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MPEC 2008-F45 : 2008 FM

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F45                                Issued 2008 Mar. 28, 15:41 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 FM

Observations:
     K08F00M* C2008 03 27.26707 12 12 05.25 -06 14 38.7          20.2 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.27487 12 12 08.06 -06 13 55.9          20.6 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.28267 12 12 10.87 -06 13 11.9          20.3 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.29057 12 12 13.71 -06 12 28.0          20.7 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.29867 12 12 16.63 -06 11 42.3          19.5 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.30845 12 12 20.16 -06 10 48.2          19.4 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.31826 12 12 23.68 -06 09 53.6          19.8 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 27.32803 12 12 27.21 -06 08 59.2          19.7 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 28.22017 12 18 04.82 -04 49 18.4          20.9 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 28.22767 12 18 07.30 -04 48 39.8          20.5 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 28.23528 12 18 09.82 -04 48 00.4          20.8 V EF045G96
     K08F00M  C2008 03 28.24291 12 18 12.38 -04 47 21.1          20.5 V EF045G96
     K08F00M tC2008 03 28.26336 12 18 19.18 -04 45 35.3          20.9 V EF045291
     K08F00M tC2008 03 28.26710 12 18 20.44 -04 45 15.6          20.9 V EF045291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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 FM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0687 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  33.94198              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38498159     Peri.  312.02275     -0.77588350     -0.63028437
a   1.8714407      Node   189.02449     +0.61798146     -0.75060105
e   0.4698981      Incl.   10.03058     +0.12690038     -0.19834232
P   2.56           H   24.7           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080327 G96  0.1+  0.0     080327 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080328 G96  0.2-  0.2-
080327 G96  0.0   0.6-    080327 G96  0.0   0.1+    080328 G96  0.2+  0.2-
080327 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080327 G96  0.3+  0.2+    080328 291  0.3-  0.1-
080327 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080328 G96  0.3+  0.5-    080328 291  0.2+  0.4+
080327 G96  0.1-  0.5+    080328 G96  0.0   0.5-

Ephemeris:
2008 FM                  a,e,i = 1.87, 0.47, 10                  q = 0.9921
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    11 55.61   -10 04.3    0.0908   1.087   170.2     9.0    20.3
2008 03 30    12 27.93   -02 26.1    0.112    1.111   177.8     2.0    20.4
2008 04 04    12 48.93   +02 35.9    0.138    1.137   171.6     7.4    21.2
2008 04 09    13 03.16   +05 51.3    0.167    1.164   166.4    11.7    21.9
2008 04 14    13 13.30   +07 55.3    0.198    1.193   162.2    14.9    22.4

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F45

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