MPEC 2008-J21 : 2008 JP

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J21                                Issued 2008 May 3, 13:02 UT

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                                    2008 JP

Observations:
     K08J00P* C2008 05 02.20655 12 38 44.62 -04 41 49.9          21.2 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.21273 12 38 43.08 -04 41 50.3          21.1 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.21890 12 38 41.49 -04 41 50.6          21.3 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.22508 12 38 39.94 -04 41 50.1          21.2 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.27883 12 38 26.37 -04 41 49.8          21.4 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.28414 12 38 25.04 -04 41 49.8          21.3 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.28936 12 38 23.78 -04 41 48.1          20.6 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 02.29458 12 38 22.41 -04 41 49.8          21.7 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 03.22841 12 34 32.73 -04 41 57.5          21.4 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 03.23352 12 34 31.44 -04 41 57.8          21.6 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 03.23858 12 34 30.14 -04 41 57.6          21.7 V EJ021G96
     K08J00P  C2008 05 03.24359 12 34 28.84 -04 41 57.9          21.3 V EJ021G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, 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 JP                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0424 AU
Epoch 2008 Apr. 24.0 TT = JDT 2454580.5                 MPC
M 336.26946              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28846078     Peri.  275.80555     +0.62427803     +0.77595121
a   2.2685318      Node    33.37180     -0.63580228     +0.57192573
e   0.6728066      Incl.    9.46168     -0.45390792     +0.26608396
P   3.42           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2008 May 2-3.

Ephemeris:
2008 JP                  a,e,i = 2.27, 0.67, 9                   q = 0.7422
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 04    12 31.32   -04 42.0    0.339    1.301   145.2    26.2    21.3
2008 05 05    12 27.04   -04 42.5    0.333    1.291   143.3    27.9    21.3
2008 05 06    12 22.66   -04 43.3    0.327    1.280   141.3    29.5    21.3
2008 05 07    12 18.19   -04 44.5    0.321    1.270   139.3    31.2    21.3
2008 05 08    12 13.63   -04 45.9    0.316    1.259   137.3    32.9    21.3
2008 05 09    12 08.98   -04 47.6    0.310    1.249   135.2    34.7    21.3
2008 05 10    12 04.23   -04 49.6    0.305    1.239   133.2    36.5    21.3
2008 05 11    11 59.40   -04 51.9    0.300    1.228   131.1    38.3    21.3
2008 05 12    11 54.48   -04 54.6    0.295    1.218   129.0    40.2    21.3
2008 05 13    11 49.48   -04 57.6    0.291    1.208   126.9    42.0    21.3
2008 05 14    11 44.39   -05 01.0    0.286    1.197   124.7    43.9    21.3
2008 05 15    11 39.21   -05 04.7    0.282    1.187   122.6    45.9    21.3
2008 05 16    11 33.95   -05 08.7    0.278    1.176   120.4    47.8    21.3
2008 05 17    11 28.61   -05 13.0    0.274    1.166   118.2    49.8    21.3
2008 05 18    11 23.17   -05 17.7    0.270    1.156   116.0    51.9    21.3
2008 05 19    11 17.66   -05 22.6    0.266    1.145   113.8    53.9    21.3
2008 05 20    11 12.05   -05 27.9    0.263    1.135   111.6    56.0    21.3
2008 05 21    11 06.36   -05 33.4    0.259    1.125   109.3    58.1    21.3
2008 05 22    11 00.58   -05 39.2    0.256    1.115   107.0    60.3    21.3
2008 05 23    10 54.70   -05 45.2    0.253    1.104   104.8    62.4    21.4
2008 05 24    10 48.74   -05 51.5    0.250    1.094   102.5    64.6    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J21

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