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MPEC 2008-C47 : 2008 CM20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C47                                Issued 2008 Feb. 8, 20:50 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 CM20

Observations:
     K08C20M* C2008 02 08.17460 04 21 55.51 +20 13 48.2          19.7 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.18115 04 21 56.05 +20 13 08.9          19.6 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.18779 04 21 56.59 +20 12 28.7          19.8 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.19429 04 21 57.13 +20 11 49.8          20.0 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.24112 04 22 00.96 +20 07 07.1          20.6 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.25734 04 22 02.31 +20 05 29.4          20.3 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.26552 04 22 03.02 +20 04 40.2          19.8 V EC047G96
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.76053 04 22 51.93 +19 15 25.6          20.4 R EC047143
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.77781 04 22 53.73 +19 13 39.9                 EC047J95
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.78714 04 22 54.52 +19 12 44.8                 EC047J95
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.79110 04 22 54.47 +19 12 24.9          20.3 R EC047143
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.79263 04 22 54.98 +19 12 11.9          20.0 R EC047J95
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.79314 04 22 54.66 +19 12 11.3          19.4 V EC047A17
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.80941 04 22 55.76 +19 10 35.3                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.80957 04 22 56.06 +19 10 32.9          20.0 V EC047A17
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.81064 04 22 55.96 +19 10 27.1                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.81118 04 22 56.04 +19 10 23.7                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.81238 04 22 56.07 +19 10 17.7                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.81377 04 22 56.23 +19 10 06.6                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.81491 04 22 56.30 +19 10 00.0                 EC047246
     K08C20M  C2008 02 08.82659 04 22 57.50 +19 08 52.4          19.7 V EC047A17

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CM20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0851 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 239.43884              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.75168227     Peri.  237.25546     -0.95030537     +0.10745568
a   1.1979716      Node   307.18530     +0.08416388     -0.81491872
e   0.1601156      Incl.   21.51550     -0.29972679     -0.56952678
P   1.31           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080208 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080208 143  0.7-  0.4-    080208 A17  0.2+  0.1+
080208 G96  0.0   0.1-    080208 J95  0.0   0.2-    080208 246  0.2+  0.5+
080208 G96  0.1+  0.3-    080208 J95  0.1+  0.0     080208 246  0.7+  0.3+
080208 G96  0.3+  0.0     080208 143  0.2-  0.3+    080208 246  0.3-  1.4+
080208 G96  0.1+  0.0     080208 J95  0.2+  0.4-    080208 246  0.3+  1.4-
080208 G96  0.1-  0.3+    080208 A17  0.3-  0.9+    080208 246  0.0   1.2-
080208 G96  0.1+  0.5+    080208 246  1.2-  1.4+    080208 A17  0.6+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2008 CM20                a,e,i = 1.20, 0.16, 22                  q = 1.0062
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    04 15.59   +27 22.8    0.208    1.082   112.3    57.5    19.8
2008 02 14    04 31.32   +11 02.1    0.224    1.061   103.1    65.1    20.2
2008 02 24    04 47.95   -02 09.8    0.252    1.042    95.0    71.0    20.6
2008 03 05    05 04.46   -12 18.1    0.286    1.027    88.9    74.9    21.0
2008 03 15    05 20.65   -20 09.1    0.320    1.016    84.6    77.1    21.3
2008 03 25    05 36.37   -26 27.7    0.351    1.009    81.8    78.1    21.5
2008 04 04    05 51.77   -31 43.4    0.377    1.006    80.1    78.3    21.6
2008 04 14    06 07.41   -36 17.9    0.395    1.008    79.4    77.9    21.7

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C47

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