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MPEC 2008-C45 : 2008 CE6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C45                                Issued 2008 Feb. 8, 17:09 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 CE6

Observations:
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.43480 12 49 51.82 -07 02 59.9                 EC045291
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.43873 12 49 51.79 -07 02 56.9                 EC045291
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.44277 12 49 51.79 -07 02 53.6                 EC045291
     K08C06E* C2008 02 07.47226 12 49 51.70 -07 02 30.9          20.0 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.47998 12 49 51.70 -07 02 24.5          20.3 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.48777 12 49 51.67 -07 02 17.8          19.2 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.50599 12 49 51.65 -07 02 02.7          19.9 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.50939 12 49 51.66 -07 01 59.7          19.9 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.51286 12 49 51.66 -07 01 57.0          19.9 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 07.51627 12 49 51.64 -07 01 53.9          19.8 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.39563 12 50 27.12 -06 50 04.1          19.8 V EC045291
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.42226 12 50 26.96 -06 49 44.2          20.3 V EC045291
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.42910 12 50 26.84 -06 49 40.0          19.8 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.43579 12 50 26.80 -06 49 35.0          19.9 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.43750 12 50 26.84 -06 49 32.2          20.3 V EC045291
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.44258 12 50 26.73 -06 49 29.5          19.7 V EC045G96
     K08C06E  C2008 02 08.44929 12 50 26.66 -06 49 24.5          19.8 V EC045G96

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 CE6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0126 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 326.67883              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42622998     Peri.  318.64272     -0.37627152     -0.92648935
a   1.7486654      Node   153.45850     +0.85360460     -0.34921686
e   0.4326989      Incl.    0.78243     +0.36024841     -0.14023223
P   2.31           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080207 291  0.1+  0.3+    080207 G96  0.0   0.3-    080208 G96  0.2+  0.4-
080207 291  0.3-  0.1+    080207 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080208 G96  0.4+  0.6-
080207 291  0.2-  0.1+    080207 G96  0.1+  0.3-    080208 291  0.2-  0.1+
080207 G96  0.4+  0.5-    080207 G96  0.2-  0.1-    080208 G96  0.1+  0.5-
080207 G96  0.5+  0.4-    080208 291  0.1+  0.6+    080208 G96  0.2-  0.7-
080207 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080208 291  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 CE6                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.43, 1                   q = 0.9920
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    12 46.65   -07 51.9    0.0674   1.022   120.6    56.1    19.6
2008 02 14    12 51.60   -05 40.0    0.0979   1.054   130.5    45.5    20.2
2008 02 24    12 47.67   -03 50.7    0.130    1.095   142.2    33.7    20.6
2008 03 05    12 39.19   -02 09.3    0.165    1.143   154.8    21.7    20.8
2008 03 15    12 29.23   -00 41.5    0.207    1.198   167.5    10.4    21.0
2008 03 25    12 20.61   +00 22.0    0.258    1.255   177.6     1.9    21.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C45

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