MPEC 2008-C51 : 2008 CZ21
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M.P.E.C. 2008-C51 Issued 2008 Feb. 9, 14:49 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
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2008 CZ21
Observations:
K08C21Z* C2008 02 08.28910 09 41 16.32 +31 53 13.0 20.7 EC051704
K08C21Z C2008 02 08.30120 09 41 14.10 +31 52 56.4 20.6 EC051704
K08C21Z C2008 02 08.31328 09 41 11.74 +31 52 40.5 20.2 EC051704
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.15248 09 38 42.40 +31 33 14.2 EC051J95
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.15666 09 38 41.68 +31 33 08.3 EC051J95
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.16081 09 38 40.94 +31 33 01.1 20.1 R EC051J95
K08C21Z 5C2008 02 09.17639 09 38 40.02 +31 32 44.8 19.5 R EC051673
K08C21Z 5C2008 02 09.18438 09 38 38.59 +31 32 33.7 EC051673
K08C21Z 5C2008 02 09.19109 09 38 37.43 +31 32 24.5 EC051673
K08C21Z 5C2008 02 09.19387 09 38 36.94 +31 32 20.9 EC051673
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.22189 09 38 31.75 +31 31 44.3 20.0 R EC051651
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.22296 09 38 31.52 +31 31 43.4 19.9 R EC051651
K08C21Z C2008 02 09.22403 09 38 31.34 +31 31 41.5 20.0 R EC051651
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 CZ21 Earth MOID = 0.1837 AU
Epoch 2008 Feb. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454500.5 MPC
M 63.83075 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.55086208 Peri. 64.43340 +0.73610214 -0.66842464
a 1.4738076 Node 337.02093 +0.48046686 +0.62691535
e 0.2597662 Incl. 15.84524 +0.47676538 +0.40023199
P 1.79 H 20.5 G 0.15
From 13 observations 2008 Feb. 8-9. E-assumed.
Ephemeris:
2008 CZ21 a,e,i = 1.47, 0.26, 16 q = 1.0910
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 02 04 09 54.50 +33 27.0 0.429 1.397 160.0 13.9 20.2
2008 02 14 09 25.35 +29 37.7 0.461 1.435 162.9 11.7 20.3
2008 02 24 09 03.89 +25 31.8 0.515 1.472 155.0 16.5 20.8
2008 03 05 08 51.14 +21 42.3 0.587 1.508 144.4 22.5 21.3
2008 03 15 08 46.08 +18 22.6 0.675 1.544 134.3 27.5 21.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-C51
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