DASO Circular No. 162                           Issued: 2008 Oct. 8, 17:28 UT

        The DISTANT ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES OBSERVATION (DASO) Circulars
         are a private publication by staff of the Minor Planet Center
          and are intended to disseminate astrometric observations of
                         distant artificial satellites.

             Editor: Gareth V. Williams (gwilliams@cfa.harvard.edu)
    Astrometry submissions to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu (Subject line = "ART SAT")

Observations:
WMAP          C2008 10 05.94118 00 54 23.14 -02 36 55.5          18.6 R D0162J95
WMAP          C2008 10 05.94577 00 54 23.15 -02 36 46.0          18.4 R D0162J95
WMAP          C2008 10 05.95009 00 54 23.15 -02 36 37.0          18.5 R D0162J95
WMAP          C2008 10 08.28423 01 02 58.41 -01 08 08.5          18.6 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.29145 01 02 57.73 -01 07 52.5          19.1 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.29875 01 02 57.12 -01 07 36.6          19.1 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.30610 01 02 56.47 -01 07 20.7          19.0 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.35746 01 02 52.11 -01 05 25.1          18.7 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.36719 01 02 51.39 -01 05 05.3          18.1 V D0162703
WMAP          C2008 10 08.37693 01 02 50.82 -01 04 41.5          19.0 V D0162703
WMAP         5C2008 10 08.40028901 02 55.453-01 04 14.16         18.8 R D0162673
WMAP         5C2008 10 08.40515001 02 55.259-01 04 03.45                D0162673
WMAP         5C2008 10 08.41001201 02 55.066-01 03 52.16                D0162673
WMAP         5C2008 10 08.41487301 02 54.879-01 03 41.00                D0162673
WMAP          C2008 10 08.42735 01 02 47.80 -01 03 06.4          19.3 R D0162H01
WMAP          C2008 10 08.42913 01 02 47.84 -01 03 02.2          19.5 R D0162H01
WMAP          C2008 10 08.43117 01 02 47.89 -01 02 57.7          19.2 R D0162H01
WMAP          C2008 10 08.43388 01 02 47.95 -01 02 51.4          19.1 R D0162H01

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
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.

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DASO Circular No. 162                           Issued: 2008 Oct. 8, 17:28 UT