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M.P.E.C. 2008-E40 Issued 2008 Mar. 4, 14:09 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
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2008 EK1
Observations:
K08E01K* C2008 03 04.20245 09 43 52.35 +03 56 18.2 17.7 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.22088 09 43 52.75 +03 59 41.2 18.1 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.23015 09 43 52.96 +04 01 22.6 18.0 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.27264 09 43 53.93 +04 09 08.6 17.5 R EE040854
K08E01K C2008 03 04.27336 09 43 53.97 +04 09 16.2 17.5 R EE040854
K08E01K C2008 03 04.27407 09 43 53.96 +04 09 24.1 17.4 R EE040854
K08E01K C2008 03 04.28722 09 43 53.98 +04 11 48.9 EE040711
K08E01K C2008 03 04.28986 09 43 54.03 +04 12 17.1 EE040711
K08E01K C2008 03 04.29248 09 43 54.33 +04 12 45.4 18.0 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.29251 09 43 54.12 +04 12 46.8 EE040711
K08E01K C2008 03 04.29301 09 43 54.33 +04 12 50.9 18.0 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.29354 09 43 54.33 +04 12 56.9 18.1 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.29407 09 43 54.37 +04 13 02.8 18.0 V EE040703
K08E01K C2008 03 04.30822 09 43 54.15 +04 15 24.9 18.2 R EE040H51
K08E01K C2008 03 04.31009 09 43 54.14 +04 15 44.6 18.3 R EE040H51
K08E01K C2008 03 04.31385 09 43 54.25 +04 16 26.5 17.9 R EE040H51
K08E01K C2008 03 04.31573 09 43 54.30 +04 16 46.3 18.3 R EE040H51
K08E01K C2008 03 04.31759 09 43 54.42 +04 17 06.2 18.1 R EE040H51
K08E01K 5C2008 03 04.34672509 43 55.869+04 22 34.33 17.6 R EE040673
K08E01K 5C2008 03 04.35169009 43 55.998+04 23 28.17 EE040673
K08E01K 5C2008 03 04.35678209 43 56.142+04 24 23.44 EE040673
K08E01K 5C2008 03 04.36107609 43 56.246+04 25 10.11 EE040673
K08E01K C2008 03 04.45984 09 44 01.20 +04 43 48.3 17.5 R EE040474
K08E01K C2008 03 04.46088 09 44 01.23 +04 43 59.2 17.4 R EE040474
K08E01K C2008 03 04.46215 09 44 01.26 +04 44 12.9 17.8 R EE040474
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer
P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. A. Kowalski. 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.
711 McDonald Observatory. Observer J. G. Ries. 0.76-m reflector + CCD
+ prime-focus corrector.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H51 Greiner Research Observatory, Verona. Observer M. Mills. 0.40-m f/8
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 EK1 PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0287 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5 MPC
M 73.81395 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.51565899 Peri. 257.65775 +0.42541539 -0.88521807
a 1.5401428 Node 162.88032 +0.84936814 +0.46231588
e 0.5436505 Incl. 39.73648 -0.31240279 +0.05150717
P 1.91 H 20.2 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080304 703 0.2+ 0.3- 080304 711 0.6+ 0.2+ 080304 673 0.2- 0.2-
080304 703 0.1- 0.0 080304 703 0.5- 0.1- 080304 673 0.1- 0.3-
080304 703 0.1- 0.4- 080304 703 0.7- 0.1+ 080304 673 0.2+ 0.3-
080304 854 0.2+ 0.0 080304 703 0.3- 0.2+ 080304 673 0.2+ 0.2-
080304 854 0.6+ 0.2- 080304 H51 (0.1+ 5.2-) 080304 474 0.0 0.1+
080304 854 0.2+ 0.1- 080304 H51 (0.8- 5.9-) 080304 474 0.1+ 0.2-
080304 711 0.3+ 0.1+ 080304 H51 (0.7- 4.9-) 080304 474 0.1+ 0.2-
080304 711 0.2+ 0.5- 080304 H51 (0.7- 5.6-)
080304 703 0.4- 0.2+ 080304 H51 (0.3+ 6.0-)
Ephemeris:
2008 EK1 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.54, 40 q = 0.7028
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 03 05 09 44.35 +06 17.8 0.221 1.203 160.3 16.1 18.2
2008 03 07 09 45.57 +11 30.8 0.242 1.220 158.0 17.8 18.5
2008 03 09 09 46.81 +15 51.5 0.265 1.238 154.8 20.0 18.8
2008 03 11 09 48.08 +19 28.3 0.289 1.255 151.4 22.3 19.1
2008 03 13 09 49.39 +22 28.9 0.315 1.272 148.1 24.4 19.3
2008 03 15 09 50.75 +24 59.7 0.342 1.290 145.0 26.2 19.6
2008 03 17 09 52.17 +27 06.1 0.370 1.307 142.2 27.8 19.9
2008 03 19 09 53.64 +28 52.3 0.398 1.324 139.5 29.3 20.1
2008 03 21 09 55.17 +30 22.0 0.427 1.341 137.0 30.5 20.3
2008 03 23 09 56.76 +31 37.7 0.457 1.357 134.6 31.5 20.5
2008 03 25 09 58.40 +32 41.8 0.487 1.374 132.4 32.4 20.7
2008 03 27 10 00.10 +33 36.0 0.518 1.391 130.4 33.1 20.9
2008 03 29 10 01.86 +34 21.7 0.549 1.407 128.4 33.8 21.0
2008 03 31 10 03.68 +35 00.2 0.580 1.423 126.5 34.3 21.2
2008 04 02 10 05.56 +35 32.4 0.612 1.439 124.7 34.8 21.4
2008 04 04 10 07.49 +35 59.2 0.644 1.455 123.0 35.2 21.5
2008 04 06 10 09.48 +36 21.2 0.676 1.471 121.4 35.5 21.6
2008 04 08 10 11.53 +36 38.9 0.709 1.487 119.8 35.8 21.8
2008 04 10 10 13.63 +36 53.0 0.742 1.502 118.2 36.0 21.9
2008 04 12 10 15.78 +37 03.8 0.774 1.517 116.7 36.2 22.0
2008 04 14 10 17.98 +37 11.7 0.807 1.533 115.3 36.3 22.1
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-E40
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