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MPEC 2008-C94 : 2008 CX118

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C94                                Issued 2008 Feb. 14, 18:44 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 CX118

Observations:
     K08CB8X* C2008 02 12.29079 09 42 27.86 +22 59 01.0          21.8 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.30039 09 42 26.56 +22 59 12.9          22.4 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.31009 09 42 25.27 +22 59 23.7          21.2 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.31986 09 42 23.86 +22 59 36.6          21.6 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.36160 09 42 18.10 +23 00 28.1          23.0 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.36799 09 42 17.31 +23 00 35.7          21.5 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.37435 09 42 16.41 +23 00 43.3          21.7 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.38071 09 42 15.62 +23 00 50.5          21.5 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X HC2008 02 12.42818 09 42 09.19 +23 01 47.3                 EC094291
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 12.43619 09 42 08.19 +23 01 56.3                 EC094291
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.22691 09 40 37.20 +23 18 03.0          21.0 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.23178 09 40 36.55 +23 18 09.0          21.3 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.23650 09 40 35.90 +23 18 15.1          21.6 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.24126 09 40 35.29 +23 18 21.3          20.9 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.30590 09 40 26.23 +23 19 39.8          20.9 R EC094H01
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.32401 09 40 23.76 +23 20 01.4          21.0 R EC094H01
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.33109 09 40 22.78 +23 20 10.0          21.1 R EC094H01
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 13.34091 09 40 21.43 +23 20 21.7          21.1 R EC094H01
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.26449 09 38 32.20 +23 38 45.8          21.9 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.27127 09 38 31.18 +23 38 53.0          22.0 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.27804 09 38 30.33 +23 39 01.2          22.4 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.28484 09 38 29.43 +23 39 09.6          22.3 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.29298 09 38 28.24 +23 39 19.9          22.1 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.29976 09 38 27.31 +23 39 28.0          22.5 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.30641 09 38 26.41 +23 39 35.6          21.7 V EC094G96
     K08CB8X  C2008 02 14.31305 09 38 25.51 +23 39 43.5          21.8 V EC094G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, A. D. Grauer.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 CX118                                               Earth MOID = 0.0891 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 132.26015              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.80449954     Peri.  178.71212     +0.26778708     +0.96262520
a   1.1449473      Node   106.81936     -0.88435202     +0.26227288
e   0.0352771      Incl.    2.42679     -0.38237624     +0.06756969
P   1.23           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080212 G96  0.2+  0.4+    080212 291  0.3+  0.3-    080214 G96  0.2+  0.4+
080212 G96  0.4+  0.3+    080213 G96  0.6+  0.1-    080214 G96  1.0-  0.6-
080212 G96  0.8+  1.0-    080213 G96  0.7+  0.2-    080214 G96  0.0   0.5-
080212 G96  0.2-  0.1-    080213 G96  0.5+  0.0     080214 G96  0.5+  0.3-
080212 G96  1.1-  0.5+    080213 G96  1.0+  0.2+    080214 G96  0.4-  0.3+
080212 G96  0.0   0.4+    080213 H01  0.4+  0.1+    080214 G96  0.4-  0.3+
080212 G96  0.5-  0.3+    080213 H01  0.5+  0.0     080214 G96  0.2-  0.1+
080212 G96  0.5+  0.1-    080213 H01  0.4+  0.1+    080214 G96  0.0   0.1+
080212 291  0.6-  0.1+    080213 H01  0.3+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 CX118               a,e,i = 1.14, 0.04, 2                   q = 1.1046
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 14    09 39.05   +23 33.6    0.191    1.176   169.6     8.7    21.8
2008 02 24    09 19.89   +26 21.3    0.196    1.172   157.2    19.1    22.2
2008 03 05    09 05.73   +27 56.0    0.208    1.168   144.5    29.5    22.6
2008 03 15    08 59.83   +28 19.5    0.227    1.163   133.6    38.2    23.0

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