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MPEC 2009-S137: 2008 DH23

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M.P.E.C. 2009-S137                               Issued 2009 Sept. 29, 12:00 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 DH23

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-E20

Additional Observations:
     K08D23H  C2009 09 28.43992 04 18 42.34 +51 48 16.0          21.4 R ES137926
     K08D23H  C2009 09 28.44473 04 18 43.00 +51 48 32.2          21.7 R ES137926
     K08D23H  C2009 09 28.44954 04 18 43.71 +51 48 48.1          21.5 R ES137926
     K08D23H  C2009 09 29.46854 04 21 15.87 +52 44 45.1          20.7 R ES137926
     K08D23H  C2009 09 29.47334 04 21 16.46 +52 45 00.9          21.1 R ES137926
     K08D23H  C2009 09 29.47816 04 21 17.26 +52 45 17.9          21.0 R ES137926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090928 926 0.29- 0.08-    090929 926 0.29- 0.08-    MPO138153   +0.28 day

Orbital elements:
2008 DH23                                                Earth MOID = 0.4549 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 274.38906              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46268287     Peri.   92.42071     -0.06205041     -0.99801569
a   1.6555683      Node     1.29168     +0.61718936     -0.04679182
e   0.2588172      Incl.   28.33068     +0.78436410     -0.04213333
P   2.13           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
080229 691  0.5-  0.3-    080303 J95  0.5+  1.1+    080315 691  0.8+  0.8-
080229 691  0.1-  0.2-    080303 291  0.6-  0.1-    080327 291  0.2-  0.2+
080229 691  0.3-  0.5-    080303 291  0.0   0.1-    080327 291  0.0   0.3+
080301 H55  1.7-  0.8-    080303 291  0.1-  0.1+    080327 291  0.0   0.4+
080301 H55  0.3+  0.0     080306 291  0.0   0.1-    080328 291  1.4-  0.9-
080301 H55  0.2+  0.1+    080306 291  0.1-  0.0     080328 291  0.4+  0.5+
080301 H55  0.3-  0.1+    080306 291  0.1+  0.1-    080328 291  0.4-  0.2+
080301 G96  0.4-  0.1+    080307 448  1.0+  0.4-    080329 291  0.4+  0.3+
080301 G96  0.6-  0.2-    080307 448  0.5+  0.5-    080329 291  0.1-  0.1-
080301 G96  0.0   0.4-    080307 448  0.4-  0.3+    080329 291  0.1-  0.1-
080301 G96  0.1-  0.1+    080310 691  0.2-  0.2-    090928 926  0.2+  0.1-
080302 291  0.1+  0.2-    080310 691  1.0+  0.3-    090928 926  0.1+  0.2+
080302 291  0.0   0.0     080310 691  0.9+  0.8-    090928 926  0.4+  0.3+
080302 291  0.2-  0.1-    080315 291  0.3-  0.0     090929 926  0.1+  0.5-
080303 J95  0.2+  1.2+    080315 291  0.8+  1.5+    090929 926  0.8-  0.6-
080303 J95  0.2-  0.0     080315 691  0.1-  1.1-    090929 926  0.2+  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2008 DH23                a,e,i = 1.66, 0.26, 28                  q = 1.2271
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 09 26    04 12.83   +49 35.6    0.677    1.385   109.5    43.0    21.3
2009 10 06    04 39.16   +58 49.1    0.629    1.354   110.4    43.8    21.1
2009 10 16    05 15.71   +68 05.8    0.599    1.325   109.7    45.1    21.0
2009 10 26    06 19.16   +76 30.0    0.585    1.299   107.9    46.8    21.0
2009 11 05    08 44.47   +82 14.7    0.583    1.276   105.3    48.5    21.0
2009 11 15    12 24.66   +82 10.5    0.588    1.257   102.7    50.1    21.0
2009 11 25    14 15.54   +78 42.2    0.595    1.243   100.5    51.3    21.0
2009 12 05    15 02.57   +75 25.4    0.601    1.233    99.1    52.1    21.1
2009 12 15    15 26.12   +73 08.3    0.601    1.228    98.6    52.5    21.1
2009 12 25    15 36.76   +71 59.2    0.595    1.228    99.1    52.3    21.0
2010 01 04    15 36.02   +71 56.0    0.582    1.233   100.7    51.6    21.0
2010 01 14    15 20.55   +72 52.5    0.563    1.243   103.5    50.3    20.9
2010 01 24    14 40.47   +74 24.8    0.540    1.257   107.5    48.3    20.8
2010 02 03    13 22.62   +75 16.4    0.517    1.276   112.5    45.5    20.6
2010 02 13    11 40.45   +73 06.0    0.498    1.299   118.1    42.1    20.5
2010 02 23    10 22.93   +66 39.0    0.491    1.325   123.3    38.6    20.4
2010 03 05    09 42.38   +57 15.4    0.503    1.353   126.7    36.0    20.4
2010 03 15    09 24.73   +46 51.6    0.537    1.385   126.8    35.1    20.6
2010 03 25    09 19.65   +36 55.9    0.594    1.417   124.0    35.7    20.9
2010 04 04    09 21.70   +28 14.5    0.671    1.452   119.3    36.9    21.2
2010 04 14    09 28.05   +20 56.6    0.765    1.487   113.8    38.1    21.6
2010 04 24    09 37.27   +14 52.0    0.872    1.522   108.2    38.9    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S137

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