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MPEC 2008-B68 : 2008 BN16

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B68                                Issued 2008 Jan. 31, 13:36 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 BN16

Observations:
     K08B16N* C2008 01 30.24765 08 38 54.78 +16 48 36.1          21.2 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.25442 08 38 54.16 +16 48 15.9          20.5 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.26102 08 38 53.66 +16 47 56.4          21.6 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.26766 08 38 53.05 +16 47 37.1          21.2 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.33558 08 38 47.36 +16 44 17.3          21.2 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.34657 08 38 46.42 +16 43 44.2          21.2 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.35787 08 38 45.45 +16 43 11.4          20.3 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 30.36773 08 38 44.70 +16 42 41.6          21.5 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 31.27767 08 38 07.18 +16 02 50.1          21.8 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 31.28307 08 38 06.82 +16 02 38.0          21.5 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 31.28840 08 38 06.39 +16 02 24.8          22.5 V EB068G96
     K08B16N  C2008 01 31.29375 08 38 06.07 +16 02 12.4          21.4 V EB068G96
     K08B16N HC2008 01 31.33667 08 38 03.04 +16 00 31.9                 EB068291
     K08B16N HC2008 01 31.34110 08 38 02.76 +16 00 20.5                 EB068291
     K08B16N  C2008 01 31.34506 08 38 02.51 +16 00 11.6                 EB068291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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 BN16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0122 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 347.09836              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29680108     Peri.   98.30898     +0.68608868     -0.72361054
a   2.2258321      Node   308.08773     +0.62415289     +0.63862641
e   0.6893657      Incl.    5.48999     +0.37378536     +0.26180929
P   3.32           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080130 G96  1.2+  0.3+    080130 G96  1.0+  0.4-    080131 G96  0.8+  0.2-
080130 G96  0.4+  0.1-    080130 G96  0.5+  0.2+    080131 G96  1.6+  0.0
080130 G96  1.2+  0.2-    080130 G96  1.3+  0.5-    080131 291  0.6+  0.4+
080130 G96  0.4+  0.0     080131 G96  1.3+  0.2-    080131 291  1.0+  0.5-
080130 G96  1.3+  0.2+    080131 G96  1.6+  0.5+    080131 291  1.4+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 BN16                a,e,i = 2.23, 0.69, 5                   q = 0.6914
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    08 50.73   +27 42.7    0.0376   1.021   169.8     9.8    19.5
2008 01 26    08 46.17   +23 42.8    0.0479   1.032   174.0     5.7    19.8
2008 01 27    08 43.38   +21 08.1    0.0584   1.043   176.8     3.0    20.1
2008 01 28    08 41.49   +19 20.6    0.0690   1.054   178.9     1.0    20.4
2008 01 29    08 40.12   +18 01.9    0.0797   1.065   179.3     0.7    20.7
2008 01 30    08 39.09   +17 01.8    0.0905   1.075   177.9     1.9    21.1
2008 01 31    08 38.29   +16 14.6    0.101    1.086   176.6     3.1    21.4
2008 02 01    08 37.66   +15 36.6    0.112    1.097   175.4     4.1    21.7
2008 02 02    08 37.15   +15 05.5    0.123    1.108   174.3     5.1    22.0
2008 02 03    08 36.74   +14 39.6    0.134    1.119   173.2     6.0    22.3
2008 02 04    08 36.41   +14 17.7    0.146    1.130   172.2     6.8    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B68

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