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MPEC 2008-B15 : 2008 BE

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B15                                Issued 2008 Jan. 18, 13:05 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 BE

Observations:
     K08B00E* C2008 01 17.39824 09 44 25.33 +27 08 17.2          21.0 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.40225 09 44 26.01 +27 08 18.4          20.9 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.40611 09 44 26.62 +27 08 18.8          20.4 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.40994 09 44 27.24 +27 08 19.8          20.9 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.48088 09 44 39.30 +27 08 37.4          20.8 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.48178 09 44 39.40 +27 08 37.6          20.7 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.48266 09 44 39.55 +27 08 37.9          20.3 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 17.48354 09 44 39.73 +27 08 38.3          20.0 V EB015G96
     K08B00E tC2008 01 18.27098 09 47 08.48 +27 12 07.4                 EB015291
     K08B00E tC2008 01 18.27506 09 47 09.12 +27 12 09.3                 EB015291
     K08B00E tC2008 01 18.27916 09 47 09.83 +27 12 09.6                 EB015291
     K08B00E  C2008 01 18.39640 09 47 29.47 +27 12 44.8          20.7 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 18.40211 09 47 30.44 +27 12 46.0          20.5 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 18.40772 09 47 31.34 +27 12 46.7          21.3 V EB015G96
     K08B00E  C2008 01 18.41337 09 47 32.31 +27 12 48.9          20.5 V EB015G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
2008 BE                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1872 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 329.68562              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32997090     Peri.   51.21520     -0.63083542     -0.77392046
a   2.0740487      Node    77.98775     +0.69309423     -0.59427508
e   0.4382578      Incl.    3.26000     +0.34880805     -0.21882468
P   2.99           H   22.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080117 G96  0.2+  0.1+    080117 G96  0.2-  0.0     080118 291  0.2-  0.6-
080117 G96  0.3+  0.3+    080117 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080118 G96  0.1-  0.5+
080117 G96  0.2-  0.4-    080117 G96  0.2+  0.3+    080118 G96  0.2+  0.3+
080117 G96  0.5-  0.4-    080118 291  0.5+  0.1-    080118 G96  0.2-  0.4-
080117 G96  0.5+  0.0     080118 291  0.3-  0.4+    080118 G96  0.2+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2008 BE                  a,e,i = 2.07, 0.44, 3                   q = 1.1651
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    09 36.96   +26 56.3    0.206    1.172   153.7    21.9    20.8
2008 01 25    10 07.00   +27 32.9    0.196    1.165   155.5    20.5    20.6
2008 02 04    10 32.41   +27 28.4    0.195    1.168   157.5    18.8    20.5
2008 02 14    10 51.23   +26 38.4    0.203    1.181   160.0    16.6    20.6
2008 02 24    11 03.75   +25 05.4    0.221    1.202   162.3    14.5    20.7
2008 03 05    11 11.55   +22 59.6    0.248    1.231   162.9    13.7    21.0
2008 03 15    11 16.94   +20 30.8    0.285    1.267   160.7    15.0    21.4
2008 03 25    11 22.04   +17 49.5    0.334    1.310   156.1    17.9    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B15

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