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    M.P.E.C. 2008-N08                                Issued 2008 July 2, 11:39 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 NA
    
    Observations:
         K08N00A* C2008 07 01.28784 15 37 31.08 +18 22 52.0          18.3 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.29634 15 37 36.37 +18 18 08.3          18.2 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.30479 15 37 41.62 +18 13 24.2          18.5 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.31329 15 37 46.81 +18 08 41.3          18.2 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.34565 15 38 07.22 +17 50 40.2          18.9 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.34594 15 38 07.36 +17 50 29.4          18.5 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.34624 15 38 07.51 +17 50 19.8          18.8 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.34654 15 38 07.72 +17 50 10.8          18.5 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.36291 15 38 18.16 +17 41 08.9          18.2 R EN008651
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.36340 15 38 18.45 +17 40 52.1          18.5 R EN008651
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.36389 15 38 18.75 +17 40 36.5          18.2 R EN008651
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.37642 15 38 26.89 +17 33 33.3          18.3 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.37701 15 38 27.34 +17 33 13.5                 EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.37730 15 38 27.48 +17 33 05.2          18.8 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.37886 15 38 28.52 +17 32 04.1          18.3 R EN008H01
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.38740 15 38 34.13 +17 27 19.8          18.3 R EN008H01
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.38790 15 38 34.42 +17 27 03.2          18.6 R EN008H01
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.85343 15 43 47.78 +13 19 41.8          18.6 V EN008595
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.85708415 43 49.23 +13 17 40.2          18.5 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.85810 15 43 50.32 +13 17 17.7          18.5 V EN008595
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.86050315 43 51.08 +13 15 53.9          18.3 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.86392015 43 53.01 +13 14 08.3          18.2 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.86733815 43 54.82 +13 12 23.5          18.7 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.87075315 43 56.65 +13 10 37.9          18.9 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.87416715 43 58.50 +13 08 51.8          18.4 V EN008B03
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.89485 15 44 11.23 +12 58 10.8          18.4 V EN008A17
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.89641 15 44 11.83 +12 57 36.4                 EN008204
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.89811 15 44 12.98 +12 56 30.9          18.3 V EN008A17
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.90113 15 44 14.60 +12 54 58.1          18.6 V EN008A17
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.90128 15 44 14.42 +12 55 06.4                 EN008204
         K08N00A  C2008 07 01.90638 15 44 17.16 +12 52 29.6          18.0 R EN008204
         K08N00A  C2008 07 02.28198 15 47 52.08 +09 46 31.5          18.0 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 02.28238 15 47 52.26 +09 46 18.4          17.6 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 02.28279 15 47 52.62 +09 46 06.2          17.6 V EN008703
         K08N00A  C2008 07 02.28319 15 47 52.72 +09 45 58.1          17.6 V EN008703
         K08N00A 5C2008 07 02.29935 15 48 02.23 +09 38 01.4          18.4 R EN008673
         K08N00A 5C2008 07 02.30211 15 48 03.52 +09 36 43.3                 EN008673
         K08N00A 5C2008 07 02.30852 15 48 06.67 +09 33 35.3                 EN008673
         K08N00A 5C2008 07 02.31336 15 48 09.07 +09 31 16.0                 EN008673
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, M. Brienza.  Measurer
        L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin,
        F. Piani.  Measurers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, 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.
    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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 NA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0256 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M  37.02066              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.04605698     Peri.   52.68143     -0.91294429     -0.37265701
    a   0.9610939      Node   104.89826     +0.29828327     -0.88749802
    e   0.3029919      Incl.    9.90974     +0.27849564     -0.27106090
    P   0.94           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080701 703  0.2-  0.3-    080701 703  0.3-  0.6-    080701 204  0.3+  0.0
    080701 703  0.4+  0.6+    080701 H01  0.5+  0.1+    080701 A17  0.2+  0.1-
    080701 703  0.6+  0.7-    080701 H01  0.7+  0.4-    080701 A17  0.0   0.0
    080701 703  0.8-  0.7+    080701 H01  0.1+  0.4-    080701 204  0.0   0.2-
    080701 703  0.0   0.4+    080701 595  0.3-  0.4+    080701 204  0.2+  0.1-
    080701 703  0.6-  0.8-    080701 B03  0.6-  0.4+    080702 703  0.8-  0.2-
    080701 703  1.2-  0.4-    080701 595  0.2+  0.6+    080702 703  1.0-  1.6-
    080701 703  0.9-  0.7+    080701 B03  0.6-  0.2-    080702 703  1.3+  1.9-
    080701 651  0.9+  1.5+    080701 B03  0.7+  0.2-    080702 703  0.1-  1.6+
    080701 651  0.5+  1.0+    080701 B03  0.1+  0.5+    080702 673  0.6+  0.2-
    080701 651  0.3+  1.7+    080701 B03  0.1-  0.4+    080702 673  0.3-  1.8+
    080701 703  0.6-  1.7-    080701 B03  0.1-  0.3-    080702 673  0.2-  0.3-
    080701 703  0.4+  1.9-    080701 A17  0.3+  0.5-    080702 673  0.1+  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 NA                  a,e,i = 0.96, 0.30, 10                  q = 0.6699
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 07 03    15 54.26   +04 21.4    0.0383   1.041   129.3    49.1    18.4
    2008 07 05    16 08.00   -07 36.7    0.0462   1.051   136.6    41.7    18.7
    2008 07 07    16 18.13   -15 50.5    0.0557   1.060   140.0    38.1    19.0
    2008 07 09    16 26.01   -21 35.6    0.0660   1.069   141.2    36.6    19.3
    2008 07 11    16 32.44   -25 44.6    0.0770   1.078   141.2    36.2    19.7
    2008 07 13    16 37.90   -28 50.2    0.0884   1.086   140.6    36.4    20.0
    2008 07 15    16 42.67   -31 12.3    0.100    1.095   139.7    36.9    20.3
    2008 07 17    16 46.97   -33 03.7    0.112    1.103   138.7    37.5    20.6
    2008 07 19    16 50.94   -34 32.6    0.124    1.111   137.5    38.1    20.8
    2008 07 21    16 54.66   -35 44.7    0.136    1.119   136.3    38.8    21.1
    2008 07 23    16 58.21   -36 43.9    0.149    1.126   135.1    39.5    21.3
    2008 07 25    17 01.66   -37 32.8    0.162    1.134   133.9    40.2    21.5
    2008 07 27    17 05.03   -38 13.6    0.174    1.141   132.6    40.9    21.7
    2008 07 29    17 08.38   -38 47.7    0.187    1.148   131.4    41.6    21.9
    2008 07 31    17 11.72   -39 16.2    0.200    1.155   130.2    42.2    22.1
    2008 08 02    17 15.08   -39 40.2    0.213    1.161   129.0    42.8    22.2
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N08
    

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