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MPEC 2008-V21 : 2008 UK199

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M.P.E.C. 2008-V21                                Issued 2008 Nov. 4, 04:10 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 UK199

Observations:
     K08UJ9K* C2008 10 31.36623 03 10 02.96 +27 07 06.4          19.6 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.37300 03 10 01.84 +27 06 21.5          18.9 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.37994 03 10 00.58 +27 05 34.4          18.9 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.38679 03 09 59.32 +27 04 48.5          19.1 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.44656 03 09 48.81 +26 58 06.4          18.7 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.44719 03 09 48.78 +26 58 01.4          18.7 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.44780 03 09 48.67 +26 57 58.8          19.0 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.44840 03 09 48.56 +26 57 53.4          18.8 V EV021703
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.49758 03 09 39.89 +26 52 20.2          19.0 R EV021H01
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.49830 03 09 39.76 +26 52 15.3          19.1 R EV021H01
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.50027 03 09 39.42 +26 52 01.9          19.0 R EV021H01
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.50234 03 09 39.07 +26 51 47.9          19.1 R EV021H01
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.50395 03 09 38.79 +26 51 37.1          19.1 R EV021H01
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.95824 03 08 23.18 +26 00 19.3          19.6 V EV021J77
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.97763 03 08 19.75 +25 58 06.7          19.4 V EV021J77
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.98730 03 08 18.08 +25 57 01.1          19.2 V EV021J77
     K08UJ9K  C2008 10 31.99708 03 08 16.32 +25 55 54.3          19.4 V EV021J77
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.00675 03 08 14.63 +25 54 48.7          19.1 V EV021J77
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.02644 03 08 11.21 +25 52 33.4                 EV021J95
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.03220 03 08 10.17 +25 51 54.1                 EV021J95
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.03838 03 08 09.07 +25 51 11.7          18.9 R EV021J95
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.25295 03 07 32.77 +25 26 43.2          19.4 V EV021H55
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.25320 03 07 33.21 +25 26 43.0          19.0 R EV021854
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.25516 03 07 32.36 +25 26 27.7          19.7 V EV021H55
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.25704 03 07 32.51 +25 26 15.2          19.0 R EV021854
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.25744 03 07 31.96 +25 26 12.2          19.5 V EV021H55
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.26568 03 07 30.99 +25 25 17.3          19.3 R EV021854
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.30835 03 07 23.29 +25 20 23.4          19.4   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.32011 03 07 21.22 +25 19 02.4          19.2   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.33191 03 07 19.12 +25 17 40.9          19.3   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.34363 03 07 17.05 +25 16 19.8          19.5   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 01.35546 03 07 14.91 +25 14 56.9          19.6   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 02.25814 03 04 42.04 +23 29 34.5          18.9   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 02.26991 03 04 39.93 +23 28 11.4          19.0   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 02.28205 03 04 37.77 +23 26 45.5          19.7   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 02.29405 03 04 35.61 +23 25 20.7          19.5   EV021704
     K08UJ9K  C2008 11 02.30585 03 04 33.57 +23 23 55.3          19.3   EV021704

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.
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.
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.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UK199
Epoch 2008 Oct. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454760.5                 MPC
M 324.68172              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42518553     Peri.  226.76191     +0.22633894     -0.77031602
a   1.7515279      Node   224.25551     +0.93503479     +0.00034997
e   0.2453761      Incl.   58.67611     -0.27291138     -0.63766222
P   2.32           H   19.5           G   0.15
From 37 observations 2008 Oct. 31-Nov. 2.

Ephemeris:
2008 UK199               a,e,i = 1.75, 0.25, 59                  q = 1.3217
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    03 11.09   +27 47.8    0.445    1.423   162.2    12.3    19.2
2008 11 10    02 43.21   +07 10.8    0.414    1.399   169.1     7.7    18.9
2008 11 20    02 19.46   -12 28.6    0.458    1.377   141.9    26.3    19.7
2008 11 30    02 02.79   -25 53.7    0.554    1.359   121.3    38.3    20.4
2008 12 10    01 53.67   -33 49.7    0.674    1.344   106.7    44.6    21.0
2008 12 20    01 51.08   -38 25.7    0.799    1.333    96.2    47.2    21.4
2008 12 30    01 53.78   -41 07.0    0.920    1.325    88.2    47.9    21.7
2009 01 09    02 00.78   -42 41.4    1.030    1.322    82.1    47.5    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-V21

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