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    M.P.E.C. 2008-G38                                Issued 2008 Apr. 7, 21:25 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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              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2008 GG2
    
    Observations:
         K08G02G* C2008 04 05.35290 13 12 16.02 -12 08 31.3          19.3   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.36461 13 12 18.02 -12 07 33.0          19.6   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.37631 13 12 20.14 -12 06 33.9          19.7   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.38803 13 12 22.11 -12 05 36.5          19.9   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.39988 13 12 24.21 -12 04 37.4          19.7   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.95743 13 14 15.35 -11 18 32.0          19.0 R EG038204
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.96389 13 14 16.49 -11 18 00.0                 EG038204
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.96458 13 14 16.25 -11 17 58.2          19.4 V EG038B03
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.97955 13 14 19.71 -11 16 44.7                 EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.98645 13 14 20.95 -11 16 10.4                 EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.99104 13 14 21.79 -11 15 47.0          19.5 R EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 05.99546 13 14 21.95 -11 15 25.0          20.0 V EG038B03
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.23867 13 15 11.36 -10 54 52.8                 EG038291
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.24247 13 15 12.01 -10 54 33.6                 EG038291
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.24619 13 15 12.68 -10 54 14.8                 EG038291
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.30054 13 15 22.17 -10 49 44.0          19.6 R EG038854
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.30861713 15 22.27 -10 49 08.3          20.6 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.31014 13 15 23.77 -10 48 56.3          19.6 R EG038854
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.31216513 15 22.89 -10 48 50.7          20.4 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.31586213 15 23.59 -10 48 32.1          20.2 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.31760 13 15 25.05 -10 48 18.2          19.5 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.31972 13 15 25.45 -10 48 07.6          19.5 R EG038854
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.32429 13 15 26.20 -10 47 44.7          19.4 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.33094 13 15 27.36 -10 47 11.5          19.3 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.33766 13 15 28.54 -10 46 37.5          19.2 V EG038G96
         K08G02G 5C2008 04 06.35046 13 15 31.22 -10 45 34.8          19.6 R EG038673
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.35588 13 15 31.45 -10 45 06.4          19.3   EG038704
         K08G02G 5C2008 04 06.35671 13 15 32.26 -10 45 03.3                 EG038673
         K08G02G 5C2008 04 06.36412 13 15 33.63 -10 44 24.5                 EG038673
         K08G02G 5C2008 04 06.37014 13 15 34.63 -10 43 55.4                 EG038673
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.37927 13 15 35.51 -10 43 07.9          19.8   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.39090 13 15 37.55 -10 42 10.1          19.6   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 06.40256 13 15 39.68 -10 41 10.9          19.6   EG038704
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.09088 13 17 54.36 -09 43 28.1                 EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.09718 13 17 55.53 -09 42 55.8                 EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.10343 13 17 56.57 -09 42 23.9          19.2 R EG038J95
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.22272 13 18 23.11 -09 32 06.0          19.5 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.22326 13 18 23.18 -09 32 03.3          19.3 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.22380 13 18 23.29 -09 32 00.6          19.5 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.30367 13 18 37.18 -09 25 16.5          19.1 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.30476013 18 36.17 -09 25 16.1          19.6 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.30799 13 18 37.94 -09 24 54.5          19.1 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.31018513 18 37.11 -09 24 48.2          19.1 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.31234 13 18 38.70 -09 24 32.6          19.1 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.31624813 18 38.13 -09 24 17.0          19.3 V EG038H55
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.31671 13 18 39.45 -09 24 10.2          19.3 V EG038G96
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.40627 13 18 58.97 -09 15 19.2          19.4 R EG038474
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.40923 13 18 59.52 -09 15 03.7          19.3 R EG038474
         K08G02G  C2008 04 07.41218 13 19 00.04 -09 14 49.2          19.3 R EG038474
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
        P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + 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.
    B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna.  Observer M. Pietschnig.  0.35-m f/5.8
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, 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.
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Niedzwiedz, J. Xue, H. Jia.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD,
        0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 GG2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1449 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M  17.63741              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49173389     Peri.    0.17304     -0.94566632     +0.31689119
    a   1.5897029      Node   198.80537     -0.29857952     -0.93498436
    e   0.2786521      Incl.   13.04635     -0.12870699     -0.15932427
    P   2.00           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080405 704  1.1+  0.2-    080406 854  0.1-  0.4-    080407 J95  0.6+  0.1-
    080405 704  0.4+  0.1-    080406 H55  0.0   0.4-    080407 J95  0.8-  0.0
    080405 704  1.4+  0.8+    080406 H55  0.7+  0.4-    080407 G96  0.2+  0.0
    080405 704  0.0   0.2-    080406 G96  0.3-  0.3+    080407 G96  0.2-  0.0
    080405 704  0.0   0.2-    080406 854  0.2+  0.2+    080407 G96  0.1+  0.0
    080405 204  0.2-  0.1-    080406 G96  0.4-  0.2+    080407 G96  0.1-  0.0
    080405 204  0.3-  0.4-    080406 G96  0.3-  0.0     080407 H55  0.7+  0.3-
    080405 B03  0.1-  0.6-    080406 G96  0.0   0.2+    080407 G96  0.1+  0.1+
    080405 J95  0.1-  0.5-    080406 673  0.6+  0.1+    080407 H55  0.5+  0.1-
    080405 J95  0.1-  0.6-    080406 704  0.5-  0.4+    080407 G96  0.2+  0.1-
    080405 J95  0.2+  0.2-    080406 673  0.1-  0.1+    080407 H55  0.2-  0.2+
    080405 B03 (2.9+  1.9-)   080406 673  1.1+  1.6+    080407 G96  0.1+  0.1+
    080406 291  0.2-  0.3+    080406 673  0.4+  0.4+    080407 474  0.3+  0.4-
    080406 291  0.5-  0.6+    080406 704  0.9-  0.9+    080407 474  0.5+  0.1+
    080406 291  0.3-  0.8+    080406 704  1.0-  0.1-    080407 474  0.3+  0.3-
    080406 854  0.8+  0.0     080406 704  0.0   0.1+
    080406 H55  0.0   0.1-    080407 J95  0.1+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 GG2                 a,e,i = 1.59, 0.28, 13                  q = 1.1467
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 04 04    13 07.87   -13 58.1    0.149    1.147   171.0     7.8    19.7
    2008 04 09    13 24.08   -07 00.2    0.145    1.147   176.9     2.7    19.4
    2008 04 14    13 39.85   +00 04.6    0.147    1.148   170.2     8.6    19.7
    2008 04 19    13 54.76   +06 39.8    0.152    1.150   162.1    15.6    20.1
    2008 04 24    14 08.48   +12 19.8    0.162    1.155   154.8    21.8    20.4
    2008 04 29    14 20.83   +16 53.1    0.175    1.160   148.6    26.9    20.7
    2008 05 04    14 31.80   +20 19.5    0.191    1.167   143.5    30.9    21.1
    2008 05 09    14 41.54   +22 45.4    0.208    1.176   139.5    33.9    21.4
    2008 05 14    14 50.25   +24 19.5    0.228    1.186   136.2    36.1    21.6
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G38
    

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