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    M.P.E.C. 2008-Q35                                Issued 2008 Aug. 25, 13:05 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 QA1
    
    Observations:
         K08Q01A* C2008 08 23.66059 23 25 18.51 -24 40 07.6          19.0 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 23.66940 23 25 16.24 -24 38 40.4          19.7 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 23.67824 23 25 14.01 -24 37 11.9          19.3 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 23.68708 23 25 11.78 -24 35 43.8          18.8 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 23.76635 23 24 51.73 -24 22 32.3          19.3 R EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.61576 23 21 32.61 -21 55 56.3          19.1 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.61617 23 21 32.50 -21 55 51.8          19.1 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.61659 23 21 32.40 -21 55 47.4          18.8 V EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.80502 23 20 42.20 -21 21 31.5          19.0 R EQ035E12
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.91767 23 20 19.57 -21 02 14.9                 EQ035246
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.91924 23 20 19.10 -21 01 54.9                 EQ035246
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.92230 23 20 18.31 -21 01 21.8                 EQ035246
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.94304 23 20 12.84 -20 57 35.0                 EQ035246
         K08Q01A  C2008 08 24.94381 23 20 12.64 -20 57 26.2                 EQ035246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 QA1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1080 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M  19.79938              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29781820     Peri.   27.87723     +0.97744390     -0.11717618
    a   2.2207614      Node   336.75158     -0.04995939     +0.68006862
    e   0.5135285      Incl.   26.43272     +0.20520109     +0.72372399
    P   3.31           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080823 E12  0.2-  0.4-    080824 E12  0.1+  0.0     080824 246  0.5-  1.5+
    080823 E12  0.4-  0.4-    080824 E12  0.1+  0.1+    080824 246  0.3-  1.0+
    080823 E12  0.0   0.5+    080824 E12  0.3+  0.0     080824 246  0.3+  0.8-
    080823 E12  0.3+  0.8+    080824 E12  0.3-  0.1-    080824 246  0.3+  0.5-
    080823 E12  0.3+  0.6-    080824 246  0.2+  1.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 QA1                 a,e,i = 2.22, 0.51, 26                  q = 1.0803
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 08 22    23 31.42   -28 53.3    0.152    1.150   153.6    23.0    19.6
    2008 09 01    22 45.50   +07 01.1    0.110    1.115   164.7    13.8    18.5
    2008 09 11    21 41.09   +45 48.3    0.138    1.092   125.3    48.8    20.0
    2008 09 21    20 33.86   +62 18.5    0.205    1.081   106.8    62.8    21.3
    2008 10 01    19 41.36   +68 24.3    0.280    1.083    99.5    65.7    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Q35
    

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