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MPEC 2008-X37 : 2008 XL1

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X37                                Issued 2008 Dec. 4, 14:11 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 XL1

Observations:
     K08X01L* C2008 12 03.32255 05 02 13.41 +12 38 36.3          21.3 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.32818 05 02 12.58 +12 38 00.9          20.7 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.33383 05 02 11.83 +12 37 25.0          20.6 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.33956 05 02 10.96 +12 36 48.6          20.6 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.37034 05 02 06.57 +12 33 33.6          21.1 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.37803 05 02 05.47 +12 32 44.9          20.9 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 03.39341 05 02 03.30 +12 31 07.4          20.8 V EX037G96
     K08X01L  C2008 12 04.26755 05 00 13.69 +11 00 14.9          20.5 R EX037H01
     K08X01L  C2008 12 04.26826 05 00 13.59 +11 00 10.6          20.3 R EX037H01
     K08X01L  C2008 12 04.27192 05 00 13.09 +10 59 48.1          20.2 R EX037H01
     K08X01L  C2008 12 04.27579 05 00 12.55 +10 59 24.3          20.2 R EX037H01
     K08X01L HC2008 12 04.31785 05 00 06.90 +10 55 07.6                 EX037291
     K08X01L HC2008 12 04.32182 05 00 06.39 +10 54 41.7                 EX037291
     K08X01L HC2008 12 04.32584 05 00 05.75 +10 54 17.1                 EX037291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 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 XL1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2055 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  37.90208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.61778221     Peri.  130.15470     +0.87854650     -0.25649442
a   1.3653556      Node   248.25394     +0.18356271     +0.96011057
e   0.1651370      Incl.   25.71025     +0.44097707     +0.11134769
P   1.60           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081203 G96  0.1+  0.0     081203 G96  0.2-  0.1-    081204 H01  0.2-  0.1+
081203 G96  0.2-  0.3+    081203 G96  0.1-  0.2-    081204 291  0.1+  0.9+
081203 G96  0.6+  0.1+    081204 H01  0.2-  0.0     081204 291  0.7+  0.6-
081203 G96  0.1-  0.0     081204 H01  0.2-  0.1+    081204 291  0.5-  0.4-
081203 G96  0.1-  0.1-    081204 H01  0.1-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 XL1                 a,e,i = 1.37, 0.17, 26                  q = 1.1399
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    05 09.75   +18 42.7    0.222    1.205   169.1     8.9    20.6
2008 12 01    05 07.41   +16 50.7    0.223    1.207   169.7     8.4    20.6
2008 12 02    05 05.13   +15 00.7    0.226    1.209   169.8     8.3    20.7
2008 12 03    05 02.92   +13 13.0    0.228    1.211   169.3     8.7    20.7
2008 12 04    05 00.78   +11 28.1    0.231    1.213   168.4     9.4    20.8
2008 12 05    04 58.71   +09 46.2    0.234    1.215   167.1    10.5    20.8
2008 12 06    04 56.71   +08 07.5    0.237    1.217   165.6    11.6    20.9
2008 12 07    04 54.79   +06 32.3    0.241    1.219   163.9    12.9    21.0
2008 12 08    04 52.94   +05 00.6    0.245    1.221   162.2    14.3    21.1
2008 12 09    04 51.16   +03 32.5    0.249    1.223   160.5    15.6    21.2
2008 12 10    04 49.46   +02 08.2    0.254    1.225   158.7    17.0    21.3
2008 12 11    04 47.84   +00 47.6    0.259    1.227   157.0    18.3    21.4
2008 12 12    04 46.29   -00 29.2    0.264    1.229   155.3    19.6    21.4
2008 12 13    04 44.82   -01 42.4    0.269    1.231   153.6    20.8    21.5
2008 12 14    04 43.42   -02 51.8    0.275    1.234   151.9    22.1    21.6
2008 12 15    04 42.09   -03 57.7    0.281    1.236   150.3    23.2    21.7
2008 12 16    04 40.84   -05 00.1    0.286    1.238   148.7    24.4    21.8
2008 12 17    04 39.66   -05 59.0    0.293    1.240   147.2    25.4    21.9
2008 12 18    04 38.55   -06 54.7    0.299    1.242   145.8    26.5    21.9
2008 12 19    04 37.52   -07 47.2    0.305    1.245   144.3    27.5    22.0
2008 12 20    04 36.55   -08 36.6    0.312    1.247   142.9    28.4    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X37

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