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MPEC 2008-R28 : 2008 RJ1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-R28                                Issued 2008 Sept. 5, 16:37 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,
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                                   2008 RJ1

Observations:
     K08R01J* C2008 09 04.40474 00 59 38.15 +11 54 27.4          20.6 V ER028691
     K08R01J  C2008 09 04.42234 00 59 37.22 +11 54 13.9          20.8 V ER028691
     K08R01J  C2008 09 04.43996 00 59 36.28 +11 54 00.5          20.4 V ER028691
     K08R01J  C2008 09 04.48127 00 59 34.07 +11 53 28.3          20.6 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 04.48617 00 59 33.82 +11 53 24.4          20.7 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 04.49049 00 59 33.60 +11 53 21.2          20.6 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.26563 00 58 54.13 +11 43 17.1          20.9 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.27006 00 58 53.87 +11 43 14.1          20.5 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.27492 00 58 53.64 +11 43 09.7          21.0 V ER028291
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.42421 00 58 45.38 +11 41 11.4          20.2 R ER028H36
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.43175 00 58 45.00 +11 41 06.4          20.1 R ER028H36
     K08R01J  C2008 09 05.43929 00 58 44.61 +11 40 59.3          19.9 R ER028H36

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 RJ1                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0085 AU
Epoch 2008 Aug. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454700.5                 MPC
M 124.85212              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44745534     Peri.   15.21903     -0.90435135     +0.42103739
a   1.6929193      Node   190.52931     -0.42050339     -0.90700198
e   0.4113496      Incl.   22.46555     -0.07297624     +0.00865595
P   2.20           H   17.3           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2008 Sept. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2008 RJ1                 a,e,i = 1.69, 0.41, 22                  q = 0.9965
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 09 01    01 02.34   +12 36.4    1.388    2.252   139.3    17.0    20.7
2008 09 11    00 53.47   +10 23.4    1.337    2.275   151.9    12.0    20.4
2008 09 21    00 42.34   +07 44.6    1.311    2.296   165.2     6.4    20.2
2008 10 01    00 30.15   +04 51.6    1.314    2.315   178.3     0.7    19.8
2008 10 11    00 18.40   +02 00.6    1.348    2.332   167.1     5.5    20.2
2008 10 21    00 08.41   -00 32.9    1.412    2.347   153.8    10.8    20.6
2008 10 31    00 01.09   -02 38.6    1.501    2.359   141.3    15.3    20.9
2008 11 10    23 56.88   -04 12.0    1.611    2.369   129.7    18.8    21.2
2008 11 20    23 55.77   -05 13.7    1.737    2.378   118.9    21.3    21.4
2008 11 30    23 57.53   -05 47.2    1.872    2.384   109.0    23.0    21.6
2008 12 10    00 01.81   -05 56.4    2.013    2.387    99.8    24.0    21.8
2008 12 20    00 08.24   -05 45.9    2.156    2.389    91.2    24.3    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R28

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