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MPEC 2008-R29 : 2008 RK1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-R29                                Issued 2008 Sept. 5, 16:42 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.

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                                   2008 RK1

Observations:
     K08R01K* C2008 09 04.43265 00 46 51.00 +02 26 47.8          20.4 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 04.43672 00 46 51.25 +02 26 59.1          20.4 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 04.44050 00 46 51.49 +02 27 09.6          20.4 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 04.46980 00 46 53.33 +02 28 31.3          20.5 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 04.47346 00 46 53.59 +02 28 40.0          20.6 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 04.47719 00 46 53.82 +02 28 50.3          20.5 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 05.30600 00 47 57.61 +03 06 43.9          20.7 V ER029291
     K08R01K  C2008 09 05.31667 00 47 58.25 +03 07 12.9          20.7 V ER029291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 RK1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1934 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  18.88928              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.19376167     Peri.  345.87859     +0.92144642     +0.38811118
a   2.9577228      Node   351.22367     -0.34439072     +0.79514100
e   0.5937588      Incl.    6.58566     -0.17980970     +0.46596191
P   5.09           H   22.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080904 291  0.0   0.1-    080904 291  0.2-  0.9+    080905 291  0.0   0.1+
080904 291  0.0   0.0     080904 291  0.2+  0.4-    080905 291  0.0   0.1-
080904 291  0.0   0.0     080904 291  0.0   0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 RK1                 a,e,i = 2.96, 0.59, 7                   q = 1.2015
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 09 01    00 42.10   -00 14.7    0.222    1.205   149.0    25.6    20.5
2008 09 11    00 53.78   +07 12.2    0.234    1.220   153.3    21.8    20.5
2008 09 21    00 59.52   +13 05.9    0.256    1.246   158.6    17.1    20.6
2008 10 01    01 01.00   +17 12.0    0.290    1.283   164.0    12.4    20.8
2008 10 11    01 00.68   +19 42.0    0.336    1.328   167.3     9.5    21.1
2008 10 21    01 00.75   +21 00.3    0.394    1.381   165.5    10.4    21.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-R29

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