MPEC 2008-C39 : 2008 CE5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C39                                Issued 2008 Feb. 8, 00:55 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 CE5

Observations:
     K08C05E* C2008 02 07.26720 09 10 05.66 +16 04 16.3          19.7 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.27380 09 10 04.08 +16 04 36.3          19.6 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.28036 09 10 02.60 +16 04 54.7          19.7 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.28693 09 10 01.05 +16 05 13.3          20.1 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.42517 09 09 28.85 +16 11 56.0          20.0 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.42658 09 09 28.61 +16 11 58.5          19.7 V EC039703
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.84495 09 07 55.64 +16 31 59.2          19.9 R EC039113
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.84798 09 07 54.91 +16 32 07.9          19.7 R EC039113
     K08C05E  C2008 02 07.85102 09 07 54.24 +16 32 16.5                 EC039113

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CE5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2007 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 357.01371              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.83665754     Peri.  207.77985     +0.92004534     +0.17756163
a   1.1154178      Node   136.99114     -0.19017451     +0.98174855
e   0.7008781      Incl.   30.79982     -0.34256419     -0.06812971
P   1.18           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080207 703  0.1+  0.0     080207 703  0.0   0.7-    080207 113  0.3+  0.0
080207 703  0.4-  0.7+    080207 703  0.6-  0.8+    080207 113  0.3-  0.0
080207 703  0.3+  0.1-    080207 703  0.6+  0.7-    080207 113  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 CE5                 a,e,i = 1.12, 0.70, 31                  q = 0.3336
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    09 22.92   +13 16.1    0.481    1.465   175.1     3.3    19.9
2008 02 14    08 46.90   +20 51.1    0.566    1.539   163.7    10.4    20.7
2008 02 24    08 21.74   +25 40.2    0.683    1.605   146.6    19.9    21.5
2008 03 05    08 07.04   +28 30.4    0.822    1.663   132.6    26.0    22.2

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