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MPEC 2008-Y70 : 2008 YZ28

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Y70                                Issued 2008 Dec. 30, 17:44 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 YZ28

Observations:
     K08Y28Z* C2008 12 30.15494 02 03 05.14 +09 51 45.7          18.9 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.16280 02 03 10.00 +09 50 52.0          18.9 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.17066 02 03 14.90 +09 49 59.0          18.7 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.17848 02 03 19.72 +09 49 05.4          18.9 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.21343 02 03 41.43 +09 45 07.6          18.8 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22004 02 03 45.49 +09 44 23.4          18.7 R EY070854
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22248 02 03 47.05 +09 44 06.1          18.9 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22420 02 03 48.08 +09 43 55.0          18.6 R EY070854
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22668 02 03 49.55 +09 43 36.7          18.7 R EY070H01
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22799 02 03 50.36 +09 43 27.9          18.6 R EY070H01
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22835 02 03 50.66 +09 43 26.3          18.6 R EY070854
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.22876 02 03 50.84 +09 43 22.7          18.6 R EY070H01
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.23148 02 03 52.63 +09 43 04.9          18.8 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.23298 02 03 53.46 +09 42 54.0          18.0 R EY070H01
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.24265 02 03 59.54 +09 41 49.0          18.9 V EY070G96
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.70631 02 08 49.39 +08 50 01.3          19.1 R EY070113
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.71100 02 08 52.19 +08 49 30.4          19.0 R EY070113
     K08Y28Z  C2008 12 30.71569 02 08 55.04 +08 48 58.9          19.5 R EY070113

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 YZ28                                                Earth MOID = 0.0971 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   1.72116              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20816441     Peri.  133.85189     +0.62985482     -0.51647135
a   2.8196707      Node   266.33535     +0.43317008     +0.85352799
e   0.6588082      Incl.   35.54270     +0.64470659     -0.06890083
P   4.73           H   19.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081230 G96  0.1+  0.0     081230 G96  0.4+  0.2-    081230 G96  0.3+  0.3-
081230 G96  0.1-  0.2-    081230 854  0.2-  0.3+    081230 H01  0.1-  0.1+
081230 G96  0.2+  0.3+    081230 H01  0.1-  0.0     081230 G96  0.0   0.3-
081230 G96  0.2-  0.1-    081230 H01  0.1-  0.1+    081230 113  0.1+  0.2+
081230 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081230 854  0.1-  0.2-    081230 113  0.3-  0.2+
081230 854  0.3-  0.4+    081230 H01  0.1-  0.2+    081230 113  0.1+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 YZ28                a,e,i = 2.82, 0.66, 36                  q = 0.9620
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 12 30    02 01.44   +10 09.7    0.240    1.101   113.2    55.2    19.0
2009 01 09    03 20.38   -03 44.7    0.339    1.171   115.8    49.1    19.7
2009 01 19    04 05.31   -10 02.2    0.469    1.249   113.9    46.1    20.5
2009 01 29    04 35.51   -12 42.2    0.612    1.333   111.0    43.6    21.1
2009 02 08    04 59.08   -13 40.5    0.763    1.420   107.9    41.4    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y70

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