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MPEC 2008-J22 : 2008 JQ

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M.P.E.C. 2008-J22                                Issued 2008 May 3, 13:05 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2008 JQ

Observations:
     K08J00Q* C2008 05 02.30115 15 58 56.73 -00 21 06.3          18.7   EJ022704
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.31177 15 58 52.67 -00 15 09.9          18.4   EJ022704
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.32239 15 58 48.59 -00 09 14.9          18.7   EJ022704
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.33290 15 58 44.55 -00 03 23.4          18.5   EJ022704
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.95516 15 56 30.31 +05 16 36.6                 EJ022J95
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.95617 15 56 30.02 +05 17 05.7                 EJ022J95
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.95719 15 56 29.73 +05 17 34.8          18.8 R EJ022J95
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.99570 15 56 14.50 +05 36 25.7          18.6 R EJ022473
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.99771 15 56 13.82 +05 37 22.7          18.8 R EJ022473
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 02.99972 15 56 13.18 +05 38 19.8          18.7 R EJ022473
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 03.37044 15 54 54.26 +08 27 37.7          18.9 R EJ022651
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 03.37166 15 54 53.91 +08 28 09.8          19.2 R EJ022651
     K08J00Q  C2008 05 03.37226 15 54 53.72 +08 28 24.6          18.9 R EJ022651

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 JQ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0062 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 101.20137              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.96238644     Peri.  259.47442     -0.48520616     -0.86048952
a   1.0160219      Node   220.76661     +0.86605143     -0.44843704
e   0.1082876      Incl.   13.76294     +0.12054006     -0.24178917
P   1.02           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
080502 704  0.3+  0.3-    080502 J95  0.3-  0.1+    080503 651  0.7-  0.1-
080502 704  0.0   0.1-    080502 J95  0.1-  0.2-    080503 651  0.1-  0.3+
080502 704  0.4-  0.4-    080502 473  0.3+  0.3-    080503 651  0.0   0.4-
080502 704  0.7-  0.3+    080502 473  0.2-  0.5-
080502 J95  0.4-  0.1+    080502 473  0.2-  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2008 JQ                  a,e,i = 1.02, 0.11, 14                  q = 0.9060
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 04    15 52.99   +12 41.5    0.0266   1.031   146.8    32.4    19.5
2008 05 05    15 50.30   +18 09.5    0.0300   1.033   142.4    36.6    19.8
2008 05 06    15 48.01   +22 27.9    0.0336   1.034   138.7    40.0    20.2
2008 05 07    15 46.03   +25 54.0    0.0374   1.036   135.6    42.9    20.5
2008 05 08    15 44.31   +28 40.3    0.0413   1.038   133.0    45.3    20.8
2008 05 09    15 42.80   +30 56.4    0.0452   1.040   130.8    47.3    21.0
2008 05 10    15 41.46   +32 48.9    0.0493   1.041   128.9    48.9    21.3
2008 05 11    15 40.26   +34 22.9    0.0533   1.043   127.3    50.4    21.5
2008 05 12    15 39.20   +35 42.2    0.0575   1.045   125.9    51.6    21.7
2008 05 13    15 38.24   +36 49.5    0.0616   1.047   124.6    52.6    21.9
2008 05 14    15 37.38   +37 47.0    0.0658   1.048   123.5    53.5    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-J22

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