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    M.P.E.C. 2008-C29                                Issued 2008 Feb. 4, 19:44 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2008 CQ1
    
    Observations:
         K08C01Q  C2008 01 11.33663 08 57 44.70 +15 54 30.7          21.0 V EC029691
         K08C01Q  C2008 01 11.35516 08 57 43.64 +15 54 32.2          21.3 V EC029691
         K08C01Q  C2008 01 11.37024 08 57 42.74 +15 54 34.0          21.2 V EC029691
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.24677 08 28 40.40 +16 51 47.1          21.2 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.25233 08 28 39.90 +16 51 48.4          21.0 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.25786 08 28 39.43 +16 51 49.2          20.8 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.26347 08 28 38.92 +16 51 50.2          21.6 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q* C2008 02 03.29499 08 28 36.04 +16 51 56.1          21.2 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.30169 08 28 35.40 +16 51 56.7          21.3 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.30840 08 28 34.82 +16 51 58.1          21.5 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.31523 08 28 34.17 +16 51 59.3          21.5 V EC029G96
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.82441 08 27 49.94 +16 53 24.8          21.6 V EC029B21
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.83005 08 27 49.45 +16 53 25.2          22.2 V EC029B21
         K08C01Q  C2008 02 03.83568 08 27 48.87 +16 53 26.5          21.8 V EC029B21
         K08C01Q FC2008 02 03.87552 08 27 45.33 +16 53 33.1                 EC029246
         K08C01Q FC2008 02 03.88411 08 27 44.52 +16 53 33.9                 EC029246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    B21 Gaisberg Observatory, Schaerding.  Observer R. Gierlinger.  0.6-m f/3.3
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 CQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2665 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 272.94423              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31783318     Peri.  302.42801     -0.61577121     +0.78628735
    a   2.1265221      Node   289.47998     -0.70362037     -0.57774470
    e   0.4025178      Incl.    3.08728     -0.35460428     -0.21900518
    P   3.10           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080111 691  0.4-  0.1+    080203 G96  0.3+  0.0     080203 B21  0.5+  0.0
    080111 691  0.2+  0.2-    080203 G96  0.1+  0.4+    080203 B21  0.6-  0.3+
    080111 691  0.2+  0.1+    080203 G96  0.3-  0.2-    080203 246  0.1+  0.2-
    080203 G96  0.2-  0.2-    080203 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080203 246  0.4-  0.9-
    080203 G96  0.2-  0.1+    080203 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    080203 G96  0.3+  0.0     080203 B21  0.3+  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 CQ1                 a,e,i = 2.13, 0.40, 3                   q = 1.2706
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 02 04    08 27.57   +16 54.0    0.967    1.946   170.4     4.8    21.3
    2008 02 14    08 13.35   +17 20.6    0.946    1.895   157.0    11.8    21.5
    2008 02 24    08 01.37   +17 40.1    0.948    1.843   144.1    18.4    21.7
    2008 03 05    07 53.29   +17 50.1    0.968    1.792   132.1    24.2    21.8
    2008 03 15    07 50.03   +17 49.9    1.000    1.740   121.4    29.2    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C29
    

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