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MPEC 2009-C75 : 2008 KV42

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M.P.E.C. 2009-C75                                Issued 2009 Feb. 10, 18:09 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
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                                   2008 KV42

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-O02

Additional Observations:
     K08K42V  C2008 08 04.26572 16 47 08.01 +19 18 37.6                 EC075568
     K08K42V  C2008 08 04.30203 16 47 07.87 +19 18 36.0                 EC075568
     K08K42V  C2008 08 04.33685 16 47 07.70 +19 18 34.9                 EC075568
     K08K42V  C2008 09 24.22527 16 46 17.51 +18 36 07.8                 EC075568
     K08K42V  C2008 09 24.24266 16 46 17.59 +18 36 06.8                 EC075568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers CFHT queue observing.  Measurers J. J. Kavelaars,
    J.-M. Petit, B. Gladman, CFEPS team.  Canada-France-Hawaii 3.5-m
    Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 KV42
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 325.47583              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00356074     Peri.  132.93402     -0.05896633     +0.27130760
a  42.4725992      Node   260.88193     +0.35827023     +0.90399662
e   0.5075339      Incl.  103.34958     +0.93175394     -0.33042743
P 277              H    8.8           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
080531 568  0.1-  0.0     080623 696  0.1+  0.1-    080708 I11  0.1-  0.1+
080531 568  0.2-  0.1+    080624 696  0.3+  0.3-    080804 568  0.1-  0.0
080531 568  0.2-  0.0     080624 696  0.3+  0.3-    080804 568  0.2+  0.2-
080608 807  0.0   0.2-    080708 I11  0.2-  0.1+    080804 568  0.1-  0.1+
080608 807  0.2+  0.2+    080708 I11  0.2-  0.1+    080924 568  0.3+  0.0
080609 807  0.2+  0.3+    080708 I11  0.1+  0.0     080924 568  0.3-  0.1+
080623 696  0.1-  0.1+    080708 I11  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 KV42                a,e,i = 42.47, 0.51, 103                q = 20.916
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 08    16 59.76   +18 54.0   31.717   31.458    73.9     1.7    24.0
2009 02 18    17 00.24   +19 08.3   31.577   31.443    81.3     1.8    24.0
2009 02 28    17 00.50   +19 23.7   31.432   31.427    88.8     1.8    24.0
2009 03 10    17 00.53   +19 39.7   31.288   31.412    96.2     1.8    24.0
2009 03 20    17 00.33   +19 56.0   31.148   31.396   103.6     1.8    24.0
2009 03 30    16 59.90   +20 12.2   31.015   31.381   110.6     1.7    24.0
2009 04 09    16 59.25   +20 27.8   30.893   31.365   117.3     1.6    23.9
2009 04 19    16 58.40   +20 42.5   30.786   31.349   123.3     1.5    23.9
2009 04 29    16 57.37   +20 56.0   30.696   31.334   128.6     1.4    23.9
2009 05 09    16 56.19   +21 07.8   30.625   31.318   132.7     1.4    23.9
2009 05 19    16 54.90   +21 17.8   30.575   31.303   135.4     1.3    23.9
2009 05 29    16 53.54   +21 25.7   30.546   31.287   136.4     1.3    23.9
2009 06 08    16 52.15   +21 31.3   30.539   31.272   135.6     1.3    23.9
2009 06 18    16 50.76   +21 34.6   30.554   31.256   133.1     1.4    23.9
2009 06 28    16 49.43   +21 35.7   30.589   31.241   129.2     1.4    23.9
2009 07 08    16 48.19   +21 34.6   30.643   31.225   124.2     1.5    23.9
2009 07 18    16 47.07   +21 31.4   30.713   31.209   118.4     1.6    23.9
2009 07 28    16 46.12   +21 26.3   30.798   31.194   112.1     1.7    23.9
2009 08 07    16 45.35   +21 19.7   30.894   31.178   105.4     1.8    23.9
2009 08 17    16 44.78   +21 11.8   30.998   31.163    98.5     1.8    24.0
2009 08 27    16 44.44   +21 03.0   31.106   31.147    91.4     1.9    24.0
2009 09 06    16 44.32   +20 53.6   31.216   31.132    84.3     1.8    24.0
2009 09 16    16 44.42   +20 44.1   31.322   31.116    77.3     1.8    24.0
2009 09 26    16 44.75   +20 34.7   31.423   31.101    70.4     1.7    24.0
2009 10 06    16 45.29   +20 25.8   31.514   31.085    63.8     1.7    24.0
2009 10 16    16 46.02   +20 17.8   31.592   31.069    57.6     1.6    24.0
2009 10 26    16 46.91   +20 10.9   31.655   31.054    52.1     1.4    24.0
2009 11 05    16 47.96   +20 05.6   31.700   31.038    47.5     1.3    24.0
2009 11 15    16 49.11   +20 01.9   31.725   31.023    44.1     1.3    23.9
2009 11 25    16 50.35   +20 00.2   31.730   31.007    42.3     1.2    23.9

     The 2008 July 8 observations listed with observatory code 807 on MPEC
2008-O02 and MPS 252846 were reprinted with observatory code I11 on MPS 254135.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C75

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