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MPEC 2008-E68 : 2008 EA8

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E68                                Issued 2008 Mar. 8, 17:10 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 EA8

Observations:
     K08E08A* C2008 03 06.25228 10 54 29.98 +00 26 16.8          21.0 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.26057 10 54 27.61 +00 26 34.9          21.3 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.26707 10 54 25.70 +00 26 49.7          21.1 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.27354 10 54 23.86 +00 27 03.3          20.8 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.35750 10 53 59.46 +00 30 07.7          20.9 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.36370 10 53 57.69 +00 30 21.8          21.0 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 06.36988 10 53 55.93 +00 30 34.8          20.9 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.22917 10 45 35.35 +01 36 12.3          21.4 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.23372 10 45 34.20 +01 36 22.2          21.4 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.23833 10 45 32.94 +01 36 31.6          21.6 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.24291 10 45 31.71 +01 36 40.2          21.4 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.27181 10 45 24.01 +01 37 40.4          20.9 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.27794 10 45 22.35 +01 37 52.3          20.8 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.28412 10 45 20.70 +01 38 05.1          20.8 V EE068G96
     K08E08A  C2008 03 08.29028 10 45 19.00 +01 38 18.6          20.8 V EE068G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. Boattini, A. D.  Grauer.  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 EA8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0065 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 171.06190              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.06866805     Peri.  147.39143     +0.98258475     -0.18453767
a   0.9474890      Node   223.25970     +0.16295490     +0.91202556
e   0.6615699      Incl.    1.81874     +0.08929117     +0.36627206
P   0.92           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080306 G96  0.6-  0.0     080306 G96  0.3-  0.5+    080308 G96  0.3-  0.6-
080306 G96  0.0   0.1-    080306 G96  0.1+  0.0     080308 G96  0.3+  0.5+
080306 G96  0.3-  0.4+    080308 G96  0.8-  0.4-    080308 G96  0.0   0.1-
080306 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080308 G96  0.2+  0.2+    080308 G96  0.0   0.0
080306 G96  0.6-  0.0     080308 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080308 G96  0.8-  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2008 EA8                 a,e,i = 0.95, 0.66, 2                   q = 0.3207
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    11 00.52   -00 20.4    0.331    1.322   173.6     4.8    20.9
2008 03 07    10 51.04   +00 53.5    0.344    1.335   173.4     4.9    21.0
2008 03 09    10 42.31   +02 02.3    0.358    1.348   170.7     6.9    21.2
2008 03 11    10 34.32   +03 05.8    0.374    1.360   167.1     9.3    21.5
2008 03 13    10 27.07   +04 04.0    0.390    1.372   163.5    11.9    21.7
2008 03 15    10 20.52   +04 57.0    0.407    1.384   159.9    14.3    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E68

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