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MPEC 2008-G56 : 2008 GA4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G56                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 16:39 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 GA4

Observations:
     K08G04A* C2008 04 08.38380 15 17 43.10 -05 52 38.8          20.3 V EG056691
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.40143 15 17 40.27 -05 52 30.9          20.2 V EG056691
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.41905 15 17 37.51 -05 52 22.9          20.3 V EG056691
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.46310 15 17 30.65 -05 52 03.0          20.6 V EG056291
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.46684 15 17 30.05 -05 52 01.4          20.6 V EG056291
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.47057 15 17 29.48 -05 51 59.6          20.7 V EG056291
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.62211 15 17 06.67 -05 50 36.8          19.7 R EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.62604 15 17 06.02 -05 50 34.9          19.5 R EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.62789 15 17 05.72 -05 50 34.1          19.7 R EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 08.63056 15 17 05.33 -05 50 32.7                 EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 09.39218 15 15 08.97 -05 45 10.0          21.2 V EG056G96
     K08G04A  C2008 04 09.39447 15 15 08.60 -05 45 08.8          20.2 V EG056G96
     K08G04A IC2008 04 09.64664 15 14 29.88 -05 43 02.1                 EG056474
     K08G04A IC2008 04 09.64861 15 14 29.52 -05 43 01.2                 EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 09.65069 15 14 29.21 -05 43 00.0          19.6 R EG056474
     K08G04A  C2008 04 09.65255 15 14 28.92 -05 42 59.4          20.0 R EG056474

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
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 GA4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1114 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  60.49361              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42083784     Peri.    0.62864     +0.12010681     -0.98651961
a   1.7635707      Node    82.47705     +0.91035041     +0.06478324
e   0.6727545      Incl.    6.43701     +0.39602587     +0.15027372
P   2.34           H   19.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080408 691  0.3+  0.1-    080408 474  0.2+  0.0     080409 474  0.3+  0.0
080408 691  0.6-  0.0     080408 474  0.3-  0.1+    080409 474  0.4-  0.0
080408 691  0.6-  0.1+    080408 474  0.4-  0.1+    080409 474  0.2-  0.3+
080408 291  0.1+  0.2+    080408 474  0.0   0.3+    080409 474  0.2-  0.0
080408 291  0.1-  0.1+    080409 G96  0.2-  0.0
080408 291  0.1+  0.2+    080409 G96  0.3-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 GA4                 a,e,i = 1.76, 0.67, 6                   q = 0.5771
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    15 28.66   -06 25.8    0.686    1.595   141.4    23.0    20.4
2008 04 14    15 03.33   -05 12.2    0.720    1.688   156.5    13.7    20.3
2008 04 24    14 38.50   -04 12.4    0.780    1.776   168.4     6.5    20.3
2008 05 04    14 17.08   -03 34.6    0.867    1.861   165.8     7.6    20.7
2008 05 14    14 00.73   -03 21.8    0.979    1.941   154.5    13.0    21.3
2008 05 24    13 49.77   -03 31.7    1.114    2.017   143.0    17.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G56

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