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MPEC 2008-E30 : 2008 EP

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E30                                Issued 2008 Mar. 3, 13:19 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,
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                                    2008 EP

Observations:
     K08E00P* C2008 03 02.35073 13 30 51.40 +34 10 12.4          18.7 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.35876 13 30 35.89 +34 09 21.5          18.7 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.36674 13 30 20.55 +34 08 31.1          18.7 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.37469 13 30 05.18 +34 07 39.5          18.9 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.39854213 29 13.86 +34 04 36.2          19.3 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.40182513 29 07.52 +34 04 13.7          19.0 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.40479313 29 01.79 +34 03 53.0          19.2 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.41012613 28 51.51 +34 03 16.3          19.2 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.41351513 28 44.97 +34 02 52.8          19.2 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.41689013 28 38.48 +34 02 29.2          19.3 V EE030H55
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.42154 13 28 34.42 +34 02 28.5          18.6 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.42196 13 28 33.63 +34 02 25.3          18.6 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.42237 13 28 32.73 +34 02 22.3          18.6 V EE030703
     K08E00P 1C2008 03 02.42823 13 28 23.93 +34 00 44.9                 EE030658
     K08E00P 1C2008 03 02.42895 13 28 22.52 +34 00 39.5                 EE030658
     K08E00P 1C2008 03 02.43036 13 28 19.86 +34 00 30.0                 EE030658
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.49935 13 26 03.33 +33 53 21.8          18.2 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.49976 13 26 02.47 +33 53 18.0          18.2 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.50017 13 26 01.78 +33 53 16.0          18.5 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.50059 13 26 00.88 +33 53 11.9          18.7 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.98778 13 10 58.45 +32 50 46.4                 EE030204
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.99093 13 10 52.28 +32 50 21.6          18.0 R EE030204
     K08E00P  C2008 03 02.99408 13 10 46.08 +32 49 56.5                 EE030204
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.01310 13 10 07.85 +32 47 26.8          19.2 V EE030595
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.02161 13 09 51.06 +32 46 18.0          18.7 V EE030595
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.03013 13 09 34.26 +32 45 08.3          18.7 V EE030595
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.03863 13 09 17.45 +32 43 58.5          18.6 V EE030595
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.12304 13 06 33.65 +32 31 47.2                 EE030J95
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.12441 13 06 30.94 +32 31 35.4                 EE030J95
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.12581 13 06 28.19 +32 31 23.2          18.7 R EE030J95
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.30226 13 01 01.14 +32 06 30.4          18.1 R EE030854
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.30362 13 00 58.53 +32 06 19.5          18.3 R EE030854
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.30497 13 00 55.78 +32 06 06.2          18.5 R EE030854
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.35718 12 59 11.16 +31 58 25.7          19.3 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.36447 12 58 56.54 +31 57 21.7          18.5 V EE030703
     K08E00P  C2008 03 03.37177 12 58 42.23 +31 56 16.6          18.3 V EE030703

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer R. M. Robb.  Measurer
    D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope + 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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 EP                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0392 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 229.33592              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.27474479     Peri.   21.38077     +0.98330005     -0.17322025
a   0.8424043      Node   348.17484     +0.10042730     +0.77224095
e   0.2593319      Incl.   15.80631     +0.15177408     +0.61125990
P   0.77           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080302 703  0.3+  0.7-    080302 703  1.1-  0.6-    080303 595  0.6+  0.6+
080302 703  0.3-  0.5-    080302 658  0.5-  0.7+    080303 595  0.7+  0.5+
080302 703  0.2+  0.3+    080302 658  0.8-  0.1+    080303 595  0.4+  0.5+
080302 703  0.0   0.1+    080302 658  0.2-  0.1+    080303 J95  0.1-  0.0
080302 H55  0.7+  0.1-    080302 703  0.2-  0.6+    080303 J95  0.2-  0.0
080302 H55  0.6+  0.0     080302 703  1.0-  0.2-    080303 J95  0.1-  0.2-
080302 H55  0.5+  0.2-    080302 703  0.3+  0.8+    080303 854  0.5-  0.1-
080302 H55  0.6+  0.0     080302 703  0.8-  0.3-    080303 854  0.7+  0.7+
080302 H55  0.5+  0.1+    080302 204  0.1-  0.1-    080303 854  0.1-  0.9-
080302 H55  0.7+  0.0     080302 204  0.0   0.1+    080303 703 (4.0-  2.4-)
080302 703  0.1-  0.1-    080302 204  0.3-  0.0     080303 703 (4.0-  0.9-)
080302 703  0.2+  0.4-    080303 595  0.7+  0.3+    080303 703  0.2+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 EP                  a,e,i = 0.84, 0.26, 16                  q = 0.6239
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    16 06.77   +36 45.3    0.0680   1.003    99.7    76.5    20.8
2008 02 26    15 37.95   +37 15.5    0.0597   1.009   106.5    70.2    20.4
2008 02 28    14 59.79   +37 14.9    0.0522   1.014   115.1    62.2    19.8
2008 03 01    14 10.32   +36 05.0    0.0459   1.019   126.0    51.9    19.3
2008 03 03    13 10.51   +32 50.2    0.0414   1.023   139.4    39.1    18.7
2008 03 05    12 06.85   +26 56.8    0.0395   1.028   154.2    24.8    18.2
2008 03 07    11 08.67   +19 11.4    0.0404   1.032   166.1    13.4    17.9
2008 03 09    10 21.56   +11 20.5    0.0442   1.036   164.4    15.0    18.1
2008 03 11    09 45.83   +04 40.6    0.0501   1.039   155.1    23.8    18.7
2008 03 13    09 19.27   -00 30.6    0.0575   1.042   146.4    31.9    19.2
2008 03 15    08 59.48   -04 26.0    0.0660   1.045   139.3    38.4    19.7
2008 03 17    08 44.54   -07 24.3    0.0751   1.048   133.5    43.5    20.2
2008 03 19    08 33.12   -09 41.4    0.0847   1.051   128.7    47.7    20.5
2008 03 21    08 24.26   -11 28.6    0.0945   1.053   124.7    51.0    20.9
2008 03 23    08 17.34   -12 54.1    0.105    1.055   121.3    53.8    21.2
2008 03 25    08 11.89   -14 03.5    0.115    1.057   118.3    56.2    21.5
2008 03 27    08 07.59   -15 00.7    0.125    1.058   115.6    58.3    21.7
2008 03 29    08 04.20   -15 48.7    0.135    1.059   113.2    60.0    21.9
2008 03 31    08 01.55   -16 29.4    0.145    1.060   111.0    61.6    22.1
2008 04 02    07 59.52   -17 04.5    0.156    1.060   109.0    63.0    22.3
2008 04 04    07 57.98   -17 35.2    0.166    1.061   107.1    64.3    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E30

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