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    M.P.E.C. 2008-F61                                Issued 2008 Mar. 31, 17:14 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 FU6
    
    Observations:
         K08F06U* C2008 03 29.48708 16 05 08.73 -13 24 15.4          17.3 V EF061703
         K08F06U  C2008 03 29.50139 16 05 12.12 -13 23 50.6          16.9 V EF061703
         K08F06U  C2008 03 29.50853 16 05 13.77 -13 23 37.6          17.0 V EF061703
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.02360 16 07 22.28 -13 08 24.7          17.1 V EF061A17
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.03168 16 07 24.30 -13 08 11.1          17.4 V EF061A17
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.03914 16 07 26.11 -13 07 57.5          17.4 V EF061A17
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.12789 16 07 47.61 -13 05 15.6          17   R EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.12870 16 07 47.82 -13 05 13.6                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.12953 16 07 48.03 -13 05 12.3                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13036 16 07 48.21 -13 05 10.9                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13086 16 07 48.38 -13 05 10.1          17.0 R EF061118
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13199 16 07 48.61 -13 05 07.7                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13279 16 07 48.79 -13 05 06.7                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13360 16 07 49.00 -13 05 04.8                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13394 16 07 49.13 -13 05 04.4          17.2 R EF061118
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13440 16 07 49.20 -13 05 03.4                 EF061461
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.13592 16 07 49.62 -13 05 00.7          17.1 R EF061118
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.29288 16 08 30.80 -13 00 04.1          17.4 R EF061651
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.29399 16 08 31.07 -13 00 01.9          17.3 R EF061651
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.29506 16 08 31.34 -12 59 59.1          16.9 R EF061651
         K08F06U %C2008 03 30.37351 16 08 50.65 -12 57 36.7          17.3 R EF061H06
         K08F06U %C2008 03 30.39471 16 08 55.88 -12 56 57.7          17.3 R EF061H06
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.41985 16 09 02.09 -12 56 09.5          17.7   EF061704
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.43183 16 09 05.03 -12 55 47.5          17.5   EF061704
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.44379 16 09 07.97 -12 55 25.1          17.5   EF061704
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.45575 16 09 10.91 -12 55 04.2          17.9   EF061704
         K08F06U  C2008 03 30.46779 16 09 13.89 -12 54 39.7          17.9   EF061704
         K08F06U  C2008 03 31.46926 16 13 36.51 -12 21 53.3          16.9 V EF061G96
         K08F06U  C2008 03 31.47382 16 13 37.70 -12 21 43.9          16.9 V EF061G96
         K08F06U  C2008 03 31.47835 16 13 38.85 -12 21 34.7          16.8 V EF061G96
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
        0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + 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.
    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.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
    H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 FU6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1014 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 338.05086              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.64243498     Peri.  128.67500     +0.78008306     +0.62366482
    a   1.3301989      Node   192.99935     -0.62061133     +0.76110843
    e   0.5694105      Incl.   12.87596     -0.07944808     +0.17820253
    P   1.53           H   17.5           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080329 703  0.0   0.3+    080330 118  0.2-  0.1+    080330 H06  0.0   0.0
    080329 703  0.3+  0.1+    080330 461  0.1-  0.3+    080330 H06  0.2+  0.5-
    080329 703  0.2-  0.6+    080330 461  0.3-  0.1-    080330 704  0.1+  1.0+
    080330 A17  0.9-  0.8+    080330 461  0.1-  0.3+    080330 704  0.0   0.6+
    080330 A17  0.2-  0.1-    080330 118  0.2-  0.2+    080330 704  0.1-  0.5+
    080330 A17  0.5-  0.0     080330 461  0.1-  0.2+    080330 704  0.2-  1.1-
    080330 461  0.0   0.0     080330 118  0.2-  0.2+    080330 704  0.1-  0.7+
    080330 461  0.1+  0.5+    080330 651  0.1-  0.5+    080331 G96  0.1-  0.3+
    080330 461  0.2+  0.3+    080330 651  0.1-  0.7+    080331 G96  0.0   0.3+
    080330 461  0.1-  0.1+    080330 651  0.1-  1.5+    080331 G96  0.4-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 FU6                 a,e,i = 1.33, 0.57, 13                  q = 0.5728
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 03 25    15 48.55   -15 13.1    0.414    1.286   126.2    38.8    17.7
    2008 04 04    16 30.98   -10 01.7    0.292    1.195   126.0    42.6    16.9
    2008 04 14    17 46.99   +01 57.2    0.195    1.100   115.0    55.7    16.2
    2008 04 24    20 14.10   +23 17.6    0.159    1.000    83.4    87.5    16.6
    2008 05 04    23 01.60   +33 42.3    0.212    0.897    53.1   116.1    18.5
    2008 05 14    00 37.25   +32 45.8    0.315    0.795    39.9   125.4    19.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-F61
    

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