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    M.P.E.C. 2008-N01                                Issued 2008 July 1, 04:34 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 MP1
    
    Observations:
         K08M01P* C2008 06 30.25083 16 01 43.56 -14 03 35.4          19.0 V EN001691
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.26164 16 01 38.77 -14 03 31.8          19.0 V EN001691
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.27245 16 01 33.93 -14 03 28.0          19.0 V EN001691
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.41748 16 00 34.57 -14 01 13.9          18.1 R EN001474
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.41910 16 00 33.84 -14 01 13.3          18.1 R EN001474
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.42465 16 00 31.37 -14 01 11.6          18.1 R EN001474
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.84812415 57 27.46 -14 00 38.7          18.3 V EN001B03
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.85204015 57 25.60 -14 00 37.3          19.0 V EN001B03
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.85986915 57 21.98 -14 00 34.2          19.1 V EN001B03
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.88769 15 57 09.47 -14 00 25.6          18.0 V EN001A17
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.89475 15 57 06.18 -14 00 23.0          18.3 V EN001A17
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.90314 15 57 02.25 -14 00 20.2          18.2 V EN001A17
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.91940 15 56 55.24 -14 00 16.4                 EN001J95
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.92477 15 56 52.76 -14 00 14.2                 EN001J95
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.93002 15 56 50.30 -14 00 12.5          18.8 R EN001J95
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.93617 15 56 47.47 -14 00 09.7          18.2 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.93901 15 56 45.16 -14 00 03.1          18.6 V EN001B33
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.94351 15 56 44.00 -14 00 07.1          18.4 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.95089 15 56 40.59 -14 00 04.2          18.3 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.95826 15 56 37.09 -14 00 01.5          18.3 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.96026 15 56 35.18 -13 59 54.6          18.3 V EN001B33
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.96559 15 56 32.66 -13 59 51.6          18.9 V EN001B33
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.96559 15 56 33.72 -13 59 59.2          18.3 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 06 30.97219 15 56 30.57 -13 59 56.7          18.4 V EN001J77
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.04111 15 56 00.13 -13 58 16.1          18.7 R EN001I77
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.04249 15 55 59.48 -13 58 16.5          18.2 R EN001I77
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.04387 15 55 58.84 -13 58 15.5          18.6 R EN001I77
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.12261 15 55 24.85 -13 58 56.5          18.2 R EN001649
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.12439 15 55 24.01 -13 58 56.5          18.4 R EN001649
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.12617 15 55 23.12 -13 58 56.4          18.2 R EN001649
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.12972 15 55 21.43 -13 58 54.8          18.6 R EN001649
         K08M01P  C2008 07 01.13150 15 55 20.58 -13 58 53.9          18.4 R EN001649
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
        P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, C. Korte.  0.75-m
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna.  Observer M. Pietschnig.  0.35-m f/5.8
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    B33 Libbiano Observatory, Peccioli.  Observers P. Bacci, R. Emilio, F. Biasci.
        Measurer P. Bacci.  0.5-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
    I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
        f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 MP1                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0018 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 321.32000              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37672355     Peri.  243.18712     +0.97870845     +0.19515826
    a   1.8986906      Node   105.50357     -0.15697480     +0.91126574
    e   0.5665365      Incl.    3.78345     -0.13224474     +0.36264032
    P   2.62           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080630 691  0.0   0.1-    080630 A17  0.2+  0.2+    080630 J77  0.5+  0.0
    080630 691  0.3+  0.1-    080630 J95  0.2-  0.2-    080630 J77  0.4-  0.0
    080630 691  0.2-  0.0     080630 J95  0.3+  0.1+    080701 I77  0.2-  0.0
    080630 474  0.0   0.1+    080630 J95  0.2+  0.1-    080701 I77  0.0   0.9-
    080630 474  0.1-  0.2+    080630 J77  0.2+  0.3+    080701 I77  0.4+  0.4-
    080630 474  0.2+  0.1+    080630 B33  0.2-  0.2-    080701 649  0.0   0.4+
    080630 B03  0.4+  0.2-    080630 J77  0.3-  0.2+    080701 649  0.3+  0.2-
    080630 B03  0.2-  0.1-    080630 J77  0.3+  0.4+    080701 649  0.2-  0.7-
    080630 B03  0.3+  0.3+    080630 J77  0.4-  0.4+    080701 649  0.1+  0.3-
    080630 A17  0.3+  0.3+    080630 B33  0.5-  0.1+    080701 649  0.3+  0.0
    080630 A17  0.4+  0.4+    080630 B33  0.9-  1.0+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 MP1                 a,e,i = 1.90, 0.57, 4                   q = 0.8230
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 06 23    16 39.12   -14 26.6    0.168    1.173   157.2    19.6    19.1
    
    2008 07 03    15 39.69   -13 44.4    0.101    1.090   134.3    41.9    18.4
    2008 07 05    15 19.04   -13 22.5    0.0897   1.074   127.5    48.7    18.3
    2008 07 07    14 53.05   -12 47.4    0.0790   1.058   119.4    56.8    18.3
    2008 07 09    14 20.05   -11 50.1    0.0695   1.042   109.6    66.8    18.3
    2008 07 11    13 38.41   -10 17.7    0.0617   1.027    97.6    79.0    18.4
    2008 07 13    12 47.74   -07 57.7    0.0564   1.011    83.2    93.6    18.7
    2008 07 15    11 50.68   -04 50.4    0.0543   0.997    67.1   110.0    19.4
    2008 07 17    10 53.25   -01 21.0    0.0558   0.982    50.9   126.6    20.7
    
                           (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2008-M49)
    
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