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    M.P.E.C. 2008-A59                                Issued 2008 Jan. 13, 02:47 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2008 AF3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2008-A39
    
    Additional Observations:
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.85441 05 35 47.74 +25 18 24.9          15.5 R EA059639
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.85545 05 35 50.58 +25 19 22.7          15.6 R EA059639
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.85664 05 35 53.73 +25 20 28.0          15.5 R EA059639
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.85804 05 35 57.46 +25 21 44.2          15.6 R EA059639
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.86593 05 36 18.54 +25 28 57.2          15.4 R EA059639
         K08A03F  C2008 01 11.86811 05 36 24.38 +25 30 57.4          15.5 R EA059639
    
    Observer details:
    639 Dresden.  Observer S. Gebhard.  0.35-m f/7.3 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 AF3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0033 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 293.52787              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72826371     Peri.   15.82254     -0.59731229     -0.80079651
    a   1.2235177      Node   110.87537     +0.73061742     -0.56598783
    e   0.1981464      Incl.    2.70398     +0.33078123     -0.19591509
    P   1.35           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080110 703  0.1+  0.3+    080110 703  0.2-  0.0     080110 151  0.8-  0.3+
    080110 703  0.6-  0.3+    080110 143  0.4-  0.2-    080110 151  0.3-  0.3-
    080110 703  0.1+  0.1+    080110 114  0.1+  0.1-    080110 151  0.2+  0.4-
    080110 703  0.0   0.4+    080110 114  0.0   1.2-    080111 639  0.6-  0.3-
    080110 703  0.2+  0.0     080110 114  0.3+  0.0     080111 639  0.4+  0.5+
    080110 703  0.2-  0.2+    080110 143  0.2-  0.2-    080111 639  0.1+  0.6+
    080110 703  0.1-  0.0     080110 114  1.6+  1.3+    080111 639  0.1+  0.1-
    080110 703  0.1+  0.2-    080110 114  0.6+  2.1+    080111 639  0.3-  0.4-
    080110 703  0.2-  1.2-    080110 143  0.4-  0.5-    080111 639  0.4-  0.1-
    080110 703  0.4-  0.3-    080110 151  0.1-  0.8-
    080110 703  0.1-  0.1+    080110 151  0.5-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 AF3                 a,e,i = 1.22, 0.20, 3                   q = 0.9811
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 01 05    04 14.77   -01 11.9    0.0161   0.994   133.1    46.2    18.9
    2008 01 06    04 17.38   -00 12.3    0.0143   0.993   133.3    46.1    18.6
    2008 01 07    04 20.88   +01 06.4    0.0124   0.992   133.9    45.6    18.3
    2008 01 08    04 25.73   +02 53.7    0.0106   0.991   134.9    44.6    17.9
    2008 01 09    04 32.77   +05 26.8    0.00876  0.990   136.8    42.9    17.5
    2008 01 10    04 43.74   +09 20.2    0.00697  0.989   139.9    39.8    16.9
    2008 01 11    05 02.95   +15 49.3    0.00524  0.988   145.6    34.3    16.1
    2008 01 12    05 43.96   +27 51.5    0.00367  0.987   155.0    24.9    15.0
    2008 01 13    07 48.66   +48 42.2    0.00262  0.986   152.8    27.1    14.4
    2008 01 14    12 28.48   +50 07.4    0.00278  0.985   117.6    62.3    15.5
    2008 01 15    14 25.67   +33 34.6    0.00401  0.984    93.5    86.3    17.1
    2008 01 16    15 04.81   +23 42.3    0.00562  0.983    82.2    97.5    18.3
    2008 01 17    15 23.41   +18 06.9    0.00737  0.982    76.6   103.0    19.2
    2008 01 18    15 34.23   +14 37.5    0.00916  0.981    73.5   106.0    19.8
    2008 01 19    15 41.33   +12 15.4    0.0110   0.980    71.7   107.6    20.3
    2008 01 20    15 46.38   +10 32.8    0.0128   0.980    70.7   108.6    20.7
    2008 01 21    15 50.19   +09 15.0    0.0147   0.979    70.2   109.0    21.0
    2008 01 22    15 53.20   +08 13.9    0.0165   0.979    70.0   109.1    21.3
    2008 01 23    15 55.67   +07 24.5    0.0183   0.978    70.0   109.0    21.5
    2008 01 24    15 57.76   +06 43.5    0.0202   0.978    70.1   108.8    21.7
    2008 01 25    15 59.56   +06 09.0    0.0220   0.977    70.4   108.4    21.8
    2008 01 26    16 01.16   +05 39.3    0.0239   0.977    70.7   108.0    22.0
    2008 01 27    16 02.60   +05 13.5    0.0257   0.977    71.1   107.5    22.1
    2008 01 28    16 03.91   +04 50.9    0.0275   0.976    71.6   106.9    22.2
    2008 01 29    16 05.12   +04 30.7    0.0293   0.976    72.1   106.3    22.3
    2008 01 30    16 06.25   +04 12.6    0.0311   0.976    72.6   105.6    22.4
    2008 01 31    16 07.31   +03 56.3    0.0329   0.976    73.2   104.9    22.5
    2008 02 01    16 08.32   +03 41.5    0.0347   0.976    73.8   104.2    22.6
    2008 02 02    16 09.27   +03 27.9    0.0365   0.976    74.4   103.5    22.7
    2008 02 03    16 10.18   +03 15.4    0.0383   0.976    75.1   102.8    22.7
    2008 02 04    16 11.06   +03 03.8    0.0401   0.977    75.7   102.0    22.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A59
    

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