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MPEC 2008-B70 : 2008 BP16

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B70                                Issued 2008 Jan. 31, 13:41 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 BP16

Observations:
     K08B16P* C2008 01 30.40878 12 09 58.10 -00 26 04.3          20.4 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.41722 12 09 59.14 -00 25 35.5          20.2 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.42549 12 10 00.22 -00 25 07.0          20.4 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.43403 12 10 01.34 -00 24 37.8          20.6 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.44260 12 10 02.42 -00 24 08.6          20.2 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.45212 12 10 03.61 -00 23 35.7          20.5 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.46152 12 10 04.83 -00 23 03.8          19.9 V EB070G96
     K08B16P  C2008 01 30.47104 12 10 06.06 -00 22 30.8          20.0 V EB070G96
     K08B16P tC2008 01 31.35864 12 12 14.94 +00 30 50.2                 EB070291
     K08B16P tC2008 01 31.36226 12 12 15.45 +00 31 03.7                 EB070291
     K08B16P tC2008 01 31.36600 12 12 16.01 +00 31 18.4                 EB070291

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 BP16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0981 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 146.91728              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.26413909     Peri.  154.66717     +0.46742626     +0.81563558
a   0.8471093      Node   140.48591     -0.87453267     +0.48301635
e   0.6836591      Incl.   32.40288     -0.12924898     -0.31848676
P   0.78           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080130 G96  0.3+  0.2-    080130 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080131 291  0.3-  0.0
080130 G96  0.3-  0.2-    080130 G96  0.3-  0.2+    080131 291  0.2-  0.2-
080130 G96  0.0   0.1+    080130 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080131 291  0.4+  0.3+
080130 G96  0.4+  0.1+    080130 G96  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 BP16                a,e,i = 0.85, 0.68, 32                  q = 0.2680
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    11 59.19   -04 20.8    0.358    1.216   122.6    43.0    21.0
2008 01 27    12 02.83   -03 08.5    0.329    1.202   124.4    42.6    20.7
2008 01 29    12 06.84   -01 40.2    0.301    1.187   126.1    42.1    20.5
2008 01 31    12 11.35   +00 08.9    0.273    1.172   127.8    41.6    20.2
2008 02 02    12 16.56   +02 24.9    0.245    1.157   129.4    41.1    20.0
2008 02 04    12 22.73   +05 16.9    0.218    1.141   130.9    40.8    19.7
2008 02 06    12 30.30   +08 57.6    0.192    1.124   132.1    40.6    19.4
2008 02 08    12 39.99   +13 45.3    0.168    1.107   132.6    41.0    19.1
2008 02 10    12 53.03   +20 05.0    0.145    1.089   131.8    42.5    18.7
2008 02 12    13 11.75   +28 26.0    0.126    1.071   128.9    45.8    18.5
2008 02 14    13 40.92   +39 05.8    0.111    1.052   122.8    52.1    18.4
2008 02 16    14 31.03   +51 20.4    0.102    1.032   113.0    61.8    18.4
2008 02 18    16 02.62   +62 05.0    0.102    1.012   100.6    73.7    18.7
2008 02 20    18 20.01   +66 13.0    0.109    0.991    88.1    85.6    19.3
2008 02 22    20 15.87   +63 07.5    0.123    0.969    77.3    95.6    19.9
2008 02 24    21 21.44   +57 35.8    0.141    0.947    68.7   103.3    20.5
2008 02 26    21 57.88   +52 18.9    0.162    0.924    61.9   109.2    21.1
2008 02 28    22 20.02   +47 51.3    0.186    0.901    56.4   113.7    21.6
2008 03 01    22 34.64   +44 10.1    0.210    0.877    51.8   117.3    22.1
2008 03 03    22 44.92   +41 05.6    0.236    0.852    48.0   120.2    22.5
2008 03 05    22 52.52   +38 28.7    0.263    0.826    44.6   122.5    22.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B70

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