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MPEC 2008-E53 : 2008 EL6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E53                                Issued 2008 Mar. 6, 15:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                   2008 EL6

Observations:
     K08E06L* C2008 03 05.10843 07 28 34.88 -25 46 38.0          17.7   EE053704
     K08E06L  C2008 03 05.11987 07 28 29.53 -25 46 31.0          17.8   EE053704
     K08E06L  C2008 03 05.13193 07 28 23.86 -25 46 23.8          17.7   EE053704
     K08E06L  C2008 03 05.14362 07 28 18.35 -25 46 15.0          17.8   EE053704
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.39288 07 18 31.21 -25 27 23.7          16.9 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.39359 07 18 30.82 -25 27 23.0          17.2 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.39427 07 18 30.45 -25 27 22.3          17.1 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.39890 07 18 27.91 -25 27 17.7          17.3 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.40179 07 18 26.31 -25 27 14.7          17.2 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.40273 07 18 25.80 -25 27 13.8          17.1 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.52303 07 17 19.86 -25 25 00.2          16.9 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.52384 07 17 19.42 -25 24 59.2          16.9 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.52708 07 17 17.66 -25 24 55.4          16.9 R EE053474
     K08E06L  C2008 03 06.52847 07 17 16.91 -25 24 53.7          16.9 R EE053474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers P. M. Kilmartin,
    A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 EL6                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0203 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  12.44768              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46288244     Peri.   38.39066     -0.80410008     +0.59444631
a   1.6550924      Node   178.03579     -0.58514010     -0.78914763
e   0.4557995      Incl.   12.68590     -0.10504349     -0.15453026
P   2.13           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080305 704  0.1+  0.5-    080306 474  0.0   0.0     080306 474  0.0   0.0
080305 704  0.2+  0.2-    080306 474  0.1+  0.0     080306 474  0.0   0.0
080305 704  0.0   0.4-    080306 474  0.1+  0.1-    080306 474  0.0   0.1-
080305 704  0.1-  1.1+    080306 474  0.0   0.0     080306 474  0.1+  0.0
080306 474  0.1+  0.0     080306 474  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 EL6                 a,e,i = 1.66, 0.46, 13                  q = 0.9007
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    07 29.33   -25 46.3    0.0860   1.036   119.1    56.7    17.5
2008 03 07    07 13.14   -25 17.2    0.0737   1.025   114.7    61.5    17.3
2008 03 09    06 51.27   -24 24.1    0.0619   1.015   109.0    67.7    17.1
2008 03 11    06 20.37   -22 45.1    0.0506   1.004   101.1    76.1    16.9
2008 03 13    05 34.95   -19 32.5    0.0406   0.994    89.5    88.2    16.8
2008 03 15    04 28.24   -13 16.9    0.0329   0.985    71.9   106.2    17.2

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