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MPEC 2008-F50 : 2008 FF5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F50                                Issued 2008 Mar. 29, 02:33 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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

                                   2008 FF5

Observations:
     K08F05F* C2008 03 28.32219 12 51 43.38 -02 38 55.9          19.2 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.32883 12 51 34.88 -02 38 14.3          19.2 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.33549 12 51 26.38 -02 37 32.9          19.2 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.34519 12 51 14.00 -02 36 32.4          19.3 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.34598 12 51 13.03 -02 36 27.6          19.1 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.34676 12 51 12.02 -02 36 22.6          19.2 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.34759 12 51 10.98 -02 36 17.7          19.0 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.37518 12 50 36.13 -02 33 26.8          19.6 R EF050854
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.37778 12 50 32.82 -02 33 10.5          19.3 R EF050854
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.38038 12 50 29.47 -02 32 54.3          19.3 R EF050854
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.43688 12 49 18.98 -02 27 08.6          19.2 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.44264 12 49 11.89 -02 26 33.8          19.1 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.44847 12 49 04.69 -02 25 58.2          19.1 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.45420 12 48 57.67 -02 25 23.5          19.0 V EF050G96
     K08F05F  C2008 03 28.99847 12 38 45.13 -01 34 19.4                 EF050147
     K08F05F  C2008 03 29.00006 12 38 43.81 -01 34 15.7                 EF050J95
     K08F05F  C2008 03 29.00332 12 38 40.35 -01 33 58.6                 EF050J95
     K08F05F  C2008 03 29.00392 12 38 39.31 -01 33 51.6          18.8 R EF050147
     K08F05F  C2008 03 29.00736 12 38 36.03 -01 33 37.6          19.3 R EF050J95

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers P. Concari, D. Crespi,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m f/4 reflector
    + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 FF5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0076 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  14.41327              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16984577     Peri.   19.18543     +0.82998185     -0.55763234
a   3.2292344      Node    14.72940     +0.50469394     +0.74062634
e   0.9795177      Incl.    2.99346     +0.23751664     +0.37485836
P   5.80           H   22.9           G   0.15
Residuals in seconds of arc
080328 G96  0.1-  0.1+    080328 854  1.2+  0.2-    080328 147  0.9+  1.0+
080328 G96  0.2-  0.2+    080328 854  0.7+  0.0     080329 J95  0.2-  0.1+
080328 G96  0.1-  0.1+    080328 854  0.4-  0.2+    080329 J95  0.0   0.0
080328 G96  0.5-  0.2+    080328 G96  0.5-  0.1-    080329 147  0.9+  0.1+
080328 G96  0.0   0.1+    080328 G96  0.2-  0.3-    080329 J95  0.3-  0.2-
080328 G96  0.2-  0.2+    080328 G96  0.4-  0.1-
080328 G96  0.0   0.0     080328 G96  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 FF5                 a,e,i = 3.23, 0.98, 3                   q = 0.0661
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    14 47.02   -11 20.8    0.0883   1.068   141.6    35.5    19.2
2008 03 27    13 25.23   -05 22.2    0.115    1.109   164.5    13.9    19.2
2008 03 29    12 38.74   -01 33.6    0.151    1.149   177.4     2.2    19.3
2008 03 31    12 11.04   +00 45.3    0.191    1.188   171.5     7.1    20.2
2008 04 02    11 53.26   +02 13.9    0.234    1.227   165.0    12.2    20.9
2008 04 04    11 41.12   +03 13.6    0.278    1.265   159.9    15.8    21.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F50

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