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MPEC 2008-D45 : 2008 DX

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D45                                Issued 2008 Feb. 27, 12:29 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 DX

Observations:
     K08D00X* C2008 02 26.24640 10 31 09.76 +10 46 29.0          20.7 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.25352 10 31 11.20 +10 46 49.7          21.0 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.26065 10 31 12.72 +10 47 11.5          21.1 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.26793 10 31 14.12 +10 47 34.1          20.8 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.29585 10 31 19.81 +10 48 56.5          20.0 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.30403 10 31 21.46 +10 49 20.2          20.6 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.31212 10 31 23.12 +10 49 44.6          20.2 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.32021 10 31 24.74 +10 50 08.2          20.5 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.41559 10 31 44.32 +10 54 49.7          20.7 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.42519 10 31 46.34 +10 55 18.4          18.8 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.43473 10 31 48.28 +10 55 46.6          20.3 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.44434 10 31 50.30 +10 56 14.5          20.7 V ED045G96
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.97850 10 33 52.08 +11 22 36.8                 ED045J95
     K08D00X  C2008 02 26.99137 10 33 54.86 +11 23 15.8          20.4 R ED045J95
     K08D00X 5C2008 02 27.25428 10 34 55.31 +11 36 37.6          20.3 R ED045673
     K08D00X 5C2008 02 27.25671 10 34 55.81 +11 36 44.8                 ED045673
     K08D00X 5C2008 02 27.26389 10 34 57.33 +11 37 07.0                 ED045673
     K08D00X 5C2008 02 27.26979 10 34 58.54 +11 37 24.6                 ED045673
     K08D00X  C2008 02 27.27369 10 34 58.36 +11 37 32.9          19.6 R ED045734
     K08D00X 5C2008 02 27.27512 10 34 59.66 +11 37 40.9                 ED045673
     K08D00X  C2008 02 27.28344 10 35 00.34 +11 38 02.0          19.9 R ED045734
     K08D00X  C2008 02 27.28750 10 35 01.27 +11 38 14.0          20.2 R ED045734

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m 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 DX                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1665 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  17.03733              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27901616     Peri.   17.35069     -0.99031958     -0.11849359
a   2.3194400      Node   155.49434     +0.09741075     -0.96431594
e   0.5029000      Incl.   10.03752     +0.09888514     -0.23675734
P   3.53           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080226 G96  0.1+  0.0     080226 G96  0.2+  0.3-    080227 673  0.1+  0.7+
080226 G96  0.1-  0.6-    080226 G96  0.6+  0.2+    080227 673  0.3-  0.4+
080226 G96  0.8+  0.0     080226 G96  0.1-  0.4+    080227 734  0.2+  0.2-
080226 G96  0.4-  0.9+    080226 G96  0.1+  0.0     080227 673  0.4-  0.5+
080226 G96  0.2-  0.3+    080226 J95  0.3-  0.3-    080227 734  0.9-  0.4-
080226 G96  0.4-  0.3-    080226 J95  0.5+  0.0     080227 734  0.3+  0.6-
080226 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080227 673  0.3+  0.4+
080226 G96  0.5-  0.3-    080227 673  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 DX                  a,e,i = 2.32, 0.50, 10                  q = 1.1530
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    10 23.14   +08 58.3    0.183    1.173   178.9     0.9    20.4
2008 03 05    11 02.51   +17 23.9    0.168    1.157   168.6     9.7    20.7
2008 03 15    11 48.83   +25 08.5    0.170    1.153   156.9    19.8    21.1
2008 03 25    12 34.38   +29 58.1    0.187    1.160   147.9    27.2    21.5
2008 04 04    13 11.66   +31 34.0    0.214    1.177   142.5    31.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D45

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