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MPEC 2008-H41 : 2008 HC2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-H41                                Issued 2008 Apr. 28, 19:08 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,
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                                   2008 HC2

Observations:
     K08H02C* C2008 04 27.27889 13 36 21.24 -06 31 54.2          20.8 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.28446 13 36 20.26 -06 31 31.1          20.3 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.29002 13 36 19.22 -06 31 06.7          20.2 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.29562 13 36 18.25 -06 30 43.5          20.6 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.33060 13 36 11.95 -06 28 15.5          20.9 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.33193 13 36 11.70 -06 28 09.8          21.0 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.33325 13 36 11.48 -06 28 03.6          20.6 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 27.33458 13 36 11.23 -06 27 58.3          20.6 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 28.22231 13 33 37.11 -05 25 01.1          20.5 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 28.22664 13 33 36.34 -05 24 42.9          20.1 V EH041G96
     K08H02C  C2008 04 28.26625 13 33 28.85 -05 21 53.7                 EH041734
     K08H02C  C2008 04 28.27391 13 33 27.44 -05 21 22.7          20.1 R EH041734
     K08H02C  C2008 04 28.28001 13 33 26.34 -05 20 55.6                 EH041734

Observer details:
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 HC2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2875 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 291.60863              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.71206014     Peri.  138.52564     +0.92102341     +0.23960764
a   1.2420095      Node   211.92216     -0.20935939     +0.96936664
e   0.5288023      Incl.   35.50444     +0.32845779     -0.05400463
P   1.38           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080427 G96  0.4-  0.2-    080427 G96  0.1+  0.0     080428 734  0.0   0.9+
080427 G96  0.1-  0.7-    080427 G96  0.4+  0.6+    080428 734  0.3-  0.9-
080427 G96  0.6-  0.3+    080427 G96  0.2+  0.3+    080428 734  0.3-  0.0
080427 G96  0.0   0.2-    080428 G96  0.2+  0.1+
080427 G96  0.3+  0.1-    080428 G96  0.4+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 HC2                 a,e,i = 1.24, 0.53, 36                  q = 0.5852
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 24    13 45.71   -10 15.4    0.473    1.477   174.1     4.0    20.4
2008 05 04    13 16.64   +01 39.3    0.438    1.410   151.9    19.7    20.7
2008 05 14    12 48.71   +13 39.0    0.442    1.338   129.9    35.4    21.1
2008 05 24    12 25.66   +23 37.0    0.472    1.260   110.7    48.7    21.5
2008 06 03    12 08.64   +31 09.5    0.515    1.177    95.0    59.2    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-H41

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