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MPEC 2008-E23 : 2008 EG

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E23                                Issued 2008 Mar. 3, 12:59 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 EG

Observations:
     K08E00G* C2008 03 01.27955 10 30 37.00 -18 21 12.9          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.28677 10 30 34.20 -18 21 21.2          20.2 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.29402 10 30 31.32 -18 21 28.0          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.30120 10 30 28.40 -18 21 32.1          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.34169 10 30 12.44 -18 22 11.3          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.35035 10 30 08.90 -18 22 19.1          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.35898 10 30 05.61 -18 22 27.4                 EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.36764 10 30 01.83 -18 22 35.5          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.37807 10 29 57.88 -18 22 45.9          19.8 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.38508 10 29 55.13 -18 22 51.6          19.7 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.39208 10 29 52.44 -18 22 57.3          20.2 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 01.39914 10 29 49.62 -18 23 04.3          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.25220 10 24 13.51 -18 35 52.9          19.6 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.26040 10 24 10.29 -18 35 58.0          19.8 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.26863 10 24 06.88 -18 36 06.0          19.4 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.33920 10 23 37.98 -18 37 06.9          20.0 V EE023291
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.34504 10 23 35.67 -18 37 11.7          20.1 V EE023291
     K08E00G  C2008 03 02.35801 10 23 30.41 -18 37 22.7          20.2 V EE023291
     K08E00G  C2008 03 03.25060 10 17 27.10 -18 49 45.6          19.2 R EE023854
     K08E00G  C2008 03 03.25443 10 17 25.39 -18 49 49.4          19.2 R EE023854
     K08E00G  C2008 03 03.26064 10 17 22.93 -18 49 54.7          20.0 R EE023854
     K08E00G  C2008 03 03.27596 10 17 16.32 -18 50 05.6          19.3 V EE023703
     K08E00G  C2008 03 03.28646 10 17 11.91 -18 50 16.4          19.4 V EE023703

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 EG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2528 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 344.11994              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.08027383     Peri.  355.54256     +0.80291904     +0.54497625
a   0.9406906      Node   327.44180     -0.53209020     +0.47263232
e   0.7366410      Incl.   26.66372     -0.26870252     +0.69254572
P   0.91           H   20.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080301 703  0.1-  1.0+    080301 703  1.3-  1.0-    080302 291  0.4+  0.0
080301 703  0.7+  0.6-    080301 703  0.9-  0.4-    080302 291  1.2+  0.0
080301 703  0.6+  0.6-    080301 703  0.3+  0.3+    080303 854  0.4+  0.9+
080301 703  0.5-  2.0+    080301 703  0.0   0.3-    080303 854  0.9-  0.2+
080301 703  0.7+  0.3+    080302 703  1.8-  1.7-    080303 854  1.3+  0.1-
080301 703  0.8-  0.4+    080302 703  0.1+  0.5+    080303 703  0.7-  1.3+
080301 703  1.1+  0.0     080302 703  0.6-  0.3-    080303 703  0.4-  1.1-
080301 703 (3.9-  0.1-)   080302 291  0.8-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 EG                  a,e,i = 0.94, 0.74, 27                  q = 0.2477
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    11 06.58   -16 28.8    0.463    1.414   151.9    19.3    20.1
2008 03 05    10 05.09   -19 10.8    0.389    1.346   151.0    21.0    19.6
2008 03 15    08 47.31   -19 36.4    0.361    1.266   132.3    35.5    19.8
2008 03 25    07 34.27   -17 24.0    0.374    1.174   109.0    53.5    20.2
2008 04 04    06 38.82   -14 09.1    0.413    1.068    87.9    69.4    20.7
2008 04 14    05 57.73   -11 01.5    0.460    0.947    69.6    83.3    21.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E23

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