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MPEC 2008-B71 : 2008 BQ16

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B71                                Issued 2008 Jan. 31, 13:44 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

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                                   2008 BQ16

Observations:
     K08B16Q* C2008 01 30.48282 12 49 18.26 -04 48 49.8          20.2 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.49222 12 49 19.23 -04 49 13.2          20.1 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.50162 12 49 20.20 -04 49 36.9          20.1 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.51101 12 49 21.18 -04 50 00.3          19.9 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.51950 12 49 22.04 -04 50 21.8          20.0 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.52767 12 49 22.90 -04 50 42.0          19.9 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.53587 12 49 23.77 -04 51 02.7          19.9 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q  C2008 01 30.54403 12 49 24.60 -04 51 23.3          20.0 V EB071G96
     K08B16Q tC2008 01 31.37815 12 50 56.62 -05 26 29.2          20.5 V EB071291
     K08B16Q tC2008 01 31.38207 12 50 57.03 -05 26 39.4          19.8 V EB071291
     K08B16Q tC2008 01 31.38603 12 50 57.49 -05 26 50.6          20.2 V EB071291

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 BQ16                                                Earth MOID = 0.2373 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 284.51451              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42243150     Peri.  252.76792     -0.67683471     +0.72314609
a   1.7591324      Node   333.02360     -0.50551436     -0.59254417
e   0.3860486      Incl.   17.66803     -0.53511681     -0.35489595
P   2.33           H   19.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080130 G96  0.2+  0.2+    080130 G96  0.3-  0.2-    080131 291  0.2-  0.5+
080130 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080130 G96  0.1-  0.0     080131 291  0.2-  0.3+
080130 G96  0.0   0.1+    080130 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080131 291  0.4+  0.8-
080130 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080130 G96  0.1-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 BQ16                a,e,i = 1.76, 0.39, 18                  q = 1.0800
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    12 39.39   -01 15.1    0.636    1.377   114.7    40.5    20.3
2008 02 04    12 57.58   -08 07.5    0.536    1.325   118.0    41.1    19.9
2008 02 14    13 16.64   -16 56.9    0.451    1.275   120.1    42.1    19.4
2008 02 24    13 38.02   -28 09.6    0.385    1.228   120.1    44.2    19.1
2008 03 05    14 04.79   -41 37.8    0.341    1.186   116.9    48.2    18.8
2008 03 15    14 44.12   -56 00.0    0.321    1.149   111.0    53.9    18.8
2008 03 25    15 55.75   -68 39.5    0.322    1.119   103.9    59.9    18.9
2008 04 04    18 20.01   -76 00.1    0.337    1.097    97.6    64.7    19.1
2008 04 14    21 09.39   -75 15.7    0.360    1.084    93.0    67.6    19.3
2008 04 24    22 40.12   -70 30.2    0.385    1.080    90.5    68.6    19.5
2008 05 04    23 22.64   -65 27.8    0.406    1.086    89.9    68.2    19.6
2008 05 14    23 44.28   -61 01.7    0.422    1.102    90.9    66.5    19.7
2008 05 24    23 54.82   -57 16.9    0.432    1.126    93.7    63.8    19.7
2008 06 03    23 57.49   -54 11.4    0.435    1.158    98.0    60.2    19.7
2008 06 13    23 52.67   -51 39.7    0.432    1.196   104.1    55.4    19.6
2008 06 23    23 39.82   -49 29.9    0.425    1.240   112.0    49.5    19.5
2008 07 03    23 18.23   -47 23.7    0.418    1.288   121.9    42.1    19.3
2008 07 13    22 48.38   -44 52.4    0.417    1.338   133.6    33.4    19.1
2008 07 23    22 13.82   -41 27.9    0.426    1.391   146.2    23.9    19.0
2008 08 02    21 40.23   -37 07.3    0.453    1.444   157.7    15.5    18.9
2008 08 12    21 12.82   -32 17.6    0.501    1.499   162.3    11.8    19.1
2008 08 22    20 53.87   -27 38.0    0.571    1.553   157.0    14.8    19.6
2008 09 01    20 42.94   -23 33.4    0.660    1.606   147.7    19.6    20.1
2008 09 11    20 38.70   -20 09.3    0.767    1.659   138.3    23.8    20.6
2008 09 21    20 39.58   -17 20.7    0.887    1.711   129.5    26.9    21.1
2008 10 01    20 44.27   -14 59.2    1.020    1.762   121.3    29.0    21.5
2008 10 11    20 51.85   -12 56.4    1.162    1.811   113.8    30.3    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B71

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