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MPEC 2008-Y78 : 2008 YD29

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Y78                                Issued 2008 Dec. 30, 21:44 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 YD29

Observations:
     K08Y29D* C2008 12 30.07820 04 24 06.59 +22 04 11.7          20.9 V EY078691
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.09187 04 24 06.45 +22 04 58.3          20.7 V EY078691
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.10554 04 24 06.28 +22 05 45.2          20.6 V EY078691
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.13730 04 24 05.85 +22 07 33.9                 EY078291
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.14131 04 24 05.77 +22 07 48.1                 EY078291
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.14531 04 24 05.84 +22 08 01.6                 EY078291
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.14578 04 24 05.33 +22 07 59.8          20.4 R EY078H36
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.15872 04 24 05.18 +22 08 43.5          20.5 R EY078H36
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.17493 04 24 04.97 +22 09 38.9          20.5 R EY078H36
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.18588 04 24 05.12 +22 10 17.8          20.4 R EY078H01
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.18801 04 24 05.09 +22 10 25.0          20.9 R EY078H01
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.19258 04 24 05.04 +22 10 40.5          20.6 R EY078H01
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.20170 04 24 04.90 +22 11 11.4          20.7 R EY078H01
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.21708 04 24 04.70 +22 12 03.4          20.5 R EY078H01
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.31912 04 24 03.50 +22 17 46.8                 EY078291
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.32315 04 24 03.42 +22 18 02.0                 EY078291
     K08Y29D HC2008 12 30.32762 04 24 03.31 +22 18 16.6                 EY078291
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.82662 04 24 04.29 +22 46 22.4                 EY078J95
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.83958 04 24 04.23 +22 47 06.3                 EY078J95
     K08Y29D  C2008 12 30.85735 04 24 03.97 +22 48 06.3          21.2 R EY078J95

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    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.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 YD29                                                Earth MOID = 0.2533 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 350.39370              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17178931     Peri.   23.96654     -0.40759691     -0.87491796
a   3.2048321      Node    90.97756     +0.78986120     -0.48150036
e   0.6193824      Incl.   15.16147     +0.45824015     +0.05172963
P   5.74           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081230 691  0.5+  0.1+    081230 H36  1.2+  0.2-    081230 291  1.1+  1.0-
081230 691  0.6+  0.1-    081230 H36  1.3+  0.4+    081230 291  0.6+  0.7+
081230 691  0.4+  0.1+    081230 H01  0.8+  0.1+    081230 291  0.2-  0.4+
081230 291  0.1-  0.5+    081230 H01  0.8+  0.0     081230 J95  0.7+  0.8+
081230 291  0.5-  1.0+    081230 H01  1.0+  0.1+    081230 J95  1.2+  0.4+
081230 291  1.2+  0.9+    081230 H01  0.8+  0.1+    081230 J95  0.4-  0.3-
081230 H36  0.9+  0.0     081230 H01  0.9+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 YD29                a,e,i = 3.20, 0.62, 15                  q = 1.2198
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 12 30    04 24.09   +21 59.9    0.310    1.260   149.3    23.5    21.0
2009 01 09    04 27.24   +31 37.0    0.307    1.235   140.3    30.5    21.1
2009 01 19    04 40.11   +40 50.1    0.319    1.222   132.4    36.5    21.3
2009 01 29    05 05.50   +48 32.1    0.345    1.221   126.2    40.6    21.6
2009 02 08    05 44.68   +54 00.0    0.381    1.232   122.1    42.7    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y78

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