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MPEC 2008-K52 : 2008 KW2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K52                                Issued 2008 May 29, 13:50 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
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                                   2008 KW2

Observations:
     K08K02W* C2008 05 28.31112 16 16 59.23 -24 25 23.0          18.3   EK052704
     K08K02W  C2008 05 28.32123 16 16 55.94 -24 24 36.4          18.7   EK052704
     K08K02W  C2008 05 28.33149 16 16 52.67 -24 23 49.0          18.6   EK052704
     K08K02W  C2008 05 28.35245 16 16 45.82 -24 22 11.1          18.9   EK052704
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.33889 16 11 28.80 -23 02 27.6          17.6 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.33993 16 11 28.44 -23 02 22.4          17.6 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.34097 16 11 28.10 -23 02 17.1          17.5 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.34225 16 11 27.68 -23 02 10.8          17.5 R EK052474
     K08K02W 5C2008 05 29.35093 16 11 23.23 -23 02 03.5          18.0 R EK052673
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.35601 16 11 21.30 -23 01 37.1          17.9 R EK052854
     K08K02W 5C2008 05 29.35613 16 11 21.42 -23 01 37.7                 EK052673
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.35815 16 11 20.59 -23 01 26.6          18.1 R EK052854
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.36030 16 11 19.85 -23 01 15.7          17.6 R EK052854
     K08K02W 5C2008 05 29.36053 16 11 19.90 -23 01 14.5                 EK052673
     K08K02W 5C2008 05 29.36539 16 11 18.30 -23 00 50.9                 EK052673
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.49375 16 10 36.45 -22 49 34.3          17.9 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.49479 16 10 36.08 -22 49 29.1          17.7 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.50278 16 10 33.37 -22 48 48.8          17.8 R EK052474
     K08K02W  C2008 05 29.50451 16 10 32.77 -22 48 40.0          17.8 R EK052474

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.

Orbital elements:
2008 KW2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1521 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 307.33451              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.56261420     Peri.  128.56576     +0.80862218     -0.16728403
a   1.4532118      Node   248.08029     +0.12890484     +0.98580539
e   0.6956737      Incl.   37.44488     +0.57403285     +0.01427530
P   1.75           H   19.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080528 704  0.4-  0.2+    080529 474  0.0   0.1+    080529 673  0.1+  0.0
080528 704  0.4-  0.0     080529 673  0.2+  0.1-    080529 474  0.1+  0.0
080528 704  0.6+  0.3-    080529 854  0.1+  0.1-    080529 474  0.1-  0.0
080528 704  0.3+  0.1+    080529 673  0.3-  0.4-    080529 474  0.1+  0.0
080529 474  0.0   0.0     080529 854  0.4+  0.3-    080529 474  0.0   0.0
080529 474  0.2-  0.0     080529 854  0.3+  0.2-
080529 474  0.1-  0.2+    080529 673  0.7-  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2008 KW2                 a,e,i = 1.45, 0.70, 37                  q = 0.4423
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 24    16 37.57   -29 08.5    0.390    1.397   168.7     8.1    18.9
2008 05 29    16 13.31   -23 30.6    0.332    1.345   176.8     2.4    18.1
2008 06 03    15 43.34   -15 25.2    0.285    1.291   163.9    12.6    18.2
2008 06 08    15 08.14   -04 36.7    0.254    1.235   146.3    27.1    18.3
2008 06 13    14 29.24   +07 59.9    0.243    1.177   126.7    43.8    18.6
2008 06 18    13 48.88   +20 16.6    0.251    1.117   107.4    60.3    19.0
2008 06 23    13 09.20   +30 23.8    0.274    1.055    90.5    74.5    19.5
2008 06 28    12 31.50   +37 53.3    0.308    0.991    76.5    85.9    20.0
2008 07 03    11 56.07   +43 09.2    0.349    0.925    65.1    94.9    20.5

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