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MPEC 2008-H24 : 2008 HH

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M.P.E.C. 2008-H24                                Issued 2008 Apr. 24, 16:00 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 HH

Observations:
     K08H00H* C2008 04 24.30829 15 57 54.64 +10 27 33.8          21.0 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.31387 15 57 55.08 +10 28 03.7          20.8 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.31944 15 57 55.47 +10 28 33.5          20.8 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.32500 15 57 55.90 +10 29 03.3          21.7 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.34905 15 57 57.66 +10 31 12.2          19.9 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.34993 15 57 57.75 +10 31 16.6          19.3 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.35082 15 57 57.81 +10 31 22.4          20.0 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.35170 15 57 57.89 +10 31 26.5          20.8 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.42982 15 58 03.68 +10 38 23.6          20.8 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.43053 15 58 03.72 +10 38 27.6          21.1 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.43124 15 58 03.79 +10 38 31.5          20.4 V EH024G96
     K08H00H  C2008 04 24.43194 15 58 03.86 +10 38 35.1          21.1 V EH024G96
     K08H00H 3C2008 04 24.57072 15 58 15.595+10 51 04.68                EH024F65
     K08H00H 3C2008 04 24.58021 15 58 16.324+10 51 58.08                EH024F65

Observer details:
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer D. Duggan.  Measurers
    D. Duggan, D. Bowdley.  2.0-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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 HH                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0589 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 319.47811              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.60933102     Peri.  112.13142     +0.62615107     +0.77471398
a   1.3779513      Node   197.53633     -0.77854287     +0.61506598
e   0.3394414      Incl.   16.99144     -0.04249506     +0.14667002
P   1.62           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080424 G96  0.0   0.2-    080424 G96  0.0   0.1-    080424 G96  0.0   0.1+
080424 G96  0.3+  0.2-    080424 G96  0.1-  0.9+    080424 G96  0.3+  0.0
080424 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080424 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080424 F65  0.2-  1.3-
080424 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080424 G96  0.0   0.2-    080424 F65  0.2+  1.3+
080424 G96  0.4-  0.2+    080424 G96  0.2-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 HH                  a,e,i = 1.38, 0.34, 17                  q = 0.9102
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 24    15 57.45   +10 00.4    0.260    1.227   144.3    28.6    20.7
2008 05 04    16 12.66   +26 25.3    0.227    1.174   132.6    39.2    20.6
2008 05 14    16 31.78   +44 04.1    0.218    1.122   115.4    54.5    20.8
2008 05 24    17 01.14   +59 31.6    0.229    1.072    98.9    69.0    21.3
2008 06 03    17 55.77   +71 19.0    0.249    1.026    85.6    80.4    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-H24

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