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    M.P.E.C. 2008-E120                               Issued 2008 Mar. 15, 11:49 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 EE85
    
    Observations:
         K08E85E* C2008 03 13.30609 12 01 06.83 +12 36 50.9          19.5   EE120704
         K08E85E  C2008 03 13.31720 12 01 04.65 +12 36 56.3          20.4   EE120704
         K08E85E  C2008 03 13.32829 12 01 02.49 +12 37 02.1          20.1   EE120704
         K08E85E  C2008 03 13.33931 12 01 00.32 +12 37 06.9          19.5   EE120704
         K08E85E  C2008 03 13.35045 12 00 58.14 +12 37 11.0          19.9   EE120704
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.07711 11 55 27.34 +12 51 00.8          17.6 R EE120118
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.08101 11 55 26.47 +12 51 02.1          17.5 R EE120118
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.08513 11 55 25.54 +12 51 04.0          17.5 R EE120118
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.09831 11 55 22.69 +12 51 09.7          17.4 R EE120118
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.27240 11 54 49.35 +12 52 52.8          19.6 V EE120G96
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.27294 11 54 49.21 +12 52 53.4          19.9 V EE120G96
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.27347 11 54 49.10 +12 52 53.5          20.0 V EE120G96
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.27401 11 54 48.96 +12 52 53.9          19.9 V EE120G96
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.36028 11 54 28.91 +12 53 37.5          18.7 R EE120854
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.36194 11 54 28.43 +12 53 38.5          18.7 R EE120854
         K08E85E  C2008 03 15.36361 11 54 28.15 +12 53 39.3          18.6 R EE120854
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + 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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 EE85                                                Earth MOID = 0.0083 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 345.32065              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.73138072     Peri.  270.76895     +0.14295840     +0.98961578
    a   1.2200390      Node     7.49985     -0.85640133     +0.13125804
    e   0.3881745      Incl.    6.57703     -0.49612464     +0.05858273
    P   1.35           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080313 704  0.3+  0.1+    080315 118  0.0   0.1-    080315 G96  0.2-  0.1-
    080313 704  0.0   0.1+    080315 118  0.4-  0.1-    080315 854  0.4+  0.2+
    080313 704  0.1+  0.6+    080315 118  0.2+  0.4-    080315 854  0.9-  0.4+
    080313 704  0.2-  0.2+    080315 G96  0.1+  0.4-    080315 854  0.7+  0.4+
    080313 704  0.2-  1.0-    080315 G96  0.2-  0.1-
    080315 118  0.2+  0.4+    080315 G96  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 EE85                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.39, 7                   q = 0.7465
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 03 15    11 55.75   +12 51.0    0.150    1.142   168.6     9.9    19.1
    2008 03 17    11 48.22   +13 07.7    0.137    1.129   168.2    10.4    18.9
    2008 03 19    11 39.07   +13 24.7    0.124    1.116   166.5    12.0    18.7
    2008 03 21    11 27.87   +13 41.6    0.111    1.103   163.6    14.7    18.6
    2008 03 23    11 14.00   +13 57.4    0.0993   1.090   159.6    18.6    18.4
    2008 03 25    10 56.58   +14 10.5    0.0879   1.077   154.5    23.5    18.3
    2008 03 27    10 34.41   +14 17.8    0.0773   1.064   148.0    29.8    18.2
    2008 03 29    10 05.92   +14 13.2    0.0677   1.051   139.9    37.8    18.1
    2008 03 31    09 29.24   +13 46.3    0.0595   1.038   129.7    47.8    18.1
    2008 04 02    08 43.01   +12 40.8    0.0530   1.025   117.1    60.2    18.1
    2008 04 04    07 47.95   +10 41.3    0.0492   1.012   102.3    75.0    18.4
    2008 04 06    06 48.58   +07 49.1    0.0484   0.999    86.1    91.1    18.9
    2008 04 08    05 51.95   +04 33.2    0.0508   0.986    70.6   106.6    19.8
    2008 04 10    05 03.39   +01 31.0    0.0560   0.973    57.1   120.1    20.8
    2008 04 12    04 24.35   -00 57.4    0.0633   0.960    46.3   131.0    22.0
    2008 04 14    03 53.77   -02 50.1    0.0722   0.947    37.8   139.5    23.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-E120
    

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