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MPEC 2008-Q50 : 2008 QT11

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Q50                                Issued 2008 Aug. 28, 14:28 UT

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                                   2008 QT11

Observations:
     K08Q11T* C2008 08 27.76274 01 20 40.77 -43 36 38.4          19.1 V EQ050E12
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 27.77934 01 20 29.54 -43 35 44.5          18.4 V EQ050E12
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 27.79586 01 20 18.45 -43 34 48.8          18.2 V EQ050E12
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 27.81248 01 20 07.36 -43 33 51.6          18.2 V EQ050E12
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 28.52465 01 13 17.97 -42 56 44.0          18.9 R EQ050474
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 28.52604 01 13 17.14 -42 56 40.1          18.8 R EQ050474
     K08Q11T  C2008 08 28.52789 01 13 16.06 -42 56 34.9          18.9 R EQ050474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2008 QT11                                                Earth MOID = 0.0362 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 106.30507              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68126004     Peri.  137.39485     -0.16018905     +0.98386053
a   1.2791676      Node   123.23757     -0.92936681     -0.12311105
e   0.3225397      Incl.    5.47046     -0.33259103     -0.12985423
P   1.45           H   22.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080827 E12  0.0   0.5+    080827 E12  0.0   0.5+    080828 474  0.2+  0.0
080827 E12  0.1-  0.6-    080828 474  0.1-  0.0
080827 E12  0.0   0.4-    080828 474  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 QT11                a,e,i = 1.28, 0.32, 5                   q = 0.8666
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 08 22    02 55.31   -48 30.3    0.0513   1.030   110.3    67.0    18.5
2008 09 01    00 46.69   -40 14.8    0.0937   1.080   137.6    39.0    19.1
2008 09 11    00 06.44   -34 32.4    0.144    1.132   148.0    28.2    19.8
2008 09 21    23 47.81   -30 25.6    0.202    1.183   150.2    24.9    20.5
2008 10 01    23 38.75   -26 56.0    0.267    1.235   147.5    25.9    21.3
2008 10 11    23 35.98   -23 42.3    0.340    1.284   142.2    28.5    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Q50

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