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MPEC 2008-B13 : 2008 BC

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B13                                Issued 2008 Jan. 17, 17:22 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 BC

Observations:
     K08B00C* C2008 01 16.33151 08 52 38.96 -19 24 19.2          18.2 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.33770 08 52 40.15 -19 25 44.0          18.2 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.34383 08 52 41.34 -19 27 07.9          18.2 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.37118 08 52 46.41 -19 33 15.9          18.3 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.37892 08 52 47.85 -19 34 58.6          18.1 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.38131908 52 43.02 -19 35 39.7          18.7 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.38358 08 52 48.72 -19 36 00.5          18.3 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.38424208 52 43.62 -19 36 17.9          18.5 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.39023008 52 44.89 -19 37 36.4          18.8 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.39451208 52 45.78 -19 38 31.8          18.9 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.39794408 52 46.47 -19 39 16.6          18.8 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.40392208 52 47.81 -19 40 33.6          18.7 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 16.40605308 52 48.24 -19 41 01.2          18.7 V EB013H55
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36538 08 56 48.19 -22 36 25.0          18.7 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36591 08 56 48.26 -22 36 29.7          18.9 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36645 08 56 48.33 -22 36 34.6          18.7 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36699 08 56 48.40 -22 36 39.6          18.8 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36814 08 56 48.51 -22 36 49.8          18.8 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36855 08 56 48.55 -22 36 53.6          18.5 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36898 08 56 48.62 -22 36 57.4          18.7 V EB013G96
     K08B00C  C2008 01 17.36940 08 56 48.69 -22 37 01.3          18.8 V EB013G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 BC                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0108 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 344.14242              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26270653     Peri.  157.52578     -0.00223141     -0.97359932
a   2.4144718      Node   291.97719     +0.87598219     +0.10819258
e   0.5995177      Incl.   14.24916     +0.48233830     -0.20099434
P   3.75           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080116 G96  0.3-  0.3+    080116 H55  0.1-  0.2+    080117 G96  0.0   0.0
080116 G96  0.0   0.1+    080116 H55  0.2+  0.2-    080117 G96  0.1+  0.0
080116 G96  0.5+  0.4-    080116 H55  0.0   0.1+    080117 G96  0.2+  0.1-
080116 G96  0.0   0.3-    080116 H55  0.5-  0.2-    080117 G96  0.1-  0.1+
080116 G96  0.0   0.0     080116 H55  0.4+  0.2+    080117 G96  0.3-  0.0
080116 H55  0.0   0.2+    080116 H55  0.1+  0.1+    080117 G96  0.0   0.1+
080116 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080117 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080117 G96  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 BC                  a,e,i = 2.41, 0.60, 14                  q = 0.9670
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    08 44.02   -12 23.1    0.0235   1.002   143.2    36.0    17.5
2008 01 16    08 50.88   -17 59.6    0.0299   1.006   138.0    40.9    18.2
2008 01 17    08 55.49   -21 33.7    0.0366   1.010   134.8    43.7    18.7
2008 01 18    08 58.78   -24 00.0    0.0434   1.014   132.8    45.4    19.1
2008 01 19    09 01.22   -25 45.3    0.0502   1.018   131.5    46.4    19.5
2008 01 20    09 03.11   -27 04.0    0.0571   1.022   130.6    47.0    19.8
2008 01 21    09 04.59   -28 04.4    0.0640   1.026   130.0    47.2    20.1
2008 01 22    09 05.77   -28 51.8    0.0709   1.031   129.7    47.3    20.3
2008 01 23    09 06.73   -29 29.4    0.0779   1.035   129.5    47.2    20.5
2008 01 24    09 07.52   -29 59.6    0.0848   1.040   129.4    47.0    20.7
2008 01 25    09 08.17   -30 24.0    0.0918   1.045   129.4    46.7    20.9
2008 01 26    09 08.70   -30 43.6    0.0988   1.050   129.5    46.3    21.0
2008 01 27    09 09.15   -30 59.3    0.106    1.055   129.6    45.9    21.2
2008 01 28    09 09.52   -31 11.8    0.113    1.060   129.8    45.5    21.3
2008 01 29    09 09.82   -31 21.5    0.120    1.066   130.0    45.0    21.5
2008 01 30    09 10.08   -31 28.7    0.127    1.071   130.3    44.5    21.6
2008 01 31    09 10.29   -31 33.9    0.134    1.077   130.6    44.0    21.7
2008 02 01    09 10.47   -31 37.3    0.141    1.083   130.9    43.5    21.8
2008 02 02    09 10.63   -31 39.0    0.148    1.089   131.2    42.9    21.9
2008 02 03    09 10.75   -31 39.2    0.155    1.095   131.5    42.4    22.0
2008 02 04    09 10.87   -31 38.0    0.162    1.101   131.9    41.8    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B13

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