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MPEC 2008-A23 : 2008 AS

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M.P.E.C. 2008-A23                                Issued 2008 Jan. 4, 13:48 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.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 AS

Observations:
     K08A00S  C2007 11 10.50712 00 18 54.32 -41 02 39.8          19.6 V EA023E12
     K08A00S  C2007 11 10.51705 00 18 54.57 -41 02 19.3          20.1 V EA023E12
     K08A00S  C2007 11 10.52696 00 18 54.75 -41 01 59.7          19.5 V EA023E12
     K08A00S  C2007 11 10.53688 00 18 54.97 -41 01 40.3          19.4 V EA023E12
     K08A00S* C2008 01 01.13889 01 28 48.18 -02 57 27.7          20.1 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.14535 01 28 48.97 -02 57 09.3          19.9 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.15182 01 28 49.80 -02 56 51.8          20.5 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.15832 01 28 50.59 -02 56 32.7          20.0 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.20072 01 28 55.35 -02 54 38.8                 EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.20661 01 28 56.17 -02 54 21.2          19.4 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.21252 01 28 56.77 -02 54 04.4          20.0 V EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.21845 01 28 57.52 -02 53 49.3                 EA023703
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.76679 01 30 04.22 -02 28 41.9          20.2 V EA023595
     K08A00S  C2008 01 01.79353 01 30 07.37 -02 27 28.7          19.8 V EA023595
     K08A00S  C2008 01 03.09306 01 32 45.92 -01 28 12.5          20.5 V EA023G96
     K08A00S  C2008 01 03.09958 01 32 46.71 -01 27 54.9          20.4 V EA023G96
     K08A00S  C2008 01 03.10617 01 32 47.47 -01 27 36.7          20.1 V EA023G96
     K08A00S  C2008 01 03.11265 01 32 48.26 -01 27 18.8          20.1 V EA023G96
     K08A00S  C2008 01 04.41499 01 35 28.71 -00 28 16.4          20.5 R EA023474
     K08A00S  C2008 01 04.42159 01 35 29.52 -00 27 58.8          20.0 R EA023474
     K08A00S  C2008 01 04.42582 01 35 30.04 -00 27 47.4          20.3 R EA023474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin,
    F. Piani.  Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 E. C. Beshore.  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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 AS
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 351.10424              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19065246     Peri.  326.75697     +0.62480361     -0.68791869
a   2.9897929      Node    81.63695     +0.77271021     +0.47696375
e   0.5444391      Incl.   21.91787     +0.11197938     +0.54705892
P   5.17           H   18.2           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
071110 E12  0.0   0.1+    080101 703  1.5+  1.7+    080103 G96  0.0   0.4-
071110 E12  0.3+  0.5+    080101 703  1.7-  1.4-    080103 G96  0.3+  0.5-
071110 E12  0.1-  0.0     080101 703  0.3+  0.1-    080103 G96  0.1-  0.3-
071110 E12  0.1-  0.7-    080101 703  1.2-  0.4+    080103 G96  0.2+  0.0
080101 703  0.5-  0.3+    080101 703  0.4-  0.8-    080104 474  0.2-  0.5+
080101 703  0.0   0.8+    080101 595  0.6+  0.4-    080104 474  0.1-  0.3+
080101 703  1.1+  0.5+    080101 595  0.4+  0.7-    080104 474  0.1-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 AS                  a,e,i = 2.99, 0.54, 22                  q = 1.3620
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 05    01 36.70   -00 02.2    0.843    1.385    98.4    44.6    20.2
2008 01 15    01 58.38   +07 06.0    0.912    1.409    95.9    44.0    20.4
2008 01 25    02 21.73   +13 29.5    0.995    1.440    93.3    43.0    20.6
2008 02 04    02 46.58   +19 03.4    1.091    1.477    90.6    41.8    20.9
2008 02 14    03 12.82   +23 47.0    1.198    1.521    87.7    40.4    21.1
2008 02 24    03 40.26   +27 42.0    1.314    1.569    84.6    38.9    21.3
2008 03 05    04 08.67   +30 51.5    1.438    1.621    81.5    37.2    21.5
2008 03 15    04 37.80   +33 18.8    1.569    1.677    78.2    35.5    21.8
2008 03 25    05 07.32   +35 07.8    1.706    1.735    74.8    33.7    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A23

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