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MPEC 2008-G71 : 2008 GW20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-G71                                Issued 2008 Apr. 12, 11:56 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 GW20

Observations:
     K08G20W* C2008 04 11.37184 16 22 47.85 -05 16 14.1          16.1 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.37985 16 22 44.58 -05 17 33.9          16.3 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.38784 16 22 41.34 -05 18 52.4          16.2 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.39586 16 22 38.13 -05 20 12.1          16.1 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.45304 16 22 15.09 -05 29 26.5          16.3 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.46082 16 22 12.10 -05 30 41.5          16.0 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.46864 16 22 08.94 -05 31 56.3          16.1 V EG071703
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.78516 16 20 30.75 -06 20 40.2          16.9 R EG071300
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.78745 16 20 29.95 -06 21 00.2          17.0 R EG071300
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.78861 16 20 29.48 -06 21 10.6          17.0 R EG071300
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.78974 16 20 29.09 -06 21 19.9          16.6 R EG071300
     K08G20W  C2008 04 11.79089 16 20 28.66 -06 21 30.8          16.5 R EG071300
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.23567 16 18 24.78 -07 20 45.2          16.8 R EG071I77
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.24187 16 18 22.64 -07 21 34.4          16.7 R EG071I77
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.24517 16 18 21.50 -07 22 00.6          17.2 R EG071I77
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.34654 16 17 59.63 -07 37 52.4          17.1 R EG071854
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.34735 16 17 59.36 -07 37 58.8          16.9 R EG071854
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.35302 16 17 57.51 -07 38 43.0          17.1 R EG071854
     K08G20W 5C2008 04 12.38640016 17 47.672-07 43 05.32         17.2 R EG071673
     K08G20W 5C2008 04 12.39160916 17 45.970-07 43 45.08                EG071673
     K08G20W 5C2008 04 12.39693316 17 44.227-07 44 25.92                EG071673
     K08G20W 5C2008 04 12.40156316 17 42.716-07 45 01.41                EG071673
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.40993 16 17 38.76 -07 46 01.7          16.5 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41047 16 17 38.58 -07 46 05.7          16.4 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41212 16 17 38.04 -07 46 18.3          16.6 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41266 16 17 37.86 -07 46 22.5          16.5 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41433 16 17 37.28 -07 46 35.2          16.4 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41488 16 17 37.10 -07 46 39.3          16.6 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41654 16 17 36.56 -07 46 51.9          16.5 V EG071G96
     K08G20W  C2008 04 12.41711 16 17 36.34 -07 46 56.1          16.4 V EG071G96

Observer details:
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers N. Hashimoto, S. Okumura.
    1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GW20                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0145 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  17.00073              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26683889     Peri.  118.89691     -0.95733413     -0.28818767
a   2.3894794      Node    44.36310     +0.25331825     -0.87256057
e   0.6063252      Incl.    1.75631     +0.13907272     -0.39444381
P   3.69           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080411 703  0.6+  0.8+    080411 300  0.0   0.6+    080412 673  0.0   0.5+
080411 703  0.1-  0.0     080411 300  0.1-  0.1-    080412 673  0.0   0.5+
080411 703  0.5-  0.2+    080412 I77  0.2-  0.2-    080412 G96  0.1-  0.2-
080411 703  0.2-  0.8-    080412 I77  0.2+  0.1-    080412 G96  0.1-  0.0
080411 703  1.2-  0.3+    080412 I77  0.3+  0.1-    080412 G96  0.1-  0.1-
080411 703  0.5+  0.0     080412 854  0.0   0.4+    080412 G96  0.1-  0.2-
080411 703  0.3-  0.2+    080412 854  0.1-  0.3+    080412 G96  0.5-  0.2-
080411 300  0.5-  0.1-    080412 854  0.1-  0.2+    080412 G96  0.5-  0.1-
080411 300  0.2+  0.1+    080412 673  0.1+  0.2+    080412 G96  0.4-  0.0
080411 300  0.4-  0.0     080412 673  0.0   0.5+    080412 G96  0.9-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 GW20                a,e,i = 2.39, 0.61, 2                   q = 0.9407
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    20 55.70   +62 16.2    0.0160   0.995    71.1   108.0    16.9
2008 04 05    18 51.15   +49 44.8    0.0154   1.000    86.3    92.8    16.0
2008 04 06    17 47.55   +33 34.5    0.0169   1.004   101.4    77.7    15.7
2008 04 07    17 14.03   +20 13.6    0.0200   1.009   113.0    66.0    15.7
2008 04 08    16 54.09   +10 42.6    0.0241   1.014   120.9    57.9    15.8
2008 04 09    16 41.00   +04 04.2    0.0288   1.019   126.5    52.2    16.1
2008 04 10    16 31.76   -00 40.2    0.0338   1.024   130.5    48.0    16.3
2008 04 11    16 24.86   -04 09.8    0.0391   1.030   133.6    44.8    16.5
2008 04 12    16 19.50   -06 49.3    0.0445   1.035   136.2    42.1    16.8
2008 04 13    16 15.19   -08 53.9    0.0500   1.041   138.3    39.8    17.0
2008 04 14    16 11.62   -10 33.7    0.0556   1.046   140.2    37.8    17.1

2008 04 24    15 52.34   -17 51.5    0.114    1.110   154.2    23.2    18.4
2008 05 04    15 41.74   -19 58.1    0.178    1.182   166.0    11.9    19.1
2008 05 14    15 34.30   -20 46.2    0.249    1.259   176.8     2.5    19.6
2008 05 24    15 29.98   -21 06.5    0.331    1.341   172.0     6.0    20.5
2008 06 03    15 28.74   -21 18.0    0.425    1.425   162.3    12.5    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G71

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