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MPEC 2008-D14 : 2008 DB

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D14                                Issued 2008 Feb. 19, 16:09 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
          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 DB

Observations:
     K08D00B* C2008 02 18.24200 12 05 55.50 +25 57 19.6          19.0 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.24830 12 05 48.51 +25 57 55.1          18.9 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.25443 12 05 41.78 +25 58 29.6          18.5 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.26060 12 05 35.05 +25 59 04.8          18.4 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.28567 12 05 07.22 +26 01 23.8          18.1 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.28631 12 05 06.50 +26 01 27.9          19.2 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.28694 12 05 05.82 +26 01 31.1          18.5 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.28759 12 05 05.17 +26 01 34.1          18.5 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.36175 12 03 41.97 +26 08 03.6          19.4 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.36240 12 03 41.22 +26 08 06.5          19.3 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.36304 12 03 40.50 +26 08 09.9          18.8 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.36369 12 03 39.74 +26 08 13.2          19.2 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.41969 12 02 37.23 +26 12 40.5          18.9 R ED014854
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.42270 12 02 34.00 +26 12 51.7          18.7 R ED014854
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.42991 12 02 26.03 +26 13 26.5          19.1 R ED014854
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.52375 12 00 45.00 +26 20 00.2          18.9 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.52564 12 00 42.98 +26 20 06.7          18.7 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.52751 12 00 41.11 +26 20 14.2          18.9 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.52941 12 00 39.13 +26 20 21.1          19.1 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.85694 11 56 15.50 +26 41 42.2          19.1 R ED014473
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.85972 11 56 12.96 +26 41 55.5          19.0 R ED014473
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.86400 11 56 08.50 +26 41 52.0          19.1 V ED014A17
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.89376 11 55 41.62 +26 44 07.7          19.1 V ED014A17
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.90795 11 55 28.61 +26 45 10.4          19.2 V ED014A17
     K08D00B  C2008 02 18.99343 11 54 11.49 +26 50 55.7                 ED014J95
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.00126 11 54 04.28 +26 51 28.1                 ED014J95
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.00894 11 53 57.24 +26 51 59.0          18.7 R ED014J95
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.01889 11 53 44.56 +26 53 15.7          18.9 V ED014595
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.02771 11 53 36.22 +26 53 49.3                 ED014595
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.03654 11 53 27.97 +26 54 24.1                 ED014595
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.31545 11 49 52.15 +27 11 58.2          19.5 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.31947 11 49 48.19 +27 12 09.2          19.6 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.40514 11 48 31.89 +27 17 04.9          18.7 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.40803 11 48 29.34 +27 17 13.7          18.7 V ED014703
     K08D00B  C2008 02 19.40948 11 48 28.11 +27 17 18.3          18.6 V ED014703

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 DB                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0025 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 321.78566              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.90408369     Peri.  275.93150     +0.53350589     -0.84455122
a   1.0592463      Node   141.71120     +0.80234959     +0.48819487
e   0.2333399      Incl.    4.24606     +0.26759407     +0.21999777
P   1.09           H   25.6           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
080218 703  0.6+  0.6+    080218 854  0.4-  0.2-    080218 J95  0.1-  0.0
080218 703  0.5-  0.1+    080218 854 (1.0+  2.7-)   080219 J95  0.1-  0.2+
080218 703  0.4-  0.3-    080218 854  1.1+  0.6-    080219 J95  0.4+  0.2-
080218 703  0.5+  0.0     080218 703  0.2+  1.0+    080219 595  0.2+  0.0
080218 703  0.1-  0.5-    080218 703  0.6-  0.2+    080219 595  0.5-  0.3-
080218 703  0.2-  0.1+    080218 703  0.3+  0.4+    080219 595  0.1+  0.9+
080218 703  0.1+  0.2-    080218 703  0.1+  0.1-    080219 703 (4.3+  3.2+)
080218 703  1.1+  0.8-    080218 473  0.1-  0.2-    080219 703  0.7-  0.7-
080218 703  0.2-  0.3+    080218 473  0.3-  0.3+    080219 703  0.2-  0.3+
080218 703  0.5-  0.0     080218 A17  0.5-  0.8-    080219 703  0.1-  0.1-
080218 703  0.5-  0.2+    080218 A17  0.9+  0.2+    080219 703  0.6+  0.1-
080218 703  0.9-  0.2+    080218 A17  0.4+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 DB                  a,e,i = 1.06, 0.23, 4                   q = 0.8121
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 14    14 27.45   +08 55.9    0.0118   0.992   111.4    68.0    18.3
2008 02 19    11 53.97   +26 53.8    0.0268   1.012   150.6    28.7    19.0
2008 02 24    11 10.97   +29 29.2    0.0456   1.032   157.7    21.3    20.0
2008 02 29    10 52.15   +30 02.8    0.0654   1.051   157.8    20.8    20.8
2008 03 05    10 41.95   +29 58.5    0.0861   1.071   155.5    22.6    21.5

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