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MPEC 2008-C42 : 2008 CB6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C42                                Issued 2008 Feb. 8, 16:57 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                                   2008 CB6

Observations:
     K08C06B* C2008 02 07.29202 08 28 22.69 +12 35 25.4          21.1 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.29906 08 28 23.95 +12 35 02.7          21.1 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.30603 08 28 25.32 +12 34 39.9          21.3 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.31306 08 28 26.68 +12 34 17.2          21.1 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.34334 08 28 32.48 +12 32 37.8          21.2 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.35244 08 28 34.35 +12 32 06.4          20.0 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.36169 08 28 36.04 +12 31 37.4          21.2 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 07.37080 08 28 37.95 +12 31 06.2          20.6 V EC042G96
     K08C06B tC2008 02 08.16566 08 32 34.16 +11 44 42.1          21.9 V EC042291
     K08C06B tC2008 02 08.16984 08 32 35.17 +11 44 27.9          21.4 V EC042291
     K08C06B tC2008 02 08.17369 08 32 36.12 +11 44 14.3          21.3 V EC042291
     K08C06B  C2008 02 08.31522 08 33 09.86 +11 35 13.7          20.9 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 08.31986 08 33 10.98 +11 34 55.4          20.4 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 08.32464 08 33 12.13 +11 34 36.8          20.7 V EC042G96
     K08C06B  C2008 02 08.32932 08 33 13.24 +11 34 18.3          20.8 V EC042G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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 CB6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0025 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 293.42094              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47644809     Peri.  296.05186     -0.99987428     +0.01510800
a   1.6235250      Node   244.81412     -0.01197008     -0.91830433
e   0.4153933      Incl.    0.30485     -0.01039956     -0.39558678
P   2.07           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080207 G96  0.0   0.7+    080207 G96  1.2+  1.5-    080208 291  0.2-  0.8+
080207 G96  0.9-  0.5+    080207 G96  0.8-  0.3+    080208 G96  0.0   0.5-
080207 G96  0.2-  0.2+    080207 G96  0.5+  0.5-    080208 G96  0.1+  0.5-
080207 G96  0.2+  0.2+    080208 291  0.4+  0.7-    080208 G96  0.0   0.1-
080207 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080208 291  0.1-  0.3+    080208 G96  0.3-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 CB6                 a,e,i = 1.62, 0.42, 0                   q = 0.9491
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    08 17.85   +14 48.9    0.0628   1.047   167.9    11.4    21.6
2008 02 05    08 20.44   +14 16.0    0.0582   1.043   167.5    11.8    21.4
2008 02 06    08 23.51   +13 37.4    0.0536   1.038   167.2    12.1    21.3
2008 02 07    08 27.18   +12 51.5    0.0491   1.034   167.0    12.4    21.1
2008 02 08    08 31.61   +11 56.3    0.0446   1.030   166.9    12.5    20.9
2008 02 09    08 37.04   +10 48.6    0.0401   1.026   167.0    12.5    20.6
2008 02 10    08 43.80   +09 24.0    0.0357   1.022   167.2    12.4    20.4
2008 02 11    08 52.40   +07 35.7    0.0315   1.018   167.4    12.2    20.1
2008 02 12    09 03.61   +05 13.3    0.0273   1.014   167.5    12.1    19.7
2008 02 13    09 18.68   +02 00.1    0.0233   1.010   166.8    12.9    19.4
2008 02 14    09 39.72   -02 30.2    0.0195   1.006   164.0    15.6    19.1
2008 02 15    10 10.37   -08 55.6    0.0162   1.003   157.6    22.1    18.9
2008 02 16    10 56.71   -17 51.4    0.0136   0.999   145.9    33.6    18.9
2008 02 17    12 06.52   -28 32.0    0.0122   0.996   128.8    50.6    19.1
2008 02 18    13 39.18   -37 08.5    0.0124   0.992   109.4    69.9    19.7
2008 02 19    15 11.57   -40 19.5    0.0141   0.989    92.8    86.4    20.6
2008 02 20    16 20.95   -39 37.5    0.0169   0.986    80.9    98.1    21.4
2008 02 21    17 07.06   -37 40.4    0.0203   0.983    73.0   105.9    22.2
2008 02 22    17 37.69   -35 40.2    0.0241   0.980    67.8   110.9    22.9
2008 02 23    17 58.89   -33 55.9    0.0280   0.977    64.3   114.2    23.4
2008 02 24    18 14.24   -32 29.1    0.0322   0.975    62.0   116.3    23.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C42

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