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MPEC 2008-W49 : 2008 WM32

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W49                                Issued 2008 Nov. 22, 01:18 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 WM32

Observations:
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.35450 08 21 58.14 +37 02 28.5          19.8 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.36179 08 21 57.70 +37 03 24.9          19.4 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.36905 08 21 57.20 +37 04 17.7          19.4 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.37628 08 21 56.59 +37 05 13.4          19.4 V EW049703
     K08W32M* C2008 11 21.38198 08 21 56.17 +37 05 54.5          18.6 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.38271 08 21 56.06 +37 05 58.8          18.8 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.38341 08 21 55.92 +37 06 05.4          19.1 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.38416 08 21 55.96 +37 06 11.8          19.1 V EW049703
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.43624 08 21 51.44 +37 12 39.1          19.5 R EW049H36
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.43810 08 21 51.27 +37 12 52.2          19.4 R EW049H36
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.43995 08 21 51.11 +37 13 06.4          18.9 R EW049H36
     K08W32M 5C2008 11 21.46007 08 21 50.24 +37 15 36.7          19.2 R EW049673
     K08W32M 5C2008 11 21.46586 08 21 49.73 +37 16 19.7                 EW049673
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.46670 08 21 48.79 +37 16 24.4          19.8 V EW049H55
     K08W32M 5C2008 11 21.47053 08 21 49.42 +37 16 55.4                 EW049673
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.47063 08 21 48.52 +37 16 53.4          19.6 V EW049H55
     K08W32M 5C2008 11 21.47407 08 21 49.12 +37 17 21.7                 EW049673
     K08W32M  C2008 11 21.47467 08 21 48.19 +37 17 23.0          19.6 V EW049H55
     K08W32M  C2008 11 22.03667 08 21 10.46 +38 26 27.6          19.0 V EW049493
     K08W32M  C2008 11 22.03839 08 21 10.35 +38 26 40.4          19.3 V EW049493
     K08W32M  C2008 11 22.04012 08 21 10.20 +38 26 53.5          19.2 V EW049493

Observer details:
493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 WM32                                                Earth MOID = 0.1175 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  11.37035              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19084939     Peri.  307.24637     +0.80317388     -0.12057692
a   2.9877359      Node    67.03730     +0.49149595     +0.68753444
e   0.6838046      Incl.   39.31799     -0.33666519     +0.71607095
P   5.16           H   19.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081121 703  1.0-  0.4-    081121 703  0.1-  0.4+    081121 673  0.2+  0.3+
081121 703  0.3+  1.3+    081121 H36  0.1+  0.6+    081121 H55  0.1+  0.1+
081121 703  0.9+  0.4-    081121 H36  0.2-  0.2-    081121 673  0.0   0.3+
081121 703  0.2+  1.1+    081121 H36  0.4-  0.3+    081121 H55  0.1-  0.2-
081121 703  0.4+  0.5-    081121 673  0.1+  0.4-    081122 493  0.3-  0.2-
081121 703  0.3-  1.7-    081121 673  0.5-  0.6-    081122 493  0.0   0.1-
081121 703  1.3-  0.3-    081121 H55  0.4-  0.2+    081122 493  0.1-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 WM32                a,e,i = 2.99, 0.68, 39                  q = 0.9447
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 20    08 23.35   +34 12.0    0.334    1.178   117.0    48.4    19.4
2008 11 30    08 06.35   +52 51.4    0.387    1.261   127.8    38.1    19.6
2008 12 10    07 28.80   +65 08.7    0.474    1.349   132.1    32.8    20.0
2008 12 20    06 29.28   +71 26.9    0.585    1.441   131.7    30.7    20.5
2008 12 30    05 27.47   +73 21.1    0.711    1.533   128.9    29.9    21.1
2009 01 09    04 47.57   +72 52.7    0.849    1.627   125.0    29.7    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W49

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