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MPEC 2008-L12 : 2008 LD

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L12                                Issued 2008 June 2, 12:08 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 LD

Observations:
     K08L00D* C2008 06 02.29145 16 45 25.85 +02 39 44.9                 EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.30065 16 44 43.76 +02 51 13.5                 EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.30983 16 44 01.95 +03 02 37.6                 EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.31904 16 43 20.49 +03 13 53.7                 EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.33615 16 42 04.17 +03 34 39.4          17.9 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.33641 16 42 03.06 +03 34 57.1          18.1 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.33666 16 42 01.94 +03 35 15.7          18.4 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.33693 16 42 00.79 +03 35 34.5          18.1 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.40357 16 37 17.83 +04 53 10.5          18.6 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.40379 16 37 16.89 +04 53 25.3          18.1 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.40403 16 37 15.96 +04 53 41.4          18.8 V EL012G96
     K08L00D  C2008 06 02.40428 16 37 14.95 +04 53 58.2          18.1 V EL012G96

Observer details:
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 LD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0026 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 128.90336              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.17496795     Peri.  201.89437     -0.05112945     -0.99241335
a   0.8894442      Node   251.17820     +0.93291205     -0.00750158
e   0.1589447      Incl.    6.78401     +0.35645600     -0.12271706
P   0.84           H   28.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2008 June 2.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 LD                  a,e,i = 0.89, 0.16, 7                   q = 0.7481
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 03    16 10.68   +13 54.7    0.00537  1.019   142.8    37.0    19.1
2008 06 04    15 42.68   +21 54.9    0.00754  1.020   132.8    46.9    20.1
2008 06 05    15 26.29   +26 06.0    0.00986  1.021   127.0    52.6    20.8
2008 06 06    15 15.67   +28 35.7    0.0122   1.022   123.2    56.2    21.4
2008 06 07    15 08.31   +30 13.5    0.0146   1.022   120.5    58.8    21.9
2008 06 08    15 02.95   +31 21.5    0.0171   1.023   118.4    60.8    22.3
2008 06 09    14 58.91   +32 11.1    0.0195   1.024   116.6    62.4    22.6
2008 06 10    14 55.78   +32 48.5    0.0219   1.025   115.2    63.7    22.9
2008 06 11    14 53.31   +33 17.4    0.0244   1.026   113.9    64.8    23.2
2008 06 12    14 51.32   +33 40.2    0.0268   1.026   112.8    65.8    23.4
2008 06 13    14 49.71   +33 58.5    0.0292   1.027   111.8    66.7    23.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L12

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