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MPEC 2008-F26 : 2008 FC

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F26                                Issued 2008 Mar. 24, 11:49 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                    2008 FC

Observations:
     K08F00C* C2008 03 23.38468 14 58 36.12 +33 54 50.5          18.0 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.39089 14 58 39.21 +33 54 03.3          18.9 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.39705 14 58 42.34 +33 53 17.8          18.9 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.40324 14 58 45.44 +33 52 32.2          19.1 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.46584 14 59 16.60 +33 44 29.6          19.0 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.46649 14 59 16.89 +33 44 25.6          18.5 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.46713 14 59 17.22 +33 44 20.8          18.8 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.46778 14 59 17.50 +33 44 16.6          18.7 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.51730 14 59 42.25 +33 37 44.1          19.8 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.51784 14 59 42.46 +33 37 40.6          18.2 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.51837 14 59 42.82 +33 37 35.5          18.7 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.51890 14 59 42.93 +33 37 31.9          19.0 V EF026703
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.93996 15 04 10.62 +32 44 40.6          19.3 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.94277 15 04 12.03 +32 44 22.5          19.3 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.95475 15 04 17.91 +32 43 04.8          19.4 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.96524 15 04 23.00 +32 41 57.6          19.6 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.97067 15 04 25.63 +32 41 21.6          19.3 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.97647 15 04 28.42 +32 40 43.9          19.4 V EF026A74
     K08F00C  C2008 03 23.98078 15 04 30.51 +32 40 16.0          19.2 V EF026A74
     K08F00C 5C2008 03 24.22917 15 06 49.54 +32 12 08.3          19.4 R EF026673
     K08F00C  C2008 03 24.24542 15 06 57.00 +32 10 55.3          19.1 R EF026854
     K08F00C 5C2008 03 24.24595 15 06 57.41 +32 10 30.0                 EF026673
     K08F00C  C2008 03 24.25157 15 06 59.94 +32 10 18.2          19.4 R EF026854
     K08F00C  C2008 03 24.25773 15 07 02.68 +32 09 42.2          19.1 R EF026854
     K08F00C 5C2008 03 24.25984 15 07 03.89 +32 09 07.9                 EF026673
     K08F00C 5C2008 03 24.27616 15 07 11.53 +32 07 32.0                 EF026673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory.  Observer U. Suessenberger.  0.36-m f/4.6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 FC                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0041 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  37.74600              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52617522     Peri.  349.84102     -0.94344245     -0.33118505
a   1.5195528      Node   170.77476     +0.31046595     -0.89869214
e   0.3459305      Incl.    5.46140     +0.11630667     -0.28752201
P   1.87           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080323 703  0.3+  0.1-    080323 703  0.4-  0.9+    080323 A74  0.7+  0.2-
080323 703  0.4-  0.9-    080323 703  0.8+  0.0     080324 673  0.1+  0.2+
080323 703  0.1-  0.2-    080323 703  1.2-  0.7+    080324 854  0.5-  0.3+
080323 703  0.2-  0.8+    080323 A74  0.2-  0.1-    080324 673 (2.6-  0.5+)
080323 703  0.6+  1.3-    080323 A74  0.1-  0.0     080324 854  1.0+  0.5-
080323 703  0.2+  0.2-    080323 A74  0.3-  0.3-    080324 854  0.3+  0.1-
080323 703  0.3+  0.0     080323 A74  0.3-  0.4+    080324 673 (3.1-  0.2+)
080323 703  0.2-  0.8+    080323 A74  0.1-  0.3-    080324 673  0.9-  0.5+
080323 703  0.4+  0.1+    080323 A74  0.1+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 FC                  a,e,i = 1.52, 0.35, 5                   q = 0.9939
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    15 12.51   +30 53.9    0.0334   1.018   127.0    51.5    19.4
2008 03 27    15 23.97   +28 06.2    0.0396   1.022   127.0    51.2    19.7
2008 03 29    15 31.60   +26 00.3    0.0460   1.027   127.4    50.5    20.0
2008 03 31    15 36.84   +24 22.2    0.0524   1.032   128.1    49.6    20.3
2008 04 02    15 40.50   +23 02.9    0.0589   1.038   129.0    48.4    20.5
2008 04 04    15 43.02   +21 57.0    0.0654   1.044   130.1    47.2    20.8
2008 04 06    15 44.71   +21 00.4    0.0720   1.050   131.3    45.8    20.9
2008 04 08    15 45.76   +20 10.6    0.0786   1.056   132.5    44.3    21.1
2008 04 10    15 46.32   +19 25.7    0.0853   1.063   133.8    42.9    21.2
2008 04 12    15 46.50   +18 44.4    0.0921   1.070   135.2    41.4    21.4
2008 04 14    15 46.37   +18 05.7    0.0989   1.077   136.5    39.8    21.5
2008 04 16    15 45.98   +17 28.9    0.106    1.084   137.9    38.3    21.6
2008 04 18    15 45.39   +16 53.6    0.113    1.092   139.3    36.8    21.7
2008 04 20    15 44.62   +16 19.2    0.120    1.100   140.7    35.4    21.9
2008 04 22    15 43.71   +15 45.5    0.127    1.108   142.0    33.9    22.0
2008 04 24    15 42.68   +15 12.1    0.135    1.117   143.3    32.6    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F26

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