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MPEC 2010-P35 : 2008 UW5

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M.P.E.C. 2010-P35                                Issued 2010 Aug. 7, 20:13 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 UW5

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-U65

Additional Observations:
     K08U05W KC2010 08 06.24108322 06 49.03 -04 10 21.6                 EP035H21
     K08U05W KC2010 08 06.25333922 06 48.19 -04 10 25.0          21.5 V EP035H21
     K08U05W KC2010 08 06.26479922 06 47.32 -04 10 26.0          21.4 V EP035H21
     K08U05W KC2010 08 07.24399522 05 38.66 -04 12 52.2          21.8 V EP035H21
     K08U05W KC2010 08 07.25978122 05 37.50 -04 12 55.0          21.0 V EP035H21
     K08U05W KC2010 08 07.27556822 05 36.37 -04 12 57.5          21.2 V EP035H21

Observer details:
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers R. Holmes, S. Foglia, H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
100806 H21 11.6+  8.6+    100807 H21 11.7+  8.0+    MPO154215   -0.014 day

Orbital elements:
2008 UW5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1458 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 180.39273              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39742642     Peri.  204.25119     -0.78613767     -0.60090958
a   1.8321663      Node   298.03089     +0.59043874     -0.66105836
e   0.3892835      Incl.    9.42533     +0.18267363     -0.44934344
P   2.48           H   18.1           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
081025 118  0.8+  0.2-    081028 291  0.3+  0.3-    081120 448  0.2-  0.2-
081025 118  0.9+  0.1-    081028 291  0.1-  0.6-    081120 448  0.0   0.2-
081025 118  0.6+  0.4-    081029 H55  0.2+  0.5-    081123 G96  0.3+  0.4-
081026 118  0.5+  0.1-    081029 H55  0.3+  0.1-    081123 G96  0.5+  0.6-
081026 291  0.2-  0.2-    081029 H55  0.1+  0.2-    081123 G96  0.3-  0.4-
081026 291  0.2-  0.1-    081029 291  0.2+  0.4-    081123 G96  0.1+  0.4-
081026 291  0.1-  0.0     081029 291  0.0   0.4-    081229 H55  0.1-  0.0
081026 673  0.9+  0.2+    081029 291  0.5+  0.0     081229 H55  0.3-  0.1+
081026 673  1.0+  0.1+    081101 H55  0.2+  0.1+    081229 H55  0.4+  0.1+
081026 673  0.4+  0.1-    081101 H55  0.1+  0.1-    090125 291  0.5+  0.5-
081026 673  0.7+  0.0     081101 H55  0.3+  0.1+    090125 291  1.3-  1.8+
081026 H01  0.2+  0.3-    081102 703  0.2-  0.4+    090217 H55  0.8+  0.2-
081026 H01  0.2+  0.2-    081102 703  1.6-  0.6+    090217 H55  0.5+  0.4-
081026 H01  0.4+  0.3-    081102 703  0.3-  0.5-    090217 H55  0.5+  0.2-
081026 H01  0.3+  0.2-    081102 703  1.4+  0.2-    100806 H21  0.2-  1.0+
081026 118  0.0   0.4-    081106 118  0.4+  0.3-    100806 H21  0.3+  0.6-
081026 118  0.2+  0.7+    081106 118  0.4+  0.4+    100806 H21  0.4-  0.1+
081027 291  2.8-  2.3+    081120 H55  0.7-  0.0     100807 H21  0.1-  0.7+
081027 291  0.3+  0.2-    081120 H55  0.5-  0.7+    100807 H21  0.4-  0.4+
081027 291  0.2+  0.3-    081120 H55  0.4-  0.7+    100807 H21  0.2-  0.3+
081028 291  0.4+  0.0     081120 448  0.0   0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 UW5                 a,e,i = 1.83, 0.39, 9                   q = 1.1189
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 08 02    22 11.57   -04 01.3    1.587    2.544   155.2     9.6    21.8
2010 08 12    21 59.88   -04 26.5    1.545    2.541   166.5     5.4    21.5
2010 08 22    21 47.17   -05 03.1    1.531    2.537   172.0     3.2    21.4
2010 09 01    21 34.73   -05 45.9    1.546    2.530   163.6     6.5    21.6
2010 09 11    21 23.79   -06 29.3    1.588    2.522   152.0    10.8    21.8
2010 09 21    21 15.33   -07 08.2    1.655    2.512   140.5    14.7    22.0
2010 10 01    21 09.90   -07 38.8    1.741    2.501   129.5    18.0    22.2
2010 10 11    21 07.62   -07 59.2    1.842    2.487   119.2    20.5    22.4
2010 10 21    21 08.41   -08 08.1    1.954    2.472   109.5    22.3    22.6
2010 10 31    21 11.93   -08 05.2    2.071    2.455   100.5    23.4    22.7
2010 11 10    21 17.87   -07 50.6    2.190    2.436    92.1    24.0    22.9
2010 11 20    21 25.88   -07 24.5    2.307    2.415    84.1    24.0    23.0
2010 11 30    21 35.63   -06 47.3    2.421    2.392    76.6    23.6    23.0
2010 12 10    21 46.84   -05 59.4    2.528    2.368    69.4    22.9    23.1
2010 12 20    21 59.29   -05 01.3    2.627    2.342    62.5    21.9    23.1

Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-P35

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