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MPEC 2008-C37 : 2008 CZ4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C37                                Issued 2008 Feb. 7, 14:49 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 CZ4

Observations:
     K08C04Z* C2008 02 06.27985 08 42 46.87 +26 19 26.6          18.3   EC037704
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 06.29214 08 42 42.39 +26 12 12.0          18.3   EC037704
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 06.30442 08 42 37.94 +26 04 58.9          18.3   EC037704
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 06.31668 08 42 33.56 +25 57 47.4          18.3   EC037704
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 06.32897 08 42 29.22 +25 50 36.3          18.3   EC037704
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.18676 08 39 49.86 +18 37 40.9          17.8 R EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.19183 08 39 48.66 +18 35 29.9                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.19456 08 39 48.01 +18 34 19.7                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.19973 08 39 46.76 +18 32 06.4                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.20527 08 39 45.45 +18 29 43.7                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.21060 08 39 44.19 +18 27 25.9                 EC037673
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.26338 08 39 29.69 +18 05 11.3          17.8 R EC037651
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.26381 08 39 29.58 +18 05 00.2          18.1 R EC037651
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.26470 08 39 29.35 +18 04 37.8          18.1 R EC037651
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.29845 08 39 22.62 +17 50 12.7          18.0 R EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.30157 08 39 21.83 +17 48 53.4                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.30690 08 39 20.56 +17 46 38.4                 EC037673
     K08C04Z 5C2008 02 07.31150 08 39 19.44 +17 44 41.5                 EC037673
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.42593 08 39 07.88 +17 02 13.3          18.9 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.42674 08 39 07.70 +17 01 54.3          19.4 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.42743 08 39 07.54 +17 01 37.7          19.1 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.42847 08 39 07.30 +17 01 10.8          19.2 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.49022 08 38 53.77 +16 36 37.9          18.1 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.49369 08 38 53.01 +16 35 15.3          18.1 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.49589 08 38 52.51 +16 34 23.7          17.8 R EC037474
     K08C04Z  C2008 02 07.49763 08 38 52.12 +16 33 42.2          18.0 R EC037474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CZ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0222 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 329.05195              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.66669552     Peri.  103.44180     +0.46689273     -0.86777716
a   1.2977300      Node   317.34720     +0.68256283     +0.47601652
e   0.3786483      Incl.   14.54992     +0.56224476     +0.14272728
P   1.48           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080206 704  0.2-  0.3+    080207 673  0.2-  0.0     080207 474  0.0   0.3+
080206 704  0.1-  0.2+    080207 673  0.0   0.7-    080207 474  0.0   0.8+
080206 704  0.1-  0.1+    080207 651  0.2+  0.4+    080207 474  0.2-  0.8+
080206 704  0.1+  0.3-    080207 651  0.2+  0.2+    080207 474  0.4-  1.0-
080206 704  0.3+  0.4-    080207 651  0.1+  0.5+    080207 474  0.2+  0.1-
080207 673  0.4+  0.3-    080207 673  0.2-  1.4+    080207 474  0.3+  0.5-
080207 673  0.2+  0.3-    080207 673  0.5-  0.6+    080207 474  0.0   0.0
080207 673  0.1+  0.0     080207 673  0.1+  0.3-    080207 474  0.1-  0.4-
080207 673  0.3-  0.0     080207 673  0.3+  1.6-

Ephemeris:
2008 CZ4                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.38, 15                  q = 0.8063
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    09 05.70   +58 36.2    0.0225   1.002   137.9    41.2    18.5
2008 02 06    08 44.06   +29 13.5    0.0294   1.014   164.8    14.7    18.3
2008 02 08    08 37.75   +13 27.8    0.0408   1.026   168.7    10.8    18.9
2008 02 10    08 34.87   +04 58.5    0.0540   1.038   163.0    16.1    19.7
2008 02 12    08 33.35   -00 04.4    0.0681   1.051   158.4    20.2    20.4
2008 02 14    08 32.53   -03 20.3    0.0826   1.063   155.0    23.1    20.9
2008 02 16    08 32.15   -05 34.8    0.0975   1.075   152.5    25.1    21.4
2008 02 18    08 32.07   -07 11.0    0.113    1.087   150.4    26.7    21.7
2008 02 20    08 32.22   -08 21.9    0.128    1.100   148.6    27.9    22.1
2008 02 22    08 32.56   -09 15.0    0.143    1.112   147.1    28.9    22.4
2008 02 24    08 33.06   -09 55.2    0.159    1.124   145.7    29.7    22.7

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