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MPEC 2008-K53 : 2008 KX2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K53                                Issued 2008 May 29, 13:53 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.

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                                   2008 KX2

Observations:
     K08K02X* C2008 05 29.26495 15 14 53.26 -06 36 23.1          20.2 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.27235 15 14 57.33 -06 37 17.7          20.1 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.27972 15 15 01.40 -06 38 12.1          20.2 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.28714 15 15 05.47 -06 39 07.0          20.2 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.32098 15 15 24.23 -06 43 16.1          19.9 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.32587 15 15 26.97 -06 43 51.9          20.3 V EK053G96
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.41377 15 16 25.70 -06 51 57.1          19.4 R EK053474
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.41499 15 16 26.39 -06 52 06.0          19.3 R EK053474
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.41600 15 16 26.93 -06 52 13.0          19.1 R EK053474
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.42164 15 16 30.21 -06 52 55.7          19.3 R EK053474
     K08K02X  C2008 05 29.42500 15 16 32.05 -06 53 20.8          18.9 R EK053474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 KX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0585 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 354.91525              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26287462     Peri.  176.93442     -0.31780605     +0.94434744
a   2.4134424      Node    74.52318     -0.87177906     -0.25582485
e   0.5555671      Incl.    5.05372     -0.37282783     -0.20678870
P   3.75           H   24.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080529 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080529 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080529 474  0.5-  0.5+
080529 G96  0.0   0.1+    080529 G96  0.2+  0.1+    080529 474  0.7+  0.1-
080529 G96  0.1+  0.0     080529 474  0.0   0.2-    080529 474  0.2-  0.1-
080529 G96  0.2-  0.3-    080529 474  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 KX2                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.56, 5                   q = 1.0726
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 24    14 31.34   +02 28.4    0.0775   1.079   147.5    30.3    20.6
2008 05 29    15 12.27   -06 02.6    0.0654   1.074   156.6    22.0    20.0
2008 06 03    16 09.98   -17 14.7    0.0590   1.073   170.3     9.1    19.3
2008 06 08    17 21.86   -28 12.4    0.0602   1.075   173.5     6.1    19.2
2008 06 13    18 34.12   -35 20.2    0.0686   1.081   160.9    17.9    20.0
2008 06 18    19 32.33   -38 30.1    0.0821   1.090   153.0    25.0    20.6
2008 06 23    20 13.15   -39 27.4    0.0988   1.102   149.1    28.3    21.1
2008 06 28    20 40.06   -39 28.5    0.118    1.118   147.9    28.9    21.6
2008 07 03    20 57.27   -39 08.4    0.138    1.137   148.4    27.9    21.9

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