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MPEC 2008-G67 : 2008 GP20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G67                                Issued 2008 Apr. 11, 11:29 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 GP20

Observations:
     K08G20P* C2008 04 10.39971 13 33 30.96 +20 12 48.8          19.7 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.40543 13 33 29.55 +20 12 26.4          19.4 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.41115 13 33 28.15 +20 12 03.9          19.3 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.41689 13 33 26.71 +20 11 42.7          19.3 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.45508 13 33 17.13 +20 09 17.7          19.3 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.46036 13 33 15.76 +20 08 56.6          19.0 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.46568 13 33 14.43 +20 08 37.9          18.8 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.47101 13 33 13.21 +20 08 15.7          19.6 V EG067703
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.59294 13 32 44.14 +20 00 59.3          19.3 R EG067474
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.59491 13 32 43.60 +20 00 51.4          18.8 R EG067474
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.59676 13 32 43.15 +20 00 44.4          19.2 R EG067474
     K08G20P  C2008 04 10.59850 13 32 42.72 +20 00 37.7          18.8 R EG067474
     K08G20P  C2008 04 11.30266 13 29 53.23 +19 15 42.4          19.4 V EG067G96
     K08G20P  C2008 04 11.30699 13 29 52.18 +19 15 26.0          19.4 V EG067G96
     K08G20P  C2008 04 11.31130 13 29 51.10 +19 15 09.6          19.4 V EG067G96
     K08G20P  C2008 04 11.31556 13 29 50.06 +19 14 53.5          19.4 V EG067G96

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. A. Kowalski.  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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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 GP20                                                Earth MOID = 0.4302 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  36.99081              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33843795     Peri.  104.21019     -0.61911702     -0.72855598
a   2.0393104      Node    30.88000     +0.29083326     -0.55940041
e   0.4172203      Incl.   34.82360     +0.72945879     -0.39531933
P   2.91           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080410 703  0.3-  0.7+    080410 703  0.9-  1.1+    080411 G96  0.2-  0.0
080410 703  0.0   0.0     080410 703  0.5+  0.8-    080411 G96  0.1+  0.0
080410 703  0.5+  0.7-    080410 474  0.6+  0.2+    080411 G96  0.1-  0.0
080410 703  0.5+  0.1-    080410 474  0.1-  0.2-    080411 G96  0.1+  0.1+
080410 703  0.1-  0.4+    080410 474  0.1+  0.1-
080410 703  0.8-  0.5-    080410 474  0.1+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 GP20                a,e,i = 2.04, 0.42, 35                  q = 1.1885
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    14 01.13   +26 41.4    0.431    1.371   143.7    25.6    19.4
2008 04 14    13 19.49   +16 24.4    0.448    1.419   154.0    18.0    19.4
2008 04 24    12 47.91   +06 16.9    0.502    1.470   152.5    18.4    19.7
2008 05 04    12 27.47   -02 04.9    0.589    1.522   143.3    23.3    20.3
2008 05 14    12 16.47   -08 28.6    0.701    1.577   133.4    27.8    20.9
2008 05 24    12 12.63   -13 20.5    0.829    1.631   124.4    30.8    21.4
2008 06 03    12 14.03   -17 09.4    0.968    1.687   116.6    32.5    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G67

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