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MPEC 2008-U80 : 2008 UO90

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U80                                Issued 2008 Oct. 28, 12:36 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.

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                                   2008 UO90

Observations:
     K08U90O  C2008 10 27.22820 02 54 10.62 +17 14 15.9          20.8 V EU080691
     K08U90O  C2008 10 27.24587 02 54 09.29 +17 14 02.3          20.9 V EU080691
     K08U90O  C2008 10 27.26354 02 54 07.96 +17 13 48.5          21.3 V EU080691
     K08U90O* C2008 10 27.40543 02 53 57.20 +17 11 56.8                 EU080291
     K08U90O HC2008 10 27.40933 02 53 56.83 +17 11 54.1                 EU080291
     K08U90O HC2008 10 27.41315 02 53 56.55 +17 11 50.8                 EU080291
     K08U90O  C2008 10 27.47372 02 53 52.05 +17 11 02.0          20.5 R EU080H01
     K08U90O  C2008 10 27.48022 02 53 51.56 +17 10 56.4          20.8 R EU080H01
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.05053 02 53 11.53 +17 03 25.8                 EU080J95
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.06039 02 53 10.83 +17 03 18.2                 EU080J95
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.07047 02 53 10.07 +17 03 11.0          20.8 R EU080J95
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.13457 02 53 05.32 +17 02 20.2          20.7 R EU080J95
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.23078 02 52 59.31 +17 01 09.6          21.1 V EU080291
     K08U90O  C2008 10 28.23462 02 52 59.00 +17 01 06.6          21.5 V EU080291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UO90                                                Earth MOID = 0.1826 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  26.70247              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19922498     Peri.  100.15479     +0.77745875     +0.62537504
a   2.9033999      Node   221.17948     -0.60944387     +0.72286192
e   0.6001189      Incl.    5.82408     -0.15535781     +0.29389915
P   4.95           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081027 691  0.1-  0.2-    081027 291  0.4-  0.2+    081028 J95  0.1+  0.2+
081027 691  0.0   0.1-    081027 H01  0.5+  0.5+    081028 J95  0.1+  0.0
081027 691  0.1+  0.1-    081027 H01  0.4+  0.2+    081028 291  0.0   0.5+
081027 291  0.6+  0.0     081028 J95  0.2-  0.7-    081028 291  0.4-  0.5+
081027 291  0.5-  0.5+    081028 J95  0.3+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2008 UO90                a,e,i = 2.90, 0.60, 6                   q = 1.1610
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    03 01.60   +18 37.8    0.628    1.599   159.5    12.6    21.2
2008 10 26    02 55.63   +17 30.6    0.653    1.636   166.2     8.3    21.1
2008 10 31    02 49.75   +16 25.7    0.683    1.673   172.9     4.2    21.1
2008 11 05    02 44.24   +15 25.2    0.719    1.710   179.3     0.4    20.9
2008 11 10    02 39.31   +14 30.5    0.760    1.748   174.0     3.4    21.3
2008 11 15    02 35.13   +13 42.7    0.806    1.785   167.8     6.7    21.7
2008 11 20    02 31.78   +13 02.4    0.858    1.823   161.8     9.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U80

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