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MPEC 2010-P36 : 2008 VQ4

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M.P.E.C. 2010-P36                                Issued 2010 Aug. 7, 20:16 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 VQ4

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-V38

Additional Observations:
     K08V04Q  C2010 08 06.28828822 13 06.79 +09 09 03.7          22.2 V EP036H21
     K08V04Q  C2010 08 06.32329622 13 04.36 +09 09 04.3          21.6 V EP036H21
     K08V04Q KC2010 08 07.29361022 11 59.69 +09 09 13.5                 EP036H21
     K08V04Q KC2010 08 07.31324622 11 58.27 +09 09 13.8          22.3 V EP036H21
     K08V04Q KC2010 08 07.33442122 11 56.76 +09 09 14.4          21.9 V EP036H21

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  1.6-  0.8-    100807 H21  0.8-  1.6+    MPO152521   +0.0012 day

Orbital elements:
2008 VQ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2358 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 208.91290              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42569198     Peri.  232.53843     -0.61325211     -0.76539981
a   1.7501385      Node   256.43507     +0.77319301     -0.53115471
e   0.3320045      Incl.   11.58104     +0.16153764     -0.36337007
P   2.32           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
080921 G96  0.9+  0.3-    081107 G96  0.0   0.1-    081121 448  0.3+  0.4-
080921 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081107 G96  0.4+  0.2+    081121 448  0.2+  0.3+
080921 G96  0.2+  0.6-    081107 G96  0.7+  0.8-    081204 291  0.1-  0.2+
080921 G96  0.1-  0.1+    081107 G96  0.1+  0.2+    081204 291  0.2+  0.1+
081104 704  0.1-  1.0+    081107 G96  0.1+  0.0     081204 291  0.2+  0.2+
081104 704  0.6-  0.2+    081107 G96  0.7-  0.0     090109 H55  0.4-  0.1+
081104 704  0.8+  0.8+    081107 G96  0.6-  0.8-    090109 H55  0.0   0.5+
081104 704  0.5+  0.3-    081107 G96  0.4+  0.2-    090109 H55  0.3+  0.2-
081105 118  1.3+  0.5-    081107 G96  0.5+  0.2+    090118 G96  0.2+  0.5-
081105 118  0.2+  0.5-    081107 H01  0.3+  0.1+    090118 G96  0.4-  0.0
081106 H55  0.3+  0.1-    081107 H01  0.4+  0.4+    090118 G96  0.2+  0.4-
081106 H55  0.5-  0.3-    081107 H01  0.4+  0.3+    090118 G96  0.4+  0.4-
081106 H55  1.1-  0.4-    081107 854  0.0   0.8-    100806 H21  0.7-  1.0-
081107 291  0.3-  0.1-    081107 854  0.9-  0.2+    100806 H21  1.3-  1.0-
081107 291  0.3-  0.0     081107 854  0.5+  0.8-    100807 H21  1.3+  0.4+
081107 291  0.5-  0.1+    081117 291  0.1-  0.1+    100807 H21  0.5+  0.7+
081107 G96  0.1+  0.2-    081117 291  0.1-  0.0     100807 H21  0.0   1.4+
081107 G96  0.1+  0.4+    081117 291  0.1-  0.2+
081107 G96  0.0   0.0     081121 448  0.6+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 VQ4                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.33, 12                  q = 1.1691
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 08 02    22 17.61   +09 05.2    1.369    2.276   145.1    14.8    22.6
2010 08 12    22 06.46   +09 05.8    1.307    2.261   153.8    11.4    22.4
2010 08 22    21 53.65   +08 36.1    1.270    2.245   159.3     9.2    22.2
2010 09 01    21 40.58   +07 38.5    1.257    2.226   158.2     9.7    22.2
2010 09 11    21 28.78   +06 20.1    1.270    2.206   151.1    12.8    22.3
2010 09 21    21 19.57   +04 51.3    1.306    2.183   141.6    16.6    22.5
2010 10 01    21 13.77   +03 22.8    1.361    2.160   131.6    20.3    22.7
2010 10 11    21 11.66   +02 02.7    1.431    2.134   121.9    23.4    22.8
2010 10 21    21 13.17   +00 56.7    1.511    2.106   112.7    25.9    23.0
2010 10 31    21 17.98   +00 07.6    1.598    2.077   104.1    27.6    23.1
2010 11 10    21 25.68   -00 23.3    1.688    2.046    96.2    28.8    23.3
2010 11 20    21 35.89   -00 35.8    1.777    2.014    88.7    29.4    23.4
2010 11 30    21 48.22   -00 30.7    1.863    1.979    81.8    29.5    23.4
2010 12 10    22 02.36   -00 08.7    1.945    1.944    75.2    29.3    23.5

Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-P36

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