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MPEC 2008-E94 : 2008 EJ68

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E94                                Issued 2008 Mar. 11, 23:06 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 EJ68

Observations:
     K08E68J* C2008 03 05.33942 10 56 15.86 +03 49 37.5          21.8 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.34656 10 56 14.85 +03 50 25.4          22.4 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.35377 10 56 13.84 +03 51 13.5          21.5 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.36088 10 56 12.84 +03 52 00.4          21.6 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.39522 10 56 08.16 +03 55 51.6          21.5 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.39599 10 56 08.02 +03 55 56.6                 EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.39676 10 56 07.89 +03 56 02.9                 EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.39753 10 56 07.75 +03 56 07.7          21.7 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.43244 10 56 03.17 +04 00 02.3          21.8 V EE094G96
     K08E68J  C2008 03 05.43368 10 56 02.95 +04 00 11.4                 EE094G96

Observer details:
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 EJ68                                                Earth MOID = 0.0222 AU
Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5                 MPC
M 328.08466              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45423390     Peri.   96.73184     -0.11793168     +0.99140059
a   1.6760347      Node   166.10592     -0.97860309     -0.10633162
e   0.6279716      Incl.   13.66243     -0.16860639     -0.07627876
P   2.17           H   25.9           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2008 Mar. 5-5.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 EJ68                a,e,i = 1.68, 0.63, 14                  q = 0.6235
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    10 56.90   +03 13.5    0.124    1.116   176.7     2.9    21.9
2008 03 07    10 52.60   +07 27.5    0.102    1.094   174.9     4.6    21.5
2008 03 09    10 45.99   +13 51.7    0.0819   1.073   167.7    11.4    21.3
2008 03 11    10 34.52   +24 10.8    0.0633   1.052   156.1    22.5    21.1
2008 03 13    10 09.79   +41 27.4    0.0487   1.030   137.1    41.0    21.0
2008 03 15    08 43.74   +66 24.3    0.0420   1.009   108.7    69.0    21.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E94

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