.9   EU068704
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.26449 02 01 56.91 +14 09 28.3          20.2   EU068704
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.27600 02 02 01.55 +14 08 06.6          20.4   EU068704
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.28749 02 02 06.19 +14 06 44.3          20.5   EU068704
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.29909 02 02 10.83 +14 05 22.8          20.0   EU068704
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.87996 02 06 23.43 +12 57 49.7                 EU068J95
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.88304 02 06 24.72 +12 57 29.0                 EU068J95
     K08U07A  C2008 10 26.88612 02 06 25.88 +12 57 08.8          19.4 R EU068J95
     K08U07A 5C2008 10 27.20359 02 08 37.65 +12 22 03.0          19.2 R EU068673
     K08U07A 5C2008 10 27.21470 02 08 41.82 +12 20 50.2                 EU068673
     K08U07A 5C2008 10 27.22313 02 08 44.94 +12 19 55.8                 EU068673
     K08U07A 5C2008 10 27.23248 02 08 48.48 +12 18 53.8                 EU068673
     K08U07A  C2008 10 27.25248 02 08 55.34 +12 16 47.5          19.6 R EU068854
     K08U07A  C2008 10 27.26290 02 08 59.07 +12 15 38.7          19.9 R EU068854
     K08U07A  C2008 10 27.26810 02 09 00.94 +12 15 03.7          19.7 R EU068854

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UA7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0639 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  30.38658              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47731651     Peri.  148.43081     +0.99472122     -0.03130123
a   1.6215552      Node   213.78563     +0.00509964     +0.96624299
e   0.3627688      Incl.   10.12140     +0.10248748     +0.25572392
P   2.06           H   24.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081026 704  0.5+  0.3+    081026 J95  0.5-  0.3-    081027 673  0.5-  0.6+
081026 704  0.3-  0.9+    081026 J95  0.5+  0.2-    081027 673  0.3+  0.0
081026 704  0.1-  0.4+    081026 J95  0.3-  0.3+    081027 854  1.4+  0.7+
081026 704  0.3+  0.8-    081027 673  0.1+  0.5-    081027 854  0.1+  0.6+
081026 704  0.2+  0.3-    081027 673  0.0   0.4-    081027 854  0.4-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 UA7                 a,e,i = 1.62, 0.36, 10                  q = 1.0333
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    01 12.47   +26 02.3    0.0680   1.061   163.0    15.9    20.1
2008 10 22    01 23.72   +23 35.6    0.0697   1.063   166.3    12.8    20.0
2008 10 23    01 34.02   +21 12.9    0.0716   1.065   169.4     9.9    20.0
2008 10 24    01 43.46   +18 55.8    0.0739   1.068   172.3     7.1    19.9
2008 10 25    01 52.08   +16 45.1    0.0763   1.070   175.1     4.6    19.9
2008 10 26    01 59.96   +14 41.6    0.0790   1.073   177.7     2.2    19.8
2008 10 27    02 07.17   +12 45.6    0.0820   1.076   179.8     0.2    19.7
2008 10 28    02 13.76   +10 57.2    0.0851   1.079   177.7     2.2    20.0
2008 10 29    02 19.79   +09 16.3    0.0884   1.081   175.6     4.1    20.2
2008 10 30    02 25.33   +07 42.7    0.0919   1.084   173.7     5.8    20.4
2008 10 31    02 30.40   +06 16.2    0.0955   1.087   171.9     7.4    20.5
2008 11 01    02 35.07   +04 56.4    0.0993   1.091   170.2     8.9    20.7
2008 11 02    02 39.36   +03 42.9    0.103    1.094   168.7    10.2    20.8
2008 11 03    02 43.32   +02 35.3    0.107    1.097   167.3    11.5    21.0
2008 11 04    02 46.98   +01 33.2    0.112    1.100   166.0    12.6    21.1
2008 11 05    02 50.36   +00 36.2    0.116    1.104   164.8    13.7    21.2
2008 11 06    02 53.49   -00 16.1    0.120    1.107   163.6    14.6    21.3
2008 11 07    02 56.40   -01 03.9    0.125    1.111   162.6    15.5    21.5
2008 11 08    02 59.10   -01 47.7    0.129    1.114   161.6    16.3    21.6
2008 11 09    03 01.61   -02 27.6    0.134    1.118   160.6    17.1    21.7
2008 11 10    03 03.95   -03 04.1    0.139    1.122   159.8    17.8    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U68

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