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MPEC 2008-X32 : 2008 XS

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X32                                Issued 2008 Dec. 3, 15:24 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 XS

Observations:
     K08X00S* C2008 12 02.25728 04 50 27.94 +24 44 08.4          19.5   EX032704
     K08X00S  C2008 12 02.26983 04 50 40.84 +24 41 58.4          20.1   EX032704
     K08X00S  C2008 12 02.28241 04 50 53.66 +24 39 48.8          20.2   EX032704
     K08X00S  C2008 12 02.29497 04 51 06.41 +24 37 37.7          19.9   EX032704
     K08X00S  C2008 12 02.30765 04 51 19.21 +24 35 26.1          19.9   EX032704
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.32086 05 10 10.20 +21 42 01.1          18.8 V EX032G96
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.32648 05 10 15.09 +21 41 04.8          19.0 V EX032G96
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.33207 05 10 20.02 +21 40 08.0          18.8 V EX032G96
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.37883 05 11 00.88 +21 32 11.1          18.7 V EX032G96
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.38657 05 11 07.65 +21 30 51.4          18.9 V EX032G96
     K08X00S  C2008 12 03.39422 05 11 14.35 +21 29 32.2          18.9 V EX032G96

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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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 XS                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0170 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   4.68924              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68182500     Peri.  169.40105     +0.49202554     -0.86884609
a   1.2784609      Node   251.10583     +0.79443431     +0.47390169
e   0.2162215      Incl.    3.32838     +0.35606880     +0.14326080
P   1.45           H   27.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
081202 704  0.3-  0.9+    081202 704  0.7-  0.5+    081203 G96  0.5+  0.1-
081202 704  0.4+  0.5-    081203 G96  0.2-  0.1-    081203 G96  0.1+  0.2+
081202 704  0.4+  0.2-    081203 G96  0.4-  0.1+    081203 G96  0.4-  0.2+
081202 704  0.2+  0.7-    081203 G96  0.3+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 XS                  a,e,i = 1.28, 0.22, 3                   q = 1.0020
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    03 58.69   +31 15.7    0.0176   1.004   168.7    11.1    18.9
2008 12 01    04 23.19   +28 25.7    0.0181   1.004   173.2     6.6    18.8
2008 12 02    04 45.11   +25 30.5    0.0187   1.005   175.6     4.3    18.8
2008 12 03    05 04.46   +22 37.6    0.0195   1.005   173.9     6.0    18.9
2008 12 04    05 21.42   +19 52.3    0.0204   1.006   170.6     9.2    19.2
2008 12 05    05 36.22   +17 18.0    0.0216   1.006   167.3    12.4    19.4
2008 12 06    05 49.13   +14 56.4    0.0228   1.007   164.3    15.3    19.6
2008 12 07    06 00.40   +12 48.0    0.0241   1.008   161.7    17.9    19.9
2008 12 08    06 10.26   +10 52.4    0.0255   1.009   159.4    20.1    20.1
2008 12 09    06 18.91   +09 08.8    0.0270   1.010   157.5    21.9    20.2
2008 12 10    06 26.52   +07 36.4    0.0286   1.011   155.8    23.5    20.4
2008 12 11    06 33.24   +06 13.9    0.0302   1.012   154.4    24.8    20.6
2008 12 12    06 39.19   +05 00.3    0.0319   1.013   153.2    25.9    20.7
2008 12 13    06 44.47   +03 54.7    0.0336   1.014   152.3    26.8    20.9
2008 12 14    06 49.17   +02 56.2    0.0353   1.015   151.5    27.6    21.0
2008 12 15    06 53.37   +02 04.1    0.0371   1.017   150.8    28.2    21.1
2008 12 16    06 57.11   +01 17.6    0.0389   1.018   150.3    28.6    21.3
2008 12 17    07 00.46   +00 36.1    0.0408   1.020   149.9    28.9    21.4
2008 12 18    07 03.45   -00 00.8    0.0427   1.021   149.7    29.1    21.5
2008 12 19    07 06.14   -00 33.7    0.0445   1.022   149.5    29.3    21.6
2008 12 20    07 08.54   -01 02.8    0.0465   1.024   149.4    29.3    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X32

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