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    M.P.E.C. 2008-G47                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 15:13 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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                                   2008 GP3

Observations:
     K08G03P* C2008 04 03.24588 13 37 59.09 -05 25 30.7          20.4 V EG047691
     K08G03P  C2008 04 03.26345 13 37 57.41 -05 25 58.7          20.2 V EG047691
     K08G03P  C2008 04 03.28101 13 37 55.70 -05 26 25.6          20.4 V EG047691
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.30584 13 30 59.70 -08 07 18.2          19.4   EG047704
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.31751 13 30 57.16 -08 07 59.1          19.8   EG047704
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.32893 13 30 54.60 -08 08 43.4          19.8   EG047704
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.34039 13 30 51.98 -08 09 26.6          19.6   EG047704
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.35182 13 30 49.40 -08 10 09.1          19.7   EG047704
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.96947 13 28 59.50 -08 52 55.8                 EG047204
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.97365 13 28 58.41 -08 53 14.8                 EG047204
     K08G03P  C2008 04 07.97784 13 28 57.37 -08 53 33.8          18.9 R EG047204
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.08559 13 28 31.31 -09 01 55.0                 EG047J95
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.09461 13 28 29.03 -09 02 36.6                 EG047J95
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.11821 13 28 23.07 -09 04 25.9                 EG047J95
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.12610 13 28 21.10 -09 05 02.5          18.8 R EG047J95
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.24915 13 28 04.49 -09 14 14.6          18.8 R EG047854
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.25210 13 28 03.64 -09 14 29.7          19.1 R EG047854
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.25505 13 28 02.77 -09 14 44.4          18.8 R EG047854
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.67135 13 26 12.75 -09 46 44.0          18.3 R EG047474
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.67251 13 26 12.48 -09 46 50.1          19.1 R EG047474
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.67344 13 26 12.18 -09 46 54.3          19.5 R EG047474
     K08G03P  C2008 04 08.67564 13 26 11.49 -09 47 06.9          18.9 R EG047474

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 GP3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0080 AU
Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5                  MPC
M 303.90021              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.77867711     Peri.  277.83258     +0.44895071     +0.89320396
a   1.1701219      Node    18.90566     -0.78626763     +0.40823455
e   0.3913315      Incl.    4.44275     -0.42453088     +0.18849734
P   1.27           H   25.4           G   0.15
From 22 observations 2008 Apr. 3-8.

Ephemeris:
2008 GP3                 a,e,i = 1.17, 0.39, 4                   q = 0.7122
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 04 04    13 37.08   -05 44.9    0.0763   1.075   169.1    10.1    20.6
2008 04 05    13 35.73   -06 17.2    0.0690   1.069   170.4     9.0    20.3
2008 04 06    13 34.01   -06 57.0    0.0617   1.062   171.7     7.8    20.0
2008 04 07    13 31.79   -07 47.3    0.0545   1.055   173.1     6.5    19.7
2008 04 08    13 28.87   -08 52.7    0.0474   1.049   174.6     5.2    19.3
2008 04 09    13 24.87   -10 20.9    0.0403   1.042   175.7     4.1    18.9
2008 04 10    13 19.11   -12 26.1    0.0333   1.035   175.4     4.4    18.5
2008 04 11    13 10.14   -15 36.1    0.0264   1.028   172.4     7.4    18.1
2008 04 12    12 54.35   -20 53.2    0.0197   1.022   166.0    13.7    17.7
2008 04 13    12 19.86   -30 53.7    0.0136   1.015   153.2    26.4    17.3
2008 04 14    10 25.85   -50 04.2    0.00902  1.008   124.4    55.2    17.2
2008 04 15    05 19.58   -50 09.2    0.00892  1.001    77.4   102.1    18.9
2008 04 16    03 22.90   -30 25.4    0.0134   0.995    47.8   131.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G47

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