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MPEC 2008-C88 : 2008 CQ116

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C88                                Issued 2008 Feb. 13, 16:17 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 CQ116

Observations:
     K08CB6Q* C2008 02 11.33497 11 42 29.83 -00 17 55.1          18.4   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 11.34705 11 42 07.01 -00 22 17.5          18.4   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 11.35916 11 41 44.18 -00 26 39.6          18.6   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 11.37121 11 41 21.42 -00 31 00.5          18.7   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 11.38327 11 40 58.60 -00 35 20.9          18.7   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.22567 11 16 36.25 -05 26 17.4          18.2   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.22586 11 16 35.85 -05 26 21.8          18.2   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.22855 11 16 31.20 -05 27 14.5          18.1   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.23782 11 16 15.17 -05 30 17.8          18.7   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.23802 11 16 14.84 -05 30 21.8          18.3   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.24098 11 16 09.71 -05 31 20.0          18.3   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.24998 11 15 54.14 -05 34 18.5          19.0   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.25018 11 15 53.82 -05 34 22.0          18.6   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.25320 11 15 48.59 -05 35 22.5          18.9   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.26221 11 15 32.88 -05 38 17.7          19.2   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.26241 11 15 32.55 -05 38 23.6          18.5   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.26567 11 15 26.88 -05 39 28.0          18.3   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.27472 11 15 10.85 -05 42 23.2          18.7   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.27492 11 15 10.83 -05 42 28.4          19.1   EC088704
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 12.27810 11 15 05.33 -05 43 32.6          18.6   EC088704
     K08CB6Q EC2008 02 12.98419010 56 03.26 -09 22 54.8                 EC088J95
     K08CB6Q EC2008 02 12.98559910 56 01.02 -09 23 19.3          18.1 R EC088J95
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.06714010 53 50.78 -09 47 02.1                 EC088J95
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.06864810 53 48.35 -09 47 28.4                 EC088J95
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.07017910 53 45.95 -09 47 55.3          18.4 R EC088J95
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.13410 10 52 02.84 -10 05 58.6          18.0 R EC088204
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.13725 10 51 57.86 -10 06 52.3                 EC088204
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.14036 10 51 52.99 -10 07 44.9                 EC088204
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.29155 10 48 15.31 -10 49 44.5          18.7 R EC088854
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.29308 10 48 12.84 -10 50 10.2          18.7 R EC088854
     K08CB6Q  C2008 02 13.29459 10 48 10.52 -10 50 35.5          18.7 R EC088854
     K08CB6Q 5C2008 02 13.31645 10 47 37.59 -10 56 42.3          18.8 R EC088673
     K08CB6Q 5C2008 02 13.32016 10 47 31.78 -10 57 44.1                 EC088673
     K08CB6Q 5C2008 02 13.32713 10 47 20.87 -10 59 40.9                 EC088673
     K08CB6Q 5C2008 02 13.33208 10 47 13.21 -11 01 01.1                 EC088673

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CQ116                                               Earth MOID = 0.0291 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 338.14496              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.97943882     Peri.   74.44045     +0.75649580     -0.61743475
a   1.0041945      Node   322.91381     +0.37304772     +0.67817593
e   0.1970468      Incl.   20.95017     +0.53716805     +0.39856208
P   1.01           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080211 704  0.6+  0.0     080212 704  1.3+  0.2-    080213 J95  0.5+  0.6-
080211 704  0.2+  0.5-    080212 704  1.4+  1.1-    080213 204  0.6+  0.1-
080211 704  0.6+  0.3-    080212 704  0.2+  1.2+    080213 204  0.3+  0.2-
080211 704  0.2+  0.5-    080212 704  0.4+  0.7-    080213 204  0.6+  0.0
080211 704  1.0-  0.2-    080212 704  0.2+  0.9-    080213 854  0.6+  0.5-
080212 704  1.3+  0.2-    080212 704 (4.5-  1.9+)   080213 854  0.5-  0.7-
080212 704  0.3+  0.8-    080212 704  0.4+  0.6+    080213 854  0.1+  0.7-
080212 704  0.3+  0.2-    080212 704  0.8+  1.1-    080213 673  1.2+  0.3+
080212 704  0.4+  0.2-    080212 J95  0.5-  0.2-    080213 673  0.8+  0.1+
080212 704  0.6+  0.2-    080212 J95  0.2-  0.1+    080213 673  0.1+  1.0-
080212 704  0.6+  0.1+    080213 J95  0.4+  0.1+    080213 673  0.9+  0.8+
080212 704  0.9+  0.7-    080213 J95  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 CQ116               a,e,i = 1.00, 0.20, 21                  q = 0.8063
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 14    10 31.26   -13 50.9    0.0470   1.029   150.7    28.0    18.6
2008 02 16    09 51.33   -20 23.2    0.0560   1.035   146.9    31.4    19.1
2008 02 18    09 21.38   -24 33.3    0.0667   1.042   142.1    35.6    19.6
2008 02 20    08 58.97   -27 13.3    0.0784   1.048   137.8    39.3    20.0
2008 02 22    08 42.03   -28 57.9    0.0907   1.054   134.2    42.3    20.4
2008 02 24    08 29.03   -30 07.7    0.103    1.060   131.2    44.6    20.8
2008 02 26    08 18.95   -30 55.0    0.116    1.066   128.6    46.5    21.1
2008 02 28    08 11.05   -31 27.0    0.130    1.072   126.4    48.0    21.4
2008 03 01    08 04.84   -31 48.4    0.143    1.078   124.5    49.2    21.7
2008 03 03    07 59.96   -32 02.2    0.156    1.084   122.8    50.2    21.9
2008 03 05    07 56.14   -32 10.5    0.170    1.090   121.3    51.0    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C88

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