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MPEC 2008-N33 : 2008 LP17

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M.P.E.C. 2008-N33                                Issued 2008 July 11, 18:15 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
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                                   2008 LP17

Observations:
     K08L17P* C2008 06 06.21347 14 45 20.44 -08 16 45.7          20.9 R EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 06.26421 14 45 20.19 -08 16 45.3          21.0 R EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 07.20266 14 45 15.63 -08 16 38.4          20.8 R EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 07.24348 14 45 15.46 -08 16 38.1          21.0 R EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 19.24897 14 44 23.79 -08 15 52.8                 EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 19.30271 14 44 23.53 -08 15 53.2                 EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 06 20.21121 14 44 20.15 -08 15 52.6                 EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 07 01.27114 14 43 45.35 -08 16 33.8                 EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 07 02.18189 14 43 43.08 -08 16 40.9                 EN033675
     K08L17P  C2008 07 02.25658 14 43 42.88 -08 16 41.7                 EN033675

Observer details:
675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown, D. Rabinowitz.
    1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 LP17
Epoch 2008 June 3.0 TT = JDT 2454620.5                  MPC
M   0.96846              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00131494     Peri.  144.02414     -0.78971839     +0.56708877
a  82.5149032      Node    72.18419     -0.60446925     -0.65420440
e   0.6332070      Incl.   14.22822     -0.10469862     -0.50042675
P 750              H    6.4           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2008 June 6-July 2.

Ephemeris:
2008 LP17                a,e,i = 82.51, 0.63, 14                 q = 30.266
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 07 03    14 43.68   -08 16.8   29.812   30.326   119.5     1.7    21.4
2008 07 13    14 43.38   -08 18.7   29.965   30.327   110.0     1.8    21.4
2008 07 23    14 43.28   -08 21.6   30.127   30.329   100.5     1.9    21.4
2008 08 02    14 43.38   -08 25.6   30.294   30.331    91.1     1.9    21.4
2008 08 12    14 43.68   -08 30.5   30.462   30.332    81.7     1.9    21.5
2008 08 22    14 44.19   -08 36.2   30.626   30.334    72.3     1.8    21.5
2008 09 01    14 44.89   -08 42.7   30.782   30.336    62.9     1.7    21.5
2008 09 11    14 45.78   -08 49.9   30.925   30.337    53.5     1.5    21.5
2008 09 21    14 46.83   -08 57.5   31.051   30.339    44.2     1.3    21.5
2008 10 01    14 48.02   -09 05.4   31.157   30.341    34.9     1.1    21.4

     The three observations attributed to comet 85P on MPEC 2008-N31 should
be deleted.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N33

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