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    M.P.E.C. 2008-N17                                Issued 2008 July 7, 10:56 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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              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2008 NS1
    
    Observations:
         K08N01S* C2008 07 05.39994 10 41 39.44 -16 16 21.1          18.4 V EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 05.40400 10 41 41.74 -16 16 37.0          18.6 V EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 05.40803 10 41 43.94 -16 16 52.8          18.4 V EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 05.41207 10 41 46.24 -16 17 09.0          18.8 V EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 05.45539 10 42 10.61 -16 20 00.2                 EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.35395 10 50 41.800-17 18 43.58         18.4 R EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.35634 10 50 43.152-17 18 53.00         18.4 R EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.36290 10 50 46.880-17 19 18.19         18.5 R EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.45202 10 51 37.44 -17 25 00.0          18.6 R EN017E12
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.91148 10 56 00.09 -17 54 21.3          18.0 R EN017I77
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.91510 10 56 02.09 -17 54 34.7          18.1 R EN017I77
         K08N01S  C2008 07 06.91872 10 56 04.22 -17 54 48.3          18.1 R EN017I77
         K08N01S  C2008 07 07.26176 10 59 20.48 -18 16 21.6          18.4 V EN017F85
         K08N01S  C2008 07 07.27759 10 59 29.56 -18 17 20.2          18.2 V EN017F85
    
    Observer details:
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer 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.
    F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  0.41-m f/8.0
        Ritchey-Chretien + 3056x3056 CCD.
    I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 NS1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2074 AU
    Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5                 MPC
    M   7.91018              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27780219     Peri.  205.45492     -0.90103369     -0.38620652
    a   2.3261922      Node   310.35885     +0.42891506     -0.72556174
    e   0.8003440      Incl.   15.01710     +0.06457684     -0.56956535
    P   3.55           H   17.2           G   0.15
    From 14 observations 2008 July 5-7.  E-assumed.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 NS1                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.80, 15                  q = 0.4644
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 07 03    10 19.27   -13 32.7    0.531    0.909    63.0    85.6    18.6
    2008 07 13    11 54.03   -23 30.5    0.554    1.057    78.5    70.5    18.5
    2008 07 23    13 20.55   -28 48.6    0.649    1.199    89.3    57.9    18.7
    2008 08 02    14 27.76   -30 33.8    0.793    1.335    94.4    49.3    19.2
    2008 08 12    15 17.75   -30 42.8    0.966    1.465    95.5    43.5    19.6
    2008 08 22    15 56.03   -30 17.1    1.158    1.589    94.0    39.4    20.1
    2008 09 01    16 26.93   -29 41.1    1.362    1.708    90.9    36.2    20.5
    2008 09 11    16 53.17   -29 02.9    1.574    1.821    86.9    33.5    20.9
    2008 09 21    17 16.35   -28 24.7    1.791    1.930    82.1    31.0    21.2
    2008 10 01    17 37.48   -27 46.7    2.011    2.034    77.0    28.7    21.5
    2008 10 11    17 57.19   -27 08.3    2.230    2.134    71.5    26.3    21.8
    2008 10 21    18 15.83   -26 28.9    2.446    2.230    65.7    24.0    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-N17
    

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