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MPEC 2008-Y65 : 2008 YO27

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Y65                                Issued 2008 Dec. 30, 00:16 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.

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                                   2008 YO27

Observations:
     K08Y27O* C2008 12 29.25313 06 11 57.69 +08 11 27.4          19.3   EY065704
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.26540 06 11 54.70 +08 13 14.5          19.2   EY065704
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.28983 06 11 48.84 +08 16 47.0          19.6   EY065704
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.30199 06 11 45.94 +08 18 33.5          18.8   EY065704
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.99010 06 09 09.02 +09 58 02.8                 EY065J95
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.99070 06 09 08.89 +09 58 08.2                 EY065J95
     K08Y27O  C2008 12 29.99202 06 09 08.53 +09 58 20.2          18.8 R EY065J95

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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 YO27                                                Earth MOID = 0.2545 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  21.60074              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56883631     Peri.  297.67414     +0.59324207     -0.52171603
a   1.4425953      Node   100.74899     +0.75688567     +0.62088049
e   0.2165099      Incl.   38.61154     -0.27420417     +0.58508102
P   1.73           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081229 704  0.2+  0.1-    081229 704  0.2+  0.3+    081229 J95  0.4-  0.4+
081229 704  0.4-  0.1+    081229 J95  0.1+  0.3-
081229 704  0.1-  0.3-    081229 J95  0.3+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 YO27                a,e,i = 1.44, 0.22, 39                  q = 1.1303
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 12 30    06 09.12   +09 59.7    0.256    1.233   165.2    11.7    18.5
2009 01 09    05 32.95   +31 10.0    0.301    1.261   154.3    19.8    19.2
2009 01 19    05 05.59   +44 22.2    0.387    1.291   136.1    31.9    20.1
2009 01 29    04 50.94   +51 44.2    0.493    1.321   123.2    38.6    20.9
2009 02 08    04 48.87   +56 02.2    0.609    1.353   113.9    41.8    21.5
2009 02 18    04 57.35   +58 44.5    0.727    1.385   106.7    43.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y65

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