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MPEC 2008-C46 : 2008 CL20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C46                                Issued 2008 Feb. 8, 19:29 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

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                                   2008 CL20

Observations:
     K08C20L* C2008 02 08.34074 12 09 37.47 +21 29 54.0          18.6 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.34871 12 09 21.31 +21 28 34.5          18.5 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.35664 12 09 05.14 +21 27 15.7          18.1 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.40813 12 07 18.91 +21 18 27.0          18.6 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.40866 12 07 17.83 +21 18 22.0          18.6 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.40919 12 07 16.75 +21 18 15.9          18.9 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.40973 12 07 15.52 +21 18 09.7          18.6 V EC046703
     K08C20L 5C2008 02 08.44968 12 05 54.37 +21 10 52.1          18.6 R EC046673
     K08C20L 5C2008 02 08.45301 12 05 47.27 +21 10 15.4                 EC046673
     K08C20L 5C2008 02 08.45866 12 05 35.34 +21 09 14.4                 EC046673
     K08C20L 5C2008 02 08.46539 12 05 21.05 +21 08 00.8                 EC046673
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.52469 12 03 11.98 +20 56 57.8          18.7 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.52609 12 03 08.96 +20 56 41.4          18.4 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.52746 12 03 06.08 +20 56 24.9          18.4 V EC046703
     K08C20L  C2008 02 08.52884 12 03 03.13 +20 56 09.4          18.4 V EC046703

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + 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 CL20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0165 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  42.94642              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.46080933     Peri.  349.65587     +0.66042249     +0.73214256
a   0.7692610      Node   321.36619     -0.66844770     +0.47205421
e   0.3137544      Incl.   15.49179     -0.34208159     +0.49105203
P   0.67           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080208 703  0.3+  0.5+    080208 703  0.6+  0.4-    080208 673  0.3-  0.3+
080208 703  0.1+  0.1-    080208 703  0.9-  0.9-    080208 703  0.1-  0.2+
080208 703  0.4-  0.3+    080208 673  0.8+  0.5+    080208 703  0.5-  0.1+
080208 703  0.2-  0.4-    080208 673  0.1-  0.2-    080208 703  0.2+  0.5-
080208 703  0.2+  0.1+    080208 673  0.2+  0.3+    080208 703  0.2+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 CL20                a,e,i = 0.77, 0.31, 15                  q = 0.5279
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    13 27.85   +27 05.1    0.0458   1.009   119.3    58.4    20.5
2008 02 06    13 02.78   +25 36.9    0.0357   1.008   126.4    52.0    19.8
2008 02 08    12 19.72   +22 25.0    0.0262   1.006   137.9    41.1    18.8
2008 02 10    11 00.56   +14 17.1    0.0185   1.004   158.5    21.1    17.5
2008 02 12    08 51.67   -03 13.1    0.0154   1.001   159.1    20.6    17.1
2008 02 14    06 46.71   -18 52.0    0.0194   0.999   125.1    54.0    18.5
2008 02 16    05 32.01   -25 08.7    0.0275   0.995   105.6    72.9    19.8
2008 02 18    04 50.90   -27 26.6    0.0370   0.992    94.9    83.0    20.8
2008 02 20    04 26.32   -28 25.8    0.0470   0.988    88.0    89.2    21.6
2008 02 22    04 10.23   -28 55.2    0.0573   0.984    83.2    93.5    22.2
2008 02 24    03 58.88   -29 11.5    0.0677   0.979    79.4    96.7    22.7

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