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MPEC 2008-G55 : 2008 GZ3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G55                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 16:36 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.

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                                   2008 GZ3

Observations:
     K08G03Z* C2008 04 08.30166 13 31 02.10 -03 24 40.9          19.4   EG055704
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 08.31303 13 31 10.28 -03 25 47.7          20.0   EG055704
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 08.32444 13 31 18.50 -03 26 56.3          19.8   EG055704
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 08.33573 13 31 26.59 -03 28 02.4          20.2   EG055704
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 08.34707 13 31 34.70 -03 29 11.0          19.8   EG055704
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.02975 13 40 31.64 -04 37 37.6                 EG055J95
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.03304 13 40 34.14 -04 37 57.6                 EG055J95
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.03631 13 40 36.53 -04 38 17.0          19.1 R EG055J95
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.27295 13 43 47.81 -05 01 16.0          19.2 R EG055854
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.27691 13 43 50.64 -05 01 39.2          19.5 R EG055854
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.28085 13 43 53.59 -05 02 04.1          19.7 R EG055854
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.55399 13 47 27.69 -05 25 55.7          19.0 R EG055474
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.55480 13 47 28.29 -05 26 00.8          19.1 R EG055474
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.55550 13 47 28.81 -05 26 05.0          19.1 R EG055474
     K08G03Z  C2008 04 09.55619 13 47 29.35 -05 26 09.2          19.1 R EG055474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GZ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0497 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  10.83264              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33503050     Peri.  168.30658     -0.92291157     +0.38486981
a   2.0531144      Node    34.33498     -0.35472027     -0.83941947
e   0.4872803      Incl.    1.06291     -0.14969224     -0.38373193
P   2.94           H   25.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080408 704  0.0   0.1+    080409 J95  0.2-  0.1+    080409 854  0.1+  0.1-
080408 704  0.2+  0.7+    080409 J95  0.5+  0.2-    080409 474  0.0   0.1+
080408 704  0.5+  0.3-    080409 J95  0.3-  0.1-    080409 474  0.1-  0.1-
080408 704  0.1+  0.5+    080409 854  0.7+  0.4+    080409 474  0.1-  0.1-
080408 704  0.8-  0.9-    080409 854  0.6-  1.1+    080409 474  0.3+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 GZ3                 a,e,i = 2.05, 0.49, 1                   q = 1.0527
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    12 39.35   +03 10.8    0.0570   1.056   170.4     9.0    19.8
2008 04 06    13 02.26   +00 17.1    0.0543   1.055   173.2     6.4    19.6
2008 04 08    13 27.12   -02 53.2    0.0525   1.053   173.6     6.1    19.5
2008 04 10    13 53.40   -06 12.2    0.0516   1.053   170.4     9.1    19.6
2008 04 12    14 20.30   -09 29.8    0.0517   1.053   165.8    13.6    19.8
2008 04 14    14 46.96   -12 35.5    0.0527   1.053   160.9    18.2    20.0
2008 04 16    15 12.51   -15 21.5    0.0547   1.054   156.3    22.5    20.2
2008 04 18    15 36.31   -17 43.6    0.0574   1.055   152.2    26.4    20.4
2008 04 20    15 57.93   -19 41.3    0.0608   1.057   148.7    29.6    20.6
2008 04 22    16 17.19   -21 16.5    0.0648   1.060   146.0    32.1    20.8
2008 04 24    16 34.11   -22 32.6    0.0693   1.062   143.8    34.0    21.0
2008 04 26    16 48.79   -23 33.0    0.0741   1.066   142.3    35.3    21.2
2008 04 28    17 01.45   -24 20.9    0.0792   1.070   141.3    36.1    21.4
2008 04 30    17 12.28   -24 58.9    0.0846   1.074   140.7    36.5    21.6
2008 05 02    17 21.50   -25 29.3    0.0902   1.079   140.5    36.5    21.7
2008 05 04    17 29.31   -25 53.9    0.0960   1.084   140.6    36.2    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G55

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