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    M.P.E.C. 2008-G52                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 16:19 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 GV3
    
    Observations:
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.35814 15 21 24.56 -28 21 16.2          18.2   EG052704
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.37092 15 21 23.23 -28 19 40.5          18.4   EG052704
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.38266 15 21 21.96 -28 18 11.5          18.4   EG052704
         K08G03V* C2008 04 07.39328 15 21 20.84 -28 16 51.8          17.7 V EG052703
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.39422 15 21 20.77 -28 16 45.0          18.3   EG052704
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.39772 15 21 20.37 -28 16 18.4          17.8 V EG052703
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.40216 15 21 19.90 -28 15 44.3          17.7 V EG052703
         K08G03V  C2008 04 07.40660 15 21 19.47 -28 15 11.0          17.9 V EG052703
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.31746 15 19 50.32 -26 15 13.3          18.0 R EG052854
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.31835 15 19 50.21 -26 15 06.0          17.6 R EG052854
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.32013 15 19 49.96 -26 14 51.5          17.6 R EG052854
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.39746 15 19 41.07 -26 04 11.9          17.3 R EG052711
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.40027 15 19 40.76 -26 03 48.5          17.5 R EG052711
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.40309 15 19 40.44 -26 03 25.1          17.4 R EG052711
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.63750 15 19 15.97 -25 30 05.9          17.6 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.64016 15 19 15.66 -25 29 43.2          17.9 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.64086 15 19 15.58 -25 29 37.3          17.6 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.64167 15 19 15.49 -25 29 30.4          17.7 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.66433 15 19 13.76 -25 26 45.5                 EG052900
         K08G03V  C2008 04 08.66550 15 19 13.64 -25 26 35.2          16.9 V EG052900
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.08111 15 18 28.34 -24 26 24.7                 EG052J95
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.08775 15 18 27.54 -24 25 25.5                 EG052J95
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.09063 15 18 27.24 -24 24 59.9                 EG052J95
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.09346 15 18 26.88 -24 24 34.5          17.9 R EG052J95
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.43287 15 17 50.20 -23 32 54.6          17.6 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.43426 15 17 50.04 -23 32 42.0          17.5 R EG052474
         K08G03V  C2008 04 09.43576 15 17 49.86 -23 32 28.1          17.5 R EG052474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
        P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky 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.  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.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
        + prime-focus corrector.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 GV3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2481 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 350.06800              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27967169     Peri.   73.89422     -0.10536161     +0.88293170
    a   2.3158142      Node   208.65701     -0.71845158     +0.25051835
    e   0.5932276      Incl.   72.56249     +0.68755091     +0.39707955
    P   3.52           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080407 704  1.4+  0.4+    080408 854  0.4+  0.0     080408 900  0.4+  0.3+
    080407 704  1.3+  0.0     080408 854  0.3-  0.1-    080408 900  0.6+  0.7+
    080407 704  0.6+  0.5+    080408 711  0.5-  0.2-    080409 J95  0.0   0.3-
    080407 703  1.0-  0.2-    080408 711  0.4-  0.2-    080409 J95  0.3-  0.0
    080407 704  0.8+  0.3-    080408 711  0.4-  0.2-    080409 J95  0.2+  0.0
    080407 703  1.1-  0.4-    080408 474  0.1+  0.1-    080409 J95  0.2-  0.3+
    080407 703  1.2-  0.2+    080408 474  0.0   0.1-    080409 474  0.2+  0.1-
    080407 703  0.8-  0.1-    080408 474  0.0   0.2-    080409 474  0.2+  0.2-
    080408 854  0.5+  0.0     080408 474  0.0   0.1-    080409 474  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 GV3                 a,e,i = 2.32, 0.59, 73                  q = 0.9420
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 04 04    15 25.91   -34 22.2    0.443    1.349   134.6    31.9    18.5
    2008 04 14    15 07.40   -09 07.2    0.285    1.268   156.0    18.8    17.0
    2008 04 24    14 28.37   +37 03.4    0.262    1.191   129.8    40.4    17.4
    2008 05 04    13 16.11   +66 10.0    0.389    1.119    96.2    63.6    18.8
    2008 05 14    11 25.90   +76 07.4    0.560    1.056    78.7    69.9    19.6
    2008 05 24    09 31.21   +78 31.7    0.732    1.003    68.0    69.4    20.1
    2008 06 03    08 06.95   +78 13.3    0.889    0.965    60.5    66.2    20.3
    2008 06 13    07 11.35   +76 58.4    1.022    0.945    55.3    62.0    20.4
    2008 06 23    06 34.02   +75 17.6    1.126    0.944    52.0    58.0    20.5
    2008 07 03    06 08.55   +73 21.6    1.198    0.962    50.7    54.9    20.6
    2008 07 13    05 50.60   +71 17.7    1.235    0.999    51.5    52.8    20.7
    2008 07 23    05 36.85   +69 09.9    1.240    1.050    54.4    51.9    20.8
    2008 08 02    05 24.61   +67 00.1    1.213    1.112    59.1    51.5    20.9
    2008 08 12    05 11.24   +64 45.8    1.159    1.183    65.6    51.2    20.9
    2008 08 22    04 54.41   +62 17.9    1.083    1.260    73.9    50.5    20.8
    2008 09 01    04 31.97   +59 17.6    0.991    1.340    84.1    48.5    20.7
    2008 09 11    04 02.36   +55 09.4    0.893    1.423    96.8    44.6    20.5
    2008 09 21    03 26.09   +48 58.4    0.801    1.506   112.6    38.0    20.2
    2008 10 01    02 46.51   +39 49.2    0.734    1.589   132.1    27.9    19.9
    2008 10 11    02 09.10   +27 49.3    0.715    1.672   154.4    14.9    19.5
    2008 10 21    01 38.42   +15 07.1    0.759    1.753   175.4     2.6    19.2
    2008 10 31    01 16.11   +04 21.2    0.866    1.833   161.1    10.1    20.0
    2008 11 10    01 01.63   -03 24.7    1.020    1.912   144.0    17.7    20.7
    2008 11 20    00 53.54   -08 32.7    1.206    1.988   129.7    22.5    21.3
    2008 11 30    00 50.35   -11 46.6    1.412    2.063   117.6    25.1    21.8
    2008 12 10    00 50.90   -13 43.0    1.628    2.136   107.1    26.1    22.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G52
    

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