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MPEC 2008-L54 : 2008 LQ16

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L54                                Issued 2008 June 15, 01:49 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 LQ16

Observations:
     K08L16Q* C2008 06 14.35962 21 54 02.34 +28 53 34.8          19.2   EL054704
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 14.37909 21 53 43.44 +28 51 24.7          19.0   EL054704
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 14.38881 21 53 34.04 +28 50 19.2          19.0   EL054704
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 14.39851 21 53 24.65 +28 49 15.5          19.5   EL054704
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 15.02528 21 43 37.84 +27 36 45.1                 EL054J95
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 15.02674 21 43 36.52 +27 36 36.0                 EL054J95
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 15.02819 21 43 35.14 +27 36 26.1          18.3 R EL054J95
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 15.04907 21 43 15.66 +27 34 01.3          18.3 R EL054J95
     K08L16Q  C2008 06 15.05310 21 43 11.94 +27 33 33.0          18.5 R EL054J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 LQ16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0967 AU
Epoch 2008 June 3.0 TT = JDT 2454620.5                  MPC
M  22.59273              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53775277     Peri.   17.97501     -0.93053420     -0.35837061
a   1.4976636      Node   140.76172     +0.31966822     -0.89527856
e   0.6880603      Incl.    6.84080     +0.17865701     -0.26466357
P   1.83           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2008 June 14-15.

Ephemeris:
2008 LQ16                a,e,i = 1.50, 0.69, 7                   q = 0.4672
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 13    22 16.17   +31 21.0    0.155    1.032    91.8    79.6    18.8
2008 06 23    20 06.14   +11 50.3    0.186    1.154   134.4    39.0    18.2
2008 07 03    19 00.76   -01 50.3    0.266    1.269   158.7    16.9    18.5
2008 07 13    18 28.70   -09 15.8    0.376    1.377   160.6    14.2    19.4
2008 07 23    18 13.33   -13 32.5    0.504    1.478   151.3    19.3    20.3
2008 08 02    18 07.41   -16 14.8    0.647    1.573   141.3    23.8    21.2
2008 08 12    18 07.52   -18 04.5    0.803    1.662   132.0    26.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L54

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