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MPEC 2008-K51 : 2008 KV2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K51                                Issued 2008 May 29, 13:43 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
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                                   2008 KV2

Observations:
     K08K02V* C2008 05 28.31089 16 21 55.89 -21 31 40.0          18.1   EK051704
     K08K02V  C2008 05 28.32099 16 21 51.25 -21 31 43.3          18.4   EK051704
     K08K02V  C2008 05 28.33125 16 21 46.69 -21 31 47.2          18.6   EK051704
     K08K02V  C2008 05 28.34183 16 21 41.77 -21 31 49.1          18.0   EK051704
     K08K02V  C2008 05 28.35221 16 21 37.02 -21 31 54.0          18.2   EK051704
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.16010 16 15 42.19 -21 36 16.3          18.0 R EK051932
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.16348 16 15 40.61 -21 36 17.2          18.0 R EK051932
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.16706 16 15 38.96 -21 36 18.2          17.8 R EK051932
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.23758 16 15 06.87 -21 36 38.5          17.9 R EK051H59
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.26181 16 14 55.63 -21 36 44.8          17.4 R EK051H59
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.30058 16 14 41.54 -21 35 37.6          18.4 R EK051474
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.30174 16 14 41.02 -21 35 37.7          18.2 R EK051474
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.30289 16 14 40.54 -21 35 38.3          18.3 R EK051474
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.30417 16 14 39.95 -21 35 38.8          18.2 R EK051474
     K08K02V 5C2008 05 29.33107616 14 24.939-21 37 02.27         17.8 R EK051673
     K08K02V 5C2008 05 29.33628516 14 22.514-21 37 03.80                EK051673
     K08K02V 5C2008 05 29.34126216 14 20.177-21 37 05.08                EK051673
     K08K02V 5C2008 05 29.34508116 14 18.360-21 37 06.40                EK051673
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.36327 16 14 09.47 -21 37 08.7          17.6 R EK051854
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.36545 16 14 08.49 -21 37 09.4          17.7 R EK051854
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.36764 16 14 07.45 -21 37 09.6          17.6 R EK051854
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.51632 16 13 02.15 -21 36 48.3          17.9 R EK051474
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.51725 16 13 01.71 -21 36 48.5          17.9 R EK051474
     K08K02V  C2008 05 29.51910 16 13 00.86 -21 36 49.2          17.8 R EK051474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observers S. Riley, D. Vill, B. West.
    Measurer S. Riley.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H59 Prairie Grass Observatory, Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.41-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 KV2                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0435 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 188.65688              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.26113850     Peri.  347.62790     +0.57433734     -0.81456375
a   0.8484525      Node    67.26490     +0.75838771     +0.49201789
e   0.4116664      Incl.    5.06205     +0.30819588     +0.30725282
P   0.78           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080528 704  0.2-  0.0     080529 H59  0.1-  0.0     080529 673  0.2+  0.1-
080528 704  0.6-  0.1+    080529 H59  0.3+  0.4+    080529 673  0.3-  0.4-
080528 704  1.2+  0.5-    080529 474  0.4-  0.0     080529 854  0.3-  0.1+
080528 704  0.1-  1.0+    080529 474  0.3-  0.3+    080529 854  0.2+  0.1-
080528 704  0.3-  0.7-    080529 474  0.2+  0.1+    080529 854  0.0   0.2+
080529 932  0.1+  0.1-    080529 474  0.0   0.1+    080529 474  0.0   0.0
080529 932  0.1-  0.0     080529 673  0.2+  0.0     080529 474  0.1-  0.0
080529 932  0.0   0.1+    080529 673  0.3+  0.2-    080529 474  0.1+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 KV2                 a,e,i = 0.85, 0.41, 5                   q = 0.4992
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 24    16 51.33   -20 57.6    0.176    1.186   169.0     9.4    18.8
2008 06 03    15 38.29   -21 44.5    0.158    1.167   164.6    13.4    18.7
2008 06 13    14 22.84   -20 31.3    0.161    1.140   137.5    37.0    19.4
2008 06 23    13 26.23   -18 22.9    0.180    1.104   114.7    56.8    20.1
2008 07 03    12 49.10   -16 32.2    0.205    1.059    96.3    72.6    20.8
2008 07 13    12 23.54   -15 07.7    0.228    1.006    80.8    86.3    21.4

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