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    M.P.E.C. 2008-D58                                Issued 2008 Feb. 29, 14:21 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 DH5
    
    Observations:
         K08D05H* C2008 02 28.36597 11 22 17.04 -13 30 27.2          19.0 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.37426 11 22 21.93 -13 29 56.9          19.3 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.38252 11 22 26.90 -13 29 29.4          18.8 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.39078 11 22 31.83 -13 28 59.4          19.1 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.41319 11 22 45.33 -13 27 41.5          19.1 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.41384 11 22 45.69 -13 27 38.0          18.9 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.41448 11 22 46.05 -13 27 36.2          18.8 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.41514 11 22 46.41 -13 27 33.5          19.1 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.44605 11 23 05.38 -13 25 42.3          18.9 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.44670 11 23 05.78 -13 25 41.0          19.1 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.44737 11 23 06.14 -13 25 38.2          19.4 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 28.44803 11 23 06.61 -13 25 35.3          19.4 V ED058703
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.11576 11 31 19.22 -12 41 45.2                 ED058J95
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.11813 11 31 21.08 -12 41 34.4                 ED058J95
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.12072 11 31 23.07 -12 41 22.6          19.1 R ED058J95
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.24294 11 33 14.25 -12 31 18.7          19.6 R ED058651
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.24366 11 33 14.67 -12 31 16.1          19.8 R ED058651
         K08D05H 5C2008 02 29.37430611 35 02.068-12 20 51.69         18.7 R ED058673
         K08D05H 5C2008 02 29.37974511 35 06.570-12 20 24.62                ED058673
         K08D05H 5C2008 02 29.38506911 35 11.057-12 19 57.41                ED058673
         K08D05H 5C2008 02 29.39050911 35 15.521-12 19 30.43                ED058673
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.39920 11 35 21.58 -12 18 41.1          18.7 V ED058G96
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.40535 11 35 26.73 -12 18 09.7          19.1 V ED058G96
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.41152 11 35 31.92 -12 17 37.9          18.7 V ED058G96
         K08D05H  C2008 02 29.41772 11 35 37.14 -12 17 06.1          19.0 V ED058G96
    
    Observer details:
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 DH5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0119 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M  10.66000              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51899869     Peri.   76.83007     -0.48577243     +0.87116532
    a   1.5335286      Node   163.52242     -0.86727428     -0.47020135
    e   0.5101585      Incl.   14.57709     -0.10890582     -0.14135654
    P   1.90           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080228 703  0.6+  1.2-    080228 703  0.1-  0.6-    080229 673  0.0   0.4-
    080228 703  0.1+  0.5+    080228 703  0.9-  0.2-    080229 673  0.9+  0.0
    080228 703  0.7+  0.7-    080228 703  0.0   0.3+    080229 673  0.1-  0.5-
    080228 703  0.6+  0.5+    080229 J95  0.1-  0.2+    080229 G96  0.0   0.2-
    080228 703  0.6+  0.7-    080229 J95  0.2+  0.2+    080229 G96  0.0   0.3-
    080228 703  0.1+  0.5+    080229 J95  0.1-  0.1+    080229 G96  0.0   0.2-
    080228 703  0.4-  0.0     080229 651  1.0+  0.6+    080229 G96  0.1-  0.4-
    080228 703  0.9-  0.3+    080229 651  1.3-  0.2-
    080228 703  0.1-  0.5+    080229 673  0.1+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 DH5                 a,e,i = 1.53, 0.51, 15                  q = 0.7512
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 02 24    10 53.87   -15 44.2    0.102    1.082   153.5    24.1    20.5
    2008 02 25    10 58.19   -15 26.3    0.0923   1.074   154.1    23.7    20.3
    2008 02 26    11 03.47   -15 02.8    0.0828   1.065   154.8    23.3    20.0
    2008 02 27    11 10.08   -14 31.4    0.0732   1.057   155.4    22.9    19.7
    2008 02 28    11 18.56   -13 48.4    0.0638   1.049   156.0    22.6    19.4
    2008 02 29    11 29.82   -12 47.9    0.0546   1.041   156.4    22.4    19.0
    2008 03 01    11 45.39   -11 19.1    0.0456   1.033   156.4    22.6    18.6
    2008 03 02    12 08.10   -09 01.1    0.0369   1.025   155.1    24.0    18.2
    2008 03 03    12 43.31   -05 12.2    0.0289   1.017   150.7    28.5    17.8
    2008 03 04    13 41.17   +01 24.1    0.0223   1.009   139.5    39.7    17.5
    2008 03 05    15 14.26   +11 33.0    0.0186   1.001   117.9    61.1    17.7
    2008 03 06    17 10.24   +20 46.4    0.0194   0.993    91.3    87.6    18.7
    2008 03 07    18 43.70   +24 20.9    0.0244   0.985    71.4   107.3    20.1
    2008 03 08    19 41.89   +24 44.5    0.0316   0.977    59.6   118.8    21.4
    2008 03 09    20 17.34   +24 17.2    0.0398   0.969    52.6   125.5    22.4
    2008 03 10    20 40.23   +23 42.5    0.0486   0.962    48.2   129.6    23.2
    2008 03 11    20 55.98   +23 10.5    0.0576   0.954    45.3   132.2    23.8
    2008 03 12    21 07.42   +22 42.8    0.0668   0.946    43.3   133.9    24.3
    2008 03 13    21 16.10   +22 19.0    0.0762   0.939    41.9   135.0    24.7
    2008 03 14    21 22.93   +21 58.3    0.0856   0.931    40.8   135.7    25.0
    2008 03 15    21 28.46   +21 40.2    0.0951   0.924    40.1   136.1    25.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D58
    

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