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    M.P.E.C. 2008-A39                                Issued 2008 Jan. 10, 20:45 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 AF3
    
    Observations:
         K08A03F* C2008 01 10.22591 04 46 57.14 +10 22 21.0          17.0 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.23233 04 47 00.16 +10 24 26.7          17.0 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.23875 04 47 03.30 +10 26 32.2          17.0 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.24516 04 47 06.43 +10 28 38.2          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.30182 04 47 36.60 +10 47 12.9          16.9 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.30222 04 47 36.81 +10 47 21.0          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.30264 04 47 37.06 +10 47 29.1          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.30306 04 47 37.32 +10 47 37.2          16.7 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.36203 04 48 16.12 +11 07 07.5          16.4 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.36244 04 48 16.41 +11 07 16.6          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.36285 04 48 16.74 +11 07 25.2          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.36329 04 48 17.06 +11 07 33.9          16.8 V EA039703
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.75779 04 57 57.76 +13 39 06.9          16.7 R EA039143
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.76312 04 58 03.14 +13 41 33.8          16.4 R EA039143
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.76850 04 58 08.51 +13 44 02.1                 EA039143
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.79276 04 58 31.85 +13 54 46.7          17.3 V EA039151
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.79329 04 58 32.35 +13 55 01.9          17.3 V EA039151
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.79382 04 58 32.85 +13 55 17.3          17.3 V EA039151
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.79488 04 58 33.92 +13 55 46.2          17.3 V EA039151
         K08A03F  C2008 01 10.79595 04 58 35.01 +13 56 15.9          17.3 V EA039151
    
    Observer details:
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
        Hypergraph + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 AF3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0033 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 293.54150              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72801283     Peri.   15.83944     -0.59753309     -0.80063062
    a   1.2237988      Node   110.87429     +0.73045846     -0.56619762
    e   0.1983467      Incl.    2.70526     +0.33073350     -0.19598693
    P   1.35           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080110 703  0.0   0.0     080110 703  0.2+  0.2-    080110 143  0.1-  0.2-
    080110 703  0.6-  0.1+    080110 703  0.1-  1.0-    080110 151  0.1+  0.5-
    080110 703  0.1+  0.1-    080110 703  0.3-  0.1-    080110 151  0.2-  0.0
    080110 703  0.0   0.2+    080110 703  0.1+  0.3+    080110 151  0.5-  0.6+
    080110 703  0.2+  0.1+    080110 703  0.0   0.2+    080110 151  0.1-  0.0
    080110 703  0.1-  0.3+    080110 143  0.1-  0.2+    080110 151  0.5+  0.2-
    080110 703  0.1-  0.0     080110 143  0.1+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 AF3                 a,e,i = 1.22, 0.20, 3                   q = 0.9811
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 01 05    04 14.79   -01 11.4    0.0162   0.994   133.1    46.2    19.3
    2008 01 07    04 20.90   +01 06.8    0.0124   0.992   133.9    45.6    18.7
    2008 01 09    04 32.77   +05 27.0    0.00877  0.990   136.8    42.9    17.9
    
    2008 01 11.0  05 02.95   +15 49.3    0.00524  0.988   145.6    34.3    16.5
    2008 01 11.5  05 19.00   +20 51.3    0.00442  0.987   149.8    30.0    16.0
    2008 01 12.0  05 44.00   +27 52.1    0.00367  0.987   155.0    24.9    15.4
    2008 01 12.5  06 27.02   +37 29.3    0.00304  0.986   158.7    21.2    14.9
    2008 01 13.0  07 49.08   +48 44.6    0.00262  0.986   152.8    27.2    14.8
    2008 01 13.5  10 11.83   +54 57.5    0.00252  0.985   135.9    44.0    15.2
    2008 01 14.0  12 29.24   +50 03.7    0.00278  0.985   117.5    62.4    15.9
    2008 01 14.5  13 45.70   +41 07.3    0.00332  0.984   103.2    76.6    16.7
    2008 01 15.0  14 26.02   +33 30.0    0.00401  0.984    93.4    86.4    17.5
    
    2008 01 17    15 23.57   +18 04.0    0.00738  0.982    76.5   103.0    19.6
    2008 01 19    15 41.44   +12 13.3    0.0110   0.980    71.7   107.7    20.7
    2008 01 21    15 50.28   +09 13.3    0.0147   0.979    70.2   109.0    21.4
    2008 01 23    15 55.75   +07 23.0    0.0184   0.978    69.9   109.1    21.9
    2008 01 25    15 59.63   +06 07.6    0.0220   0.977    70.3   108.4    22.2
    
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