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MPEC 2008-D52 : 2008 DL4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D52                                Issued 2008 Feb. 28, 15:41 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
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                                   2008 DL4

Observations:
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.43119 13 13 54.87 +04 42 04.9          18.7 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.44109 13 13 35.97 +04 41 19.6          19.0 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.45098 13 13 17.18 +04 40 32.8          19.1 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.46091 13 12 58.14 +04 39 44.3          18.8 V ED052703
     K08D04L* C2008 02 27.50997 13 11 25.88 +04 35 50.7          20.7 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.51049 13 11 24.99 +04 35 49.2          20.3 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.51102 13 11 23.96 +04 35 46.9          19.8 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.51156 13 11 23.00 +04 35 43.9          19.6 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 27.52841 13 10 51.54 +04 34 22.9          18.6 V ED052703
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.40124 12 47 14.29 +03 26 25.9                 ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.41198 12 46 54.61 +03 25 36.1                 ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.42269 12 46 35.03 +03 24 45.3                 ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.43329 12 46 15.63 +03 23 56.6                 ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.44693 12 45 50.86 +03 22 52.5          18.8 V ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.44825 12 45 48.45 +03 22 46.2          19.4 V ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.44954 12 45 46.11 +03 22 40.1          18.9 V ED052G96
     K08D04L  C2008 02 28.45084 12 45 43.77 +03 22 34.1          19.3 V ED052G96

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 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.

Orbital elements:
2008 DL4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0086 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 208.80838              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.10075205     Peri.   42.05890     +0.91705502     -0.39836374
a   0.9289872      Node   341.39402     +0.34939126     +0.82421689
e   0.1226475      Incl.    3.19604     +0.19218700     +0.40245849
P   0.90           H   27.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080227 703  0.9+  0.6-    080227 703  0.0   0.5+    080228 G96  1.0-  0.2+
080227 703  0.1+  0.6+    080227 703  0.7+  0.1+    080228 G96  0.1+  0.1+
080227 703  0.3+  0.3+    080227 703  1.6-  0.4+    080228 G96  0.1-  0.0
080227 703  2.6-  1.3-    080228 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080228 G96  0.0   0.0
080227 703  0.6-  0.8-    080228 G96  0.4-  0.0     080228 G96  0.3+  0.1+
080227 703  0.6+  0.2+    080228 G96  0.3-  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2008 DL4                 a,e,i = 0.93, 0.12, 3                   q = 0.8150
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    14 49.36   +08 40.8    0.0150   0.996   115.1    64.1    20.1
2008 02 25    14 22.51   +07 42.1    0.0146   0.998   122.5    56.8    19.9
2008 02 26    13 54.51   +06 34.5    0.0144   0.999   130.2    49.2    19.6
2008 02 27    13 26.11   +05 20.1    0.0144   1.001   138.0    41.4    19.4
2008 02 28    12 58.16   +04 02.5    0.0146   1.002   145.7    33.8    19.2
2008 02 29    12 31.43   +02 45.3    0.0150   1.004   153.0    26.6    19.1
2008 03 01    12 06.48   +01 31.8    0.0157   1.006   159.7    20.0    19.0
2008 03 02    11 43.70   +00 24.3    0.0165   1.007   165.5    14.2    18.9
2008 03 03    11 23.21   -00 36.1    0.0174   1.009   170.0     9.9    18.9
2008 03 04    11 04.98   -01 28.9    0.0186   1.010   172.0     7.9    18.9
2008 03 05    10 48.89   -02 14.5    0.0198   1.011   171.0     8.9    19.1
2008 03 06    10 34.74   -02 53.6    0.0211   1.013   168.2    11.5    19.4
2008 03 07    10 22.31   -03 26.8    0.0225   1.014   165.0    14.6    19.6
2008 03 08    10 11.42   -03 55.1    0.0240   1.016   161.9    17.7    19.9
2008 03 09    10 01.86   -04 19.2    0.0256   1.017   159.0    20.5    20.1
2008 03 10    09 53.47   -04 39.8    0.0272   1.018   156.2    23.2    20.3
2008 03 11    09 46.08   -04 57.3    0.0288   1.019   153.6    25.6    20.5
2008 03 12    09 39.58   -05 12.5    0.0305   1.021   151.3    27.9    20.7
2008 03 13    09 33.85   -05 25.5    0.0322   1.022   149.1    30.0    20.9
2008 03 14    09 28.79   -05 36.8    0.0339   1.023   147.0    31.9    21.1
2008 03 15    09 24.32   -05 46.6    0.0357   1.024   145.1    33.7    21.2
2008 03 16    09 20.36   -05 55.2    0.0375   1.025   143.3    35.4    21.4
2008 03 17    09 16.85   -06 02.8    0.0393   1.026   141.6    37.0    21.5
2008 03 18    09 13.75   -06 09.4    0.0411   1.027   140.0    38.5    21.7
2008 03 19    09 11.00   -06 15.3    0.0429   1.028   138.5    39.9    21.8
2008 03 20    09 08.57   -06 20.5    0.0448   1.029   137.1    41.2    21.9
2008 03 21    09 06.42   -06 25.1    0.0467   1.030   135.7    42.5    22.1
2008 03 22    09 04.53   -06 29.2    0.0485   1.031   134.4    43.7    22.2
2008 03 23    09 02.86   -06 32.8    0.0504   1.032   133.1    44.8    22.3
2008 03 24    09 01.41   -06 36.0    0.0523   1.033   131.9    45.9    22.4
2008 03 25    09 00.14   -06 38.8    0.0542   1.033   130.7    47.0    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D52

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