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MPEC 2008-W20 : 2008 WQ1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W20                                Issued 2008 Nov. 20, 00:34 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 WQ1

Observations:
     K08W01Q* C2008 11 19.19224 00 04 22.66 +00 12 30.2          19.0   EW020704
     K08W01Q  C2008 11 19.20461 00 04 31.67 +00 09 45.3          19.6   EW020704
     K08W01Q  C2008 11 19.21698 00 04 40.68 +00 07 00.6          19.7   EW020704
     K08W01Q  C2008 11 19.22935 00 04 49.68 +00 04 15.5          19.4   EW020704
     K08W01Q  C2008 11 19.24176 00 04 58.73 +00 01 31.4          19.4   EW020704
     K08W01Q bC2008 11 19.95551 00 13 43.71 -02 33 30.9                 EW020J95
     K08W01Q bC2008 11 19.96361 00 13 49.34 -02 35 13.8          18.6 R EW020J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 WQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0741 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454780.5                 MPC
M   5.41341              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38831189     Peri.  154.54164     +0.84841719     -0.32578457
a   1.8607253      Node   231.24482     +0.34594719     +0.93781174
e   0.4440642      Incl.   32.34289     +0.40063550     -0.11988979
P   2.54           H   21.1           G   0.15
From 7 observations 2008 Nov. 19.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 WQ1                 a,e,i = 1.86, 0.44, 32                  q = 1.0344
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 20    00 14.28   -02 41.9    0.133    1.069   124.2    49.9    18.7
2008 11 30    01 45.41   -25 23.3    0.206    1.101   119.1    51.5    19.8
2008 12 10    02 36.23   -32 38.7    0.307    1.143   113.6    52.2    20.7
2008 12 20    03 08.12   -34 35.5    0.414    1.191   110.1    50.9    21.4
2008 12 30    03 31.45   -34 23.5    0.522    1.245   107.5    48.9    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W20

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