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MPEC 2008-N03 : 2008 MQ1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N03                                Issued 2008 July 1, 14:11 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 MQ1

Observations:
     K08M01Q* C2008 06 30.31981 20 39 07.92 -02 08 00.4          17.9   EN003704
     K08M01Q  C2008 06 30.32944 20 39 16.12 -02 08 51.7          18.1   EN003704
     K08M01Q  C2008 06 30.33911 20 39 24.26 -02 09 44.8          18.1   EN003704
     K08M01Q  C2008 06 30.34879 20 39 32.43 -02 10 37.1          18.0   EN003704
     K08M01Q  C2008 06 30.35855 20 39 40.57 -02 11 30.4          18.1   EN003704
     K08M01Q EC2008 07 01.04712 20 50 21.22 -03 13 17.1          17.4 R EN003J95
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.19400 20 52 43.24 -03 24 46.8          17.6 R EN003734
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.20880 20 52 55.36 -03 26 01.9          17.8 R EN003734
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.20939 20 52 55.88 -03 26 04.9          17.9 R EN003734
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.21019 20 52 56.55 -03 26 09.2          17.6 R EN003734
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.21125 20 52 57.42 -03 26 14.5          17.9 R EN003734
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.26204 20 53 35.94 -03 30 17.8          17.3 R EN003850
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27096 20 53 42.85 -03 31 03.4          17.3 R EN003850
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27462 20 53 52.69 -03 31 04.2          17.1 V EN003703
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27569 20 53 53.55 -03 31 11.8          17.1 V EN003703
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27678 20 53 54.45 -03 31 15.2          17.6 V EN003703
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27786 20 53 55.28 -03 31 20.8          17.6 V EN003703
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.27991 20 53 49.73 -03 31 47.2          17.3 R EN003850
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.29776 20 54 03.40 -03 33 17.6          17.1 R EN003850
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.30669 20 54 10.20 -03 34 02.0          17.4 R EN003850
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.31520 20 54 23.33 -03 34 37.5          17.6 R EN003H01
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.31795 20 54 25.45 -03 34 51.3          17.5 R EN003H01
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.32068 20 54 27.55 -03 35 05.0          17.7 R EN003H01
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.34788 20 54 49.61 -03 37 10.4          17.5 R EN003651
     K08M01Q  C2008 07 01.34988 20 54 51.02 -03 37 20.0          17.8 R EN003651
     K08M01Q 5C2008 07 01.43687520 55 58.789-03 44 44.35         17.5 R EN003673
     K08M01Q 5C2008 07 01.44254620 56 03.039-03 45 12.28                EN003673
     K08M01Q 5C2008 07 01.44833320 56 07.382-03 45 40.63                EN003673
     K08M01Q 5C2008 07 01.45180620 56 09.961-03 45 57.89                EN003673

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
    S. Veselovskyi.  0.30-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 765x510 CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 MQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0214 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 336.76377              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.59814558     Peri.  161.28346     +0.01038340     +0.99924306
a   1.3950768      Node   109.29778     -0.92242820     +0.02404548
e   0.2583874      Incl.    2.27649     -0.38602903     -0.03057979
P   1.65           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080630 704  0.2-  1.2-    080701 734  0.3+  0.0     080701 H01  0.0   0.2+
080630 704  0.4+  0.3+    080701 850  0.4+  0.0     080701 H01  0.0   0.2+
080630 704  0.0   0.0     080701 850  0.5+  0.5-    080701 H01  0.0   0.2+
080630 704  0.4+  0.6+    080701 703  0.4-  0.1+    080701 651  0.7+  0.0
080630 704  0.3-  0.5+    080701 703  0.3-  2.1-    080701 651  0.9-  0.4+
080701 J95  0.1-  0.1+    080701 703  0.3+  0.0     080701 673  0.2+  0.2+
080701 734  0.8+  0.6-    080701 703  0.1-  0.1-    080701 673  0.1+  0.2+
080701 734  0.5-  0.0     080701 850  0.3+  0.8+    080701 673  0.2+  0.2+
080701 734  0.0   0.1+    080701 850  0.1+  0.1+    080701 673  0.2-  0.0
080701 734  0.3+  0.1-    080701 850  0.1-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2008 MQ1                 a,e,i = 1.40, 0.26, 2                   q = 1.0346
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 23    18 10.47   +10 37.8    0.0218   1.035   145.9    33.4    17.4
2008 06 25    18 54.92   +07 14.5    0.0216   1.035   147.9    31.4    17.3
2008 06 27    19 37.87   +03 34.1    0.0222   1.035   147.7    31.6    17.4
2008 06 29    20 16.55   +00 02.1    0.0236   1.036   145.7    33.6    17.5
2008 07 01    20 49.56   -03 04.6    0.0257   1.037   143.0    36.1    17.8
2008 07 03    21 16.85   -05 40.3    0.0283   1.039   140.5    38.5    18.1

2008 07 13    22 32.98   -13 00.1    0.0458   1.050   135.7    42.6    19.3
2008 07 23    23 00.17   -16 11.4    0.0663   1.067   139.6    38.1    20.0
2008 08 02    23 07.74   -18 08.0    0.0885   1.090   147.2    30.3    20.4
2008 08 12    23 05.79   -19 22.7    0.114    1.118   156.2    21.4    20.8
2008 08 22    22 59.78   -19 58.5    0.143    1.150   164.5    13.6    21.1
2008 09 01    22 53.01   -19 57.5    0.179    1.185   168.0    10.2    21.5

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