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MPEC 2008-B63 : 2008 BC15

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B63                                Issued 2008 Jan. 30, 16:45 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 BC15

Observations:
     K08B15C* C2008 01 30.31193 09 05 35.98 +17 13 38.2          17.6 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.31937 09 05 40.84 +17 11 23.4          17.9 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.32681 09 05 45.85 +17 09 07.1          17.9 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.33424 09 05 50.89 +17 06 47.6          17.8 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.37130 09 06 16.99 +16 54 46.4          17.8 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.37214 09 06 17.56 +16 54 29.3          17.7 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.37299 09 06 18.18 +16 54 12.2          17.9 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.37385 09 06 18.86 +16 53 54.3          17.7 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.39241 09 06 26.33 +16 46 08.4          17.9 R EB063734
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.39347 09 06 27.22 +16 45 44.2          17.7 R EB063734
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.39525 09 06 28.66 +16 45 07.3          18.0 R EB063734
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.39740 09 06 30.36 +16 44 20.2          17.5 R EB063734
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.43929 09 07 10.95 +16 30 18.3          17.4 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.44015 09 07 11.67 +16 29 58.1          17.6 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.44101 09 07 12.43 +16 29 39.2          17.6 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.44188 09 07 13.22 +16 29 18.0          17.6 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.48340 09 07 51.67 +16 12 36.1          17.5 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.48395 09 07 52.21 +16 12 22.4          17.5 V EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.48449 09 07 52.96 +16 12 09.0                 EB063703
     K08B15C  C2008 01 30.48502 09 07 53.23 +16 11 55.7          17.5 V EB063703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 BC15                                                Earth MOID = 0.0013 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 318.62272              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29394877     Peri.  263.23950     -0.83623931     +0.54631592
a   2.2402077      Node   309.86336     -0.47559335     -0.76554594
e   0.7187613      Incl.    3.53725     -0.27297395     -0.33982101
P   3.35           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080130 703  0.2+  0.9+    080130 703  0.3+  1.4-    080130 703  1.0-  1.6+
080130 703  0.7-  0.6+    080130 734  0.6-  1.0+    080130 703  0.5-  0.6+
080130 703  0.1-  0.8+    080130 734  0.1-  0.6-    080130 703  0.5+  0.5-
080130 703  0.1+  0.4-    080130 734  0.1-  0.6+    080130 703  0.5+  0.4-
080130 703  0.2+  0.8-    080130 734  0.9-  0.4-    080130 703 (3.7+  0.3-)
080130 703  0.4-  1.0-    080130 703  0.8-  1.0+    080130 703  0.1+  0.3-
080130 703  0.4-  0.9-    080130 703  1.2-  0.7+

Ephemeris:
2008 BC15                a,e,i = 2.24, 0.72, 4                   q = 0.6300
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25.0  08 50.25   +22 15.2    0.0790   1.063   173.6     5.9    21.8
2008 01 26.0  08 50.95   +22 02.9    0.0669   1.051   174.3     5.3    21.4
2008 01 27.0  08 51.93   +21 45.1    0.0548   1.039   174.9     4.8    20.9
2008 01 28.0  08 53.42   +21 16.9    0.0427   1.027   175.6     4.3    20.3
2008 01 29.0  08 56.04   +20 26.4    0.0307   1.015   176.2     3.7    19.5

2008 01 29.1  08 56.42   +20 19.1    0.0295   1.014   176.2     3.6    19.4
2008 01 29.2  08 56.82   +20 11.2    0.0283   1.013   176.3     3.6    19.3
2008 01 29.3  08 57.27   +20 02.5    0.0271   1.012   176.4     3.5    19.2
2008 01 29.4  08 57.75   +19 53.0    0.0259   1.011   176.4     3.5    19.1
2008 01 29.5  08 58.27   +19 42.7    0.0247   1.010   176.5     3.5    19.0
2008 01 29.6  08 58.85   +19 31.2    0.0235   1.008   176.5     3.4    18.9
2008 01 29.7  08 59.49   +19 18.5    0.0223   1.007   176.5     3.4    18.8
2008 01 29.8  09 00.20   +19 04.4    0.0211   1.006   176.5     3.4    18.7
2008 01 29.9  09 00.99   +18 48.5    0.0199   1.005   176.5     3.4    18.5
2008 01 30.0  09 01.88   +18 30.6    0.0187   1.004   176.4     3.5    18.4
2008 01 30.1  09 02.89   +18 10.3    0.0175   1.002   176.3     3.6    18.3
2008 01 30.2  09 04.03   +17 47.0    0.0163   1.001   176.2     3.8    18.1
2008 01 30.3  09 05.36   +17 19.9    0.0152   1.000   175.9     4.0    18.0
2008 01 30.4  09 06.90   +16 48.2    0.0140   0.999   175.6     4.4    17.8
2008 01 30.5  09 08.71   +16 10.5    0.0128   0.998   175.1     4.9    17.6
2008 01 30.6  09 10.88   +15 25.1    0.0116   0.997   174.4     5.5    17.5
2008 01 30.7  09 13.53   +14 29.2    0.0104   0.995   173.5     6.4    17.3
2008 01 30.8  09 16.81   +13 18.8    0.00923  0.994   172.3     7.6    17.1
2008 01 30.9  09 21.01   +11 47.7    0.00806  0.993   170.6     9.3    16.8
2008 01 31.0  09 26.56   +09 45.5    0.00690  0.992   168.4    11.6    16.6
2008 01 31.1  09 34.21   +06 53.9    0.00576  0.991   165.1    14.8    16.3
2008 01 31.2  09 45.42   +02 38.2    0.00465  0.989   160.1    19.8    16.0
2008 01 31.3  10 03.31   -04 12.9    0.00359  0.988   152.1    27.8    15.7
2008 01 31.4  10 35.72   -16 07.5    0.00267  0.987   137.9    42.0    15.4
2008 01 31.5  11 46.53   -36 16.3    0.00206  0.986   112.4    67.5    15.6
2008 01 31.6  14 33.17   -55 18.3    0.00206  0.985    78.6   101.3    16.9
2008 01 31.7  17 32.91   -54 15.4    0.00267  0.984    53.2   126.7    19.2
2008 01 31.8  18 52.76   -47 17.3    0.00360  0.982    38.9   140.9    21.4
2008 01 31.9  19 28.32   -42 03.3    0.00465  0.981    30.8   149.0    23.2
2008 02 01.0  19 47.04   -38 34.8    0.00576  0.980    25.9   153.9    24.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B63

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