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MPEC 2008-P24 : 2008 PT1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P24                                Issued 2008 Aug. 5, 04:02 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

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                                   2008 PT1

Observations:
     K08P01T  C2008 06 30.76235 23 18 58.60 -33 51 59.5          18.8 V EP024E12
     K08P01T  C2008 06 30.77682 23 18 59.25 -33 51 35.1          19.0 V EP024E12
     K08P01T  C2008 06 30.79056 23 18 59.79 -33 51 12.7          19.1 V EP024E12
     K08P01T  C2008 06 30.80400 23 19 00.40 -33 50 50.9          19.5 V EP024E12
     K08P01T* C2008 08 03.12845 23 10 04.59 -14 44 16.5          17.6 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 03.14825 23 10 02.93 -14 43 28.6          17.7 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 03.16795 23 10 01.33 -14 42 40.3          17.6 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 03.99988 23 08 56.69 -14 08 51.2          17.0 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.00506 23 08 56.25 -14 08 38.5          17.1 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.01025 23 08 55.80 -14 08 25.8          17.1 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.01544 23 08 55.37 -14 08 13.3          17.1 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.12150 23 08 46.34 -14 03 54.2          17.6 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.13630 23 08 44.99 -14 03 18.1          17.0 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.14073 23 08 44.61 -14 03 07.3          17.0 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.14124 23 08 44.66 -14 03 05.8          17.6 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.14509 23 08 44.23 -14 02 56.6          17.0 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 04.16096 23 08 42.96 -14 02 17.3          17.6 V EP024J75
     K08P01T  C2008 08 05.12652 23 07 24.16 -13 22 53.1          16.9 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 05.13432 23 07 23.45 -13 22 33.8          16.9 R EP024620
     K08P01T  C2008 08 05.14091 23 07 22.86 -13 22 17.6          17.0 R EP024620

Observer details:
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
    J. Nomen, J. Rodriguez, A. Cikota, S. Cikota.  0.30-m f/9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
    J. L. Ortiz, N. Morales, J. Rodriguez, A. Cikota, S. Cikota.  0.45-m f/2.8
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 PT1
Epoch 2008 July 13.0 TT = JDT 2454660.5                 MPC
M   0.61849              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17355426     Peri.  334.87237     +0.56402999     +0.80066311
a   3.1830676      Node   328.28167     -0.67777577     +0.30914320
e   0.5502828      Incl.   22.59656     -0.47168864     +0.51319496
P   5.68           H   17.2           G   0.15
From 20 observations 2008 June 30-Aug. 5.

Ephemeris:
2008 PT1                 a,e,i = 3.18, 0.55, 23                  q = 1.4315
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 08 02    23 11.50   -15 29.7    0.497    1.453   146.0    23.0    17.6
2008 08 12    22 56.97   -08 40.9    0.488    1.475   157.3    15.4    17.3
2008 08 22    22 39.86   -02 08.9    0.501    1.504   167.1     8.6    17.2
2008 09 01    22 23.22   +03 25.0    0.538    1.539   167.4     8.2    17.4
2008 09 11    22 09.81   +07 39.7    0.597    1.579   159.1    13.1    17.8
2008 09 21    22 01.16   +10 39.2    0.676    1.625   149.8    18.1    18.3
2008 10 01    21 57.55   +12 40.0    0.772    1.674   141.2    22.0    18.8
2008 10 11    21 58.58   +14 02.2    0.881    1.727   133.5    24.8    19.3
2008 10 21    22 03.48   +15 01.7    1.002    1.782   126.3    26.7    19.7
2008 10 31    22 11.47   +15 49.6    1.134    1.840   119.7    27.9    20.0
2008 11 10    22 21.90   +16 33.7    1.274    1.900   113.5    28.5    20.4
2008 11 20    22 34.17   +17 18.5    1.423    1.961   107.5    28.7    20.7
2008 11 30    22 47.86   +18 06.7    1.578    2.023   101.7    28.5    21.0
2008 12 10    23 02.64   +18 59.6    1.740    2.086    96.0    28.0    21.2
2008 12 20    23 18.22   +19 57.7    1.905    2.150    90.4    27.2    21.5
2008 12 30    23 34.43   +21 00.7    2.074    2.213    84.8    26.3    21.7
2009 01 09    23 51.11   +22 08.2    2.245    2.277    79.3    25.1    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P24

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