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MPEC 2008-Y48 : 2008 YJ3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Y48                                Issued 2008 Dec. 23, 12:10 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
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                                   2008 YJ3

Observations:
     K08Y03J* C2008 12 22.26734 04 52 12.03 -11 19 02.2          19.9 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.27121 04 52 11.62 -11 18 44.3          20.0 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.27493 04 52 11.21 -11 18 25.3          20.0 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.30450 04 52 07.89 -11 15 53.2          19.9 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.30821 04 52 07.48 -11 15 34.7          19.8 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.31193 04 52 07.10 -11 15 16.4          20.2 V EY048291
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.33225 04 52 04.88 -11 13 33.8          19.8 R EY048854
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.33705 04 52 04.44 -11 13 10.1          19.8 R EY048854
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.34184 04 52 03.81 -11 12 44.2          19.8 R EY048854
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.85041 04 51 14.06 -10 30 02.3          19.6 C EY048493
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.85168 04 51 13.93 -10 29 55.6          19.8 C EY048493
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.85649 04 51 13.41 -10 29 31.4          19.3 C EY048493
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.85779 04 51 13.27 -10 29 25.5          19.4 C EY048493
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.97135 04 51 01.07 -10 19 59.0          19.2 R EY048B04
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.97404 04 51 00.79 -10 19 45.6          19.4 R EY048B04
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.97583 04 51 00.60 -10 19 36.7          19.3 R EY048B04
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.98597 04 50 59.52 -10 18 45.6          19.5 R EY048B04
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 22.99703 04 50 58.37 -10 17 50.4          19.7 R EY048B04
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 23.47234 04 50 12.81 -09 37 57.1          19.5 R EY048474
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 23.47358 04 50 12.68 -09 37 51.2          19.6 R EY048474
     K08Y03J  C2008 12 23.47454 04 50 12.60 -09 37 46.6          19.5 R EY048474

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B04 OAVdA, Saint-Barthelemy.  Observer A. Carbognani.  0.81-m f/7.9 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 YJ3                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0422 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  34.01003              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51482454     Peri.  238.58947     +0.87757479     +0.22576528
a   1.5418066      Node   105.34806     -0.12595433     +0.95976653
e   0.4694013      Incl.   26.01454     -0.46259917     +0.16696781
P   1.91           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081222 291  0.1-  0.7+    081222 854  1.6+  1.2-    081222 B04  0.1+  0.0
081222 291  0.2+  1.0-    081222 854  0.1+  0.4+    081222 B04  0.1+  0.0
081222 291  0.2+  0.9-    081222 493  0.1+  0.4-    081222 B04  0.2-  0.3+
081222 291  0.5-  1.0+    081222 493  0.2+  0.0     081222 B04  0.1-  0.2+
081222 291  0.5-  0.6+    081222 493  0.0   0.1+    081223 474  0.1-  0.2+
081222 291  0.0   0.0     081222 493  0.0   0.5-    081223 474  0.2-  0.0
081222 854  0.4+  0.5-    081222 B04  0.1+  0.1+    081223 474  0.1+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 YJ3                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.47, 26                  q = 0.8181
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 12 20    04 56.34   -14 35.1    0.370    1.288   139.6    29.7    19.9
2008 12 30    04 41.83   -01 23.0    0.441    1.360   142.7    26.0    20.3
2009 01 09    04 35.74   +08 29.0    0.540    1.431   138.0    27.4    20.9
2009 01 19    04 36.07   +15 32.2    0.660    1.499   130.5    30.0    21.5
2009 01 29    04 41.25   +20 35.6    0.796    1.564   122.5    32.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y48

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