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MPEC 2008-G49 : 2008 GR3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G49                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 15:23 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 GR3

Observations:
     K08G03R* C2008 04 07.27516 13 25 04.40 +02 13 17.6          22.4 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.28086 13 25 04.76 +02 13 21.2          21.5 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.28645 13 25 05.19 +02 13 24.0          20.9 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.29202 13 25 05.59 +02 13 28.1          22.4 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.41357 13 25 13.98 +02 14 46.0          21.8 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.41728 13 25 14.29 +02 14 48.6          21.8 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 07.42094 13 25 14.58 +02 14 51.7                 EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 08.24951 13 26 35.55 +02 23 48.0          21.4 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 08.25476 13 26 35.95 +02 23 50.8          21.7 V EG049G96
     K08G03R  C2008 04 08.26009 13 26 36.38 +02 23 54.7          21.4 V EG049G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.

Orbital elements:
2008 GR3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0646 AU
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5                  MPC
M 335.57280              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53277928     Peri.   99.40032     -0.51290868     +0.85828655
a   1.5069696      Node   139.72821     -0.79722654     -0.46916149
e   0.2887045      Incl.    1.45361     -0.31836226     -0.20792236
P   1.85           H   25.2           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2008 Apr. 7-8.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 GR3                 a,e,i = 1.51, 0.29, 1                   q = 1.0719
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    13 20.34   +01 39.2    0.146    1.144   170.0     8.7    21.9
2008 04 14    13 36.78   +03 26.7    0.117    1.118   167.0    11.6    21.5
2008 04 24    14 01.84   +05 04.3    0.0946   1.096   162.0    16.5    21.2
2008 05 04    14 39.89   +05 56.5    0.0780   1.081   158.0    20.4    20.8
2008 05 14    15 33.36   +05 07.5    0.0679   1.073   156.1    22.4    20.6
2008 05 24    16 36.88   +02 05.2    0.0652   1.073   155.8    22.8    20.5
2008 06 03    17 35.74   -02 24.7    0.0703   1.079   156.6    21.9    20.7
2008 06 13    18 19.54   -07 03.7    0.0824   1.093   159.4    19.1    20.9
2008 06 23    18 48.12   -11 04.6    0.100    1.113   164.4    14.2    21.3
2008 07 03    19 05.35   -14 19.8    0.124    1.140   170.6     8.4    21.5
2008 07 13    19 16.04   -16 52.4    0.155    1.170   174.0     5.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G49

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