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MPEC 2008-X23 : 2008 XK

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X23                                Issued 2008 Dec. 2, 13:17 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

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                                    2008 XK

Observations:
     K08X00K* C2008 12 02.28019 03 39 19.18 +01 47 58.1          20.8 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.28678 03 39 21.52 +01 48 08.0          20.5 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.29344 03 39 23.86 +01 48 18.9          20.4 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.29998 03 39 26.20 +01 48 29.6          20.9 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.33483 03 39 38.88 +01 49 26.4          19.8 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.34054 03 39 41.04 +01 49 36.0          20.5 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.34618 03 39 43.16 +01 49 45.7          20.9 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.35178 03 39 44.55 +01 49 47.8          20.8 R EX023H01
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.35190 03 39 45.32 +01 49 54.7          21.0 V EX023G96
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.35594 03 39 46.18 +01 49 54.9          20.9 R EX023H01
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.35964 03 39 47.59 +01 50 00.9          20.7 R EX023H01
     K08X00K  C2008 12 02.36682 03 39 50.41 +01 50 12.9          20.6 R EX023H01

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 XK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0007 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 350.21902              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27257101     Peri.   40.21376     -0.42566960     -0.90003418
a   2.3558607      Node    75.16476     +0.80338697     -0.42345443
e   0.6188951      Incl.    5.55108     +0.41638295     -0.10307678
P   3.62           H   27.2           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
081202 G96  0.2+  0.5+    081202 G96  0.1-  0.4-    081202 G96  0.5+  0.3-
081202 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081202 G96  0.4+  0.2-    081202 H01  0.2+  0.2+
081202 G96  0.0   0.2-    081202 G96  0.5+  0.2+    081202 H01  0.1-  0.1+
081202 G96  0.1+  0.1-    081202 H01  0.2-  0.0     081202 H01  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 XK                  a,e,i = 2.36, 0.62, 6                   q = 0.8978
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    03 28.05   +01 10.6    0.0466   1.029   155.3    23.6    21.7
2008 12 01    03 31.87   +01 23.5    0.0397   1.022   155.3    23.8    21.4
2008 12 02    03 37.36   +01 43.1    0.0328   1.016   155.6    23.7    20.9
2008 12 03    03 45.83   +02 14.2    0.0259   1.010   156.4    23.0    20.4
2008 12 04    04 00.41   +03 08.5    0.0192   1.003   158.4    21.2    19.7
2008 12 05    04 30.79   +04 59.6    0.0126   0.997   162.2    17.6    18.6
2008 12 06    06 01.50   +09 51.1    0.00666  0.992   158.9    20.9    17.3
2008 12 07    10 49.48   +13 09.1    0.00520  0.986    96.4    83.3    18.7
2008 12 08    13 20.34   +06 49.2    0.0103   0.980    61.2   118.2    21.9
2008 12 09    14 03.18   +04 17.9    0.0167   0.975    51.8   127.4    23.7
2008 12 10    14 21.82   +03 08.0    0.0235   0.969    48.3   130.7    24.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X23

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