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MPEC 2008-B69 : 2008 BO16

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B69                                Issued 2008 Jan. 31, 13:39 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 BO16

Observations:
     K08B16O* C2008 01 30.38083 11 30 37.65 +04 05 58.8          19.7 V EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.38762 11 30 31.93 +04 06 56.7          19.9 V EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.39448 11 30 26.10 +04 07 55.2          20.1 V EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.40120 11 30 20.44 +04 08 52.3          20.0 V EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.44373 11 29 44.69 +04 14 52.9                 EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.45315 11 29 36.65 +04 16 13.3                 EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.46256 11 29 28.77 +04 17 32.9                 EB069G96
     K08B16O  C2008 01 30.47206 11 29 20.84 +04 18 52.8                 EB069G96
     K08B16O tC2008 01 31.29582 11 18 39.84 +06 09 07.5          20.7 V EB069291
     K08B16O tC2008 01 31.29964 11 18 37.10 +06 09 34.1          20.1 V EB069291
     K08B16O tC2008 01 31.30330 11 18 34.26 +06 10 03.7          20.5 V EB069291

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 BO16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0142 AU
Epoch 2008 Jan. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454480.5                 MPC
M   9.17679              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25897113     Peri.  254.06000     +0.87438088     -0.47299349
a   2.4376339      Node   134.02232     +0.48251984     +0.82392793
e   0.8091803      Incl.    8.66472     +0.05130976     +0.31212165
P   3.81           H   22.6           G   0.15
From 11 observations 2008 Jan. 30-31.

Ephemeris:
2008 BO16                a,e,i = 2.44, 0.81, 9                   q = 0.4651
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    13 08.09   -12 31.8    0.113    1.017   103.7    70.1    20.4
2008 01 27    12 26.13   -05 33.2    0.121    1.047   118.1    56.1    20.1
2008 01 29    11 51.03   +00 33.5    0.133    1.076   130.6    44.0    20.1
2008 01 31    11 22.38   +05 31.2    0.149    1.105   141.2    34.0    20.1
2008 02 02    10 59.17   +09 24.2    0.168    1.134   149.9    25.8    20.2
2008 02 04    10 40.32   +12 24.7    0.190    1.163   157.2    19.2    20.3
2008 02 06    10 24.90   +14 44.6    0.213    1.191   163.3    13.8    20.4
2008 02 08    10 12.18   +16 33.9    0.237    1.219   168.3     9.5    20.5
2008 02 10    10 01.60   +18 00.1    0.262    1.247   172.1     6.3    20.7
2008 02 12    09 52.74   +19 08.7    0.289    1.275   174.0     4.7    20.8
2008 02 14    09 45.28   +20 03.7    0.317    1.302   173.3     5.1    21.1
2008 02 16    09 38.97   +20 48.0    0.345    1.329   171.0     6.7    21.4
2008 02 18    09 33.61   +21 23.9    0.374    1.356   168.2     8.5    21.7
2008 02 20    09 29.06   +21 53.1    0.404    1.383   165.4    10.4    22.0
2008 02 22    09 25.20   +22 16.7    0.434    1.409   162.7    12.0    22.3
2008 02 24    09 21.93   +22 35.9    0.465    1.436   160.0    13.6    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B69

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