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    M.P.E.C. 2008-D49                                Issued 2008 Feb. 28, 01:39 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.

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                                   2008 DG4

Observations:
     K08D04G* C2008 02 27.22883 11 06 39.68 +02 42 38.8          18.4 r ED049699
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.25443 11 06 45.87 +02 43 08.8          18.1 r ED049699
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.28004 11 06 52.00 +02 43 39.3          18.4 r ED049699
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.30564 11 06 57.95 +02 44 09.5          18.3 r ED049699
     K08D04G 5C2008 02 27.44230311 07 30.001+02 46 46.43         18.5 R ED049673
     K08D04G 5C2008 02 27.44716411 07 31.114+02 46 51.99                ED049673
     K08D04G 5C2008 02 27.45214111 07 32.266+02 46 57.46                ED049673
     K08D04G 5C2008 02 27.45619211 07 33.190+02 47 02.13                ED049673
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.90935 11 09 34.63 +02 54 55.3          18.2 R ED049143
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.92173 11 09 37.28 +02 55 08.5          18.2 R ED049143
     K08D04G  C2008 02 27.93415 11 09 39.90 +02 55 21.7          18.5 R ED049143

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observers B. A. Skiff, J. E. Montes.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 DG4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0100 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  29.25322              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24907522     Peri.  300.01613     -0.24840322     -0.96861739
a   2.5017795      Node   164.35967     +0.89950517     -0.23400444
e   0.6441221      Incl.    1.85552     +0.35942496     -0.08379905
P   3.96           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080227 699  0.3-  0.2+    080227 673  0.0   0.1-    080227 143  0.1-  0.1-
080227 699  0.4-  0.2-    080227 673  0.1-  0.0     080227 143  0.0   0.0
080227 699  0.4+  0.0     080227 673  0.1-  0.0     080227 143  0.2-  0.2+
080227 699  0.1-  0.2+    080227 673  0.3-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 DG4                 a,e,i = 2.50, 0.64, 2                   q = 0.8903
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    10 44.74   +01 13.7    0.0504   1.039   170.2     9.3    17.5
2008 02 25    10 53.38   +01 48.9    0.0573   1.046   170.4     9.1    17.8
2008 02 26    11 00.12   +02 16.7    0.0644   1.053   170.5     8.9    18.1
2008 02 27    11 05.51   +02 39.2    0.0716   1.061   170.7     8.6    18.3
2008 02 28    11 09.89   +02 57.8    0.0788   1.068   171.1     8.3    18.5
2008 02 29    11 13.51   +03 13.4    0.0861   1.076   171.5     7.9    18.7
2008 03 01    11 16.54   +03 26.8    0.0934   1.083   171.9     7.4    18.9
2008 03 02    11 19.11   +03 38.4    0.101    1.091   172.5     6.8    19.0
2008 03 03    11 21.30   +03 48.6    0.108    1.099   173.1     6.3    19.2
2008 03 04    11 23.19   +03 57.6    0.116    1.107   173.7     5.7    19.3
2008 03 05    11 24.83   +04 05.6    0.123    1.115   174.4     5.0    19.4
2008 03 06    11 26.26   +04 12.7    0.131    1.123   175.1     4.4    19.5
2008 03 07    11 27.52   +04 19.1    0.139    1.131   175.8     3.7    19.6
2008 03 08    11 28.64   +04 24.8    0.147    1.139   176.5     3.1    19.7
2008 03 09    11 29.63   +04 30.0    0.155    1.147   177.2     2.4    19.8
2008 03 10    11 30.52   +04 34.7    0.163    1.156   177.8     1.9    19.9
2008 03 11    11 31.32   +04 38.9    0.171    1.164   178.3     1.4    20.0
2008 03 12    11 32.05   +04 42.6    0.179    1.173   178.4     1.3    20.1
2008 03 13    11 32.71   +04 46.0    0.187    1.181   178.1     1.6    20.2
2008 03 14    11 33.32   +04 49.0    0.195    1.190   177.5     2.1    20.4
2008 03 15    11 33.88   +04 51.6    0.204    1.198   176.8     2.7    20.5
2008 03 16    11 34.40   +04 53.9    0.212    1.207   176.0     3.3    20.7
2008 03 17    11 34.89   +04 55.9    0.221    1.215   175.2     4.0    20.8
2008 03 18    11 35.36   +04 57.6    0.230    1.224   174.3     4.6    20.9
2008 03 19    11 35.80   +04 59.1    0.239    1.233   173.4     5.3    21.1
2008 03 20    11 36.21   +05 00.3    0.247    1.242   172.6     6.0    21.2
2008 03 21    11 36.62   +05 01.2    0.256    1.250   171.7     6.6    21.3
2008 03 22    11 37.01   +05 01.9    0.266    1.259   170.8     7.3    21.5
2008 03 23    11 37.39   +05 02.4    0.275    1.268   169.9     7.9    21.6
2008 03 24    11 37.76   +05 02.7    0.284    1.277   169.0     8.6    21.7
2008 03 25    11 38.12   +05 02.7    0.294    1.286   168.1     9.2    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D49

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