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MPEC 2008-E55 : 2008 EN6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E55                                Issued 2008 Mar. 6, 15:46 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 EN6

Observations:
     K08E06N* C2008 03 05.37204 10 56 03.58 +00 40 00.9          20.7 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.37851 10 56 02.72 +00 40 00.8          20.8 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.38503 10 56 01.82 +00 40 00.4          20.2 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.39159 10 56 00.92 +00 39 59.7          21.2 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.43720 10 55 54.73 +00 39 56.3          21.2 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.43983 10 55 54.37 +00 39 55.9          20.8 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.44249 10 55 54.01 +00 39 55.5          21.5 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 05.44513 10 55 53.61 +00 39 55.9          21.4 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.24482 10 54 07.07 +00 38 54.3          21.6 V EE055291
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.24886 10 54 06.54 +00 38 53.7          21.5 V EE055291
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.25228 10 54 06.08 +00 38 53.3          21.3 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.25357 10 54 05.91 +00 38 53.8          21.5 V EE055291
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.26057 10 54 04.93 +00 38 52.9          21.0 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.26707 10 54 04.06 +00 38 52.1          21.5 V EE055G96
     K08E06N  C2008 03 06.27354 10 54 03.16 +00 38 51.9          21.0 V EE055G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 EN6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2581 AU
Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5                 MPC
M 187.69523              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55028362     Peri.    0.03436     +0.94427400     +0.26594065
a   1.4748403      Node   340.75441     -0.30213900     +0.46646565
e   0.4921826      Incl.   36.04722     -0.13060869     +0.84361446
P   1.79           H   18.7           G   0.15
From 15 observations 2008 Mar. 5-6.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 EN6                 a,e,i = 1.47, 0.49, 36                  q = 0.7489
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    10 56.89   +00 40.6    1.203    2.192   174.4     2.5    21.1
2008 03 15    10 34.94   +00 29.8    1.211    2.183   163.6     7.4    21.3
2008 03 25    10 15.28   +00 21.3    1.252    2.172   149.5    13.5    21.7
2008 04 04    09 59.59   +00 10.8    1.320    2.157   136.2    18.7    21.9
2008 04 14    09 48.60   -00 05.1    1.409    2.139   124.1    22.8    22.2

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E55

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