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MPEC 2008-K60 : 2008 KB6

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M.P.E.C. 2008-K60                                Issued 2008 May 30, 12:47 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 KB6

Observations:
     K08K06B* C2008 05 29.29491 15 35 31.45 -08 24 46.2          21.0 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 29.30123 15 35 29.25 -08 25 30.0          21.1 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 29.30763 15 35 26.91 -08 26 13.4          20.9 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 29.31396 15 35 24.68 -08 26 56.6          20.9 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 29.36226 15 35 07.53 -08 32 29.4          20.9 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 29.36315 15 35 07.19 -08 32 36.4          21.5 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 30.32087 15 29 31.05 -10 28 07.1          20.8 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 30.32141 15 29 30.84 -10 28 12.3          21.4 V EK060G96
     K08K06B  C2008 05 30.46508 15 28 39.23 -10 45 05.6          21.3 R EK060474
     K08K06B  C2008 05 30.46704 15 28 38.45 -10 45 20.7          21.5 R EK060474
     K08K06B  C2008 05 30.47415 15 28 35.64 -10 46 15.5          21.1 R EK060474

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.  Observers A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs.  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 KB6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0829 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 324.99969              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46044146     Peri.  245.81588     +0.65075119     +0.67315333
a   1.6609368      Node    69.66676     -0.48616043     +0.72475508
e   0.4447588      Incl.   22.00011     -0.58324174     +0.14695124
P   2.14           H   24.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080529 G96  0.1-  0.2-    080529 G96  0.0   0.5+    080530 474  0.2+  0.2+
080529 G96  0.6+  0.5-    080529 G96  0.4-  0.3-    080530 474  0.1+  0.1+
080529 G96  0.3-  0.1+    080530 G96  0.2-  0.7+    080530 474  0.1-  0.3-
080529 G96  0.0   0.5+    080530 G96  0.2-  0.5-

Ephemeris:
2008 KB6                 a,e,i = 1.66, 0.44, 22                  q = 0.9222
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 05 24    15 58.90   -00 25.0    0.182    1.185   159.6    17.3    21.9
2008 05 25    15 55.28   -01 38.1    0.174    1.179   160.4    16.7    21.8
2008 05 26    15 51.34   -02 58.6    0.167    1.172   161.1    16.2    21.6
2008 05 27    15 47.03   -04 26.9    0.160    1.166   161.7    15.8    21.5
2008 05 28    15 42.32   -06 04.0    0.153    1.160   162.1    15.6    21.4
2008 05 29    15 37.15   -07 50.7    0.146    1.153   162.1    15.7    21.3
2008 05 30    15 31.48   -09 47.5    0.140    1.147   161.8    16.0    21.2
2008 05 31    15 25.24   -11 55.4    0.134    1.141   161.1    16.8    21.1
2008 06 01    15 18.34   -14 14.9    0.128    1.135   159.8    17.9    21.0
2008 06 02    15 10.71   -16 46.3    0.123    1.129   158.1    19.6    21.0
2008 06 03    15 02.25   -19 30.0    0.118    1.123   155.9    21.7    21.0
2008 06 04    14 52.83   -22 25.4    0.113    1.117   153.2    24.2    20.9
2008 06 05    14 42.34   -25 31.7    0.110    1.111   150.1    27.1    20.9
2008 06 06    14 30.62   -28 47.2    0.106    1.105   146.5    30.4    21.0
2008 06 07    14 17.51   -32 09.4    0.104    1.099   142.7    34.0    21.0
2008 06 08    14 02.86   -35 34.9    0.102    1.093   138.6    37.9    21.1
2008 06 09    13 46.51   -38 59.3    0.100    1.088   134.2    42.0    21.1
2008 06 10    13 28.32   -42 17.7    0.0999   1.082   129.8    46.1    21.2
2008 06 11    13 08.22   -45 25.0    0.100    1.076   125.3    50.3    21.3
2008 06 12    12 46.22   -48 16.0    0.101    1.071   120.9    54.5    21.5
2008 06 13    12 22.49   -50 46.3    0.102    1.065   116.5    58.5    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-K60

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