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MPEC 2008-X36 : 2008 XK1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X36                                Issued 2008 Dec. 4, 14:09 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.

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                                   2008 XK1

Observations:
     K08X01K* C2008 12 03.32086 05 09 27.61 +21 36 55.5          20.3 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.32648 05 09 27.10 +21 36 20.5          20.4 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.33207 05 09 26.67 +21 35 44.7          20.6 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.33785 05 09 26.17 +21 35 08.5          20.3 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.37114 05 09 23.45 +21 31 38.2          20.3 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.37883 05 09 22.81 +21 30 49.2          20.3 V EX036G96
     K08X01K  C2008 12 03.38657 05 09 22.18 +21 30 00.1          20.4 V EX036G96
     K08X01K FC2008 12 03.99236 05 08 44.55 +20 25 43.4          19.8 R EX036473
     K08X01K  C2008 12 04.28790 05 08 26.39 +19 54 28.7          19.8 R EX036H01
     K08X01K  C2008 12 04.29224 05 08 26.03 +19 54 01.0          19.9 R EX036H01
     K08X01K  C2008 12 04.29632 05 08 25.69 +19 53 34.7          19.7 R EX036H01
     K08X01K  C2008 12 04.29894 05 08 25.47 +19 53 17.9          20.0 R EX036H01

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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 XK1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1699 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 337.14629              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64700370     Peri.  207.97958     -0.14867100     -0.94535673
a   1.3239295      Node   251.80651     +0.95471022     -0.06073893
e   0.1378526      Incl.   17.78450     +0.25773111     -0.32033019
P   1.52           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081203 G96  0.2+  0.7-    081203 G96  0.2+  0.6+    081204 H01  0.1+  0.2+
081203 G96  0.4-  0.1-    081203 G96  0.1+  0.5+    081204 H01  0.0   0.2+
081203 G96  0.1+  0.6-    081203 G96  0.1+  0.7+    081204 H01  0.0   0.1-
081203 G96  0.2-  0.2-    081203 473  0.2-  0.4-    081204 H01  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 XK1                 a,e,i = 1.32, 0.14, 18                  q = 1.1414
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    05 12.91   +27 17.2    0.178    1.160   167.7    10.4    20.6
2008 12 05    05 07.68   +18 38.7    0.171    1.156   173.8     5.3    20.3
2008 12 10    05 02.48   +09 41.8    0.170    1.151   166.7    11.3    20.6
2008 12 15    04 57.81   +01 13.0    0.176    1.148   156.6    19.9    20.9
2008 12 20    04 54.01   -06 11.8    0.187    1.145   147.1    27.8    21.3
2008 12 25    04 51.33   -12 16.3    0.202    1.143   138.9    34.5    21.6
2008 12 30    04 49.95   -17 01.2    0.219    1.142   132.0    39.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X36

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