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MPEC 2008-V36 : 2008 VB4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-V36                                Issued 2008 Nov. 6, 22:52 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 VB4

Observations:
     K08V04B* C2008 11 06.34423 03 51 11.98 +18 03 41.0          20.0 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.34964 03 51 17.85 +18 04 18.4          20.2 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.35510 03 51 23.79 +18 04 55.7          20.2 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.36058 03 51 29.66 +18 05 33.0          20.1 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.38331 03 51 53.85 +18 08 03.8          20.2 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.38373 03 51 54.32 +18 08 06.6          20.2 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.38416 03 51 54.72 +18 08 09.2          20.6 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.38458 03 51 55.26 +18 08 12.1          20.5 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.45363 03 53 07.36 +18 15 14.0          20.1 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.45491 03 53 08.73 +18 15 21.8          20.2 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.45616 03 53 09.99 +18 15 28.9          20.1 V EV036G96
     K08V04B  C2008 11 06.45741 03 53 11.29 +18 15 35.7          20.7 V EV036G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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 VB4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  15.34047              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27637700     Peri.  207.71009     +0.99972146     -0.02359946
a   2.3341823      Node   153.64218     +0.02176786     +0.91744712
e   0.6126832      Incl.    0.03591     +0.00911986     +0.39715720
P   3.57           H   28.2           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
081106 G96  0.5-  0.3-    081106 G96  0.2+  0.3+    081106 G96  0.1-  0.2-
081106 G96  0.3-  0.2-    081106 G96  0.6+  0.4+    081106 G96  0.4+  0.2+
081106 G96  0.5+  0.3-    081106 G96  0.2-  0.2+    081106 G96  0.1-  0.0
081106 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081106 G96  1.1+  0.4+    081106 G96  0.1-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 VB4                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.61, 0                   q = 0.9041
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    17 13.74   -24 00.8    0.0282   0.972    41.6   137.3    26.9
2008 11 01    17 24.56   -24 33.7    0.0213   0.977    43.1   136.0    26.1
2008 11 02    17 45.68   -25 29.0    0.0145   0.982    47.0   132.4    24.9
2008 11 03    18 43.34   -26 59.1    0.00800  0.988    58.9   120.7    22.6
2008 11 04    23 01.04   -15 38.4    0.00375  0.994   118.2    61.6    18.3
2008 11 05    02 51.08   +12 00.8    0.00780  0.999   175.7     4.3    18.0
2008 11 06    03 42.69   +17 19.1    0.0143   1.005   166.2    13.6    19.8
2008 11 07    04 02.28   +19 03.9    0.0211   1.011   162.4    17.2    20.8
2008 11 08    04 12.40   +19 54.3    0.0280   1.017   161.0    18.5    21.4
2008 11 09    04 18.52   +20 23.7    0.0349   1.023   160.5    18.9    21.9
2008 11 10    04 22.59   +20 42.7    0.0419   1.030   160.5    18.7    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-V36

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