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MPEC 2008-C12 : 2008 CM

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C12                                Issued 2008 Feb. 2, 19:02 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 CM

Observations:
     K08C00M* C2008 02 02.08501 00 11 51.79 +18 52 51.3          19.0 V EC012703
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.09027 00 11 53.62 +18 52 51.6          18.6 V EC012703
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.09550 00 11 55.57 +18 52 50.1          19.8 V EC012703
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.10074 00 11 57.44 +18 52 49.9          18.7 V EC012703
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.12600 00 12 06.69 +18 52 45.5          19.1 V EC012G96
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.12648 00 12 06.87 +18 52 45.7          19.1 V EC012G96
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.12695 00 12 07.02 +18 52 45.5          19.1 V EC012G96
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.12743 00 12 07.20 +18 52 45.6          19.0 V EC012G96
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.14124 00 12 12.39 +18 52 42.5          18.4 R EC012854
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.14411 00 12 13.39 +18 52 43.0          18.6 R EC012854
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.14698 00 12 14.25 +18 52 43.0          18.4 R EC012854
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.77109 00 16 02.96 +18 51 19.0          18.5 V EC012J87
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.77466 00 16 04.22 +18 51 17.9          18.8 V EC012J87
     K08C00M  C2008 02 02.77825 00 16 05.53 +18 51 17.5          18.7 V EC012J87

Observer details:
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.40-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1317 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 277.69942              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   2.67164189     Peri.  331.75901     +0.46021835     +0.88150995
a   0.5143798      Node   325.34090     -0.77561968     +0.34136769
e   0.7045807      Incl.   10.69545     -0.43198748     +0.32620288
P   0.37           H   18.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080202 703  0.7+  0.5-    080202 G96  0.0   0.1+    080202 854  1.8-  0.5+
080202 703  0.5-  0.6+    080202 G96  0.3-  0.0     080202 J87  0.3-  0.2+
080202 703  0.1+  0.2-    080202 G96  0.3-  0.1+    080202 J87  0.2-  0.2-
080202 703  0.4-  0.4+    080202 854  1.7+  0.9-    080202 J87  0.4+  0.1+
080202 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080202 854  0.9+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 CM                  a,e,i = 0.51, 0.70, 11                  Q = 0.8768
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    23 11.96   +18 03.9    0.246    0.868    55.1   111.4    19.0
2008 01 30    23 51.35   +18 50.5    0.264    0.875    58.3   106.8    18.9
2008 02 04    00 23.22   +18 47.3    0.287    0.876    59.7   103.9    18.9
2008 02 09    00 48.19   +18 13.2    0.313    0.871    59.5   102.4    19.0
2008 02 14    01 07.33   +17 20.4    0.340    0.858    58.1   102.3    19.2
2008 02 19    01 21.55   +16 15.1    0.366    0.838    55.6   103.2    19.3
2008 02 24    01 31.54   +14 59.9    0.392    0.811    52.2   105.3    19.5
2008 02 29    01 37.70   +13 35.4    0.416    0.776    48.0   108.5    19.7
2008 03 05    01 40.18   +12 00.6    0.441    0.733    42.9   112.9    20.0
2008 03 10    01 38.89   +10 14.2    0.465    0.682    36.9   118.8    20.4
2008 03 15    01 33.57   +08 14.8    0.492    0.620    30.0   126.5    20.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C12

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