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    M.P.E.C. 2008-O31                                Issued 2008 July 27, 03:56 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2008 OM
    
    Observations:
         K08O00M* C2008 07 25.52965 20 33 53.71 -14 26 16.3          19.1 V EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.53851 20 33 55.22 -14 25 37.4          19.0 V EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.54738 20 33 56.73 -14 24 58.3          18.7 V EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.55647 20 33 58.28 -14 24 18.4          19.4 V EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.65094 20 34 14.24 -14 17 18.7          18.5 R EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.65691 20 34 15.22 -14 16 52.0          18.7 R EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.74551 20 34 30.55 -14 10 15.0          19.0 R EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.77326 20 34 35.47 -14 08 09.8                 EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.86349 20 34 57.78 -14 02 46.2          18.8 V EO031A17
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.87137 20 34 59.75 -14 02 05.6          18.5 R EO031620
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.87490 20 34 59.76 -14 01 57.2          18.9 V EO031A17
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.88185 20 35 01.58 -14 01 19.2          18.3 R EO031620
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.88591 20 35 01.75 -14 01 07.3          18.6 V EO031151
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.88606 20 35 01.75 -14 01 07.1          19.1 V EO031A17
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.88859 20 35 02.22 -14 00 55.2          18.5 V EO031151
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.89235 20 35 03.43 -14 00 33.7          18.6 R EO031620
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.89395 20 35 03.20 -14 00 32.3          18.6 V EO031151
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.89664 20 35 03.66 -14 00 20.8          18.5 V EO031151
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.89724 20 35 03.70 -14 00 18.3          19.0 V EO031A17
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.89932 20 35 04.13 -14 00 09.4          18.5 V EO031151
         K08O00M  C2008 07 25.90787 20 35 05.60 -13 59 31.3          18.8 V EO031A17
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.28021 20 36 14.08 -13 32 03.0          19.3 V EO031H55
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.28477 20 36 14.85 -13 31 42.7          19.5 V EO031H55
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.28948 20 36 15.64 -13 31 22.0          19.4 V EO031H55
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.43912 20 36 47.365-13 19 11.34         19.0 R EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.71885 20 37 34.078-12 58 45.35         18.8 R EO031E12
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.96901 20 38 23.99 -12 41 41.4          18.5 V EO031J87
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.97427 20 38 24.85 -12 41 18.5          18.9 V EO031J87
         K08O00M  C2008 07 26.97957 20 38 25.74 -12 40 55.3          18.5 V EO031J87
         K08O00M  C2008 07 27.02756 20 38 32.62 -12 37 30.0          19.1 R EO031118
         K08O00M  C2008 07 27.03843 20 38 34.47 -12 36 42.1                 EO031118
         K08O00M  C2008 07 27.04479 20 38 35.56 -12 36 13.8                 EO031118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer L. Kornos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca.  Observers F. Novoselnik, J. Sestan,
        I. Pletikosa, N. Simic, D. Vrbanec, S. Cikota.  0.30-m f/9
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.40-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 OM                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1427 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M 342.41567              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25385590     Peri.    0.80595     +0.50289200     +0.85694995
    a   2.4702707      Node   299.39241     -0.79374791     +0.40617755
    e   0.5311740      Incl.    7.44237     -0.34214601     +0.31726422
    P   3.88           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080725 E12  0.2-  0.3+    080725 620  0.2+  0.3+    080726 H55  0.0   0.2+
    080725 E12  0.2-  0.1+    080725 151  0.5-  0.0     080726 H55  0.0   0.1+
    080725 E12  0.2-  0.1+    080725 A17  0.1+  0.6+    080726 E12  0.2+  0.2-
    080725 E12  0.0   0.2-    080725 151  0.5-  0.3+    080726 E12  0.2-  0.0
    080725 E12  0.3+  0.1-    080725 620  0.4+  0.1-    080726 J87  0.1+  0.3-
    080725 E12  0.2-  0.1-    080725 151  0.1+  0.3-    080726 J87  0.1-  0.2-
    080725 E12  0.3+  0.2-    080725 151  0.1-  0.6-    080726 J87  0.1+  0.1-
    080725 E12  0.1-  0.1+    080725 A17  0.2-  0.3+    080727 118  0.3-  0.1-
    080725 A17  0.4+  0.5+    080725 151  0.1-  1.0-    080727 118  0.0   0.1+
    080725 620  0.4+  0.2-    080725 A17  0.4+  0.6+    080727 118  0.2+  0.5+
    080725 A17  0.2-  0.5-    080726 H55  0.0   0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 OM                  a,e,i = 2.47, 0.53, 7                   q = 1.1581
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 07 23    20 25.56   -17 35.6    0.143    1.158   175.6     3.8    18.8
    2008 08 02    20 55.55   -05 46.9    0.153    1.165   167.9    10.5    19.3
    2008 08 12    21 18.29   +03 06.4    0.177    1.183   161.8    15.5    19.9
    2008 08 22    21 35.33   +08 35.4    0.212    1.211   158.3    18.0    20.4
    2008 09 01    21 48.61   +11 23.6    0.257    1.249   156.3    18.9    20.9
    2008 09 11    22 00.17   +12 26.5    0.312    1.295   154.3    19.7    21.4
    2008 09 21    22 11.32   +12 29.2    0.377    1.347   151.4    20.9    22.0
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-O31
    

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