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MPEC 2008-L09 : 2008 LA

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L09                                Issued 2008 June 2, 11:57 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 LA

Observations:
     K08L00A* C2008 06 01.16922 14 36 01.15 -03 17 08.8          20.9 V EL009691
     K08L00A  C2008 06 01.19298 14 35 58.15 -03 16 25.8          21.2 V EL009691
     K08L00A  C2008 06 01.21676 14 35 55.19 -03 15 43.8          20.9 V EL009691
     K08L00A  C2008 06 01.30261 14 35 44.46 -03 13 09.3          21.5 V EL009291
     K08L00A  C2008 06 01.30651 14 35 43.94 -03 13 01.1          21.1 V EL009291
     K08L00A  C2008 06 01.31057 14 35 43.51 -03 12 54.8          21.3 V EL009291
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.23311 14 34 04.40 -02 44 36.3          20.5 V EL009G96
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.23808 14 34 03.75 -02 44 26.8          20.5 V EL009G96
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.24309 14 34 03.10 -02 44 17.1          20.3 V EL009G96
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.24803 14 34 02.49 -02 44 08.4          21.1 V EL009G96
     K08L00A 4C2008 06 02.27385 14 34 01.62 -02 43 09.4          20.4 R EL009F65
     K08L00A 4C2008 06 02.28625 14 34 00.01 -02 42 46.7          20.7 R EL009F65
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.28721 14 33 57.43 -02 42 53.9          21.4 V EL009291
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.29104 14 33 56.97 -02 42 46.5          21.0 V EL009291
     K08L00A  C2008 06 02.29464 14 33 56.47 -02 42 39.9          21.3 V EL009291
     K08L00A 4C2008 06 02.29784 14 33 58.46 -02 42 24.3          20.3 R EL009F65

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers A. F. Tubbiolo, T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. H. Bressi, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer J. Bedient.  2.0-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, C. J. Bayus.  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 LA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0012 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 339.54232              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29537122     Peri.  144.17978     +0.58832692     +0.80857303
a   2.2330097      Node   161.85319     -0.74846575     +0.54873968
e   0.5756239      Incl.    1.65685     -0.30605630     +0.21235449
P   3.34           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080601 691  0.1+  0.0     080602 G96  0.1-  0.1+    080602 291  0.4-  0.0
080601 691  0.5-  0.5+    080602 G96  0.1-  0.3+    080602 291  0.1+  0.2+
080601 691  0.2-  0.1-    080602 G96  0.2-  0.5+    080602 291  0.5-  0.1-
080601 291  0.2-  0.3-    080602 G96  0.3+  0.1-    080602 F65  0.7-  0.4+
080601 291  0.8-  0.8+    080602 F65  0.3-  0.5+
080601 291  0.3+  0.2-    080602 F65  0.2-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 LA                  a,e,i = 2.23, 0.58, 2                   q = 0.9476
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 03    14 32.65   -02 19.6    0.158    1.144   142.2    32.9    20.9
2008 06 05    14 28.73   -01 11.1    0.147    1.130   138.9    36.1    20.8
2008 06 07    14 24.50   +00 05.2    0.137    1.117   135.5    39.5    20.7
2008 06 09    14 19.88   +01 31.1    0.126    1.104   132.0    43.1    20.6
2008 06 11    14 14.75   +03 09.2    0.116    1.091   128.2    47.0    20.5
2008 06 13    14 08.95   +05 02.7    0.106    1.079   124.2    51.1    20.4
2008 06 15    14 02.23   +07 16.4    0.0963   1.067   119.8    55.7    20.3
2008 06 17    13 54.23   +09 56.7    0.0868   1.055   114.9    60.8    20.2
2008 06 19    13 44.38   +13 12.4    0.0776   1.044   109.4    66.6    20.1
2008 06 21    13 31.80   +17 15.4    0.0688   1.034   103.0    73.3    20.0
2008 06 23    13 15.01   +22 20.7    0.0606   1.024    95.4    81.2    20.0
2008 06 25    12 51.50   +28 43.4    0.0533   1.014    86.2    90.8    20.1
2008 06 27    12 16.88   +36 26.8    0.0475   1.005    75.0   102.4    20.3
2008 06 29    11 24.00   +44 50.7    0.0436   0.997    61.9   115.9    20.9
2008 07 01    10 05.52   +51 49.7    0.0424   0.989    48.3   129.9    22.0
2008 07 03    08 28.73   +54 34.5    0.0440   0.982    36.7   141.8    23.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L09

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