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MPEC 2008-X33 : 2008 XB1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X33                                Issued 2008 Dec. 3, 23:38 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 XB1

Observations:
     K08X01B* C2008 12 03.14237 22 35 26.49 +40 59 32.3          18.7 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.14771 22 35 32.38 +40 59 32.2          19.0 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.15308 22 35 38.39 +40 59 32.7          18.1 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.15841 22 35 44.19 +40 59 32.0          18.4 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.16376 22 35 50.16 +40 59 32.5          18.4 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.22884 22 37 02.68 +40 59 26.5          18.0 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.22957 22 37 03.57 +40 59 25.9          18.6 V EX033703
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.71755 22 46 21.52 +40 58 43.5          18.5 R EX033204
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.80704 22 48 01.64 +40 58 08.7                 EX033J95
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.81350 22 48 08.72 +40 58 06.6          18.6 R EX033J95
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.81405 22 48 08.57 +40 58 11.0                 EX033204
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.81861 22 48 13.64 +40 58 08.3                 EX033204
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.86462 22 49 04.71 +40 57 44.2          18.9 V EX033595
     K08X01B  C2008 12 03.87007 22 49 10.89 +40 57 42.3          19.0 V EX033595

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, D. Di Maria, E. Pettarin,
    F. Piani.  Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.30-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 XB1                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0370 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  33.91362              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.65015921     Peri.   82.70936     +0.96973004     +0.11220949
a   1.3196423      Node   270.67376     -0.19155060     +0.90038984
e   0.3694169      Incl.   12.52615     +0.15143322     +0.42036551
P   1.52           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081203 703  0.1-  0.7-    081203 703  0.9-  0.1+    081203 204  0.5-  0.5+
081203 703  0.4-  0.8-    081203 703  0.0   0.4-    081203 204  0.5-  0.2-
081203 703  0.3+  0.2-    081203 204  0.2-  0.4-    081203 595  0.7-  0.4-
081203 703  1.0-  0.7-    081203 J95  0.2+  0.8-    081203 595  0.2+  0.5+
081203 703  0.6-  0.1-    081203 J95  1.0-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 XB1                 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.37, 13                  q = 0.8321
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    21 37.77   +39 59.7    0.134    1.007    95.2    77.1    18.9
2008 12 10    00 35.96   +37 19.1    0.143    1.065   120.6    52.8    18.5
2008 12 20    02 23.26   +26 57.4    0.193    1.124   132.8    40.0    18.9
2008 12 30    03 17.21   +19 45.7    0.267    1.183   133.6    37.0    19.6
2009 01 09    03 50.41   +15 46.3    0.355    1.242   130.0    37.3    20.3
2009 01 19    04 15.17   +13 39.1    0.454    1.299   125.1    38.3    21.0
2009 01 29    04 36.30   +12 35.3    0.561    1.354   119.8    39.2    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X33

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