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MPEC 2010-A52 : 2008 RH1

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M.P.E.C. 2010-A52                                Issued 2010 Jan. 11, 01:33 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 RH1

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-R27

Additional Observations:
     K08R01H 2C2009 08 12.31861917 50 29.162-43 01 31.60                EA052568
     K08R01H 2C2009 08 12.32248717 50 29.270-43 01 24.63         22.2 R EA052568
     K08R01H 2C2009 09 08.26875818 27 58.056-32 04 17.26                EA052568
     K08R01H 2C2009 12 09.24159622 03 11.641-04 39 17.99         24.0 R EA052568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott, D. J. Tholen.  Measurer
    D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
090812 568  2.5+  2.2-    091209 568  0.4-  0.0     MPO147459   +0.0013 day

Orbital elements:
2008 RH1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0702 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 296.22371              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.89850835     Peri.  147.30927     -0.74648460     -0.66508605
a   1.0636236      Node   350.91524     +0.57915954     -0.63423567
e   0.1617686      Incl.    7.46912     +0.32762014     -0.39421524
P   1.10           H   22.6           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
080904 691  0.5-  0.5-    080910 691  0.3-  0.1+    080925 H55  0.5-  0.1-
080904 691  0.2+  0.1-    080910 691  0.1-  0.3-    080928 A13  0.6-  0.1+
080904 691  0.2+  0.7+    080917 H55  0.3+  0.0     080928 A13 (1.6-  0.3-)
080904 291  0.2-  0.3+    080917 H55  0.1-  0.2-    080929 291  0.1+  0.6-
080904 291  0.1+  0.3+    080917 H55  0.1+  1.3+    080929 291  0.2+  0.6-
080904 291  0.0   0.3+    080918 H55  0.2+  0.1-    080929 291  0.6+  0.5-
080905 291  0.2-  0.2+    080918 H55  0.2+  0.3-    081001 291  0.8-  0.7-
080905 291  0.2-  0.1+    080918 H55  0.3+  0.3+    081001 291  0.3+  0.0
080905 291  0.1+  0.1+    080918 H55  0.7+  0.3-    081001 291  0.2+  0.2+
080906 291  1.6-  0.5+    080919 H55  0.8+  0.2+    081002 291  0.3+  0.0
080906 291  0.0   0.0     080919 H55  0.4+  0.3-    081002 291  0.4+  0.1-
080906 291  0.0   0.2-    080919 H55  0.2+  0.2+    081002 291  0.2+  0.0
080906 691  0.8-  0.0     080919 H55  1.0+  0.4+    081005 H55  0.1-  0.2+
080906 691  0.1-  0.3-    080922 H55  0.9+  0.2+    081005 H55  0.4+  0.5+
080906 691  0.3-  0.2+    080922 H55  0.2+  0.3+    081005 H55  0.2+  0.1+
080906 H01  0.1+  0.0     080922 H55  0.9+  0.5+    081006 291  0.2+  0.1+
080906 H01  0.0   0.0     080923 448 (0.2-  1.7-)   081006 291  0.2+  0.2-
080906 H01  0.0   0.0     080923 448  0.4+  1.0+    081006 291  1.0-  0.0
080906 H01  0.1+  0.1-    080923 448  0.1+  1.1-    081012 H55  0.2+  0.3+
080906 H01  0.1+  0.0     080923 H55  0.0   0.3-    081012 H55  0.3+  0.8+
080907 G96  0.3+  1.0-    080923 H55  0.7+  0.6-    081012 H55 (0.5+  1.6+)
080907 G96  0.8+  0.4-    080923 H55  0.6+  0.1-    081028 291  0.1-  0.3+
080907 G96  1.0+  0.4-    080923 291  1.2-  0.0     081028 291  0.3-  0.6+
080907 G96  0.3+  0.3-    080923 291  0.2+  0.1-    081028 291  0.2+  0.2+
080910 H55  0.2+  0.1-    080923 291  0.1+  0.0     090812 568  0.1+  0.0
080910 H55  0.9+  0.7+    080925 H55  0.4+  0.2+    090812 568  0.1-  0.0
080910 H55  0.5-  0.2+    080925 H55  0.0   0.2+    090908 568  0.0   0.0
080910 691 (2.1-  0.4-)   080925 H55  0.2+  0.2+    091209 568  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 RH1                 a,e,i = 1.06, 0.16, 7                   q = 0.8916
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 01 04    23 14.45   +04 25.9    0.803    1.012    68.2    64.4    24.4
2010 01 14    23 44.15   +08 05.5    0.794    0.986    66.4    66.1    24.4
2010 01 24    00 15.47   +11 44.2    0.777    0.961    64.9    68.1    24.4
2010 02 03    00 48.77   +15 16.1    0.753    0.938    63.7    70.3    24.3
2010 02 13    01 24.45   +18 33.7    0.723    0.919    62.8    72.8    24.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-A52

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