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MPEC 2008-G62 : 2008 GL20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G62                                Issued 2008 Apr. 10, 13:26 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 GL20

Observations:
     K08G20L* C2008 04 09.32599 15 31 29.06 -09 21 02.6          19.6   EG062704
     K08G20L  C2008 04 09.33757 15 31 08.60 -09 15 39.8          19.8   EG062704
     K08G20L  C2008 04 09.34890 15 30 48.57 -09 10 22.1          19.4   EG062704
     K08G20L  C2008 04 09.36022 15 30 28.54 -09 05 07.3          19.4   EG062704
     K08G20L  C2008 04 09.37151 15 30 08.48 -08 59 51.2          19.6   EG062704
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.06348 15 12 55.00 -03 53 26.0                 EG062J95
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.06566 15 12 51.61 -03 52 31.3                 EG062J95
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.07439 15 12 38.24 -03 48 49.8          19.2 R EG062J95
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.08123 15 12 27.75 -03 45 56.8                 EG062J95
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.08348 15 12 24.30 -03 44 59.5          19.3 R EG062J95
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.10105 15 11 50.61 -03 37 17.1          19.0 V EG062B03
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.10729 15 11 41.22 -03 34 39.3          18.9 V EG062B03
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.11239 15 11 33.50 -03 32 30.5          19.2 V EG062B03
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.12209 15 11 18.80 -03 28 25.4          19.3 V EG062B03
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.38309 15 05 36.35 -01 39 47.5          19.1 R EG062854
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.38585 15 05 32.24 -01 38 42.6          19.2 R EG062854
     K08G20L  C2008 04 10.38861 15 05 28.08 -01 37 36.5          19.1 R EG062854

Observer details:
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.
B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna.  Observer M. Pietschnig.  0.35-m f/5.8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GL20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0067 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 164.49564              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.16710740     Peri.  220.71245     +0.50723042     -0.86093333
a   0.8934334      Node   198.90944     +0.81855248     +0.49539103
e   0.2023215      Incl.    6.88929     +0.26960924     +0.11567856
P   0.84           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080409 704  1.3-  0.0     080410 J95  0.2-  0.4-    080410 B03  0.4+  0.3+
080409 704  0.4-  0.6-    080410 J95  0.1+  0.1-    080410 B03  0.0   0.8+
080409 704  0.4+  0.7+    080410 J95  0.0   0.2-    080410 854  0.0   1.1+
080409 704  1.1+  0.5-    080410 J95  0.1-  0.1+    080410 854  0.4+  0.4-
080409 704  0.4+  0.4+    080410 B03  1.4-  0.1+    080410 854  0.1+  0.7-
080410 J95  0.4+  0.2+    080410 B03  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 GL20                a,e,i = 0.89, 0.20, 7                   q = 0.7127
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    18 46.71   -45 33.8    0.0192   1.002    95.2    83.7    21.0
2008 04 05    18 06.04   -41 28.3    0.0176   1.005   103.6    75.5    20.6
2008 04 06    17 24.96   -35 41.9    0.0164   1.007   113.1    66.0    20.1
2008 04 07    16 45.92   -28 23.4    0.0158   1.010   123.5    55.7    19.7
2008 04 08    16 10.73   -20 08.9    0.0158   1.012   133.9    45.4    19.4
2008 04 09    15 40.22   -11 50.6    0.0164   1.015   143.2    36.3    19.3
2008 04 10    15 14.38   -04 13.9    0.0176   1.017   150.2    29.3    19.2
2008 04 11    14 52.72   +02 17.7    0.0192   1.020   154.3    25.2    19.3
2008 04 12    14 34.63   +07 40.3    0.0212   1.022   155.7    23.8    19.5
2008 04 13    14 19.47   +12 01.2    0.0235   1.024   155.1    24.3    19.7
2008 04 14    14 06.70   +15 31.2    0.0259   1.026   153.5    25.9    20.0
2008 04 15    13 55.87   +18 20.6    0.0286   1.028   151.3    27.9    20.3
2008 04 16    13 46.63   +20 38.1    0.0313   1.031   149.1    30.0    20.5
2008 04 17    13 38.68   +22 30.6    0.0341   1.033   147.0    32.0    20.8
2008 04 18    13 31.80   +24 03.4    0.0370   1.035   145.0    33.9    21.0
2008 04 19    13 25.81   +25 20.5    0.0399   1.037   143.0    35.6    21.2
2008 04 20    13 20.56   +26 25.1    0.0429   1.039   141.3    37.2    21.5
2008 04 21    13 15.94   +27 19.4    0.0460   1.040   139.6    38.7    21.6
2008 04 22    13 11.86   +28 05.3    0.0490   1.042   138.1    40.1    21.8
2008 04 23    13 08.24   +28 44.2    0.0521   1.044   136.6    41.4    22.0
2008 04 24    13 05.02   +29 17.2    0.0552   1.046   135.2    42.6    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G62

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