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MPEC 2008-G39 : 2008 GK2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G39                                Issued 2008 Apr. 7, 21:29 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

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                                   2008 GK2

Observations:
     K08G02K* C2008 04 06.24748 10 26 12.80 +12 51 52.7          20.7 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.25519 10 26 11.47 +12 52 43.5          20.8 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.26289 10 26 10.14 +12 53 35.6          20.5 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.27061 10 26 08.80 +12 54 27.4          20.3 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.31392 10 26 01.59 +12 59 17.3                 EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.32068 10 26 00.42 +13 00 02.3          20.2 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.32735 10 25 59.40 +13 00 46.2          21.0 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 06.33402 10 25 58.21 +13 01 31.9          20.0 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.11072810 24 02.36 +14 31 14.6          20.3 V EG039H55
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.11644010 24 01.36 +14 31 56.6                 EG039H55
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.12176310 24 00.39 +14 32 34.1          20.2 V EG039H55
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.20883 10 23 46.17 +14 43 03.1          20.6 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.20991 10 23 45.96 +14 43 10.8          20.8 V EG039G96
     K08G02K  C2008 04 07.21044 10 23 45.88 +14 43 14.6          20.6 V EG039G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  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 H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GK2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0545 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 356.58469              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30271906     Peri.   63.98731     -0.28419982     +0.95819497
a   2.1967276      Node   189.67788     -0.93487494     -0.28460265
e   0.5942327      Incl.   11.34106     -0.21269534     -0.02938923
P   3.26           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080406 G96  0.4+  0.4+    080406 G96  0.4-  0.1-    080407 H55  0.1-  0.3+
080406 G96  0.1+  0.4-    080406 G96  0.9+  0.8-    080407 G96  0.0   0.1-
080406 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080406 G96  0.4-  0.2+    080407 G96  0.2-  0.2-
080406 G96  0.7-  0.3+    080407 H55  0.1+  0.5-    080407 G96  0.0   0.1-
080406 G96  0.3+  0.2+    080407 H55  0.3+  0.7+

Ephemeris:
2008 GK2                 a,e,i = 2.20, 0.59, 11                  q = 0.8914
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    10 31.50   +08 59.1    0.158    1.129   141.7    33.3    20.6
2008 04 06    10 26.84   +12 24.7    0.147    1.113   137.4    37.5    20.5
2008 04 08    10 21.65   +16 20.4    0.137    1.098   132.6    42.2    20.4
2008 04 10    10 15.73   +20 50.1    0.127    1.084   127.3    47.3    20.4
2008 04 12    10 08.84   +25 57.6    0.118    1.069   121.5    53.0    20.4
2008 04 14    10 00.55   +31 45.2    0.111    1.055   115.2    59.3    20.4
2008 04 16    09 50.22   +38 12.6    0.105    1.041   108.3    66.2    20.4
2008 04 18    09 36.74   +45 14.3    0.100    1.028   101.0    73.5    20.5
2008 04 20    09 18.25   +52 37.9    0.0977   1.015    93.4    81.1    20.7
2008 04 22    08 51.28   +60 02.0    0.0968   1.003    85.7    88.7    21.0
2008 04 24    08 09.43   +66 53.3    0.0978   0.991    78.4    96.1    21.3
2008 04 26    07 02.10   +72 21.9    0.101    0.979    71.6   102.7    21.6
2008 04 28    05 22.95   +75 18.0    0.105    0.968    65.8   108.5    22.0
2008 04 30    03 36.94   +74 59.8    0.112    0.958    60.9   113.3    22.4
2008 05 02    02 19.23   +72 23.7    0.119    0.948    57.1   116.9    22.8
2008 05 04    01 31.11   +68 54.0    0.128    0.939    54.2   119.5    23.1

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