MPEC 2008-C15 : 2008 CQ
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M.P.E.C. 2008-C15 Issued 2008 Feb. 2, 23:00 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 CQ
Observations:
K08C00Q* C2008 02 02.33485 09 50 13.99 +03 50 41.2 18.5 EC015704
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.34738 09 50 11.46 +03 58 14.3 18.6 EC015704
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.35993 09 50 09.02 +04 05 46.4 18.1 EC015704
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.37258 09 50 06.56 +04 13 20.1 17.8 EC015704
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.38526 09 50 04.12 +04 20 50.9 17.9 EC015704
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.87139 09 50 01.62 +08 37 07.3 17.4 R EC015143
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.87495 09 50 01.23 +08 38 48.9 EC015143
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.89964 09 49 57.99 +08 50 24.6 18.2 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90029 09 49 57.99 +08 50 43.0 18.3 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90094 09 49 57.92 +08 51 01.5 17.9 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90514 09 49 57.42 +08 52 59.9 17.8 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90637 09 49 57.30 +08 53 34.8 18.4 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90702 09 49 57.20 +08 53 52.7 18.4 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.90767 09 49 57.09 +08 54 10.4 18.1 V EC015151
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.91067 09 50 01.05 +08 56 02.4 18.2 V EC015J87
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.91217 09 50 00.90 +08 56 44.1 17.9 V EC015J87
K08C00Q C2008 02 02.91370 09 50 00.70 +08 57 27.5 18.3 V EC015J87
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.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J87 La Canada. Observer J. Lacruz. 0.40-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 CQ Earth MOID = 0.0117 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5 MPC
M 330.51791 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.70481336 Peri. 281.40700 +0.55567467 -0.82449121
a 1.2505085 Node 134.29120 +0.80912669 +0.50671610
e 0.3633055 Incl. 8.59353 +0.19115353 +0.25189885
P 1.40 H 25.4 G 0.15 U 8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080202 704 0.5+ 0.6+ 080202 143 0.1- 0.3- 080202 151 0.4+ 0.3+
080202 704 0.2- 0.5- 080202 151 1.4- 0.3+ 080202 151 0.0 0.3-
080202 704 0.1+ 0.5- 080202 151 0.2- 0.3+ 080202 J87 0.0 0.4-
080202 704 0.0 0.3+ 080202 151 0.1- 0.5+ 080202 J87 0.5+ 0.9-
080202 704 0.4- 0.1+ 080202 151 0.2+ 0.4+ 080202 J87 0.2+ 0.5-
080202 143 0.3- 0.2- 080202 151 0.7+ 0.7+
Ephemeris:
2008 CQ a,e,i = 1.25, 0.36, 9 q = 0.7962
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 01 25 21 42.93 -59 57.8 0.0369 0.958 43.0 135.5 24.4
2008 01 26 21 41.68 -63 53.4 0.0311 0.963 46.5 132.1 23.7
2008 01 27 21 38.96 -69 31.3 0.0256 0.969 51.8 127.0 22.8
2008 01 28 21 29.96 -78 04.8 0.0204 0.975 60.0 119.0 21.7
2008 01 29 11 50.44 -87 48.4 0.0160 0.980 73.3 105.8 20.3
2008 01 30 10 00.71 -66 17.3 0.0131 0.986 94.7 84.6 18.9
2008 01 31 09 54.19 -38 36.1 0.0128 0.992 121.9 57.5 18.0
2008 02 01 09 51.80 -15 01.7 0.0152 0.998 144.7 34.8 17.7
2008 02 02 09 50.53 +00 14.2 0.0194 1.004 159.0 20.6 17.9
2008 02 03 09 49.71 +09 39.8 0.0245 1.009 166.7 13.0 18.1
2008 02 04 09 49.12 +15 45.2 0.0300 1.015 170.0 9.7 18.5
2008 02 05 09 48.65 +19 55.0 0.0358 1.021 170.4 9.2 18.8
2008 02 06 09 48.27 +22 54.6 0.0417 1.027 169.6 10.0 19.2
2008 02 07 09 47.95 +25 08.9 0.0478 1.033 168.4 11.1 19.6
2008 02 08 09 47.66 +26 52.4 0.0539 1.039 167.1 12.2 19.9
2008 02 09 09 47.41 +28 14.2 0.0601 1.045 166.0 13.2 20.2
2008 02 10 09 47.19 +29 20.0 0.0663 1.051 164.9 14.2 20.4
2008 02 11 09 46.99 +30 13.8 0.0726 1.057 163.9 15.0 20.7
2008 02 12 09 46.82 +30 58.3 0.0790 1.063 162.9 15.8 20.9
2008 02 13 09 46.67 +31 35.3 0.0854 1.069 162.1 16.5 21.1
2008 02 14 09 46.54 +32 06.4 0.0919 1.075 161.2 17.2 21.3
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-C15
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