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MPEC 2009-B60 : 2008 YT30

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M.P.E.C. 2009-B60                                Issued 2009 Jan. 27, 02:22 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 YT30

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-Y85

Additional Observations:
     K08Y30T  C2001 12 24.52243 09 13 45.22 +01 18 02.4          19.4 R EB060608
     K08Y30T  C2001 12 24.53286 09 13 44.95 +01 17 44.0          19.5 R EB060608
     K08Y30T  C2001 12 24.54355 09 13 44.67 +01 17 24.1          19.6 R EB060608
     K08Y30T  C2002 01 11.48168 08 55 55.46 -08 46 50.9          19.0 R EB060644
     K08Y30T  C2002 01 11.51792 08 55 51.60 -08 48 10.1          18.8 R EB060644
     K08Y30T  C2002 01 11.55455 08 55 47.79 -08 49 29.4          18.8 R EB060644

Observer details:
608 Haleakala-NEAT/MSSS.  Observers R. Bambery, E. Helin, S. Pravdo, M. Hicks,
    K. Lawrence, P. Kervin.  Measurer R. Matson.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    K. Kuluhiwa, M. Hicks.  Measurer R. Matson.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
011224 608 1.43+ 0.64-    020111 644 2.03+ 0.91-    MPO151125   -0.60 day

Orbital elements:
2008 YT30                                                Earth MOID = 0.0728 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 198.84804              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68905680     Peri.  334.05877     -0.42564888     +0.86110825
a   1.2695000      Node   269.65216     -0.77429904     -0.50561776
e   0.2752048      Incl.   16.14457     -0.46827772     +0.05332218
P   1.43           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
011224 608  0.1-  0.0     081231 H01  0.2+  0.0     090103 291  0.1+  0.1+
011224 608  0.1+  0.6+    081231 291  0.3+  0.1+    090103 291  0.0   0.1-
011224 608  0.3+  0.1+    081231 291  0.1-  0.4+    090103 291  0.4-  0.1-
020111 644  0.3-  0.1+    081231 291  0.1-  0.0     090114 H55  0.4+  0.2+
020111 644  0.4-  0.4-    081231 114 (2.3+  0.1-)   090114 H55  0.4+  0.2-
020111 644  0.4+  0.2-    081231 114  1.3+  1.2+    090114 H55  0.8+  0.0
081231 691  0.2-  0.1-    081231 114  1.1+  0.6+    090115 291  0.1+  0.2+
081231 691  0.2-  0.2-    090101 H55  0.4+  0.2-    090115 291  0.1-  0.0
081231 691  0.0   0.0     090101 H55  0.4+  0.0     090115 291  0.1+  0.1+
081231 291  0.1-  0.1-    090101 H55  0.1-  0.1-    090116 291  0.1+  0.1+
081231 291  0.1-  0.0     090101 291  0.2-  0.1-    090116 291  0.1+  0.1+
081231 291  0.0   0.3+    090101 291  0.1+  0.3+    090116 291  0.2-  0.2+
081231 291  0.1+  0.1+    090101 291  0.1+  0.2+    090120 291  0.1+  0.0
081231 291  0.2+  0.2+    090102 691  0.2-  0.5-    090120 291  0.1+  0.0
081231 291  0.0   0.1+    090102 691  0.5-  0.4-    090120 291  0.0   0.0
081231 H01  0.1+  0.0     090102 691  0.2+  0.0     090125 291  0.0   0.0
081231 H01  0.2+  0.0     090102 291  0.1+  0.0     090125 291  0.1-  0.1+
081231 H01  0.0   0.0     090102 291  0.4-  1.0-    090125 291  0.1-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 YT30                a,e,i = 1.27, 0.28, 16                  q = 0.9201
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 19    04 13.85   +17 09.1    0.727    1.527   125.7    31.6    20.9
2009 01 29    04 13.47   +15 03.2    0.791    1.501   115.0    36.5    21.2
2009 02 08    04 18.46   +13 34.5    0.859    1.473   105.8    40.1    21.4
2009 02 18    04 27.72   +12 33.7    0.926    1.443    97.8    42.7    21.6
2009 02 28    04 40.45   +11 52.0    0.989    1.409    90.8    44.7    21.7
2009 03 10    04 56.04   +11 21.5    1.045    1.373    84.7    46.1    21.8
2009 03 20    05 14.01   +10 55.9    1.093    1.335    79.3    47.1    21.9
2009 03 30    05 34.08   +10 30.3    1.132    1.295    74.6    48.0    21.9
2009 04 09    05 56.04   +10 00.2    1.160    1.253    70.4    48.8    21.9
2009 04 19    06 19.72   +09 22.6    1.178    1.210    66.8    49.7    21.9
2009 04 29    06 45.08   +08 34.9    1.184    1.167    63.7    50.7    21.9
2009 05 09    07 12.09   +07 35.0    1.179    1.123    61.2    51.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-B60

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