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MPEC 2000-E14 : 2000 DO8

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M.P.E.C. 2000-E14                                Issued 2000 Mar. 2, 18:28 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

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2000 DO8

Observations:
     K00D08O* C2000 02 28.24309 09 26 15.23 +22 56 04.2          18.5        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 28.25644 09 26 24.15 +22 56 21.2          18.2        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 28.26980 09 26 33.08 +22 56 38.1          18.2        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 28.28315 09 26 42.13 +22 56 53.9          18.5        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 28.29651 09 26 51.15 +22 57 10.5          18.8        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.23642 09 41 16.07 +23 18 15.7          17.4        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.23679 09 41 16.37 +23 18 16.2                      704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.24977 09 41 28.96 +23 18 35.0          17.6        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.25014 09 41 29.30 +23 18 35.5                      704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.26312 09 41 41.95 +23 18 53.2          17.8        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.26349 09 41 42.29 +23 18 54.2                      704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.27646 09 41 54.97 +23 19 10.8          18.1        704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.27683 09 41 55.35 +23 19 12.3                      704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.29018 09 42 08.50 +23 19 29.6                      704
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.91461 09 55 11.49 +23 32 10.1          17.0 R      046
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.91564 09 55 12.83 +23 32 11.3                      046
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.91608 09 55 13.37 +23 32 12.0                      046
     K00D08O  C2000 02 29.91657 09 55 14.02 +23 32 12.9                      046
     K00D08O bC2000 03 01.44543 10 09 26.17 +23 49 41.1          17.6 R      422
     K00D08O bC2000 03 01.44653 10 09 27.88 +23 49 43.7          17.6 R      422
     K00D08O  C2000 03 01.65232110 15 22.86 +23 53 19.0          17.2 R      422
     K00D08O  C2000 03 01.65508710 15 27.93 +23 53 19.9          17.2 R      422
     K00D08O tC2000 03 01.69948 10 16 56.00 +23 47 07.2          17.6 V      402
     K00D08O tC2000 03 01.70074 10 16 58.19 +23 47 08.2                      402
     K00D08O tC2000 03 01.70200 10 17 00.88 +23 47 08.6                      402
     K00D08O tC2000 03 01.70326 10 17 02.92 +23 47 08.5                      402
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.29868 10 40 18.31 +23 49 42.8          16.9 V      651
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.29941 10 40 19.89 +23 49 41.4                      651
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.30036 10 40 22.50 +23 49 41.9          17.4 V      651
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.37329 10 43 33.10 +23 48 26.4                      670
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.37411 10 43 35.10 +23 48 25.7                      670
     K00D08O WC2000 03 02.46748 10 47 46.65 +23 46 04.3                      670
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54727 10 52 03.75 +23 54 19.9          16.7 R      474
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54755 10 52 04.50 +23 54 19.4          16.7 R      474
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54784 10 52 05.39 +23 54 18.9          17.0 R      474
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54867 10 52 07.77 +23 54 17.2          16.7 R      474
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54932 10 52 09.70 +23 54 16.4          16.6 R      474
     K00D08O  C2000 03 02.54959 10 52 10.42 +23 54 16.3          16.7 R      474

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observer M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
402 Dynic Astronomical Observatory.  Observer A. Sugie.  0.60-m f/3.7 reflector
    + CCD.
422 Loomberah.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.45-m f/5.4 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers I. P. Griffin, N. Brady.
    1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
670 Camarillo.  Observer J. E. Rogers.  0.30-m f/6.7 Helin Telescope + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber.  Measurers J. Stuart, H. Viggh,
    R. Sayer, J. B. Evans.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2000 DO8
Epoch 2000 Feb. 26.0 TT = JDT 2451600.5                 Williams
M 352.97231              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25010810     Peri.   92.46328     -0.98091896     +0.19435009
a   2.4948870      Node    98.74351     -0.18036304     -0.89989944
e   0.6152680      Incl.    0.29580     -0.07257525     -0.39039600
P   3.94           H   24.9           G   0.15
From 36 observations 2000 Feb. 28-Mar. 2.

Ephemeris:
2000 DO8                 a,e,i = 2.49, 0.62, 0                   q = 0.9599
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2000 02 26    09 05.62   +22 15.3    0.048    1.033   155.1    23.8    19.5
2000 02 27    09 13.21   +22 32.2    0.042    1.029   155.5    23.5    19.2
2000 02 28    09 23.28   +22 51.7    0.036    1.024   156.3    22.9    18.8
2000 02 29    09 37.15   +23 13.7    0.031    1.019   157.7    21.7    18.4
2000 03 01    09 57.19   +23 36.4    0.025    1.015   159.7    19.8    17.9
2000 03 02    10 27.88   +23 51.4    0.020    1.010   162.3    17.4    17.4
2000 03 03    11 17.89   +23 25.8    0.016    1.006   162.6    17.2    16.8
2000 03 04    12 40.58   +20 30.1    0.012    1.002   151.8    27.8    16.6
2000 03 05    14 34.88   +12 07.6    0.011    0.999   127.6    51.9    17.0
2000 03 06    16 18.37   +01 23.2    0.012    0.995   102.3    77.0    18.1
2000 03 07    17 25.29   -05 57.2    0.016    0.991    86.0    93.1    19.2
2000 03 08    18 05.60   -10 05.9    0.021    0.988    76.7   102.1    20.2
2000 03 09    18 31.10   -12 31.2    0.026    0.985    71.3   107.2    20.9
2000 03 10    18 48.32   -14 02.8    0.031    0.982    68.2   110.2    21.5
2000 03 11    19 00.65   -15 04.5    0.037    0.979    66.2   111.8    22.0
2000 03 12    19 09.89   -15 48.5    0.042    0.977    65.0   112.8    22.3
2000 03 13    19 17.09   -16 21.1    0.048    0.974    64.3   113.2    22.6
2000 03 14    19 22.87   -16 46.2    0.054    0.972    64.0   113.2    22.9
2000 03 15    19 27.65   -17 05.9    0.059    0.970    63.8   113.0    23.1
2000 03 16    19 31.67   -17 21.7    0.065    0.968    63.9   112.6    23.2
2000 03 17    19 35.14   -17 34.6    0.071    0.966    64.1   112.1    23.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-E14

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