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MPEC 2008-D61 : 2008 DL5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D61                                Issued 2008 Feb. 29, 14:29 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

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                                   2008 DL5

Observations:
     K08D05L* C2008 02 28.48314 13 51 00.36 -09 03 32.3          19.3 V ED061703
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.49081 13 50 56.58 -09 02 13.0          18.8 V ED061703
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.49857 13 50 52.83 -09 00 55.8          18.9 V ED061703
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.50633 13 50 49.05 -08 59 35.8          18.7 V ED061703
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.53282 13 50 36.16 -08 55 06.8          19.2 V ED061G96
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.53363 13 50 35.77 -08 54 58.4          19.2 V ED061G96
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.53446 13 50 35.37 -08 54 50.3          19.2 V ED061G96
     K08D05L  C2008 02 28.53527 13 50 34.98 -08 54 41.9          19.2 V ED061G96
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.16924 13 45 44.87 -07 08 33.8                 ED061J95
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.17165 13 45 43.78 -07 08 11.2                 ED061J95
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.17402 13 45 42.63 -07 07 46.2          19.5 R ED061J95
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.18508 13 45 37.38 -07 05 55.0          18.8 R ED061J95
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.31121 13 44 43.72 -06 44 43.8                 ED061651
     K08D05L  C2008 02 29.31194 13 44 43.41 -06 44 38.1                 ED061651
     K08D05L 5C2008 02 29.42188 13 43 51.95 -06 26 29.7          19.0 R ED061673
     K08D05L 5C2008 02 29.42743 13 43 49.31 -06 25 35.5                 ED061673
     K08D05L 5C2008 02 29.43461 13 43 45.88 -06 24 24.1                 ED061673
     K08D05L 5C2008 02 29.43854 13 43 44.02 -06 23 46.2                 ED061673

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 DL5                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0406 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 127.41968              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.86481145     Peri.  244.08741     +0.65924155     -0.74679924
a   1.0910762      Node   163.70006     +0.75167694     +0.65148764
e   0.4666045      Incl.   18.20845     +0.01955414     +0.13362167
P   1.14           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080228 703  0.1-  0.0     080228 G96  0.2+  0.4-    080229 651  0.3-  0.0
080228 703  0.5-  1.3+    080228 G96  0.3+  0.3-    080229 651  0.2+  1.5-
080228 703  0.1+  0.5-    080229 J95  0.2-  0.2+    080229 673  0.7+  0.8+
080228 703  0.2+  0.4+    080229 J95  0.5+  1.2-    080229 673  0.5+  0.1+
080228 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080229 J95  0.0   0.1+    080229 673  0.0   0.5+
080228 G96  0.2+  0.1-    080229 J95  0.6-  0.9+    080229 673  0.0   0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 DL5                 a,e,i = 1.09, 0.47, 18                  q = 0.5820
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    14 28.59   -22 02.7    0.128    1.045   112.6    60.9    19.5
2008 03 05    13 12.26   +05 00.3    0.151    1.123   148.0    27.9    19.1
2008 03 15    12 21.10   +20 49.3    0.212    1.194   158.8    17.5    19.6
2008 03 25    11 49.89   +27 39.0    0.294    1.260   149.8    23.5    20.7
2008 04 04    11 32.77   +30 06.2    0.389    1.320   139.3    29.6    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D61

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