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MPEC 2008-W53 : 2008 WY32

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W53                                Issued 2008 Nov. 22, 13:51 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 WY32

Observations:
     K08W32Y* C2008 11 22.17501 00 58 54.30 +30 11 25.4          18.9 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.17942 00 58 57.32 +30 10 50.7          19.0 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.18388 00 59 00.34 +30 10 17.0          17.8 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.18833 00 59 03.40 +30 09 40.7          19.0 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.21494 00 59 21.48 +30 06 11.4          18.8 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.21530 00 59 21.76 +30 06 08.7          18.6 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.21601 00 59 22.23 +30 06 02.5          18.4 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.24939 00 59 44.76 +30 01 39.7          18.9 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.24975 00 59 45.03 +30 01 36.7          19.1 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.25012 00 59 45.23 +30 01 34.1          19.0 V EW053G96
     K08W32Y  C2008 11 22.25048 00 59 45.49 +30 01 31.4          19.2 V EW053G96

Observer details:
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 WY32                                                Earth MOID = 0.0569 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454780.5                 MPC
M  40.00452              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.72686272     Peri.   89.49561     +0.88992491     +0.40991566
a   1.2250894      Node   246.29263     -0.45424811     +0.83609011
e   0.3005415      Incl.   12.61749     +0.04113767     +0.36458535
P   1.36           H   22.2           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2008 Nov. 22.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 WY32                a,e,i = 1.23, 0.30, 13                  q = 0.8569
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 20    00 29.49   +35 06.5    0.0925   1.055   134.9    41.5    18.8
2008 11 30    02 02.76   +16 45.0    0.139    1.104   146.1    29.9    19.4
2008 12 10    02 42.29   +08 10.1    0.205    1.153   142.0    31.8    20.4
2008 12 20    03 06.11   +04 30.0    0.281    1.201   135.6    35.0    21.3
2008 12 30    03 24.55   +03 09.3    0.366    1.248   129.4    37.5    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W53

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