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MPEC 2008-U106: 2008 UV99

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U106                               Issued 2008 Oct. 31, 13:42 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 UV99

Observations:
     K08U99V* C2008 10 31.11917 23 29 12.76 +41 01 25.8          19.9 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.12580 23 29 11.58 +41 01 26.0          19.3 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.13237 23 29 10.24 +41 01 24.5          20.1 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.13918 23 29 08.91 +41 01 24.5          19.7 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.14935 23 29 06.90 +41 01 23.9          20.0 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.16361 23 29 04.20 +41 01 22.5                 EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.17074 23 29 02.68 +41 01 23.1                 EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.17981 23 29 00.91 +41 01 22.0                 EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.18637 23 28 59.76 +41 01 21.7          19.6 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.19302 23 28 58.47 +41 01 21.0          19.6 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.19962 23 28 57.22 +41 01 20.7          19.7 V EU106703
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.20497 23 28 56.04 +41 01 19.7          19.2 R EU106H01
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.20843 23 28 55.37 +41 01 19.4          19.3 R EU106H01
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.21140 23 28 54.80 +41 01 19.1          19.2 R EU106H01
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.21902 23 28 53.35 +41 01 18.4          19.2 R EU106H01
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.27433 23 28 42.85 +41 01 13.3          19.5 V EU106G96
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.27863 23 28 42.06 +41 01 12.7          19.5 V EU106G96
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.28299 23 28 41.23 +41 01 12.3          19.5 V EU106G96
     K08U99V  C2008 10 31.28730 23 28 40.40 +41 01 11.6          19.4 V EU106G96

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UV99                                                Earth MOID = 0.1606 AU
Epoch 2008 Oct. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454760.5                 MPC
M  61.91781              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.60093134     Peri.  269.28050     +0.18304584     +0.96875470
a   1.3907620      Node    14.89918     -0.41712365     +0.23068231
e   0.3748462      Incl.   40.60914     -0.89022586     +0.09110437
P   1.64           H   19.1           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2008 Oct. 31.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 UV99                a,e,i = 1.39, 0.37, 41                  q = 0.8694
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    23 29.58   +41 01.5    0.497    1.385   134.0    31.0    19.6
2008 11 10    23 08.05   +40 32.7    0.621    1.439   124.9    34.3    20.3
2008 11 20    23 00.60   +39 58.7    0.752    1.490   117.2    36.1    20.8
2008 11 30    23 01.81   +39 38.7    0.886    1.539   110.5    36.9    21.3
2008 12 10    23 08.70   +39 37.6    1.021    1.585   104.4    37.0    21.6
2008 12 20    23 19.49   +39 55.1    1.155    1.628    98.8    36.7    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U106

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