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MPEC 2008-C93 : 2008 CW118

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C93                                Issued 2008 Feb. 14, 18:36 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2008 CW118

Observations:
     K08CB8W* C2008 02 10.32727 08 48 49.71 +21 49 31.3          21.4 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.33895 08 48 52.16 +21 49 30.1          21.3 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.35053 08 48 54.57 +21 49 28.7          21.9 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.36205 08 48 56.98 +21 49 28.1          21.5 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.37380 08 48 59.43 +21 49 26.7          21.1 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.38461 08 49 01.74 +21 49 25.1          21.3 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.39304 08 49 03.50 +21 49 24.4          21.3 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 10.40648 08 49 06.34 +21 49 22.2          21.2 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W FC2008 02 10.92777 08 51 09.30 +21 48 30.3                 EC093J95
     K08CB8W FC2008 02 10.95444 08 51 14.77 +21 48 27.7          21.5 R EC093J95
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.14787 08 52 00.81 +21 48 27.8                 EC093291
     K08CB8W HC2008 02 11.15369 08 52 02.02 +21 48 27.9                 EC093291
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.16056 08 52 03.43 +21 48 28.3                 EC093291
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.20895 08 52 13.26 +21 48 27.1          21.7 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.21219 08 52 13.90 +21 48 26.7          21.5 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.21543 08 52 14.55 +21 48 26.2          22.1 V EC093G96
     K08CB8W  C2008 02 11.21873 08 52 15.20 +21 48 26.3          21.9 V EC093G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 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 CW118                                               Earth MOID = 0.0620 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 330.04743              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43063489     Peri.  332.85789     -0.18897261     -0.98150610
a   1.7367204      Node   128.01914     +0.90784857     -0.18649151
e   0.3998559      Incl.    2.22458     +0.37429978     -0.04320527
P   2.29           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080210 G96  0.8-  0.1-    080210 G96  0.4+  0.7+    080211 291  0.3-  0.7+
080210 G96  0.3-  0.1-    080210 G96  0.4+  0.5+    080211 G96  0.9+  0.1+
080210 G96  0.2-  0.3-    080210 J95  0.4+  0.1-    080211 G96  0.8+  0.2-
080210 G96  0.0   0.4+    080210 J95  0.3-  1.3-    080211 G96  0.8+  0.6-
080210 G96  0.0   0.4+    080211 291  0.4-  0.4+    080211 G96  0.7+  0.4-
080210 G96  0.6+  0.3+    080211 291  0.3-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2008 CW118               a,e,i = 1.74, 0.40, 2                   q = 1.0423
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 14    09 01.91   +21 42.7    0.141    1.125   166.3    12.0    21.7
2008 02 19    09 16.61   +21 23.9    0.162    1.145   164.5    13.3    22.1
2008 02 24    09 28.59   +20 58.0    0.184    1.166   162.3    15.0    22.5
2008 02 29    09 38.58   +20 27.0    0.209    1.189   159.7    16.8    22.9
2008 03 05    09 47.21   +19 52.2    0.237    1.213   156.9    18.7    23.3

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C93

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