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MPEC 2008-D60 : 2008 DK5

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M.P.E.C. 2008-D60                                Issued 2008 Feb. 29, 14:27 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.

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                                   2008 DK5

Observations:
     K08D05K* C2008 02 28.48101 14 22 18.12 -13 09 51.4          18.5 V ED060703
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.48865 14 22 10.63 -13 09 32.8          18.4 V ED060703
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.49635 14 22 03.18 -13 09 14.4          18.4 V ED060703
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.50413 14 21 55.62 -13 08 54.8          18.5 V ED060703
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.53322 14 21 27.46 -13 07 45.1          18.5 V ED060G96
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.53405 14 21 26.67 -13 07 43.1          18.4 V ED060G96
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.53486 14 21 25.88 -13 07 41.2          18.6 V ED060G96
     K08D05K  C2008 02 28.53569 14 21 25.09 -13 07 39.3          18.6 V ED060G96
     K08D05K 5C2008 02 29.44578714 07 39.991-12 31 04.89         18.3 R ED060673
     K08D05K 5C2008 02 29.45112314 07 35.188-12 30 51.69                ED060673
     K08D05K 5C2008 02 29.45597214 07 30.765-12 30 40.31                ED060673
     K08D05K 5C2008 02 29.46060214 07 26.627-12 30 28.68                ED060673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 DK5                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0091 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M  64.19174              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48970823     Peri.   81.28991     +0.38562042     -0.92247896
a   1.5940837      Node   345.98601     +0.81431592     +0.34952324
e   0.6242662      Incl.    4.29870     +0.43380466     +0.16390876
P   2.01           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080228 703  0.4+  0.2-    080228 G96  0.2-  0.0     080229 673  0.1-  0.1-
080228 703  0.5-  0.0     080228 G96  0.0   0.0     080229 673  0.1+  0.2+
080228 703  0.1-  0.1-    080228 G96  0.1-  0.0     080229 673  0.5-  0.2-
080228 703  0.2-  0.8+    080228 G96  0.1+  0.2-    080229 673  0.1+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 DK5                 a,e,i = 1.59, 0.62, 4                   q = 0.5990
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 24    15 43.69   -15 39.3    0.104    1.008    97.4    76.8    18.9
2008 03 05    13 12.12   -09 33.1    0.148    1.116   144.4    31.2    18.5
2008 03 15    12 04.57   -04 57.3    0.229    1.221   170.7     7.6    18.9
2008 03 25    11 33.93   -02 28.0    0.329    1.322   169.2     8.1    19.9
2008 04 04    11 19.86   -01 08.8    0.444    1.418   156.2    16.5    21.0
2008 04 14    11 14.84   -00 32.7    0.573    1.510   145.2    22.3    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D60

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