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    • MPEC 2008-A17 : 2008 AD

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-A17                                Issued 2008 Jan. 2, 18:00 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 AD

Observations:
     K08A00D* C2008 01 01.25997 04 21 47.91 -04 45 46.5          18.7 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.27403 04 21 42.12 -04 46 37.2          18.7 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.28105 04 21 39.20 -04 47 01.9          18.7 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.28898 04 21 36.00 -04 47 29.1          18.8 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.29622 04 21 32.97 -04 47 56.0          18.8 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.30350 04 21 30.06 -04 48 20.7          18.6 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.31072 04 21 27.00 -04 48 47.3          18.6 V EA017703
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.75943 04 18 28.06 -05 15 50.5          18.7 V EA017595
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.78283 04 18 18.27 -05 17 15.9          19.2 V EA017595
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.80622 04 18 08.49 -05 18 39.9          19.1 V EA017595
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.87019 04 17 41.76 -05 22 32.6          18.2 R EA017235
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.87406 04 17 40.14 -05 22 47.0          18.4 R EA017235
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.96539 04 17 03.58 -05 27 41.5          18.1 R EA017I77
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.96999 04 17 01.68 -05 27 58.5          18.5 R EA017I77
     K08A00D  C2008 01 01.97552 04 16 59.31 -05 28 18.5          18.6 R EA017I77

Observer details:
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/5 reflector
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.
    Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.30-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 AD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1081 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 294.49512              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49940028     Peri.  336.19084     -0.90477850     +0.41465597
a   1.5733917      Node   228.67081     -0.36701821     -0.87487483
e   0.6574317      Incl.    7.43265     -0.21604049     -0.25030871
P   1.97           H   20.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080101 703  0.7+  0.7-    080101 703  1.7+  0.6+    080101 235  1.1+  0.3-
080101 703  0.7+  1.2-    080101 703  0.3+  0.2-    080101 235  1.1+  0.6-
080101 703  0.3+  0.8-    080101 595  1.2+  0.6-    080101 I77  0.4+  0.3-
080101 703  1.2+  0.3+    080101 595  0.5+  1.0-    080101 I77  1.1+  0.5-
080101 703  0.5+  0.7-    080101 595  0.2+  0.0     080101 I77  0.8+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2008 AD                  a,e,i = 1.57, 0.66, 7                   q = 0.5390
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 26    04 58.75   +00 54.3    0.285    1.240   150.7    22.8    18.8
2007 12 28    04 47.97   -00 46.7    0.271    1.218   146.3    26.6    18.8
2007 12 30    04 36.24   -02 34.8    0.258    1.196   141.5    30.8    18.8
2008 01 01    04 23.54   -04 29.9    0.247    1.174   136.3    35.4    18.8
2008 01 03    04 09.84   -06 31.4    0.237    1.152   130.7    40.3    18.8
2008 01 05    03 55.15   -08 38.2    0.228    1.129   124.9    45.6    18.8
2008 01 07    03 39.47   -10 49.0    0.220    1.106   118.8    51.2    18.8
2008 01 09    03 22.83   -13 02.1    0.214    1.083   112.5    57.0    18.9
2008 01 11    03 05.28   -15 15.4    0.209    1.060   106.0    63.1    19.0
2008 01 13    02 46.89   -17 26.7    0.206    1.037    99.3    69.4    19.1
2008 01 15    02 27.74   -19 33.6    0.204    1.013    92.6    75.8    19.2
2008 01 17    02 07.94   -21 33.7    0.203    0.990    85.8    82.4    19.4
2008 01 19    01 47.62   -23 24.8    0.203    0.966    79.1    89.0    19.6
2008 01 21    01 26.91   -25 05.0    0.205    0.942    72.4    95.7    19.9
2008 01 23    01 05.99   -26 32.8    0.209    0.918    65.8   102.3    20.2
2008 01 25    00 45.03   -27 46.8    0.213    0.894    59.3   108.9    20.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A17

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