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MPEC 2008-B29 : 2008 BS2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B29                                Issued 2008 Jan. 22, 12:36 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,
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                                   2008 BS2

Observations:
     K08B02S* C2008 01 18.20680 07 57 32.24 +27 05 21.2          20.5 V EB029691
     K08B02S  C2008 01 18.25201 07 57 27.11 +27 05 20.0          20.7 V EB029691
     K08B02S  C2008 01 18.27015 07 57 25.04 +27 05 20.0          21.1 V EB029691
     K08B02S  C2008 01 18.37235 07 57 13.35 +27 05 17.7                 EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 18.37648 07 57 12.93 +27 05 18.5                 EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 18.38060 07 57 12.45 +27 05 18.1                 EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.25721 07 55 35.26 +27 04 58.7          21.2 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.26129 07 55 34.80 +27 04 58.6          21.4 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.26537 07 55 34.35 +27 04 58.5          21.1 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.27599 07 55 33.16 +27 04 57.5                 EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.28296 07 55 32.37 +27 04 57.3          21.3 V EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.28738 07 55 31.83 +27 04 57.3          21.1 V EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 19.29090 07 55 31.48 +27 04 57.2          20.8 V EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.20421207 53 50.25 +27 04 27.9          21.1 V EB029H55
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.22115307 53 48.28 +27 04 26.6          20.9 V EB029H55
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.23243307 53 47.01 +27 04 26.3          20.8 V EB029H55
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.24997 07 53 45.17 +27 04 25.3          21.2 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.25404 07 53 44.68 +27 04 26.0          21.2 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.26490 07 53 43.50 +27 04 25.1                 EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.26639 07 53 43.28 +27 04 25.1                 EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.26739 07 53 43.19 +27 04 25.8          21.4 V EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.26789 07 53 43.09 +27 04 25.3          20.6 V EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.26940 07 53 43.01 +27 04 25.4          21.2 V EB029G96
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.41058 07 53 26.99 +27 04 18.7                 EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.41501 07 53 26.46 +27 04 21.0                 EB029291
     K08B02S  C2008 01 20.41929 07 53 26.00 +27 04 18.4                 EB029291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 BS2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1055 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 126.51352              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49402990     Peri.  349.44610     +0.52837643     +0.83246484
a   1.5847736      Node   312.21485     -0.76162383     +0.37794331
e   0.4354500      Incl.   13.01505     -0.37516328     +0.40516805
P   2.00           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080118 691  0.0   0.5+    080119 G96  0.4+  0.4-    080120 G96  0.4+  0.5-
080118 691  0.1+  0.3-    080119 G96  0.4+  0.4-    080120 G96  0.3-  0.4-
080118 691  0.1+  0.1-    080119 G96  0.1-  0.3-    080120 291  0.1-  0.3+
080118 291  0.4-  0.6-    080119 G96  0.6+  0.3-    080120 G96  0.6-  0.2-
080118 291  0.2+  0.3+    080120 H55  1.0+  0.9+    080120 G96  0.6+  0.0
080118 291  0.1+  0.0     080120 H55  0.3+  0.2+    080120 291  0.2+  0.8-
080119 291  0.2-  0.3+    080120 H55  0.4+  0.3+    080120 291  0.2-  1.7+
080119 291  0.1-  0.3+    080120 291  0.0   0.8-    080120 291  0.1+  0.7-
080119 291  0.0   0.3+    080120 291  0.4-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 BS2                 a,e,i = 1.58, 0.44, 13                  q = 0.8947
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    08 03.49   +27 05.3    1.286    2.265   172.7     3.2    21.0
2008 01 25    07 45.11   +26 59.5    1.299    2.271   167.7     5.3    21.2
2008 02 04    07 28.48   +26 36.7    1.343    2.274   154.9    10.6    21.5
2008 02 14    07 15.34   +26 01.0    1.413    2.275   142.2    15.4    21.8
2008 02 24    07 06.57   +25 17.9    1.504    2.273   130.3    19.4    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B29

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