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    M.P.E.C. 2008-L13                                Issued 2008 June 2, 12:11 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                    2008 LE

Observations:
     K08L00E* C2008 06 02.29414 16 51 21.88 +04 08 01.2          19.9 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.30334 16 51 24.73 +04 07 52.3          20.2 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.31255 16 51 27.61 +04 07 43.3          19.8 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.32179 16 51 30.49 +04 07 33.9          20.2 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.36720 16 51 44.64 +04 06 48.4          20.3 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.36926 16 51 45.32 +04 06 46.6          20.2 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.37135 16 51 46.00 +04 06 44.4          19.9 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.37343 16 51 46.62 +04 06 42.4          20.0 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.40579 16 51 56.84 +04 06 09.2          20.1 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.41663 16 52 00.33 +04 05 58.3          20.3 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.42734 16 52 03.75 +04 05 47.2          20.2 V EL013G96
     K08L00E  C2008 06 02.43809 16 52 07.24 +04 05 36.2          19.9 V EL013G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, C. J. Bayus.  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 LE                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0535 AU
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
M 347.39149              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28353309     Peri.  180.39313     +0.15377323     +0.98347639
a   2.2947404      Node    98.45437     -0.90630586     +0.17890303
e   0.5337831      Incl.    5.54285     -0.39365402     -0.02771093
P   3.48           H   23.6           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2008 June 2.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2008 LE                  a,e,i = 2.29, 0.53, 6                   q = 1.0698
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 06 03    16 55.45   +03 56.5    0.106    1.110   153.6    24.0    20.1
2008 06 13    18 20.46   -01 38.2    0.0753   1.084   154.7    23.6    19.3
2008 06 23    20 36.10   -11 28.9    0.0679   1.071   142.8    35.0    19.3
2008 07 03    22 31.32   -17 41.5    0.0862   1.072   128.0    48.4    20.2
2008 07 13    23 31.82   -19 57.0    0.117    1.086   123.9    51.0    21.0
2008 07 23    23 59.84   -21 04.7    0.152    1.113   126.6    47.1    21.5
2008 08 02    00 10.32   -21 57.7    0.189    1.152   132.8    40.3    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L13

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