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MPEC 2008-J03 : 2008 HT4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J03                                Issued 2008 May 1, 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2008 HT4

Observations:
     K08H04T* C2008 04 30.22715 12 52 55.59 -07 44 46.4          20.5 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.23354 12 52 54.76 -07 45 28.5          20.0 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.23993 12 52 53.90 -07 46 10.4          20.2 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.24630 12 52 53.04 -07 46 52.1          20.5 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.32865 12 52 42.02 -07 55 50.4          20.6 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.32954 12 52 41.91 -07 55 56.0          20.2 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.33042 12 52 41.77 -07 56 01.6          20.4 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 04 30.33130 12 52 41.66 -07 56 07.6          20.3 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 05 01.21875 12 51 05.58 -09 31 10.6          20.4 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 05 01.21929 12 51 05.50 -09 31 14.6          21.4 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 05 01.21983 12 51 05.43 -09 31 16.8          20.9 V EJ003G96
     K08H04T  C2008 05 01.22036 12 51 05.32 -09 31 20.9          20.7 V EJ003G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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 HT4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1284 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  34.23482              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58351303     Peri.  139.25841     -0.98047826     -0.09960173
a   1.4183030      Node    36.11119     -0.02105996     -0.80405524
e   0.2300406      Incl.   16.71798     +0.19549642     -0.58615243
P   1.69           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080430 G96  0.4-  0.1+    080430 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080501 G96  0.3+  0.0
080430 G96  0.1+  0.1-    080430 G96  0.2+  0.1+    080501 G96  0.1+  0.6-
080430 G96  0.2+  0.0     080430 G96  0.2-  0.2+    080501 G96  0.1+  0.6+
080430 G96  0.2+  0.0     080430 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080501 G96  0.5-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 HT4                 a,e,i = 1.42, 0.23, 17                  q = 1.0920
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 24    13 07.04   +04 49.1    0.137    1.133   156.8    20.5    20.2
2008 04 29    12 55.35   -05 26.8    0.148    1.143   155.9    21.1    20.4
2008 05 04    12 46.55   -14 06.6    0.164    1.155   151.3    24.8    20.7
2008 05 09    12 40.61   -21 02.4    0.185    1.167   145.9    29.0    21.1
2008 05 14    12 37.38   -26 27.3    0.210    1.181   140.8    32.7    21.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J03

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