MPEC 2008-E95 : 2008 EK68

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E95                                Issued 2008 Mar. 11, 23:13 UT

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                                   2008 EK68

Observations:
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.44060 11 05 06.61 -00 39 47.7          19.9 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.44324 11 05 10.03 -00 40 59.8          20.6 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.47648 11 05 51.68 -00 55 27.1          20.8 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.47714 11 05 52.51 -00 55 44.6          20.6 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.47779 11 05 53.41 -00 56 01.8          20.0 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.47845 11 05 54.24 -00 56 20.0          20.1 V EE095G96
     K08E68K* C2008 03 05.47940 11 05 55.38 -00 56 42.7          20.2 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.47982 11 05 55.91 -00 56 53.3                 EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.48024 11 05 56.48 -00 57 05.0          20.3 V EE095G96
     K08E68K  C2008 03 05.48066 11 05 57.03 -00 57 16.0          20.1 V EE095G96

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 EK68                                                Earth MOID = 0.0045 AU
Epoch 2008 Feb. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454520.5                 MPC
M   9.05237              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38622749     Peri.  137.11859     -0.51921979     -0.85426511
a   1.8674139      Node   344.10777     +0.75694154     -0.44589826
e   0.5110113      Incl.    5.30899     +0.39680010     -0.26721876
P   2.55           H   28.6           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2008 Mar. 5-5.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 EK68                a,e,i = 1.87, 0.51, 5                   q = 0.9131
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 05    10 53.73   +03 10.6    0.0145   1.006   176.2     3.7    19.8
2008 03 07    11 29.51   -08 13.7    0.0252   1.017   165.7    13.9    21.4
2008 03 09    11 43.90   -12 37.8    0.0366   1.028   161.8    17.6    22.4
2008 03 11    11 51.53   -14 51.8    0.0483   1.039   160.4    18.7    23.1
2008 03 13    11 56.20   -16 10.3    0.0601   1.051   160.1    18.8    23.6
2008 03 15    11 59.32   -16 59.8    0.0721   1.063   160.3    18.4    24.0

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