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MPEC 2008-G14 : 2008 GJ

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G14                                Issued 2008 Apr. 2, 16:15 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,
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                                    2008 GJ

Observations:
     K08G00J* C2008 04 01.29788 12 29 27.24 -14 43 49.2          21.8 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.30413 12 29 26.70 -14 43 43.7          21.6 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.31031 12 29 26.19 -14 43 38.8          20.8 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.31646 12 29 25.69 -14 43 33.7          21.3 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.34572 12 29 23.26 -14 43 08.4          21.4 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.34990 12 29 22.92 -14 43 05.4          21.3 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 01.36082 12 29 22.03 -14 42 56.0          21.4 V EG014G96
     K08G00J  C2008 04 02.23121212 28 14.13 -14 30 42.9          21.5 V EG014H55
     K08G00J  C2008 04 02.24510712 28 13.00 -14 30 31.2          21.5 V EG014H55
     K08G00J  C2008 04 02.25896312 28 11.87 -14 30 20.4          21.4 V EG014H55

Observer details:
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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer K. Kelley.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GJ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2121 AU
Epoch 2008 Mar. 15.0 TT = JDT 2454540.5                 MPC
M  75.21901              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45747327     Peri.  195.78644     +0.22655368     -0.96966656
a   1.6681134      Node   241.19639     +0.90457613     +0.24440086
e   0.2831025      Incl.    6.01090     +0.36113079     -0.00387021
P   2.15           H   20.3           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2008 Apr. 1-2.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 GJ                  a,e,i = 1.67, 0.28, 6                   q = 1.1959
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 03 25    12 39.36   -16 21.5    0.735    1.717   164.5     9.0    21.4
2008 03 27    12 36.61   -15 55.8    0.738    1.724   166.3     7.9    21.4
2008 03 29    12 33.87   -15 29.1    0.742    1.731   167.9     6.9    21.4
2008 03 31    12 31.17   -15 01.8    0.747    1.739   169.0     6.3    21.4
2008 04 02    12 28.54   -14 33.8    0.753    1.746   169.5     6.0    21.4
2008 04 04    12 25.98   -14 05.5    0.760    1.753   169.2     6.1    21.4
2008 04 06    12 23.51   -13 37.0    0.768    1.760   168.4     6.6    21.5
2008 04 08    12 21.15   -13 08.5    0.777    1.767   167.1     7.3    21.5
2008 04 10    12 18.91   -12 40.2    0.786    1.774   165.4     8.2    21.6
2008 04 12    12 16.81   -12 12.3    0.797    1.781   163.4     9.2    21.7
2008 04 14    12 14.86   -11 44.8    0.808    1.787   161.4    10.3    21.8
2008 04 16    12 13.05   -11 17.9    0.820    1.794   159.2    11.4    21.8
2008 04 18    12 11.40   -10 51.9    0.833    1.801   157.1    12.6    21.9
2008 04 20    12 09.92   -10 26.6    0.847    1.808   154.9    13.7    22.0
2008 04 22    12 08.59   -10 02.4    0.862    1.814   152.6    14.7    22.1
2008 04 24    12 07.43   -09 39.1    0.877    1.821   150.5    15.8    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G14

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