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MPEC 2008-B34 : 2008 BX2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B34                                Issued 2008 Jan. 22, 13:06 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.

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                                   2008 BX2

Observations:
     K08B02X* C2008 01 20.30484 10 14 00.88 +27 58 14.9          20.3 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.30876 10 13 58.80 +27 58 21.5          19.9 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.31271 10 13 56.64 +27 58 29.2          20.5 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.31664 10 13 54.48 +27 58 35.7          20.9 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.39509 10 13 11.89 +28 00 50.6          20.2 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.39958 10 13 09.44 +28 00 58.1          20.3 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.40402 10 13 07.03 +28 01 05.7          20.4 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 20.40853 10 13 04.58 +28 01 13.2          20.4 V EB034G96
     K08B02X tC2008 01 20.47094 10 12 30.77 +28 02 55.5          20.1 V EB034291
     K08B02X tC2008 01 20.47513 10 12 28.32 +28 03 00.9          20.4 V EB034291
     K08B02X tC2008 01 20.47923 10 12 26.07 +28 03 07.8          20.5 V EB034291
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.34955 10 04 56.31 +28 26 13.3          20.8 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.35331 10 04 54.26 +28 26 19.4          20.0 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.35701 10 04 52.24 +28 26 25.2          20.7 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.36085 10 04 50.08 +28 26 31.3          21.4 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.41784 10 04 18.69 +28 27 58.6          21.1 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.41825 10 04 18.51 +28 27 59.1          20.7 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.41872 10 04 18.19 +28 27 59.3          19.9 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.41913 10 04 17.94 +28 27 59.8          20.5 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.42249 10 04 16.04 +28 28 04.9          20.3 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.42282 10 04 15.89 +28 28 05.0          20.3 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.42315 10 04 15.75 +28 28 06.2          20.0 V EB034G96
     K08B02X  C2008 01 21.42348 10 04 15.48 +28 28 07.4                 EB034G96

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 BX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0315 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  27.30741              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.24348429     Peri.  350.24200     +0.84219355     +0.53874940
a   0.8564641      Node   337.11984     -0.49089408     +0.74973552
e   0.3414090      Incl.    3.15913     -0.22300902     +0.38424698
P   0.79           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080120 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080120 291  1.7+  0.7+    080121 G96  1.0+  0.2+
080120 G96  0.4+  0.5-    080120 291  0.6-  0.5-    080121 G96  0.2+  0.3-
080120 G96  0.0   0.2+    080120 291  0.9-  0.0     080121 G96  0.1-  0.4-
080120 G96  0.5-  0.2-    080121 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080121 G96  0.7-  0.3-
080120 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080121 G96  0.1+  0.0     080121 G96  0.3-  0.7-
080120 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080121 G96  0.3+  0.0     080121 G96  0.3+  0.1+
080120 G96  0.0   0.0     080121 G96  0.3-  0.1+    080121 G96  0.9-  0.8+
080120 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080121 G96  0.4+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2008 BX2                 a,e,i = 0.86, 0.34, 3                   q = 0.5641
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 15    10 56.99   +25 04.7    0.128    1.079   135.7    39.6    20.9
2008 01 17    10 41.49   +26 15.3    0.127    1.085   141.1    34.7    20.7
2008 01 19    10 25.08   +27 20.1    0.126    1.091   146.5    29.8    20.6
2008 01 21    10 07.97   +28 17.3    0.126    1.097   151.9    25.0    20.5
2008 01 23    09 50.43   +29 04.9    0.127    1.103   157.0    20.4    20.4
2008 01 25    09 32.76   +29 41.7    0.129    1.108   161.6    16.3    20.3
2008 01 27    09 15.31   +30 07.4    0.132    1.113   165.3    13.0    20.2
2008 01 29    08 58.40   +30 21.9    0.135    1.117   167.3    11.2    20.2
2008 01 31    08 42.30   +30 26.2    0.139    1.121   167.0    11.4    20.3
2008 02 02    08 27.24   +30 21.4    0.144    1.125   164.8    13.2    20.4
2008 02 04    08 13.37   +30 09.2    0.150    1.129   161.6    16.0    20.6
2008 02 06    08 00.77   +29 51.1    0.156    1.132   157.9    19.1    20.8
2008 02 08    07 49.48   +29 28.7    0.163    1.135   154.1    22.3    21.0
2008 02 10    07 39.47   +29 03.4    0.171    1.138   150.4    25.4    21.2
2008 02 12    07 30.68   +28 36.3    0.178    1.140   146.8    28.3    21.4
2008 02 14    07 23.04   +28 08.4    0.187    1.143   143.3    31.1    21.6
2008 02 16    07 16.46   +27 40.2    0.195    1.144   140.1    33.7    21.7
2008 02 18    07 10.83   +27 12.3    0.204    1.146   136.9    36.1    21.9
2008 02 20    07 06.08   +26 45.2    0.213    1.147   134.0    38.3    22.1
2008 02 22    07 02.10   +26 18.9    0.223    1.148   131.2    40.4    22.2
2008 02 24    06 58.82   +25 53.7    0.232    1.148   128.5    42.4    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B34

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