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MPEC 2008-G08 : 2008 GE

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G08                                Issued 2008 Apr. 1, 22:14 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 GE

Observations:
     K08G00E* C2008 04 01.24659 12 32 12.91 +48 08 06.0          20.7 V EG008G96
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.25211 12 32 11.97 +48 07 32.2          20.4 V EG008G96
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.25763 12 32 11.14 +48 06 58.7          20.5 V EG008G96
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.26315 12 32 10.21 +48 06 24.8          20.3 V EG008G96
     K08G00E 1C2008 04 01.37008 12 31 54.33 +47 55 02.0                 EG008658
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.37226 12 31 52.64 +47 55 04.1          20.4 V EG008G96
     K08G00E 1C2008 04 01.37229 12 31 54.02 +47 54 47.4                 EG008658
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.37292 12 31 52.49 +47 55 02.2          20.9 R EG008854
     K08G00E 1C2008 04 01.37450 12 31 53.69 +47 54 33.9                 EG008658
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.37867 12 31 51.63 +47 54 24.1          20.4 V EG008G96
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.38252 12 31 51.11 +47 53 58.4          20.9 R EG008854
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.38497 12 31 50.62 +47 53 44.0          20.3 V EG008G96
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.39210 12 31 49.35 +47 52 58.7          20.5 R EG008854
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.85722 12 30 58.07 +47 04 13.8                 EG008J95
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.86858 12 30 56.37 +47 03 04.8                 EG008J95
     K08G00E  C2008 04 01.87990 12 30 54.85 +47 01 55.5          20.8 R EG008J95

Observer details:
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 GE                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1240 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  64.58708              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68395684     Peri.   97.56003     -0.71589821     -0.68952025
a   1.2758029      Node    38.94829     +0.55172427     -0.65502766
e   0.2078175      Incl.   10.05750     +0.42789026     -0.30903170
P   1.44           H   23.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080401 G96  0.0   0.0     080401 658  0.4-  1.3-    080401 854 (1.5-  0.1+)
080401 G96  0.5-  0.0     080401 854 (0.3-  1.9+)   080401 J95  0.4+  0.3-
080401 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080401 658  0.3-  1.0-    080401 J95  0.8-  0.0
080401 G96  0.3-  0.3+    080401 G96  0.2+  0.4+    080401 J95  0.1-  0.1-
080401 658  0.6-  0.6-    080401 854 (1.1+  1.1-)
080401 G96  0.2+  0.2-    080401 G96  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 GE                  a,e,i = 1.28, 0.21, 10                  q = 1.0107
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    12 52.31   +59 53.7    0.133    1.066   117.9    55.8    20.9
2008 03 30    12 37.36   +51 56.8    0.131    1.078   124.3    50.0    20.7
2008 04 04    12 26.89   +43 19.6    0.132    1.091   130.6    44.1    20.6
2008 04 09    12 19.78   +34 29.6    0.137    1.104   136.2    38.9    20.5
2008 04 14    12 15.33   +25 57.4    0.145    1.119   140.2    35.0    20.6
2008 04 19    12 13.02   +18 08.3    0.158    1.133   142.4    32.8    20.7
2008 04 24    12 12.44   +11 15.6    0.174    1.149   142.7    32.1    21.0
2008 04 29    12 13.29   +05 21.8    0.193    1.164   141.5    32.6    21.2
2008 05 04    12 15.40   +00 22.6    0.215    1.180   139.6    33.7    21.5
2008 05 09    12 18.64   -03 49.5    0.239    1.196   137.1    35.0    21.8
2008 05 14    12 22.90   -07 22.5    0.266    1.212   134.5    36.5    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G08

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