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M.P.E.C. 2010-P50 Issued 2010 Aug. 12, 00:00 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 LC18
Additional Observations:
K08L18C .C2008 07 09.22847 17 28 10.106-20 26 01.25 EP050807
K08L18C C2008 08 21.99305 17 25 09.236-20 32 36.35 EP050304
K08L18C C2008 08 22.00368 17 25 09.160-20 32 36.77 EP050304
K08L18C C2008 08 23.03750 17 25 07.412-20 32 48.62 EP050304
K08L18C C2009 05 23.39131 17 40 27.382-21 20 08.58 EP050304
K08L18C 5C2009 06 22.31597 17 37 10.257-21 22 32.51 EP050568
K08L18C 5C2009 06 22.45555 17 37 09.276-21 22 33.64 EP050568
Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory. Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. A. Trujillo.
Measurer S. S. Sheppard. 6.5-m reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea. Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. A. Trujillo. Measurer
S. S. Sheppard. 8.3-m reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo. Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. A. Trujillo. Measurer
S. S. Sheppard. 4.1-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 LC18
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC
M 168.90351 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.00599597 Peri. 7.37337 -0.08819400 -0.88243527
a 30.0074799 Node 88.52262 +0.88868775 -0.27925380
e 0.0820038 Incl. 27.53217 +0.44995100 +0.37858329
P 164.38 H 8.4 G 0.15 U 6
Residuals in seconds of arc
080607 568 0.1- 0.2- 080704 304 0.2- 0.1+ 080823 304 0.1+ 0.2+
080607 568 0.1+ 0.1- 080709 807 0.0 0.0 090523 304 0.1- 0.1+
080607 568 0.0 0.1- 080821 304 0.3+ 0.1+ 090622 568 0.2+ 0.1+
080703 304 0.1+ 0.2+ 080822 304 0.5- 0.2- 090622 568 0.2- 0.2-
Ephemeris:
2008 LC18 a,e,i = 30.01, 0.08, 28 q = 27.547
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2010 08 12 17 39.76 -22 25.5 31.820 32.430 126.3 1.4 23.7
2010 08 22 17 39.28 -22 27.0 31.966 32.430 116.5 1.6 23.7
2010 09 01 17 39.01 -22 28.5 32.124 32.431 106.8 1.7 23.7
2010 09 11 17 38.95 -22 30.2 32.291 32.431 97.1 1.8 23.7
2010 09 21 17 39.11 -22 31.9 32.461 32.431 87.4 1.8 23.7
2010 10 01 17 39.49 -22 33.8 32.630 32.432 77.7 1.7 23.7
2010 10 11 17 40.09 -22 35.7 32.793 32.432 68.0 1.6 23.7
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2010 MPC M.P.E.C. 2010-P50
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