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    M.P.E.C. 2008-M45                                Issued 2008 June 30, 02:21 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 MZ
    
    Observations:
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 15.59904 20 19 23.84 -29 16 59.3          18.9 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 15.60774 20 19 24.56 -29 17 06.1          18.8 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 15.61669 20 19 25.21 -29 17 14.7          18.9 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 15.62647 20 19 25.96 -29 17 22.3          19.5 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z* C2008 06 27.72509 20 37 00.94 -32 45 22.6          18.1 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 27.73610 20 37 01.92 -32 45 37.0          18.1 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 27.74723 20 37 02.85 -32 45 50.7          18.3 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 27.75833 20 37 03.86 -32 46 05.2          18.1 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 28.63557 20 38 27.05 -33 04 41.9          17.9 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 28.63720 20 38 27.19 -33 04 44.1          17.9 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 28.63883 20 38 27.32 -33 04 45.9          18.1 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 29.82113 20 40 18.87 -33 30 39.3          17.9 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 29.82168 20 40 18.90 -33 30 40.3          18.1 V EM045E12
         K08M00Z  C2008 06 29.82221 20 40 18.93 -33 30 41.0          18.1 V EM045E12
    
    Observer details:
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala
        Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 MZ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1187 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 330.63150              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23196948     Peri.  291.78430     +0.99189950     -0.01734245
    a   2.6233051      Node    69.39011     +0.07118535     +0.89635518
    e   0.6067482      Incl.    7.72624     -0.10520467     +0.44299733
    P   4.25           H   18.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080615 E12  0.0   0.2-    080627 E12  0.4+  0.1-    080628 E12  0.6-  0.4+
    080615 E12  0.5+  0.5+    080627 E12  0.0   0.0     080629 E12  0.4+  0.1+
    080615 E12  0.2-  0.5-    080627 E12  0.7+  0.9-    080629 E12  0.2+  0.2-
    080615 E12  0.3-  0.2+    080628 E12  0.4-  0.1+    080629 E12  0.1-  0.2-
    080627 E12  0.1-  0.7+    080628 E12  0.5-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 MZ                  a,e,i = 2.62, 0.61, 8                   q = 1.0316
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 06 23    20 29.90   -31 13.9    0.525    1.487   147.6    21.5    18.5
    2008 07 03    20 45.59   -34 45.5    0.427    1.408   152.1    19.8    17.9
    2008 07 13    21 05.21   -39 32.8    0.343    1.332   153.1    20.2    17.3
    2008 07 23    21 34.03   -45 45.4    0.275    1.260   149.1    24.5    16.8
    2008 08 02    22 23.40   -53 03.8    0.222    1.194   140.2    32.9    16.5
    2008 08 12    23 55.28   -59 13.8    0.184    1.136   128.1    44.6    16.3
    2008 08 22    02 11.36   -58 29.4    0.162    1.089   114.7    57.6    16.3
    2008 09 01    04 01.50   -48 13.8    0.155    1.055   102.8    68.9    16.5
    2008 09 11    05 02.66   -34 06.1    0.162    1.035    95.7    75.4    16.8
    2008 09 21    05 36.80   -20 55.1    0.179    1.033    94.2    75.9    17.0
    2008 10 01    05 57.01   -10 07.5    0.202    1.047    97.4    71.5    17.1
    2008 10 11    06 08.12   -01 27.1    0.226    1.076   104.2    64.1    17.2
    2008 10 21    06 11.75   +05 41.4    0.251    1.120   113.5    54.6    17.2
    2008 10 31    06 08.02   +11 45.6    0.278    1.174   125.0    43.9    17.3
    2008 11 10    05 57.46   +16 57.6    0.310    1.238   138.0    32.3    17.3
    2008 11 20    05 41.95   +21 13.7    0.351    1.308   152.0    20.7    17.3
    2008 11 30    05 24.48   +24 26.7    0.405    1.383   166.1     9.9    17.4
    2008 12 10    05 08.64   +26 37.9    0.477    1.461   176.3     2.5    17.5
    2008 12 20    04 57.01   +27 59.2    0.567    1.541   166.6     8.5    18.3
    2008 12 30    04 50.53   +28 47.2    0.675    1.621   155.4    14.6    19.0
    2009 01 09    04 49.13   +29 15.6    0.800    1.702   145.2    19.3    19.6
    2009 01 19    04 52.05   +29 33.4    0.941    1.783   135.8    22.6    20.2
    2009 01 29    04 58.44   +29 45.1    1.095    1.863   127.2    24.9    20.7
    2009 02 08    05 07.58   +29 53.1    1.261    1.942   119.1    26.3    21.1
    2009 02 18    05 18.78   +29 57.7    1.437    2.021   111.5    27.1    21.5
    2009 02 28    05 31.57   +29 58.9    1.620    2.097   104.3    27.2    21.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-M45
    

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