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MPEC 2008-F44 : 2008 FK

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F44                                Issued 2008 Mar. 28, 15:38 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 FK

Observations:
     K08F00K* C2008 03 27.25247 13 44 59.85 -02 00 42.7          20.5 V EF044691
     K08F00K  C2008 03 27.26763 13 44 54.61 -02 00 27.4          20.6 V EF044691
     K08F00K  C2008 03 27.28280 13 44 49.27 -02 00 12.2          20.4 V EF044691
     K08F00K tC2008 03 27.34413 13 44 27.55 -01 59 11.8          20.2 V EF044291
     K08F00K tC2008 03 27.34786 13 44 26.34 -01 59 07.3          21.0 V EF044291
     K08F00K tC2008 03 27.35161 13 44 25.15 -01 59 04.4          21.6 V EF044291
     K08F00K  C2008 03 27.42638 13 43 59.08 -01 57 50.3          20.7 V EF044291
     K08F00K  C2008 03 27.43020 13 43 57.89 -01 57 46.4          21.1 V EF044291
     K08F00K  C2008 03 27.43389 13 43 56.79 -01 57 43.6          21.0 V EF044291
     K08F00K tC2008 03 28.27537 13 41 22.33 -01 46 41.2          21.1 V EF044291
     K08F00K tC2008 03 28.27974 13 41 21.23 -01 46 38.1          21.2 V EF044291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 FK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0004 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  33.15805              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35922378     Peri.  300.53093     -0.55058795     -0.83477282
a   1.9598643      Node   182.88069     +0.78307291     -0.51536594
e   0.5848529      Incl.    3.07008     +0.28922263     -0.19378412
P   2.74           H   27.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080327 691  0.1-  0.1-    080327 291  0.3+  0.3+    080327 291  1.5+  0.3-
080327 691  0.0   0.1-    080327 291  2.3+  0.5-    080328 291  0.4+  0.3-
080327 691  0.6-  0.0     080327 291  1.6-  0.3+    080328 291  0.4-  0.1+
080327 291  1.3-  0.5-    080327 291  0.4-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2008 FK                  a,e,i = 1.96, 0.58, 3                   q = 0.8136
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    14 08.35   -03 27.9    0.0123   1.008   152.1    27.5    19.0
2008 03 27    13 45.99   -02 02.5    0.0277   1.024   159.6    19.9    20.6
2008 03 29    13 39.50   -01 38.0    0.0433   1.040   162.9    16.4    21.4
2008 03 31    13 36.27   -01 26.6    0.0590   1.056   165.4    13.8    22.1
2008 04 02    13 34.25   -01 20.2    0.0748   1.073   167.4    11.7    22.5
2008 04 04    13 32.80   -01 16.6    0.0907   1.089   169.2     9.9    22.9

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F44

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