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MPEC 2008-C38 : 2008 CA5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C38                                Issued 2008 Feb. 7, 14:53 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 CA5

Observations:
     K08C05A* C2008 02 06.48341 12 48 19.51 -05 29 19.7          20.0 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.49368 12 48 20.77 -05 30 06.9          19.8 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.50400 12 48 22.17 -05 30 55.3          19.9 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.51427 12 48 23.43 -05 31 47.1          19.0 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.53387 12 48 26.17 -05 33 12.8          19.4 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.53754 12 48 26.60 -05 33 31.3          19.4 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.54123 12 48 27.10 -05 33 48.0          19.8 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.54493 12 48 27.61 -05 34 05.3          19.8 V EC038703
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.57753 12 48 33.47 -05 36 09.7          19.9 R EC038474
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.57951 12 48 33.74 -05 36 19.2          19.8 R EC038474
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.58090 12 48 33.96 -05 36 25.7          19.6 R EC038474
     K08C05A  C2008 02 06.58391 12 48 34.36 -05 36 39.9          19.5 R EC038474
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.32827 12 50 20.71 -06 36 33.3          19.6 R EC038651
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.33152 12 50 21.10 -06 36 48.1          19.9 R EC038651
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.33259 12 50 21.27 -06 36 53.5          19.6 R EC038651
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.43530 12 50 35.36 -06 45 18.7          20.1 V EC038291
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.43924 12 50 35.91 -06 45 38.4          20.1 V EC038291
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.44329 12 50 36.45 -06 45 58.0          20.0 V EC038291
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.47226 12 50 40.41 -06 48 21.7          19.7 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.47998 12 50 41.49 -06 48 59.9          19.6 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.48777 12 50 42.57 -06 49 38.6          19.0 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.49567 12 50 43.65 -06 50 17.2          19.7 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.50599 12 50 45.06 -06 51 08.6          19.5 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.50939 12 50 45.52 -06 51 25.3          19.8 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.51286 12 50 45.99 -06 51 42.5          19.6 V EC038G96
     K08C05A  C2008 02 07.51627 12 50 46.46 -06 51 59.5          19.5 V EC038G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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.
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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 CA5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0705 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 290.76206              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39765391     Peri.  274.55266     -0.35913267     +0.91129147
a   1.8314675      Node   331.63150     -0.59537057     -0.38990546
e   0.5946742      Incl.   25.08263     -0.71871942     -0.13236918
P   2.48           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080206 703  0.4+  0.6-    080206 474  0.2-  0.2-    080207 G96  0.2-  0.1-
080206 703  0.9-  0.0     080206 474  0.3+  0.1-    080207 G96  0.1+  0.2-
080206 703  0.3-  0.4-    080206 474  0.2+  0.2-    080207 G96  0.3+  0.4-
080206 703 (1.7-  4.3-)   080207 651  1.1+  0.9-    080207 G96  0.3+  0.1+
080206 703  0.5+  1.4+    080207 651  0.2+  0.2+    080207 G96  0.2+  0.3-
080206 703  0.4-  0.0     080207 651  0.5+  0.1+    080207 G96  0.1+  0.2-
080206 703  0.2-  0.5+    080207 291  0.4-  0.3+    080207 G96  0.1-  0.2-
080206 703  0.1+  0.5+    080207 291  0.2-  0.1+    080207 G96  0.0   0.3-
080206 474  0.3-  0.1+    080207 291  0.4-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2008 CA5                 a,e,i = 1.83, 0.59, 25                  q = 0.7423
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    12 42.81   -02 29.8    0.414    1.263   123.6    40.6    20.0
2008 02 14    13 09.45   -17 48.8    0.297    1.169   121.2    46.2    19.3
2008 02 24    14 05.62   -44 40.3    0.226    1.076   106.4    61.9    18.9
2008 03 05    17 38.21   -70 26.2    0.236    0.985    81.4    84.9    19.6
2008 03 15    22 00.33   -62 57.3    0.313    0.900    63.6    98.3    20.6

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C38

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