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MPEC 2008-U51 : 2008 UM3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U51                                Issued 2008 Oct. 25, 13:57 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 UM3

Observations:
     K08U03M* C2008 10 24.32641 02 20 03.22 +16 47 31.7          21.6 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.33447 02 20 04.23 +16 46 56.7          21.0 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.34255 02 20 05.20 +16 46 20.9          21.5 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.35062 02 20 06.21 +16 45 45.8          22.1 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.40110 02 20 12.69 +16 42 02.4          21.0 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.40314 02 20 12.90 +16 41 53.7          21.3 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.40516 02 20 13.18 +16 41 45.0          21.1 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 24.40721 02 20 13.46 +16 41 34.8          21.4 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 25.37339 02 22 38.78 +15 29 49.2          21.1 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 25.37664 02 22 39.25 +15 29 34.8          21.0 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 25.37990 02 22 39.64 +15 29 20.2          21.4 V EU051G96
     K08U03M  C2008 10 25.38314 02 22 40.08 +15 29 05.1          22.0 V EU051G96
     K08U03M HC2008 10 25.43170 02 22 46.32 +15 25 27.0                 EU051291
     K08U03M HC2008 10 25.43577 02 22 47.02 +15 25 06.2                 EU051291
     K08U03M  C2008 10 25.44276 02 22 47.90 +15 24 33.8                 EU051291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 UM3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1286 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   5.38996              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55937572     Peri.  203.30016     +0.54782082     -0.83032662
a   1.4588153      Node   213.73887     +0.79360884     +0.55444282
e   0.2390793      Incl.   10.60602     +0.26472128     +0.05613256
P   1.76           H   24.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081024 G96  0.6+  0.9-    081024 G96  0.6-  0.8+    081025 G96  0.1-  0.8-
081024 G96  0.6+  0.4-    081024 G96  0.3-  1.1+    081025 G96  0.3+  1.1-
081024 G96  0.1-  0.6-    081024 G96  0.1-  0.0     081025 291  1.3-  1.9+
081024 G96  0.3-  0.1-    081025 G96  0.5-  1.4-    081025 291  1.0+  0.3-
081024 G96  0.2+  0.4+    081025 G96  0.3+  1.0-    081025 291  0.3+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2008 UM3                 a,e,i = 1.46, 0.24, 11                  q = 1.1100
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    02 11.81   +20 39.2    0.143    1.136   167.9    10.6    21.6
2008 10 23    02 16.76   +18 23.1    0.139    1.133   170.7     8.2    21.5
2008 10 25    02 21.74   +15 58.2    0.136    1.130   173.2     6.0    21.3
2008 10 27    02 26.74   +13 25.7    0.133    1.127   175.0     4.4    21.2
2008 10 29    02 31.74   +10 47.3    0.131    1.124   174.9     4.5    21.1
2008 10 31    02 36.74   +08 04.8    0.130    1.122   172.9     6.2    21.2
2008 11 02    02 41.72   +05 20.3    0.129    1.120   170.1     8.7    21.3
2008 11 04    02 46.67   +02 35.9    0.129    1.118   167.0    11.5    21.4
2008 11 06    02 51.57   -00 06.0    0.129    1.116   163.8    14.3    21.5
2008 11 08    02 56.42   -02 43.7    0.130    1.114   160.7    17.1    21.6
2008 11 10    03 01.20   -05 15.1    0.132    1.113   157.6    19.8    21.7
2008 11 12    03 05.89   -07 39.0    0.134    1.112   154.6    22.4    21.8
2008 11 14    03 10.50   -09 54.2    0.136    1.111   151.8    24.9    21.9
2008 11 16    03 15.00   -11 59.8    0.139    1.111   149.1    27.2    22.1
2008 11 18    03 19.39   -13 55.3    0.142    1.110   146.6    29.3    22.2
2008 11 20    03 23.65   -15 40.5    0.146    1.110   144.3    31.3    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U51

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