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MPEC 2008-C09 : 2008 CH

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C09                                Issued 2008 Feb. 2, 15:19 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,
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                                    2008 CH

Observations:
     K08C00H* C2008 02 01.52873 14 33 32.72 +03 41 48.3          18.7 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.53521 14 33 29.84 +03 43 05.0          18.9 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.54169 14 33 27.03 +03 44 21.2          19.0 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.54814 14 33 24.19 +03 45 36.7          18.8 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.55742 14 33 20.01 +03 47 24.0          18.3 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.55788 14 33 19.94 +03 47 30.6          18.8 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.55834 14 33 19.72 +03 47 36.0          19.0 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 01.55880 14 33 19.47 +03 47 42.3          18.4 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.10808 14 29 34.39 +05 32 50.1                 EC009J95
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.11097 14 29 33.12 +05 33 22.4                 EC009J95
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.11388 14 29 31.91 +05 33 56.2          18.8 R EC009J95
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.44995 14 27 15.70 +06 36 58.5          19.0 R EC009854
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.45059 14 27 15.36 +06 37 05.0          18.9 R EC009854
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.45321 14 27 14.18 +06 37 35.6          19.2 R EC009854
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.47237 14 27 06.22 +06 41 06.9          18.8 V EC009703
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.47894 14 27 03.45 +06 42 19.8          19.0 V EC009703
     K08C00H 5C2008 02 02.48099 14 27 02.93 +06 42 40.1          19.0 R EC009673
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.48553 14 27 00.68 +06 43 33.3          18.5 V EC009703
     K08C00H 5C2008 02 02.48840 14 26 59.83 +06 44 02.5                 EC009673
     K08C00H 5C2008 02 02.49227 14 26 58.22 +06 44 45.5                 EC009673
     K08C00H 5C2008 02 02.49690 14 26 56.28 +06 45 36.6                 EC009673
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.51988 14 26 45.82 +06 49 54.9          18.9 R EC009711
     K08C00H VC2008 02 02.52253 14 26 44.86 +06 50 22.9                 EC009711
     K08C00H  C2008 02 02.52518 14 26 43.58 +06 50 53.2          18.9 R EC009711

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
    + prime-focus corrector.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CH                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0195 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 345.89613              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26496074     Peri.  294.20023     +0.32651024     -0.90393499
a   2.4007579      Node   133.68163     +0.94472112     +0.30286222
e   0.6995034      Incl.   22.45360     +0.02988437     +0.30195365
P   3.72           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080201 703  0.4-  0.7-    080202 J95  0.2+  0.2+    080202 673  0.5-  0.4-
080201 703  0.9-  0.0     080202 J95  0.7-  0.3-    080202 703  0.8-  0.5+
080201 703  0.3-  0.3+    080202 J95  0.6-  0.5+    080202 673  0.3-  0.1-
080201 703  0.4-  0.3+    080202 854  0.0   0.4+    080202 673  0.1-  0.0
080201 703  1.9-  1.0-    080202 854  1.1-  0.2-    080202 673  0.0   0.2-
080201 703  0.1+  0.2+    080202 854  2.3-  1.2+    080202 711  1.0-  0.4+
080201 703  0.2-  0.2+    080202 703  0.8-  0.0     080202 711  1.4+  0.9-
080201 703  0.9-  1.1+    080202 703  0.9-  0.0     080202 711  1.0-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 CH                  a,e,i = 2.40, 0.70, 22                  q = 0.7214
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    15 36.80   -24 09.8    0.138    0.938    66.7   105.5    20.0
2008 02 04    14 17.16   +11 09.7    0.163    1.040   105.1    66.2    19.0
2008 02 14    13 23.77   +30 31.6    0.237    1.147   127.5    43.1    19.3
2008 02 24    12 43.34   +38 57.5    0.333    1.256   137.7    32.0    20.0
2008 03 05    12 12.33   +42 12.4    0.443    1.364   140.7    27.4    20.6
2008 03 15    11 50.05   +42 46.4    0.566    1.470   139.3    26.2    21.3
2008 03 25    11 35.74   +41 53.5    0.701    1.575   135.3    26.5    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C09

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