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MPEC 2008-G66 : 2008 GO20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G66                                Issued 2008 Apr. 11, 11:22 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
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                                   2008 GO20

Observations:
     K08G20O* C2008 04 09.31171 13 14 24.97 +01 32 39.0          21.2 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 09.32432 13 14 24.03 +01 32 51.2          21.3 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 09.33061 13 14 23.60 +01 32 57.6          21.8 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.30039 13 12 14.61 +02 05 54.7          20.5 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.30463 13 12 14.29 +02 05 59.2          20.6 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.30903 13 12 13.88 +02 06 04.4          20.5 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.31329 13 12 13.61 +02 06 08.3          20.5 V EG066G96
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.39540 13 12 07.29 +02 07 32.5                 EG066291
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.39909 13 12 07.00 +02 07 36.4                 EG066291
     K08G20O  C2008 04 11.40280 13 12 06.73 +02 07 40.1                 EG066291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer.  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 GO20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0062 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 342.06972              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37942571     Peri.  158.38837     +0.17980736     +0.98311920
a   1.8896653      Node   121.95567     -0.90827346     +0.17913723
e   0.4877138      Incl.    2.28661     -0.37776798     +0.03723575
P   2.60           H   22.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080409 G96  0.2+  0.1+    080411 G96  0.3+  0.2-    080411 291  0.1-  0.1+
080409 G96  0.3-  0.1-    080411 G96  0.7-  0.5+    080411 291  0.1+  0.0
080409 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080411 G96  0.2+  0.0
080411 G96  0.2+  0.3-    080411 291  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 GO20                a,e,i = 1.89, 0.49, 2                   q = 0.9680
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    13 19.39   +00 11.2    0.382    1.379   171.2     6.4    21.2
2008 04 14    13 09.04   +02 53.5    0.314    1.310   166.6    10.2    20.8
2008 04 24    12 54.96   +06 07.2    0.258    1.243   153.9    20.9    20.7
2008 05 04    12 38.32   +09 40.7    0.213    1.179   139.4    33.8    20.5
2008 05 14    12 20.50   +13 25.0    0.175    1.119   124.5    48.1    20.4
2008 05 24    12 01.08   +17 36.7    0.139    1.066   109.1    63.8    20.2
2008 06 03    11 33.98   +23 26.3    0.103    1.023    91.7    82.5    20.1
2008 06 13    10 33.89   +33 53.5    0.0690   0.991    66.9   109.4    20.4
2008 06 23    07 13.49   +46 03.8    0.0496   0.972    26.2   152.5    24.4
2008 07 03    03 43.86   +30 31.9    0.0658   0.969    41.8   135.6    22.4
2008 07 13    02 44.93   +18 10.9    0.101    0.981    66.5   108.0    21.1
2008 07 23    02 25.31   +12 26.0    0.140    1.007    82.3    89.8    21.0
2008 08 02    02 15.36   +09 09.2    0.175    1.046    95.3    75.1    21.0
2008 08 12    02 06.09   +06 42.4    0.207    1.095   107.8    61.8    21.1
2008 08 22    01 54.22   +04 28.8    0.238    1.151   120.8    49.0    21.1
2008 09 01    01 38.67   +02 16.1    0.269    1.214   134.6    36.3    21.2
2008 09 11    01 20.33   +00 09.4    0.307    1.280   149.0    23.9    21.2
2008 09 21    01 01.66   -01 37.7    0.356    1.348   163.0    12.6    21.3
2008 10 01    00 45.19   -02 53.8    0.419    1.418   172.8     5.1    21.4
2008 10 11    00 32.86   -03 33.3    0.499    1.488   166.5     9.0    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G66

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