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MPEC 2008-G57 : 2008 GB4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G57                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 16:43 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
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                                   2008 GB4

Observations:
     K08G04B* C2008 04 09.17160 09 39 19.36 -10 50 22.1          18.2 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.17861 09 39 28.11 -10 46 04.0          18.1 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.18564 09 39 36.97 -10 41 41.9          17.9 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.19266 09 39 45.68 -10 37 26.0          18.2 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.21876 09 40 18.55 -10 21 20.5          18.7 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.21917 09 40 19.05 -10 21 04.8          18.4 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.21960 09 40 19.56 -10 20 50.3          18.2 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.22001 09 40 20.10 -10 20 32.9          18.3 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.27014 09 41 23.35 -09 49 33.0          18.9 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.27056 09 41 23.87 -09 49 18.8          18.5 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.27096 09 41 24.46 -09 49 02.1          19.0 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.27138 09 41 24.93 -09 48 48.3          18.5 V EG057703
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.37086 09 43 43.51 -08 43 23.4          18.5 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.37133 09 43 44.14 -08 43 06.2          18.3 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.37178 09 43 44.69 -08 42 49.0          18.5 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.37237 09 43 45.41 -08 42 27.3          18.5 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.37307 09 43 46.29 -08 42 01.2          18.1 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.42122 09 44 47.14 -08 12 00.3          18.8 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.42260 09 44 48.90 -08 11 08.3          18.6 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.42398 09 44 50.64 -08 10 16.5          18.3 R EG057474
     K08G04B  C2008 04 09.42537 09 44 52.41 -08 09 24.4          18.8 R EG057474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GB4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0332 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  38.05033              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61233277     Peri.  328.26073     -0.95371170     -0.24937404
a   1.3734443      Node   199.56380     +0.23709677     -0.96732105
e   0.2699210      Incl.   30.12634     -0.18498409     +0.04585389
P   1.61           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080409 703  1.1+  0.2+    080409 703  0.7+  1.2+    080409 474  0.8+  0.1+
080409 703  0.5+  0.1-    080409 703  0.1+  0.6+    080409 474  0.4+  0.2-
080409 703 (1.2+  2.7+)   080409 703  0.0   0.8-    080409 474  0.3+  0.3-
080409 703  0.2-  0.6-    080409 703  1.2+  1.0+    080409 474  0.4+  0.2-
080409 703  1.1+  0.2-    080409 703  0.3+  0.8-    080409 474  0.7+  0.1+
080409 703  0.8+  0.4+    080409 474  0.5+  0.0     080409 474  0.6+  0.2+
080409 703  0.4+  1.1-    080409 474  1.0+  0.3-    080409 474  0.8+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 GB4                 a,e,i = 1.37, 0.27, 30                  q = 1.0027
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    07 54.44   -45 55.8    0.0748   1.022   104.7    71.2    20.2
2008 04 06    08 31.91   -36 43.2    0.0609   1.025   112.1    64.7    19.6
2008 04 08    09 13.71   -22 04.2    0.0509   1.029   121.8    55.8    18.9
2008 04 10    09 57.51   -02 09.8    0.0471   1.033   130.4    47.6    18.5
2008 04 12    10 40.23   +17 40.5    0.0512   1.037   132.0    45.9    18.7
2008 04 14    11 19.21   +32 14.5    0.0615   1.042   127.9    49.4    19.2
2008 04 16    11 53.00   +41 27.0    0.0756   1.047   123.1    53.4    19.7
2008 04 18    12 21.38   +47 07.1    0.0917   1.052   119.1    56.5    20.3
2008 04 20    12 44.86   +50 40.9    0.109    1.057   116.1    58.6    20.7
2008 04 22    13 04.18   +52 59.3    0.127    1.063   113.7    60.0    21.1
2008 04 24    13 20.15   +54 31.1    0.145    1.068   111.9    60.9    21.4
2008 04 26    13 33.41   +55 33.0    0.163    1.074   110.4    61.4    21.7
2008 04 28    13 44.53   +56 14.7    0.182    1.080   109.1    61.7    22.0
2008 04 30    13 53.93   +56 42.2    0.200    1.086   108.1    61.8    22.2
2008 05 02    14 01.96   +56 59.6    0.219    1.093   107.2    61.7    22.4
2008 05 04    14 08.87   +57 09.2    0.237    1.099   106.5    61.6    22.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G57

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