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    M.P.E.C. 2008-C84                                Issued 2008 Feb. 13, 16:04 UT

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                                  2008 CM116

Observations:
     K08CB6M* C2008 02 10.42307 11 47 29.29 +12 29 42.6          20.6 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.43708 11 47 28.21 +12 29 47.7          20.8 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.44871 11 47 27.27 +12 29 52.1          20.9 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.46250 11 47 26.16 +12 29 57.7          21.1 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.47319 11 47 25.29 +12 30 01.9          20.9 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.48431 11 47 24.39 +12 30 06.4          20.9 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.49564 11 47 23.53 +12 30 10.7          20.9 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 10.50507 11 47 22.74 +12 30 14.5          20.9 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 11.33228 11 46 17.83 +12 35 42.7          20.5 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 11.33876 11 46 17.29 +12 35 45.3          21.2 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 11.34520 11 46 16.71 +12 35 48.2          21.3 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 11.35162 11 46 16.28 +12 35 50.3          21.1 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 12.29641 11 45 00.25 +12 42 08.2                 EC084291
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 12.30029 11 44 59.96 +12 42 09.2                 EC084291
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 12.30412 11 44 59.61 +12 42 11.1                 EC084291
     K08CB6M VC2008 02 13.03737 11 43 59.05 +12 47 03.7                 EC084246
     K08CB6M VC2008 02 13.04202 11 43 58.72 +12 47 06.0                 EC084246
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.27098 11 43 40.27 +12 48 39.2          21.2 V EC084291
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.27470 11 43 39.97 +12 48 40.3          20.8 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.27496 11 43 39.92 +12 48 40.8          21.3 V EC084291
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.27872 11 43 39.59 +12 48 42.2          21.2 V EC084291
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.28059 11 43 39.46 +12 48 43.0          21.1 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.28648 11 43 38.96 +12 48 44.9          21.2 V EC084G96
     K08CB6M  C2008 02 13.29234 11 43 38.46 +12 48 47.8          20.5 V EC084G96

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observer M. Tichy.  1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
    + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, A. D. Grauer.  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 CM116                                               Earth MOID = 0.1838 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  42.93657              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39900932     Peri.    7.15364     +0.96685588     -0.25359752
a   1.8273175      Node     7.73112     +0.22198730     +0.77760540
e   0.5758845      Incl.   12.72470     +0.12614021     +0.57534176
P   2.47           H   17.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
080210 G96  0.4-  0.8+    080211 G96  0.2+  0.5-    080213 246 (3.1-  0.3+)
080210 G96  0.2+  0.3+    080211 G96  0.1+  0.5-    080213 291  0.5+  0.3+
080210 G96  0.1+  0.1+    080211 G96  0.7-  0.2-    080213 G96  0.8+  0.1-
080210 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080211 G96  0.7+  0.7-    080213 291  0.3+  0.3+
080210 G96  0.1-  0.3+    080212 291  0.1-  0.1-    080213 291  0.1+  0.2+
080210 G96  0.2-  0.4+    080212 291  0.3+  0.6-    080213 G96  0.6+  0.2+
080210 G96  0.5+  0.2+    080212 291  0.1-  0.3-    080213 G96  0.6+  0.3-
080210 G96  0.0   0.3+    080213 246 (4.0-  0.2-)   080213 G96  0.6+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2008 CM116               a,e,i = 1.83, 0.58, 13                  q = 0.7750
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 02 14    11 42.65   +12 53.6    1.376    2.295   152.0    11.7    20.9
2008 02 24    11 27.59   +13 59.1    1.378    2.346   164.4     6.5    20.7
2008 03 05    11 11.51   +14 55.0    1.410    2.394   170.9     3.8    20.7
2008 03 15    10 56.21   +15 33.5    1.473    2.440   162.7     7.0    21.0
2008 03 25    10 43.18   +15 51.0    1.564    2.484   150.9    11.3    21.3
2008 04 04    10 33.31   +15 48.3    1.681    2.524   139.2    15.0    21.7
2008 04 14    10 26.90   +15 28.3    1.818    2.563   128.3    17.9    22.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C84

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