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MPEC 2008-E56 : 2008 EO6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E56                                Issued 2008 Mar. 6, 15:49 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 EO6

Observations:
     K08E06O* C2008 03 05.39121 13 40 14.51 -06 43 42.9          18.6   EE056704
     K08E06O  C2008 03 05.40255 13 40 14.63 -06 43 07.7          19.1   EE056704
     K08E06O  C2008 03 05.41388 13 40 14.78 -06 42 32.7          19.1   EE056704
     K08E06O  C2008 03 05.42523 13 40 14.95 -06 41 57.6          19.1   EE056704
     K08E06O  C2008 03 05.43663 13 40 15.03 -06 41 22.8          19.6   EE056704
     K08E06O 1C2008 03 06.41428 13 40 33.29 -05 51 37.1                 EE056658
     K08E06O 1C2008 03 06.43973 13 40 33.54 -05 50 18.9                 EE056658
     K08E06O 1C2008 03 06.44602 13 40 33.65 -05 49 58.9                 EE056658
     K08E06O  C2008 03 06.61111 13 40 36.27 -05 41 01.9          19.6 R EE056474
     K08E06O  C2008 03 06.61319 13 40 36.30 -05 40 55.1          19.3 R EE056474
     K08E06O  C2008 03 06.61517 13 40 36.32 -05 40 48.9          19.4 R EE056474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers D. D. Balam, R. M. Robb.
    Measurer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope + 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 EO6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1921 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  31.90113              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25576887     Peri.  310.15272     -0.53960867     -0.84100166
a   2.4579380      Node   172.20336     +0.83326579     -0.54014620
e   0.5543292      Incl.   16.80746     +0.12037691     -0.03095640
P   3.85           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080305 704  0.2-  0.3-    080305 704  0.2-  0.3+    080306 474  0.5-  0.2-
080305 704  0.4-  0.1+    080306 658  0.1-  0.6-    080306 474  0.3-  0.3+
080305 704  0.1-  0.3+    080306 658  0.1+  0.1+    080306 474  0.2-  0.4+
080305 704  0.5+  0.5+    080306 658  0.9+  0.9+

Ephemeris:
2008 EO6                 a,e,i = 2.46, 0.55, 17                  q = 1.0954
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    13 40.10   -07 03.5    0.349    1.275   138.8    30.8    19.4
2008 03 15    13 40.53   +01 02.8    0.379    1.336   150.0    21.9    19.4
2008 03 25    13 36.19   +07 42.8    0.426    1.402   158.0    15.4    19.5
2008 04 04    13 29.70   +12 30.3    0.491    1.470   159.7    13.7    19.9
2008 04 14    13 23.40   +15 25.9    0.573    1.541   155.1    15.9    20.4
2008 04 24    13 18.95   +16 48.1    0.670    1.614   148.0    19.3    20.9
2008 05 04    13 17.03   +17 01.0    0.782    1.687   140.5    22.4    21.5
2008 05 14    13 17.79   +16 24.9    0.907    1.760   133.1    24.8    22.0

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