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MPEC 2008-Q10 : 2008 QB

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Q10                                Issued 2008 Aug. 19, 22:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                                    2008 QB

Observations:
     K08Q00B* C2008 08 19.63258 21 41 14.92 -10 48 57.6          16.7 V EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.64351 21 41 07.47 -10 51 25.5          16.7 V EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.65443 21 41 00.02 -10 53 54.2          16.4 V EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.66157 21 40 55.13 -10 55 31.1          16.7 V EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.66536 21 40 52.57 -10 56 22.6          16.7 V EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.76781 21 39 42.28 -11 19 49.4          16.7 R EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.76987 21 39 40.88 -11 20 17.7          16.7 R EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.77178 21 39 39.56 -11 20 44.0          16.8 R EQ010E12
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.86770 21 38 39.41 -11 44 38.6          16.8 V EQ010595
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.86796521 38 39.02 -11 44 44.8          16.6 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.86892721 38 38.33 -11 44 58.1          16.5 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.86989021 38 37.67 -11 45 12.0          16.7 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87018 21 38 37.62 -11 45 14.0          16.9 V EQ010595
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87085121 38 36.99 -11 45 25.8          16.6 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87181221 38 36.29 -11 45 39.1          16.7 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87265 21 38 35.89 -11 45 48.9          17.0 V EQ010595
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87277521 38 35.61 -11 45 53.6          16.8 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87373821 38 34.87 -11 46 06.7          17.0 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87470221 38 34.24 -11 46 20.6          16.8 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87566521 38 33.56 -11 46 34.0          16.5 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.87662821 38 32.85 -11 46 47.9          16.6 V EQ010B03
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.90587 21 38 11.90 -11 53 44.6                 EQ010118
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.90804 21 38 10.36 -11 54 15.2                 EQ010118
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.91238 21 38 07.26 -11 55 17.6                 EQ010118
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.91455 21 38 05.70 -11 55 48.9                 EQ010118
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.91672 21 38 04.14 -11 56 19.5                 EQ010118
     K08Q00B  C2008 08 19.91889 21 38 02.58 -11 56 50.5                 EQ010118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin,
    F. Piani.  Measurers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin, F. Piani.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna.  Observer M. Pietschnig.  0.35-m f/5.8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  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.

Orbital elements:
2008 QB                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0531 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 246.38024              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.72938168     Peri.  313.85894     -0.26290206     -0.91051626
a   1.2222672      Node   147.00170     +0.96388071     -0.23325092
e   0.7431843      Incl.   35.87160     -0.04262019     +0.34140028
P   1.35           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080819 E12  0.2+  0.2-    080819 B03  0.5+  0.2-    080819 B03  0.6+  0.3-
080819 E12  0.3+  0.1+    080819 B03  0.4+  0.1+    080819 B03  0.6+  0.1-
080819 E12  0.4+  0.2-    080819 B03  0.8+  0.1-    080819 B03  0.3+  0.3-
080819 E12  0.3+  0.0     080819 595  0.1+  0.3+    080819 118  0.0   0.2-
080819 E12  0.7+  0.1+    080819 B03  0.8+  0.2-    080819 118  0.2+  0.2+
080819 E12  0.2+  0.5-    080819 B03  0.5+  0.1+    080819 118  0.4+  0.2-
080819 E12  0.4+  0.3-    080819 595  0.4+  0.5+    080819 118  0.4+  0.5-
080819 E12  0.2+  0.1-    080819 B03  0.6+  0.7-    080819 118  0.3+  0.1-
080819 595  0.5+  0.5+    080819 B03  0.2-  0.1-    080819 118  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 QB                  a,e,i = 1.22, 0.74, 36                  q = 0.3139
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 08 12    22 26.58   +05 14.5    0.236    1.231   155.1    20.3    18.9
2008 08 13    22 23.26   +04 04.0    0.221    1.220   157.3    18.7    18.7
2008 08 14    22 19.44   +02 42.5    0.206    1.208   159.7    16.9    18.5
2008 08 15    22 15.02   +01 07.7    0.191    1.196   162.4    14.8    18.2
2008 08 16    22 09.85   -00 43.3    0.177    1.184   165.4    12.5    17.9
2008 08 17    22 03.77   -02 54.1    0.163    1.172   168.7     9.8    17.6
2008 08 18    21 56.52   -05 29.1    0.149    1.160   172.2     6.8    17.3
2008 08 19    21 47.78   -08 34.0    0.136    1.148   175.5     3.9    16.9
2008 08 20    21 37.09   -12 15.1    0.124    1.136   175.0     4.5    16.7
2008 08 21    21 23.82   -16 39.5    0.113    1.123   169.8     9.2    16.7
2008 08 22    21 07.04   -21 52.7    0.103    1.111   162.8    15.6    16.8
2008 08 23    20 45.46   -27 55.7    0.0953   1.098   154.4    23.4    16.8
2008 08 24    20 17.29   -34 38.1    0.0893   1.085   144.8    32.5    16.9
2008 08 25    19 40.37   -41 31.2    0.0857   1.072   134.1    42.6    17.1
2008 08 26    18 52.86   -47 45.9    0.0850   1.059   122.9    53.2    17.3
2008 08 27    17 55.39   -52 25.1    0.0871   1.046   111.9    63.7    17.7
2008 08 28    16 53.21   -54 52.8    0.0918   1.033   101.7    73.3    18.0
2008 08 29    15 54.69   -55 15.7    0.0987   1.019    92.6    81.9    18.5
2008 08 30    15 05.71   -54 12.7    0.107    1.006    84.8    89.1    18.9
2008 08 31    14 27.38   -52 25.6    0.118    0.992    78.1    95.3    19.3
2008 09 01    13 58.05   -50 23.3    0.129    0.978    72.4   100.4    19.7
2008 09 02    13 35.53   -48 21.1    0.141    0.964    67.5   104.7    20.1
2008 09 03    13 17.98   -46 26.0    0.153    0.950    63.3   108.4    20.5
2008 09 04    13 04.04   -44 40.5    0.166    0.936    59.7   111.5    20.8
2008 09 05    12 52.75   -43 04.8    0.180    0.921    56.5   114.2    21.1
2008 09 06    12 43.44   -41 38.2    0.193    0.907    53.6   116.5    21.4
2008 09 07    12 35.64   -40 19.7    0.207    0.892    51.0   118.6    21.7
2008 09 08    12 29.01   -39 08.3    0.221    0.877    48.7   120.4    21.9
2008 09 09    12 23.31   -38 02.9    0.236    0.862    46.5   122.0    22.1
2008 09 10    12 18.33   -37 02.6    0.250    0.847    44.6   123.5    22.3
2008 09 11    12 13.96   -36 06.7    0.265    0.832    42.7   124.8    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Q10

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