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MPEC 2008-F43 : 2008 FJ

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F43                                Issued 2008 Mar. 28, 15:33 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.

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                                    2008 FJ

Observations:
     K08F00J* C2008 03 27.24249 12 35 53.77 -04 25 34.8          20.8 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.24917 12 35 55.35 -04 25 02.2          21.3 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.25583 12 35 56.97 -04 24 30.0          20.8 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.26256 12 35 58.56 -04 23 56.4          21.2 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.29965 12 36 07.30 -04 20 51.9          21.5 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.31923 12 36 11.84 -04 19 14.8          20.5 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 27.32901 12 36 14.18 -04 18 26.2          20.3 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 28.27086 12 40 07.71 -03 03 05.0          22.0 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 28.27140 12 40 07.78 -03 03 02.6          21.3 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 28.27193 12 40 07.96 -03 02 59.6          22.0 V EF043G96
     K08F00J  C2008 03 28.27246 12 40 08.07 -03 02 58.2          21.5 V EF043G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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 FJ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1031 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  23.53484              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26805599     Peri.  315.66024     -0.79807258     -0.60184180
a   2.3822410      Node   187.50997     +0.59625766     -0.78173232
e   0.5684869      Incl.   13.01677     +0.08693076     -0.16334326
P   3.68           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080327 G96  0.2-  0.8+    080327 G96  0.3+  0.0     080328 G96  0.6-  0.0
080327 G96  0.3-  0.2+    080327 G96  0.5-  0.0     080328 G96  0.3+  0.5+
080327 G96  0.3+  0.7-    080327 G96  0.2+  0.2+    080328 G96  0.2+  0.6-
080327 G96  0.2+  0.5-    080328 G96  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 FJ                  a,e,i = 2.38, 0.57, 13                  q = 1.0280
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    12 25.42   -07 45.1    0.136    1.133   173.7     5.5    21.2
2008 03 30    12 46.56   -00 56.2    0.161    1.160   176.0     3.5    21.5
2008 04 04    13 01.35   +03 53.6    0.191    1.189   170.2     8.2    22.2
2008 04 09    13 11.96   +07 13.8    0.224    1.220   165.2    12.1    22.7
2008 04 14    13 19.83   +09 28.5    0.261    1.252   160.9    15.2    23.2

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F43

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