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MPEC 2008-V44 : 2008 VV4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-V44                                Issued 2008 Nov. 8, 00:33 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 VV4

Observations:
     K08V04V* C2008 11 07.39366 08 54 08.28 +47 59 44.6          19.3 V EV044703
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.40325 08 54 10.33 +47 58 35.2          18.7 V EV044703
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.41281 08 54 12.67 +47 57 25.8          18.2 V EV044703
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.42236 08 54 14.86 +47 56 17.1          18.8 V EV044703
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.44928 08 54 20.98 +47 52 58.8          19.2 V EV044H01
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.45058 08 54 21.32 +47 52 48.8          19.1 V EV044H01
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.45259 08 54 21.81 +47 52 34.0          19.0 V EV044H01
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.45420 08 54 22.15 +47 52 22.2          19.0 V EV044H01
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.96610 08 56 26.84 +46 48 04.2                 EV044J95
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.97129 08 56 28.14 +46 47 24.9                 EV044J95
     K08V04V  C2008 11 07.97648 08 56 29.36 +46 46 46.4          18.6 R EV044J95

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 VV4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0597 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M   0.57730              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16821684     Peri.  186.89620     +0.21444598     -0.88044792
a   3.2500477      Node   251.42107     +0.91609658     +0.33147761
e   0.6792023      Incl.   26.49540     +0.33879195     -0.33901926
P   5.86           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081107 703  1.3+  0.5-    081107 H01  0.3-  0.1+    081107 J95  0.3-  0.2+
081107 703  0.9-  0.1-    081107 H01  0.0   0.4-    081107 J95  0.3+  0.3-
081107 703  0.0   0.3+    081107 H01  0.3+  0.4-    081107 J95  0.0   0.0
081107 703  0.5-  1.3+    081107 H01  0.0   0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 VV4                 a,e,i = 3.25, 0.68, 26                  q = 1.0426
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 31    08 15.56   +60 47.7    0.310    1.105   103.0    61.1    19.3
2008 11 10    09 04.03   +42 21.6    0.252    1.068   101.0    65.6    18.9
2008 11 20    09 30.96   +16 45.8    0.232    1.047    98.2    69.1    18.8
2008 11 30    09 46.57   -08 11.5    0.256    1.044    95.8    70.1    19.0
2008 12 10    09 55.24   -26 04.2    0.312    1.059    95.1    67.8    19.4
2008 12 20    09 58.60   -37 32.2    0.381    1.092    96.1    63.7    19.8
2008 12 30    09 56.79   -44 49.0    0.451    1.139    98.2    58.7    20.1
2009 01 09    09 50.03   -49 16.6    0.520    1.199   101.3    53.6    20.3
2009 01 19    09 39.31   -51 36.5    0.584    1.268   105.1    48.5    20.6
2009 01 29    09 26.57   -52 08.4    0.645    1.344   109.3    43.7    20.8
2009 02 08    09 14.59   -51 06.6    0.706    1.426   113.8    39.3    21.0
2009 02 18    09 05.71   -48 49.2    0.768    1.510   118.0    35.3    21.2
2009 02 28    09 01.12   -45 36.2    0.837    1.597   121.6    31.9    21.4
2009 03 10    09 01.06   -41 50.3    0.914    1.685   124.0    29.2    21.6
2009 03 20    09 04.94   -37 53.2    1.004    1.773   124.9    27.4    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-V44

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