MPEC 2008-X46 : 2008 XE2
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M.P.E.C. 2008-X46 Issued 2008 Dec. 5, 19:59 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,
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2008 XE2
Observations:
K08X02E* C2008 12 04.38242 08 25 02.06 +36 45 11.1 18.8 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.38907 08 25 03.25 +36 45 16.4 18.3 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.39585 08 25 04.18 +36 45 24.1 18.9 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.40251 08 25 05.41 +36 45 31.2 18.8 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.41948 08 25 08.18 +36 45 45.0 18.9 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.42162 08 25 08.51 +36 45 47.2 18.3 R EX046H01
K08X02E C2008 12 04.42514 08 25 09.08 +36 45 50.4 18.3 R EX046H01
K08X02E C2008 12 04.42574 08 25 09.25 +36 45 51.6 18.9 R EX046854
K08X02E C2008 12 04.42764 08 25 09.40 +36 45 52.7 19.1 R EX046854
K08X02E C2008 12 04.42851 08 25 09.69 +36 45 53.6 19.0 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.43147 08 25 10.21 +36 45 56.9 19.1 R EX046854
K08X02E C2008 12 04.43358 08 25 10.49 +36 45 57.7 18.4 R EX046H01
K08X02E C2008 12 04.43758 08 25 11.17 +36 46 01.5 18.8 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 04.44366 08 25 12.16 +36 46 06.5 18.3 R EX046H01
K08X02E C2008 12 04.48159 08 25 18.15 +36 46 36.6 18.8 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 04.48321 08 25 18.45 +36 46 37.8 18.7 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 04.48483 08 25 18.69 +36 46 39.0 18.8 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 04.48806 08 25 19.26 +36 46 41.8 18.7 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 05.04060 08 26 56.07 +36 54 42.6 17.9 R EX046B18
K08X02E C2008 12 05.04376 08 26 56.64 +36 54 45.7 17.9 R EX046B18
K08X02E C2008 12 05.28997 08 27 40.35 +36 58 16.8 18.7 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 05.29692 08 27 41.72 +36 58 23.7 18.9 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 05.30388 08 27 42.94 +36 58 30.7 19.1 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 05.31080 08 27 43.99 +36 58 36.4 19.2 V EX046703
K08X02E C2008 12 05.38943 08 27 56.60 +36 59 46.2 18.8 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 05.39348 08 27 57.27 +36 59 49.9 18.9 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 05.39672 08 27 57.82 +36 59 52.5 18.8 R EX046H36
K08X02E C2008 12 05.39996 08 27 58.31 +36 59 55.1 18.8 R EX046H36
Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky 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. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B18 Terskol. Observers M. Andreev, J. Babina, A. Sergeev. Measurer
M. Andreev. 0.6-m f/12.8 reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro. Observer W. H. Ryan. 2.4-m f/8.9
reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 XE2 Earth MOID = 0.3270 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 0.03738 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.14642149 Peri. 34.08103 +0.14236274 -0.98317697
a 3.5650544 Node 48.02170 +0.87036905 +0.06928543
e 0.6356610 Incl. 8.85521 +0.47137095 +0.16900464
P 6.73 H 18.8 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081204 703 0.6+ 1.1- 081204 854 0.3+ 0.8+ 081205 703 2.1- 0.8-
081204 703 1.5+ 1.8- 081204 H01 0.6+ 0.3+ 081205 703 0.4+ 0.3-
081204 703 0.9- 0.2- 081204 703 0.4- 0.0 081205 703 1.0+ 0.4+
081204 703 0.5+ 0.9+ 081204 H01 0.5+ 0.2+ 081205 703 0.2- 0.3-
081204 703 0.1- 0.4- 081204 H36 0.5- 0.2- 081205 H36 0.1+ 0.1+
081204 H01 0.7+ 0.3+ 081204 H36 0.2- 0.4- 081205 H36 0.2+ 0.3+
081204 H01 0.5+ 0.4+ 081204 H36 0.5- 0.6- 081205 H36 0.5+ 0.0
081204 854 0.2+ 0.6+ 081204 H36 0.2- 0.5- 081205 H36 0.0 0.2-
081204 854 1.8- 0.0 081205 B18 0.1+ 0.3-
081204 703 0.0 0.2+ 081205 B18 0.7+ 0.1+
Ephemeris:
2008 XE2 a,e,i = 3.57, 0.64, 9 q = 1.2989
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 11 30 08 11.70 +35 39.2 0.428 1.299 129.1 36.1 19.0
2008 12 10 08 40.51 +38 03.6 0.418 1.305 132.6 33.8 18.9
2008 12 20 09 02.64 +40 04.2 0.419 1.321 136.9 30.5 18.8
2008 12 30 09 16.63 +41 37.4 0.430 1.348 142.1 26.6 18.8
2009 01 09 09 22.55 +42 35.1 0.451 1.385 147.5 22.4 18.9
2009 01 19 09 22.05 +42 49.2 0.483 1.429 152.2 18.7 19.0
2009 01 29 09 17.84 +42 15.0 0.529 1.481 154.8 16.4 19.2
2009 02 08 09 13.07 +40 55.5 0.590 1.539 154.0 16.3 19.5
2009 02 18 09 10.05 +39 01.9 0.667 1.601 150.0 18.0 19.9
2009 02 28 09 09.87 +36 47.5 0.760 1.667 144.2 20.4 20.3
2009 03 10 09 12.76 +34 23.3 0.868 1.736 137.6 22.7 20.8
2009 03 20 09 18.36 +31 57.2 0.991 1.807 130.8 24.6 21.2
2009 03 30 09 26.15 +29 33.2 1.128 1.880 124.1 26.1 21.6
2009 04 09 09 35.63 +27 12.9 1.278 1.954 117.5 27.0 22.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-X46
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