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MPEC 2008-B30 : 2008 BT2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B30                                Issued 2008 Jan. 22, 12:49 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 BT2

Observations:
     K08B02T* C2008 01 18.20996 07 44 58.09 +36 31 18.0          21.7 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 18.21455 07 44 57.37 +36 31 16.8          21.6 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 18.21907 07 44 56.68 +36 31 14.8          20.5 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 18.22353 07 44 56.00 +36 31 12.9          20.9 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 18.27278 07 44 48.35 +36 30 54.0          20.5 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 18.27764 07 44 47.64 +36 30 52.0          20.7 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.21411 07 42 48.60 +36 23 02.6          21.2 V EB030291
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.21865 07 42 47.93 +36 23 01.1          21.7 V EB030291
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.22312 07 42 47.24 +36 22 58.8          21.5 V EB030291
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.27663 07 42 38.95 +36 22 33.7          21.5 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.28365 07 42 37.83 +36 22 30.1          21.6 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.28802 07 42 37.15 +36 22 27.6          21.6 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 19.29154 07 42 36.61 +36 22 25.7          19.9 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.16034107 40 46.14 +36 14 16.9          21.0 V EB030H55
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.18816507 40 41.97 +36 14 02.5          21.1 V EB030H55
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.26409 07 40 31.91 +36 13 27.3                 EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.26565 07 40 31.68 +36 13 26.4          20.8 V EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.26714 07 40 31.44 +36 13 25.6                 EB030G96
     K08B02T  C2008 01 20.26865 07 40 31.19 +36 13 24.7          20.7 V EB030G96

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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 BT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0920 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 244.67897              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.77357054     Peri.  200.90110     -0.99596254     -0.08658596
a   1.1752658      Node   334.09711     +0.08812340     -0.89269628
e   0.0786359      Incl.    3.10943     +0.01711413     -0.44226262
P   1.27           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080118 G96  0.6+  0.6-    080119 291  0.1-  0.6+    080120 H55  0.5+  0.6-
080118 G96  0.3+  0.2-    080119 291  0.2-  0.2+    080120 G96  0.0   0.1-
080118 G96  0.2+  0.5-    080119 G96  0.5+  0.1+    080120 G96  0.2+  0.2-
080118 G96  0.2+  0.8-    080119 G96  0.2+  0.0     080120 G96  0.1+  0.2-
080118 G96  0.6-  0.1+    080119 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080120 G96  0.1-  0.3-
080118 G96  0.1-  0.2+    080119 G96  0.3+  0.3-
080119 291  0.3-  0.2+    080120 H55  0.2-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 BT2                 a,e,i = 1.18, 0.08, 3                   q = 1.0828
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    07 51.72   +36 51.7    0.146    1.125   164.3    13.6    21.1
2008 01 25    07 30.55   +35 17.7    0.138    1.115   159.7    17.8    21.1
2008 02 04    07 13.14   +32 22.9    0.136    1.105   149.7    26.8    21.3
2008 02 14    07 04.71   +28 39.3    0.140    1.097   139.3    35.9    21.6
2008 02 24    07 06.50   +24 43.0    0.148    1.091   130.4    43.7    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B30

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