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MPEC 2008-F65 : 2008 FX6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-F65                                Issued 2008 Mar. 31, 21:01 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 FX6

Observations:
     K08F06X* C2008 03 30.24629 11 05 53.16 +14 51 24.4          17.6   EF065704
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.25825 11 05 23.46 +14 46 43.3          18.0   EF065704
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.27000 11 04 54.28 +14 42 06.0          17.8   EF065704
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.28189 11 04 24.73 +14 37 24.4          17.7   EF065704
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.81557 10 43 55.91 +10 56 56.5          17.2 R EF065473
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.81658 10 43 53.40 +10 56 30.7          17.3 R EF065473
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.82057 10 43 43.42 +10 54 48.7          17.2 R EF065473
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.82305 10 43 37.21 +10 53 46.9          17.4 R EF065473
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.82653 10 43 28.47 +10 52 18.0          17.4 R EF065473
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.83652 10 43 03.46 +10 48 05.8          17.8 V EF065595
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.83897 10 42 57.29 +10 47 03.3          17.6 V EF065595
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.83897810 43 01.61 +10 46 18.0                 EF065J95
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.84005310 42 58.93 +10 45 50.8                 EF065J95
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.84111210 42 56.30 +10 45 23.9          17.2 R EF065J95
     K08F06X  C2008 03 30.84432 10 42 43.90 +10 44 47.4          17.5 V EF065595
     K08F06X 5C2008 03 31.16414 10 30 13.53 +08 27 13.0          17.5 R EF065673
     K08F06X 1C2008 03 31.17370 10 29 49.10 +08 21 15.7                 EF065658
     K08F06X 5C2008 03 31.17403 10 29 48.36 +08 22 52.4                 EF065673
     K08F06X 1C2008 03 31.17462 10 29 46.76 +08 20 51.7                 EF065658
     K08F06X 1C2008 03 31.17541 10 29 44.75 +08 20 30.8                 EF065658
     K08F06X 5C2008 03 31.19366 10 28 58.41 +08 14 14.8                 EF065673
     K08F06X 5C2008 03 31.20590 10 28 27.27 +08 08 52.0                 EF065673
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.21104 10 28 10.82 +08 06 53.2          16.7 R EF065854
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.21134 10 28 10.01 +08 06 45.5          16.6 R EF065854
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.21165 10 28 09.24 +08 06 37.5          16.9 R EF065854
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.77262 10 06 11.06 +03 52 53.9          17.9 V EF065B03
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.77603 10 06 02.65 +03 51 22.3          17.5 V EF065B03
     K08F06X tC2008 03 31.77821 10 05 58.08 +03 50 21.6                 EF065246
     K08F06X tC2008 03 31.77849 10 05 57.10 +03 50 11.9                 EF065246
     K08F06X tC2008 03 31.77880 10 05 56.36 +03 50 02.5                 EF065246
     K08F06X tC2008 03 31.77917 10 05 55.46 +03 49 53.0                 EF065246
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.77943 10 05 54.17 +03 49 50.1          17.6 V EF065B03
     K08F06X tC2008 03 31.77952 10 05 54.54 +03 49 43.9                 EF065246
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.78283 10 05 45.72 +03 48 18.1          17.8 V EF065B03
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.79080 10 05 25.92 +03 44 42.2          18.0 V EF065B03
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.79420 10 05 17.38 +03 43 09.9          18.2 V EF065B03
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.80216 10 04 59.75 +03 40 13.5          17.9 V EF065A55
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.80349 10 04 56.45 +03 39 37.2          17.9 V EF065A55
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.80481 10 04 53.12 +03 39 01.1          17.8 V EF065A55
     K08F06X  C2008 03 31.80719 10 04 47.11 +03 37 56.9          17.8 V EF065A55

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers E. Pettarin, L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi,
    F. Piani, F. Fabris.  Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.30-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers D. D. Balam, R. M. Robb.
    Measurers D. D. Balam, P. Wiegert, A. Domokos.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A55 Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona.  Observer V. S. Casulli.
    0.40-m f/4.5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna.  Observer M. Pietschnig.  0.35-m f/5.8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 FX6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0128 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 273.12193              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.11034158     Peri.  324.73439     +0.90272376     +0.42890607
a   0.9236306      Node    10.03673     -0.33698750     +0.75349413
e   0.1264359      Incl.   11.11802     -0.26744949     +0.49828323
P   0.89           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080330 704  0.7-  0.0     080330 595  1.1+  1.0+    080331 246  0.5-  0.6+
080330 704  0.3-  0.1+    080331 673  0.1+  0.1-    080331 246  0.1-  0.4-
080330 704  0.0   0.1+    080331 658  0.8+  0.1-    080331 246  0.2+  0.1+
080330 704  0.2-  0.4+    080331 673  1.0-  0.7-    080331 B03  0.8-  0.2-
080330 473  0.1+  0.1+    080331 658  0.2+  0.1+    080331 246  0.5-  0.5+
080330 473  0.3+  0.1-    080331 658  0.3-  0.0     080331 B03  0.7-  0.2-
080330 473  0.3+  0.9-    080331 673  0.9-  0.9-    080331 B03  0.3-  0.4-
080330 473  0.2+  0.3+    080331 673  0.3+  0.2-    080331 B03  1.4-  0.6-
080330 473  0.3-  0.2-    080331 854  0.6+  0.5-    080331 A55  1.2+  0.9+
080330 595  0.9+  0.5+    080331 854  0.0   0.2-    080331 A55  1.7+  0.6+
080330 595  0.5+  0.4+    080331 854  0.3+  0.0     080331 A55  1.3+  0.2+
080330 J95  0.1+  0.1-    080331 B03  1.2-  0.6-    080331 A55  0.6+  0.5+
080330 J95  0.1-  0.0     080331 B03  0.3-  0.0
080330 J95  0.2-  0.0     080331 246 (3.8+  2.8+)

Ephemeris:
2008 FX6                 a,e,i = 0.92, 0.13, 11                  q = 0.8069
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    13 34.44   +32 49.5    0.0301   1.021   140.8    38.1    19.0
2008 03 26    13 14.79   +31 18.5    0.0271   1.020   144.1    35.0    18.7
2008 03 27    12 51.36   +29 09.8    0.0244   1.019   147.6    31.7    18.3
2008 03 28    12 23.64   +26 08.6    0.0219   1.017   150.8    28.6    18.0
2008 03 29    11 51.48   +21 58.4    0.0198   1.016   152.8    26.7    17.7
2008 03 30    11 15.33   +16 27.9    0.0182   1.015   151.7    27.8    17.6
2008 03 31    10 36.52   +09 43.0    0.0173   1.014   146.5    32.9    17.6
2008 04 01    09 57.16   +02 16.7    0.0172   1.012   138.2    41.2    17.8
2008 04 02    09 19.50   -05 00.0    0.0179   1.011   128.6    50.6    18.2
2008 04 03    08 45.27   -11 23.6    0.0193   1.009   119.3    59.7    18.6
2008 04 04    08 15.32   -16 35.4    0.0212   1.008   111.2    67.6    19.0
2008 04 05    07 49.73   -20 38.0    0.0235   1.007   104.5    74.2    19.5
2008 04 06    07 28.13   -23 43.6    0.0262   1.005    98.9    79.7    19.9
2008 04 07    07 09.94   -26 05.4    0.0290   1.004    94.3    84.1    20.3
2008 04 08    06 54.59   -27 54.7    0.0320   1.002    90.4    87.7    20.6
2008 04 09    06 41.55   -29 20.1    0.0351   1.001    87.2    90.8    20.9
2008 04 10    06 30.39   -30 27.8    0.0383   0.999    84.5    93.3    21.2
2008 04 11    06 20.76   -31 22.2    0.0416   0.997    82.1    95.5    21.5
2008 04 12    06 12.37   -32 06.5    0.0449   0.996    80.1    97.4    21.8
2008 04 13    06 04.99   -32 43.0    0.0482   0.994    78.2    99.0    22.0
2008 04 14    05 58.44   -33 13.3    0.0516   0.992    76.6   100.5    22.2

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F65

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