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MPEC 2008-N48 : 2008 NQ3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N48                                Issued 2008 July 15, 23:27 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
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                                   2008 NQ3

Observations:
     K08N03Q* C2008 07 14.71715 00 26 26.41 -33 53 56.3          18.7 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.73117 00 26 29.43 -33 55 50.4          18.3 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.74527 00 26 32.35 -33 57 44.2          18.5 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.76047 00 26 35.48 -33 59 46.3          18.5 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.79797 00 26 43.36 -34 04 46.5          18.8 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.79902 00 26 43.51 -34 04 53.5          18.7 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.80006 00 26 43.76 -34 05 02.0          18.9 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.80110 00 26 43.94 -34 05 10.5          18.9 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.80214 00 26 44.19 -34 05 19.5          18.7 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 14.83019 00 26 50.04 -34 09 02.5          18.5 R EN048E12
     K08N03Q 7C2008 07 15.38381 00 28 57.17 -35 20 44.0          18.5 R EN048809
     K08N03Q 7C2008 07 15.38618 00 28 57.64 -35 21 02.1          18.4 R EN048809
     K08N03Q 7C2008 07 15.38902 00 28 58.20 -35 21 22.8          18.5 R EN048809
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.81085 00 30 30.67 -36 13 38.5          18.8 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.81190 00 30 30.85 -36 13 46.4          18.5 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.81243 00 30 30.99 -36 13 49.3          18.6 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.81296 00 30 31.10 -36 13 54.1          18.8 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.82145 00 30 32.79 -36 14 56.1          18.6 V EN048E12
     K08N03Q  C2008 07 15.82529 00 30 33.51 -36 15 24.0          19.0 V EN048E12

Observer details:
809 European Southern Observatory, La Silla.  Observers G. Masi,
    U. G. Jorgensen.  Measurer G. Masi.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 NQ3                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0413 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 352.36229              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24226219     Peri.  155.65375     -0.04396636     +0.90208453
a   2.5484667      Node   109.37975     -0.97491570     +0.05511153
e   0.5979125      Incl.   27.07136     -0.21818878     -0.42802596
P   4.07           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080714 E12  0.2-  0.1+    080714 E12  0.4-  0.6+    080715 E12  0.5-  0.1-
080714 E12  0.6+  0.5-    080714 E12  0.0   0.1-    080715 E12  0.0   0.9+
080714 E12  0.1+  0.5-    080714 E12  0.2+  0.4-    080715 E12  0.1+  0.0
080714 E12  0.5-  0.2-    080715 809  0.0   0.3-    080715 E12  0.4+  0.3-
080714 E12  0.4+  0.3-    080715 809  0.1-  0.4-    080715 E12  0.0   0.3-
080714 E12  0.4-  1.0+    080715 809  0.2-  0.4+
080714 E12  0.0   0.8+    080715 E12  0.1-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 NQ3                 a,e,i = 2.55, 0.60, 27                  q = 1.0247
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 07 13    00 19.44   -29 45.7    0.151    1.090   115.4    57.4    18.5
2008 07 23    00 51.55   -47 10.2    0.226    1.139   117.8    52.1    19.4
2008 08 02    01 05.69   -55 15.7    0.312    1.198   119.2    47.6    20.1
2008 08 12    01 05.48   -59 29.3    0.402    1.265   120.5    43.6    20.6
2008 08 22    00 54.76   -61 32.8    0.494    1.338   121.6    40.1    21.1
2008 09 01    00 37.89   -62 00.9    0.589    1.414   122.2    37.2    21.5
2008 09 11    00 19.85   -61 09.2    0.689    1.492   122.2    34.8    21.9

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