MPEC 2008-W68 : 2008 WS62
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M.P.E.C. 2008-W68 Issued 2008 Nov. 25, 22:06 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 WS62
Observations:
K08W62S* C2008 11 24.20517 01 15 14.76 +06 15 18.0 20.6 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.21310 01 15 21.38 +06 15 20.5 20.6 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.22110 01 15 28.04 +06 15 22.6 20.6 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.22914 01 15 34.74 +06 15 24.6 20.3 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25033 01 15 51.97 +06 15 26.8 20.8 R EW068H01
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25442 01 15 55.38 +06 15 27.9 20.6 R EW068H01
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25711 01 15 57.97 +06 15 31.7 21.4 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25829 01 15 58.91 +06 15 32.1 20.6 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25862 01 15 58.88 +06 15 28.8 20.8 R EW068H01
K08W62S C2008 11 24.25942 01 15 59.90 +06 15 32.7 21.0 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.26058 01 16 00.84 +06 15 32.6 21.7 V EW068G96
K08W62S C2008 11 24.26172 01 16 01.47 +06 15 29.4 20.7 R EW068H01
K08W62S C2008 11 24.26195 01 16 01.98 +06 15 35.2 20.5 R EW068651
K08W62S C2008 11 24.26423 01 16 03.90 +06 15 35.7 20.5 R EW068651
K08W62S C2008 11 24.26652 01 16 05.80 +06 15 36.2 20.4 R EW068651
K08W62S C2008 11 25.16135 01 28 27.95 +06 19 07.1 20.8 V EW068H55
K08W62S C2008 11 25.17063 01 28 34.88 +06 19 09.1 21.1 V EW068H55
K08W62S C2008 11 25.17886 01 28 41.15 +06 19 11.9 21.2 V EW068H55
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
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.
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.
Orbital elements:
2008 WS62 Earth MOID = 0.0156 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 36.83724 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.62418811 Peri. 115.97213 +0.99164038 +0.10028617
a 1.3559980 Node 238.37006 -0.12258059 +0.92866339
e 0.3468335 Incl. 5.47183 +0.04029101 +0.35710923
P 1.58 H 25.0 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081124 G96 0.2- 0.0 081124 G96 0.0 0.3- 081124 651 0.5+ 0.5+
081124 G96 0.1+ 0.2+ 081124 G96 0.7- 0.2- 081124 651 0.8+ 0.5+
081124 G96 0.1+ 0.1+ 081124 H01 0.4- 0.3- 081124 651 0.8+ 0.4+
081124 G96 0.4+ 0.0 081124 G96 0.1+ 0.1+ 081125 H55 0.3- 0.5-
081124 H01 0.4- 0.2- 081124 G96 0.3- 0.3- 081125 H55 0.6- 0.4-
081124 H01 0.4- 0.1- 081124 H01 0.3- 0.5- 081125 H55 0.9+ 0.8+
Ephemeris:
2008 WS62 a,e,i = 1.36, 0.35, 5 q = 0.8857
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 11 20 23 57.71 +05 35.3 0.0570 1.021 123.6 53.7 20.8
2008 11 21 00 19.23 +05 49.9 0.0598 1.026 127.7 49.6 20.8
2008 11 22 00 38.80 +06 01.0 0.0630 1.030 131.3 46.0 20.8
2008 11 23 00 56.42 +06 09.2 0.0667 1.035 134.4 42.9 20.9
2008 11 24 01 12.22 +06 15.2 0.0707 1.040 137.1 40.3 20.9
2008 11 25 01 26.34 +06 19.6 0.0751 1.045 139.3 38.0 21.0
2008 11 26 01 38.96 +06 22.9 0.0797 1.050 141.1 36.1 21.1
2008 11 27 01 50.25 +06 25.4 0.0845 1.055 142.7 34.6 21.2
2008 11 28 02 00.37 +06 27.5 0.0896 1.060 143.9 33.2 21.3
2008 11 29 02 09.47 +06 29.3 0.0948 1.065 144.9 32.1 21.4
2008 11 30 02 17.68 +06 31.0 0.100 1.071 145.7 31.3 21.5
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-W68
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