MPEC 2008-D59 : 2008 DJ5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D59                                Issued 2008 Feb. 29, 14:25 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 DJ5

Observations:
     K08D05J* C2008 02 28.40456 12 27 06.15 +00 08 00.1          20.8 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.41528 12 27 05.14 +00 08 02.8          21.5 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.42601 12 27 04.14 +00 08 05.0          20.8 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.43664 12 27 03.16 +00 08 07.8          20.7 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.44629 12 27 02.26 +00 08 09.2          20.9 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.44758 12 27 02.16 +00 08 09.9          20.4 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.44890 12 27 02.01 +00 08 10.2          21.2 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 28.45018 12 27 01.87 +00 08 10.4          20.6 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 29.42457 12 25 33.96 +00 11 46.0          21.3 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 29.43148 12 25 33.31 +00 11 47.9          21.6 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 29.43829 12 25 32.62 +00 11 49.2          21.3 V ED059G96
     K08D05J  C2008 02 29.44512 12 25 32.01 +00 11 50.3          20.6 V ED059G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, E. Beshore.  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.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 DJ5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1265 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 100.04846              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43194753     Peri.   57.48476     +0.50680875     -0.86204846
a   1.7332002      Node     2.07720     +0.74737522     +0.43697324
e   0.3781474      Incl.    6.59735     +0.42962212     +0.25676222
P   2.28           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080228 G96  0.0   0.3-    080228 G96  0.1+  0.3-    080229 G96  0.1+  0.0
080228 G96  0.1-  0.0     080228 G96  0.4+  0.1+    080229 G96  0.2+  0.3+
080228 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080228 G96  0.0   0.1+    080229 G96  0.4-  0.1+
080228 G96  0.1+  0.4+    080228 G96  0.4-  0.1+    080229 G96  0.1+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2008 DJ5                 a,e,i = 1.73, 0.38, 7                   q = 1.0778
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    12 33.32   -00 06.2    0.784    1.700   146.8    18.6    21.1
2008 03 05    12 18.33   +00 30.4    0.783    1.750   160.5    10.9    20.9
2008 03 15    12 01.50   +01 16.1    0.806    1.798   174.7     2.9    20.6
2008 03 25    11 45.45   +01 59.0    0.853    1.845   171.3     4.7    20.9
2008 04 04    11 32.28   +02 29.9    0.924    1.890   158.2    11.4    21.4
2008 04 14    11 23.19   +02 43.6    1.017    1.933   146.1    16.8    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D59

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