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    M.P.E.C. 2008-C32                                Issued 2008 Feb. 4, 22:16 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 CT1
    
    Observations:
         K08C01T* C2008 02 03.33478 10 18 00.27 +08 45 10.9          19.9   EC032704
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.34771 10 17 52.47 +08 45 15.9          20.0   EC032704
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.37241 10 17 37.21 +08 45 23.6          19.9   EC032704
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.38476 10 17 29.49 +08 45 26.6          20.2   EC032704
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.96133 10 11 58.80 +08 46 41.6          18.9 V EC032A74
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.96522 10 11 54.71 +08 46 44.7          18.7 V EC032A74
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.96910 10 11 50.52 +08 46 46.7          19.2 V EC032A74
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.97687 10 11 41.93 +08 46 54.2          18.6 V EC032A74
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.97953 10 11 35.87 +08 47 11.3                 EC032246
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.98108 10 11 34.07 +08 47 13.5                 EC032246
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.98202 10 11 33.15 +08 47 13.8                 EC032246
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.98329 10 11 31.64 +08 47 14.6                 EC032246
         K08C01T  C2008 02 03.98371 10 11 31.16 +08 47 14.8                 EC032246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
        R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory.  Observer U. Suessenberger.  0.36-m f/4.6
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 CT1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0002 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 163.21808              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.17190295     Peri.  126.22383     -0.09915408     +0.99506260
    a   0.8909944      Node   138.08506     -0.91503597     -0.08946167
    e   0.4569164      Incl.    0.37280     -0.39099570     -0.04297713
    P   0.84           H   27.7           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080203 704  0.5+  0.1-    080203 A74  1.0+  0.6-    080203 246  1.8+  0.3+
    080203 704  0.6+  0.2+    080203 A74  1.1+  1.4-    080203 246  0.6+  0.3+
    080203 704  0.1+  0.0     080203 A74  0.2-  0.5+    080203 246  0.6+  0.2+
    080203 704  0.5+  0.3-    080203 246  0.5+  0.5-
    080203 A74  0.3-  0.9-    080203 246  0.3-  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 CT1                 a,e,i = 0.89, 0.46, 0                   q = 0.4839
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 02 04.0  10 11.16   +08 56.5    0.0104   0.996   162.8    17.1    18.7
    2008 02 04.1  10 09.49   +08 58.2    0.00956  0.995   163.2    16.6    18.5
    2008 02 04.2  10 07.51   +09 00.3    0.00877  0.994   163.8    16.1    18.3
    2008 02 04.3  10 05.14   +09 02.7    0.00797  0.993   164.4    15.5    18.0
    2008 02 04.4  10 02.25   +09 05.6    0.00718  0.993   165.2    14.7    17.8
    2008 02 04.5  09 58.63   +09 09.1    0.00639  0.992   166.0    13.9    17.5
    2008 02 04.6  09 53.98   +09 13.4    0.00560  0.991   167.1    12.8    17.2
    2008 02 04.7  09 47.81   +09 18.7    0.00481  0.991   168.5    11.4    16.8
    2008 02 04.8  09 39.23   +09 25.5    0.00403  0.990   170.3     9.7    16.3
    2008 02 04.9  09 26.52   +09 34.2    0.00325  0.989   172.4     7.6    15.8
    2008 02 05.0  09 05.93   +09 44.4    0.00249  0.988   173.4     6.6    15.2
    2008 02 05.1  08 27.89   +09 51.2    0.00177  0.988   167.5    12.4    14.6
    2008 02 05.2  07 03.46   +09 09.7    0.00115  0.987   147.8    32.1    14.3
    2008 02 05.3  04 04.84   +03 58.2    0.00089  0.986   103.6    76.4    15.1
    2008 02 05.4  01 26.37   -02 45.1    0.00125  0.985    63.6   116.3    17.7
    2008 02 05.5  00 18.74   -05 24.0    0.00191  0.985    46.6   133.3    20.1
    2008 02 05.6  23 39.85   -06 43.0    0.00265  0.984    36.9   143.0    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C32
    

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