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MPEC 2008-C74 : 2008 CD71

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C74                                Issued 2008 Feb. 11, 16:55 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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                                   2008 CD71

Observations:
     K08C71D* C2008 02 09.46082 11 56 43.99 -02 19 51.5          20.4 V EC074691
     K08C71D  C2008 02 09.47606 11 56 41.93 -02 20 18.5          20.6 V EC074691
     K08C71D  C2008 02 09.49130 11 56 39.87 -02 20 46.1          20.3 V EC074691
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.42412 11 54 33.48 -02 49 30.0          19.8 V EC074G96
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.43814 11 54 31.42 -02 49 56.2          19.7 V EC074G96
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.45191 11 54 29.41 -02 50 22.4          20.7 V EC074G96
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.46433 11 54 27.61 -02 50 45.9          20.4 V EC074G96
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.47720 11 54 25.67 -02 51 10.0          20.9 V EC074291
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.48107 11 54 25.09 -02 51 17.1          20.6 V EC074291
     K08C71D  C2008 02 10.48480 11 54 24.55 -02 51 24.1          21.0 V EC074291
     K08C71D  C2008 02 11.19750 11 52 40.68 -03 14 21.2                 EC074J95
     K08C71D  C2008 02 11.20561 11 52 39.49 -03 14 38.0          20.1 R EC074J95
     K08C71D tC2008 02 11.28403 11 52 28.63 -03 17 06.4                 EC074291
     K08C71D tC2008 02 11.28843 11 52 27.90 -03 17 15.8                 EC074291
     K08C71D tC2008 02 11.29213 11 52 27.36 -03 17 22.1                 EC074291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers M. T. Read, R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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 CD71                                                Earth MOID = 0.2605 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 255.48545              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53864776     Peri.  321.18360     +0.52219396     +0.78999424
a   1.4960042      Node   334.43038     -0.46935085     -0.04832819
e   0.7564045      Incl.   48.10641     -0.71205565     +0.61120658
P   1.83           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080209 691  0.0   0.4-    080210 G96  0.5+  0.1-    080211 J95  0.2-  0.3-
080209 691  0.0   0.1+    080210 G96  0.8+  0.1-    080211 J95  0.6+  1.2-
080209 691  0.1+  0.1+    080210 291  0.2-  0.0     080211 291  0.2+  0.7+
080210 G96  0.6+  0.2-    080210 291  0.4-  0.3+    080211 291  0.5-  0.1-
080210 G96  0.4+  0.1+    080210 291  0.3-  0.3+    080211 291  0.0   0.9+

Ephemeris:
2008 CD71                a,e,i = 1.50, 0.76, 48                  q = 0.3644
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 04    12 06.29   +00 06.2    0.726    1.573   133.0    27.3    20.9
2008 02 14    11 44.85   -04 52.2    0.543    1.468   145.6    22.3    20.0
2008 02 24    10 57.76   -13 02.6    0.391    1.356   155.8    17.4    18.9
2008 03 05    09 18.90   -25 02.0    0.298    1.235   139.8    31.2    18.6
2008 03 15    06 50.80   -32 16.0    0.301    1.105   103.6    61.0    19.2
2008 03 25    04 57.96   -30 09.7    0.380    0.964    74.0    83.8    20.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C74

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