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MPEC 2008-A70 : 2008 AB31

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M.P.E.C. 2008-A70                                Issued 2008 Jan. 14, 15:26 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 AB31

Observations:
     K08A31B* C2008 01 12.43479 10 43 52.86 +02 02 01.7          20.1 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.44294 10 43 52.60 +02 01 27.4          20.3 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.45117 10 43 52.32 +02 00 52.9          20.3 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.45940 10 43 52.06 +02 00 17.9          20.2 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.51324 10 43 50.34 +01 56 30.7          20.2 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.52241 10 43 50.05 +01 55 51.7          20.0 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 12.53168 10 43 49.76 +01 55 12.1          20.2 V EA070G96
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.08148 10 43 35.73 +01 16 00.2          20.5 V EA070A17
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.10508 10 43 34.97 +01 14 18.0          20.4 V EA070A17
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.12866 10 43 34.21 +01 12 36.9          20.3 V EA070A17
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.36645 10 43 27.89 +00 55 32.8          20.3 R EA070854
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.37124 10 43 27.84 +00 55 09.2          20.2 R EA070854
     K08A31B  C2008 01 13.37604 10 43 27.62 +00 54 48.9          20.3 R EA070854
     K08A31B tC2008 01 14.38834 10 42 55.07 -00 19 44.2                 EA070291
     K08A31B tC2008 01 14.39230 10 42 54.89 -00 20 02.3                 EA070291
     K08A31B tC2008 01 14.39607 10 42 54.74 -00 20 18.8                 EA070291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 AB31                                                Earth MOID = 0.2912 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 280.11725              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49682183     Peri.  257.00754     -0.83160878     +0.36710085
a   1.5788308      Node   303.00195     -0.05697346     -0.80280931
e   0.3149670      Incl.   29.79541     -0.55243178     -0.46982357
P   1.98           H   20.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080112 G96  0.0   0.2-    080112 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080113 854  0.4+  0.7-
080112 G96  0.0   0.1-    080113 A17  0.7-  0.3+    080114 291  0.1+  0.1+
080112 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080113 A17  0.2-  0.2-    080114 291  0.1-  0.2-
080112 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080113 A17  0.4+  0.4+    080114 291  0.0   0.2+
080112 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080113 854  0.8-  1.5+
080112 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080113 854  1.1+  1.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 AB31                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.31, 30                  q = 1.0816
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    10 42.54   -01 05.7    0.413    1.293   131.0    35.1    20.2
2008 01 25    10 31.40   -15 45.3    0.350    1.251   133.5    34.8    19.7
2008 02 04    10 07.71   -33 06.6    0.321    1.211   128.3    39.7    19.6
2008 02 14    09 26.70   -49 09.1    0.329    1.175   117.3    48.3    19.8
2008 02 24    08 26.49   -60 15.9    0.363    1.144   106.0    56.2    20.2
2008 03 05    07 15.04   -66 04.3    0.408    1.118    97.1    61.7    20.6
2008 03 15    06 09.29   -68 16.7    0.455    1.098    90.7    64.9    20.9
2008 03 25    05 18.75   -68 47.7    0.495    1.086    86.5    66.4    21.1
2008 04 04    04 42.16   -68 45.0    0.527    1.082    84.1    66.9    21.2
2008 04 14    04 15.32   -68 42.3    0.546    1.085    83.3    66.7    21.3
2008 04 24    03 54.11   -68 56.4    0.554    1.096    84.0    65.9    21.3
2008 05 04    03 35.57   -69 38.5    0.548    1.114    86.1    64.5    21.3
2008 05 14    03 16.32   -71 02.9    0.531    1.139    89.7    62.5    21.2
2008 05 24    02 50.17   -73 23.5    0.505    1.170    95.0    59.6    21.1
2008 06 03    02 01.87   -76 46.7    0.472    1.205   102.1    55.4    20.9
2008 06 13    00 02.46   -80 10.7    0.439    1.244   111.3    49.5    20.6
2008 06 23    20 38.44   -78 11.1    0.412    1.286   122.5    41.8    20.4
2008 07 03    18 51.07   -68 36.4    0.402    1.330   134.3    33.2    20.1
2008 07 13    18 13.50   -56 00.9    0.419    1.374   143.0    26.5    20.1
2008 07 23    18 00.76   -43 47.6    0.466    1.420   144.1    24.8    20.4
2008 08 02    17 58.73   -33 44.2    0.541    1.465   138.7    27.2    20.8
2008 08 12    18 02.53   -26 09.8    0.638    1.510   131.0    30.4    21.3
2008 08 22    18 09.90   -20 39.0    0.751    1.554   123.1    33.0    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A70

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