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MPEC 2008-X58 : 2008 XX2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X58                                Issued 2008 Dec. 7, 18:06 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 XX2

Observations:
     K08X02X* C2008 12 06.45414 09 54 12.06 +42 32 55.8          20.9 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.46558 09 54 13.96 +42 32 27.6          20.7 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.48286 09 54 16.66 +42 31 44.8          21.8 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.49731 09 54 18.97 +42 31 08.9          21.7 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53109 09 54 24.33 +42 29 44.3          20.7 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53306 09 54 24.64 +42 29 39.2          20.8 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53472 09 54 24.78 +42 29 34.6          21.2 R EX058H01
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53502 09 54 24.92 +42 29 34.4          21.1 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53697 09 54 25.23 +42 29 29.5          21.0 V EX058G96
     K08X02X  C2008 12 06.53722 09 54 25.18 +42 29 28.0          20.9 R EX058H01
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.03636 09 55 51.15 +42 08 18.9                 EX058J95
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.05144 09 55 53.57 +42 07 41.8                 EX058J95
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.06668 09 55 56.02 +42 07 03.9          20.9 R EX058J95
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.30583 09 56 36.37 +41 57 00.7          21.2 R EX058H01
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.30943 09 56 36.95 +41 56 51.6          20.8 R EX058H01
     K08X02X  C2008 12 07.31219 09 56 37.39 +41 56 45.0          21.3 R EX058H01

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer 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 XX2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2154 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 357.17509              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24625635     Peri.  146.37546     -0.04181583     -0.98319446
a   2.5208350      Node   305.39862     +0.86194314     +0.05444988
e   0.5352226      Incl.   12.59209     +0.50527761     -0.17425231
P   4.00           H   21.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081206 G96  0.5-  0.2-    081206 H01  0.1+  0.4+    081207 J95  0.1-  0.0
081206 G96  0.4+  0.1-    081206 G96  0.2-  0.1+    081207 H01  0.1-  0.1+
081206 G96  0.1-  0.1-    081206 G96  0.2-  0.1+    081207 H01  0.1-  0.1-
081206 G96  0.1+  0.1+    081206 H01  0.1+  0.1+    081207 H01  0.1-  0.0
081206 G96  0.2+  0.1+    081207 J95  0.2+  0.0
081206 G96  0.1+  0.0     081207 J95  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2008 XX2                 a,e,i = 2.52, 0.54, 13                  q = 1.1716
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    09 33.12   +46 45.8    0.357    1.179   114.3    49.7    21.4
2008 12 10    10 03.54   +40 00.8    0.332    1.172   116.6    48.7    21.2
2008 12 20    10 22.13   +32 15.9    0.314    1.176   120.7    46.0    21.0
2008 12 30    10 30.29   +24 03.1    0.304    1.191   127.0    41.3    20.8
2009 01 09    10 29.48   +15 55.6    0.303    1.217   135.2    34.7    20.7
2009 01 19    10 21.59   +08 31.2    0.313    1.253   144.8    26.9    20.6
2009 01 29    10 09.04   +02 27.4    0.336    1.296   154.4    19.2    20.6
2009 02 08    09 55.16   -01 54.6    0.374    1.347   161.6    13.4    20.7
2009 02 18    09 43.10   -04 37.3    0.428    1.403   162.7    12.1    21.0
2009 02 28    09 34.83   -06 01.0    0.497    1.463   157.8    14.8    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X58

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