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MPEC 2008-F41 : 2008 FG

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F41                                Issued 2008 Mar. 28, 15:10 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 FG

Observations:
     K08F00G* C2008 03 27.13878 11 08 13.94 +08 28 01.5          20.4 V EF041691
     K08F00G  C2008 03 27.15506 11 08 10.30 +08 27 54.4          20.6 V EF041691
     K08F00G  C2008 03 27.16872 11 08 07.12 +08 27 48.1          20.5 V EF041691
     K08F00G  C2008 03 27.23132 11 07 53.02 +08 27 20.9          20.8 V EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 27.23534 11 07 52.12 +08 27 18.9          21.0 V EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 27.23925 11 07 51.22 +08 27 17.3          21.1 V EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 28.14114 11 04 30.21 +08 20 29.6                 EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 28.14487 11 04 29.36 +08 20 28.2                 EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 28.14890 11 04 28.49 +08 20 26.6                 EF041291
     K08F00G  C2008 03 28.20667 11 04 15.27 +08 20 00.8          20.9 R EF041651
     K08F00G  C2008 03 28.20954 11 04 14.74 +08 19 58.7          20.9 R EF041651

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 FG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2936 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 334.61205              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34114650     Peri.  308.76388     +0.60436728     +0.79602573
a   2.0285020      Node   357.55447     -0.24016195     +0.14263825
e   0.7181070      Incl.   50.47342     -0.75964625     +0.58821540
P   2.89           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080327 691  0.2+  0.4+    080327 291  0.3+  0.1-    080328 291  0.5+  0.3+
080327 691  0.6+  0.3+    080327 291  0.0   0.0     080328 651  1.1-  1.0+
080327 691  0.8-  0.0     080328 291  0.0   0.2-    080328 651  0.7+  0.2+
080327 291  0.1+  0.1+    080328 291  0.1-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 FG                  a,e,i = 2.03, 0.72, 50                  q = 0.5718
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    11 16.13   +08 42.9    0.886    1.859   161.5     9.8    20.9
2008 04 04    10 39.02   +07 18.9    0.852    1.763   144.1    19.5    21.1
2008 04 14    10 04.49   +05 21.5    0.856    1.663   126.7    28.9    21.2
2008 04 24    09 36.07   +03 02.8    0.884    1.558   110.8    37.1    21.4
2008 05 04    09 14.70   +00 33.7    0.926    1.449    96.9    43.7    21.5
2008 05 14    08 59.57   -02 01.5    0.969    1.335    84.8    48.9    21.6
2008 05 24    08 49.07   -04 42.2    1.003    1.217    74.3    53.2    21.6
2008 06 03    08 41.45   -07 29.1    1.021    1.095    65.1    57.1    21.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F41

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