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MPEC 2010-J15 : 2008 JP

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M.P.E.C. 2010-J15                                Issued 2010 May 4, 21:20 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.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 JP

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-J21

Additional Observations:
     K08J00P  C2010 04 20.36521 16 03 15.95 -30 11 59.3          20.1 R EJ015926
     K08J00P  C2010 04 20.37001 16 03 16.01 -30 12 16.2                 EJ015926
     K08J00P KC2010 04 24.37911 16 03 07.41 -34 33 08.1          21.0 R EJ015926
     K08J00P KC2010 04 24.39351 16 03 07.10 -34 34 12.8          20.6 R EJ015926
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.63683 15 52 50.86 -54 54 46.3          18.3 R EJ015D21
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.64792 15 52 48.83 -54 56 47.9          18.7 R EJ015D21
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.65897 15 52 46.87 -54 58 49.2          18.3 R EJ015D21
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.67041 15 52 44.58 -55 00 53.1          18.7 R EJ015D21
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.68154 15 52 42.47 -55 02 55.9          18.6 R EJ015D21
     K08J00P KC2010 05 04.69256 15 52 40.32 -55 04 56.4          18.5 R EJ015D21

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/8.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100420 926 1.48- 0.70+    100504 D21 3.04- 1.79+    MPO140219   +0.61 day

Orbital elements:
2008 JP                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1385 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M   7.73453              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51233006     Peri.  307.17027     +0.90870646     +0.38413590
a   1.5468071      Node    31.22660     -0.20604877     +0.75314221
e   0.6487397      Incl.   18.36941     -0.36303784     +0.53405658
P   1.92           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
080502 G96  0.1-  0.5-    080503 G96  0.3-  0.6-    080601 291  0.5-  0.2-
080502 G96  0.2+  0.9-    080504 291  1.0+  0.4-    080601 291  0.6-  0.3+
080502 G96  0.4-  1.2-    080504 291  0.7+  0.5+    080602 291  0.3-  0.2-
080502 G96  0.3-  0.7-    080504 291  1.5+  0.3+    080602 291  1.6+  0.0
080502 G96  0.7-  0.3-    080505 H55  0.1-  0.5-    100420 926  0.1-  0.2+
080502 G96  0.6-  0.3-    080505 H55  0.3-  0.4-    100420 926  1.0+  0.5-
080502 G96  0.2+  1.4+    080505 H55  0.3-  0.8-    100424 926  0.0   0.1+
080502 G96  0.6-  0.3-    080506 291  0.0   0.4-    100424 926  0.3+  0.5+
080503 H55  0.6+  0.8+    080506 291  1.1-  0.4+    100504 D21  1.3-  0.4-
080503 H55  0.3+  0.6+    080506 291  1.5-  0.6+    100504 D21  0.6-  0.4-
080503 H55  0.3-  0.6+    080510 H55  0.3-  0.2-    100504 D21  0.7+  0.5-
080503 G96  0.4+  0.4-    080510 H55  0.5-  0.0     100504 D21  0.0   0.9+
080503 G96  0.4+  0.6-    080510 H55  0.3-  0.2+    100504 D21  0.4+  0.1+
080503 G96  0.1+  0.3-    080510 H55  0.4-  0.2+    100504 D21  0.4+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 JP                  a,e,i = 1.55, 0.65, 18                  q = 0.5433
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 05 04    15 54.42   -53 02.4    0.195    1.165   140.2    33.6    19.0
2010 05 06    15 48.26   -59 16.4    0.177    1.143   135.9    37.9    18.9
2010 05 08    15 36.72   -66 38.6    0.162    1.120   129.9    43.7    18.8
2010 05 10    15 09.35   -75 05.9    0.151    1.098   122.4    50.9    18.8
2010 05 12    13 13.10   -83 39.3    0.143    1.075   113.5    59.5    18.9
2010 05 14    06 47.38   -82 15.3    0.140    1.052   103.6    69.0    19.1
2010 05 16    05 20.90   -72 34.7    0.141    1.029    93.4    78.7    19.4
2010 05 18    04 57.34   -62 47.8    0.147    1.006    83.7    87.9    19.7
2010 05 20    04 46.58   -53 54.5    0.157    0.983    74.9    96.2    20.2
2010 05 22    04 40.38   -46 10.2    0.171    0.959    67.3   103.3    20.7
2010 05 24    04 36.31   -39 34.2    0.186    0.936    60.8   109.2    21.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-J15

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