MPEC 2008-E40 : 2008 EK1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-E40                                Issued 2008 Mar. 4, 14:09 UT

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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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