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MPEC 2008-A54 : 2008 AT28

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M.P.E.C. 2008-A54                                Issued 2008 Jan. 12, 20:24 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 AT28

Observations:
     K08A28T* C2008 01 10.44434 10 02 53.66 +11 30 34.8          20.4 V EA054691
     K08A28T  C2008 01 10.46197 10 02 52.85 +11 30 46.1          20.6 V EA054691
     K08A28T  C2008 01 10.47960 10 02 52.12 +11 30 58.6          20.3 V EA054691
     K08A28T HC2008 01 11.38568 10 02 11.97 +11 41 04.7                 EA054291
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.39017 10 02 11.96 +11 41 05.0                 EA054291
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.41345 10 02 10.86 +11 41 19.8          20.9 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.42109 10 02 10.46 +11 41 24.8          20.6 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.42870 10 02 10.10 +11 41 30.0          20.7 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.43623 10 02 09.74 +11 41 35.2          20.3 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.47213 10 02 07.83 +11 41 58.3          20.3 R EA054734
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.47935 10 02 07.54 +11 42 03.3          20.6 R EA054734
     K08A28T  C2008 01 11.48475 10 02 07.28 +11 42 06.3          20.7 R EA054734
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.29564610 01 30.01 +11 51 18.2          21.0 V EA054H55
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.30130910 01 29.74 +11 51 21.5                 EA054H55
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.30684110 01 29.44 +11 51 25.9                 EA054H55
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.40064 10 01 24.92 +11 52 30.7          20.6 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.40678 10 01 24.60 +11 52 34.9          20.9 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.41303 10 01 24.34 +11 52 39.5          20.3 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.41920 10 01 23.95 +11 52 43.3          20.7 V EA054G96
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.46489 10 01 21.57 +11 53 14.9          21.0 V EA054291
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.46901 10 01 21.38 +11 53 18.0          21.4 V EA054291
     K08A28T  C2008 01 12.47311 10 01 21.17 +11 53 20.9          20.8 V EA054291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + 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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 AT28                                                Earth MOID = 0.2992 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  18.86457              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25991502     Peri.  264.65535     +0.80176926     -0.58429881
a   2.4317288      Node   131.02897     +0.59273239     +0.75060235
e   0.4938830      Incl.    9.57967     +0.07638305     +0.30853042
P   3.79           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080110 691  0.4-  0.1-    080111 G96  1.0+  1.0-    080112 G96  0.7+  0.3-
080110 691  0.4-  0.4-    080111 734  0.1-  1.0-    080112 G96  1.5+  0.0
080110 691  0.9+  0.5+    080111 734  0.7+  0.9-    080112 G96  0.4+  0.4-
080111 291  2.3-  2.4+    080111 734  0.7+  1.5-    080112 291  0.6-  0.1-
080111 291  0.7+  0.3-    080112 H55  0.7+  0.1+    080112 291  0.3-  0.2+
080111 G96  1.2+  1.1-    080112 H55  0.9+  0.5-    080112 291  0.3-  0.3+
080111 G96  0.8+  1.3-    080112 H55  0.6+  0.1+
080111 G96  1.0+  1.2-    080112 G96  0.8+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 AT28                a,e,i = 2.43, 0.49, 10                  q = 1.2307
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 05    10 06.24   +10 34.2    1.046    1.869   134.1    22.2    20.8
2008 01 15    09 59.23   +12 22.8    1.033    1.931   146.5    16.3    20.7
2008 01 25    09 48.98   +14 27.4    1.041    1.994   159.7     9.9    20.5
2008 02 04    09 36.93   +16 33.8    1.073    2.055   173.0     3.4    20.3
2008 02 14    09 24.91   +18 27.6    1.133    2.116   172.6     3.5    20.5
2008 02 24    09 14.65   +19 58.6    1.220    2.176   160.0     8.9    21.0
2008 03 05    09 07.29   +21 03.4    1.330    2.235   148.1    13.6    21.4
2008 03 15    09 03.31   +21 42.9    1.462    2.293   137.1    17.2    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A54

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