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MPEC 2008-K19 : 2006 OF15

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K19                                Issued 2008 May 21, 12:51 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

                                   2006 OF15

                           Revision to MPEC 2006-P02

Additional Observations:
     K06O15F 2C2008 02 27.52464714 10 50.501+18 16 52.54         22.8 R EK019568
     K06O15F 2C2008 02 27.53201214 10 50.426+18 16 58.20         22.9 R EK019568
     K06O15F 2C2008 03 13.61571314 05 19.148+21 35 26.98         22.8 R EK019568
     K06O15F 2C2008 03 13.62122014 05 18.945+21 35 31.27         22.7 R EK019568
     K06O15F 2C2008 04 22.36747913 27 18.090+27 37 45.58         22.1 R EK019568
     K06O15F 2C2008 04 22.37046813 27 17.893+27 37 46.12         22.0 R EK019568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers F. Bernardi, M. Micheli.  Measurers F. Bernardi,
    D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
080227 568  4.3+  1.3-    080422 568  4.7+  0.7-    MPO112920   -0.0092 day

Orbital elements:
2006 OF15                                                Earth MOID = 0.4229 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 207.36472              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34638798     Peri.  246.05852     +0.92627333     -0.17876023
a   2.0079867      Node   122.63359     +0.24530691     +0.95429887
e   0.3543141      Incl.   23.20029     -0.28608083     +0.23949622
P   2.85           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
060730 E12  0.4-  0.1+    060801 850  0.7-  0.7-    060926 E12  0.5-  0.6-
060730 E12  1.8-  0.1+    060801 734  0.4+  0.2-    060926 E12  0.0   0.9+
060730 E12  0.1-  0.3-    060801 734  0.6-  0.3+    061024 E12  0.2-  0.2-
060730 E12  0.6-  0.4+    060801 850  1.2+  1.2-    061024 E12  0.1+  0.2+
060730 E12  0.7+  1.0-    060801 734  0.3-  0.7-    061024 E12  0.1-  0.2-
060730 E12  0.3+  0.2+    060803 E12  0.4-  0.1+    061024 E12  0.2-  0.7+
060730 E12  0.3+  0.5-    060803 E12  0.2+  0.2+    061122 E12  0.5-  0.9+
060730 E12  0.2-  0.4+    060803 E12  0.0   0.5-    061122 E12  0.5-  0.7+
060730 E12  0.4-  0.6+    060807 E12  0.6+  0.2+    061122 E12  0.1+  0.1+
060730 E12  0.8-  1.0+    060820 E12  0.2-  0.5-    061216 696  0.2-  0.4+
060730 E12  0.5-  0.2+    060820 E12  0.2-  0.1+    061216 696  0.6-  0.2+
060730 E12  0.5+  0.8+    060820 E12  0.0   0.0     061224 448  0.8+  0.8+
060731 E12  0.4-  0.5+    060820 E12  0.2+  0.3-    061224 448  1.1+  0.4-
060731 E12  0.8-  0.2+    060826 E12  0.1+  0.2+    061224 448  1.5+  0.3+
060801 I77  1.6+  0.1-    060905 E12  0.5+  0.2+    080227 568  0.0   0.1+
060801 I77  0.4+  0.6-    060905 E12  0.7-  1.2+    080227 568  0.1+  0.0
060801 I77  1.3-  0.7-    060905 E12  0.1+  0.9+    080313 568  0.1+  0.1+
060801 850  0.0   0.9+    060905 E12  0.1-  0.0     080313 568  0.1+  0.0
060801 850  0.2-  0.5+    060926 E12  0.1-  0.6+    080422 568  0.1-  0.0
060801 850  0.2-  0.5+    060926 E12  0.1-  0.4-    080422 568  0.1-  0.0
060801 850  0.4+  0.2+    060926 E12  0.3-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2006 OF15                a,e,i = 2.01, 0.35, 23                  q = 1.2965
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 14    13 07.79   +27 17.9    1.982    2.675   123.4    18.4    23.0
2008 05 19    13 04.75   +26 52.4    2.023    2.669   119.4    19.3    23.0
2008 05 24    13 02.36   +26 20.7    2.066    2.663   115.5    20.1    23.1
2008 05 29    13 00.64   +25 43.4    2.111    2.657   111.6    20.8    23.2
2008 06 03    12 59.59   +25 01.4    2.159    2.650   107.7    21.4    23.2
2008 06 08    12 59.19   +24 15.2    2.208    2.643   103.9    21.9    23.3
2008 06 13    12 59.42   +23 25.5    2.259    2.635   100.2    22.3    23.3
2008 06 18    13 00.26   +22 32.9    2.310    2.627    96.5    22.6    23.4
2008 06 23    13 01.66   +21 38.0    2.361    2.619    93.0    22.8    23.4
2008 06 28    13 03.59   +20 41.0    2.413    2.610    89.5    22.9    23.5
2008 07 03    13 06.01   +19 42.4    2.465    2.601    86.1    23.0    23.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K19

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