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MPEC 2008-V22 : 2008 VV

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M.P.E.C. 2008-V22                                Issued 2008 Nov. 4, 04:12 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 VV

Observations:
     K08V00V* C2008 11 03.24825 03 08 16.00 +28 12 45.4          20.0 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.25809 03 08 16.26 +28 12 22.2          20.2 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.26789 03 08 16.51 +28 11 59.6          19.8 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.27767 03 08 16.76 +28 11 35.8          20.1 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.32637 03 08 18.02 +28 09 39.8          19.9 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.33490 03 08 18.20 +28 09 19.4          19.1 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.34336 03 08 18.42 +28 08 58.9          20.2 V EV022G96
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.89642 03 08 37.21 +27 46 45.2          20.0 R EV022113
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.89829 03 08 37.24 +27 46 41.1          19.6 R EV022113
     K08V00V  C2008 11 03.90015 03 08 37.29 +27 46 36.3          20.2 R EV022113

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.

Orbital elements:
2008 VV
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   6.61549              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20089644     Peri.  165.30091     +0.75946526     -0.59983161
a   2.8872732      Node   234.38002     +0.56122552     +0.79987145
e   0.5055473      Incl.   18.04620     +0.32899610     +0.02019170
P   4.91           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081103 G96  0.0   0.2-    081103 G96  0.3+  0.0     081103 113  0.1-  0.2+
081103 G96  0.0   0.1-    081103 G96  0.2-  0.1+    081103 113  0.1-  0.1-
081103 G96  0.0   0.5+    081103 G96  0.1-  0.2-
081103 G96  0.0   0.1-    081103 113  0.2+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 VV                  a,e,i = 2.89, 0.51, 18                  q = 1.4276
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    03 06.34   +30 18.9    0.452    1.428   160.8    13.2    20.1
2008 11 10    03 11.62   +23 35.1    0.446    1.434   173.1     4.7    19.7
2008 11 20    03 15.89   +16 41.5    0.461    1.447   173.0     4.8    19.8
2008 11 30    03 20.46   +10 39.0    0.498    1.467   161.0    12.6    20.4
2008 12 10    03 26.41   +06 04.3    0.556    1.493   150.2    19.2    20.9
2008 12 20    03 34.19   +03 02.0    0.630    1.525   140.8    24.1    21.3
2008 12 30    03 43.87   +01 18.9    0.718    1.562   132.7    27.6    21.8

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-V22

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