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MPEC 2008-U105: 2008 UU99

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U105                               Issued 2008 Oct. 31, 13:39 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 UU99

Observations:
     K08U99U* C2008 10 30.35523 02 36 29.38 +08 58 16.5          20.5 V EU105291
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.35897 02 36 30.47 +08 58 35.3          20.8 V EU105291
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.36270 02 36 31.64 +08 58 54.7          20.7 V EU105291
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.38578 02 36 39.48 +09 01 03.3          20.1 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.38833 02 36 40.37 +09 01 17.8          19.8 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.39084 02 36 41.25 +09 01 31.8          20.0 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.39381 02 36 42.29 +09 01 48.5          20.0 R EU105H01
     K08U99U tC2008 10 30.41652 02 36 50.47 +09 04 00.2          20.4 V EU105291
     K08U99U tC2008 10 30.42024 02 36 51.85 +09 04 20.7          20.4 V EU105291
     K08U99U tC2008 10 30.42403 02 36 53.16 +09 04 42.5          20.6 V EU105291
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.44912 02 37 01.87 +09 06 58.8          20.1 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.45145 02 37 02.71 +09 07 11.8          19.9 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 30.45451 02 37 03.82 +09 07 29.0          20.0 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.04680 02 40 51.02 +10 02 49.9          20.9 R EU105J95
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.05535 02 40 54.04 +10 03 37.7          20.4 R EU105J95
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.19528 02 41 49.64 +10 16 58.2          20.8 V EU105H55
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.20144 02 41 51.71 +10 17 31.2          20.8 V EU105H55
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.20747 02 41 53.79 +10 18 05.1          20.7 V EU105H55
     K08U99U tC2008 10 31.24037 02 42 07.37 +10 21 20.7          20.7 V EU105291
     K08U99U tC2008 10 31.24418 02 42 08.77 +10 21 43.1          20.4 V EU105291
     K08U99U tC2008 10 31.24792 02 42 09.99 +10 22 03.2          20.4 V EU105291
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.30102 02 42 27.70 +10 26 57.6          19.6 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.30366 02 42 28.60 +10 27 12.2          19.6 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.30618 02 42 29.47 +10 27 26.4          19.8 R EU105H01
     K08U99U  C2008 10 31.30907 02 42 30.45 +10 27 42.5          19.6 R EU105H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UU99                                                Earth MOID = 0.0876 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   9.52720              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28057314     Peri.  349.71618     +0.83105514     -0.55380893
a   2.3108513      Node    44.04152     +0.51540219     +0.73206895
e   0.5323848      Incl.    4.24105     +0.20906443     +0.39669979
P   3.51           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
081030 291  2.4+  2.0+    081030 291  0.2+  0.4+    081031 291  0.5-  0.1-
081030 291  0.6-  0.3-    081030 H01  0.3+  0.2-    081031 291  0.8+  0.9+
081030 291  2.3-  2.0-    081030 H01  0.4+  0.3-    081031 291  0.1-  0.1-
081030 H01  0.2+  0.0     081030 H01  0.5+  0.2-    081031 H01  0.0   0.2-
081030 H01  0.2+  0.2+    081031 J95  0.1-  0.0     081031 H01  0.0   0.3-
081030 H01  0.2+  0.0     081031 J95  0.1+  0.0     081031 H01  0.1+  0.1-
081030 H01  0.2+  0.0     081031 H55  0.3+  0.3+    081031 H01  0.0   0.2-
081030 291  0.5-  0.3+    081031 H55  0.6-  1.3-
081030 291  0.6+  0.1-    081031 H55  0.6-  1.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 UU99                a,e,i = 2.31, 0.53, 4                   q = 1.0806
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    02 40.57   +09 59.5    0.0893   1.082   173.8     5.7    20.5
2008 11 01    02 46.82   +11 32.0    0.0901   1.082   174.1     5.4    20.5
2008 11 02    02 53.00   +13 02.4    0.0912   1.083   174.1     5.4    20.5
2008 11 03    02 59.08   +14 30.2    0.0923   1.084   173.8     5.7    20.6
2008 11 04    03 05.07   +15 55.1    0.0937   1.085   173.3     6.1    20.6
2008 11 05    03 10.94   +17 16.8    0.0952   1.086   172.8     6.6    20.7
2008 11 06    03 16.68   +18 35.2    0.0968   1.087   172.1     7.2    20.7
2008 11 07    03 22.28   +19 50.2    0.0987   1.089   171.4     7.8    20.8
2008 11 08    03 27.74   +21 01.5    0.101    1.090   170.8     8.4    20.9
2008 11 09    03 33.03   +22 09.2    0.103    1.092   170.1     9.0    21.0
2008 11 10    03 38.17   +23 13.3    0.105    1.094   169.5     9.5    21.0
2008 11 11    03 43.14   +24 13.9    0.107    1.096   168.9    10.0    21.1
2008 11 12    03 47.93   +25 10.9    0.110    1.098   168.4    10.5    21.2
2008 11 13    03 52.55   +26 04.5    0.112    1.100   167.9    10.9    21.2
2008 11 14    03 57.00   +26 54.7    0.115    1.102   167.5    11.2    21.3
2008 11 15    04 01.27   +27 41.8    0.118    1.104   167.1    11.5    21.4
2008 11 16    04 05.35   +28 25.7    0.121    1.107   166.8    11.8    21.4
2008 11 17    04 09.27   +29 06.7    0.124    1.110   166.5    12.0    21.5
2008 11 18    04 13.00   +29 45.0    0.127    1.112   166.3    12.2    21.6
2008 11 19    04 16.57   +30 20.5    0.130    1.115   166.1    12.3    21.6
2008 11 20    04 19.97   +30 53.6    0.134    1.118   166.0    12.4    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U105

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