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    M.P.E.C. 2008-R13                                Issued 2008 Sept. 2, 21:31 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 RC
    
    Observations:
         K08R00C* C2008 09 01.98366 23 25 20.34 +25 56 04.3          18.0 V ER013J75
         K08R00C  C2008 09 01.99986 23 25 20.66 +25 56 13.6          17.9 V ER013J75
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.01649 23 25 21.01 +25 56 23.5          17.9 V ER013J75
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.27861 23 25 27.64 +25 58 56.3          17.5 R ER013H59
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.28256 23 25 27.73 +25 58 58.3          18.0 R ER013H59
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.28649 23 25 27.80 +25 59 00.6          17.9 R ER013H59
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.29044 23 25 27.85 +25 59 02.8          18.1 R ER013H59
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.33817 23 25 29.01 +25 59 30.4          18.2 R ER013H36
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.34321 23 25 29.11 +25 59 33.4          18.3 R ER013H36
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.34823 23 25 29.21 +25 59 36.2          18.2 R ER013H36
         K08R00C 5C2008 09 02.35254623 25 29.684+25 59 41.04         17.7 R ER013673
         K08R00C 5C2008 09 02.35740723 25 29.779+25 59 43.71                ER013673
         K08R00C 5C2008 09 02.36226923 25 29.872+25 59 46.48                ER013673
         K08R00C 5C2008 09 02.36713023 25 29.963+25 59 49.15                ER013673
         K08R00C %C2008 09 02.46700 23 25 31.76 +26 00 44.3          17.7 R ER013H06
         K08R00C %C2008 09 02.47385 23 25 31.91 +26 00 48.0          17.8 R ER013H06
         K08R00C %C2008 09 02.48070 23 25 32.07 +26 00 51.6          17.8 R ER013H06
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.61348 23 25 36.62 +26 02 08.3          18.0 R ER013355
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.62634 23 25 36.83 +26 02 17.1                 ER013355
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.63061 23 25 36.94 +26 02 19.7                 ER013355
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.69427 23 25 39.49 +26 02 48.4                 ER013B18
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.69568 23 25 39.56 +26 02 49.6                 ER013B18
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.69639 23 25 39.54 +26 02 49.8                 ER013B18
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.80956 23 25 42.37 +26 03 54.6          18.6 V ER013595
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.81647 23 25 42.49 +26 03 58.4                 ER013118
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.82126 23 25 42.60 +26 04 01.0                 ER013118
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.83277 23 25 42.92 +26 04 08.1          18.1 R ER013235
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.83527 23 25 42.97 +26 04 09.6          18.5 V ER013595
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.84266 23 25 43.14 +26 04 14.2          18.9 V ER013595
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.84805 23 25 43.25 +26 04 16.9          18.1 R ER013235
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.84826 23 25 43.39 +26 04 17.4          18.3 R ER013B20
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.85253 23 25 43.49 +26 04 20.1          18.3 R ER013B20
         K08R00C  C2008 09 02.85681 23 25 43.59 +26 04 22.8          18.1 R ER013B20
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/5 reflector
        + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin,
        F. Piani.  Measurers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.30-m f/4.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    B18 Terskol.  Observers M. Andreev, M. Hramcova.  Measurer M. Andreev.  0.6-m
        f/12.8 reflector + CCD.
    B20 Observatorio Carmelita, Tiana.  Observer J. M. Aymami.  0.25-m f/4.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
        0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    H59 Prairie Grass Observatory, Camp Cullom.  Observer J. Mahony.  0.41-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
        W. K. Y. Yeung, J. Rodriguez, A. Cikota, S. Cikota.  0.45-m f/2.8
        reflector + CCD.
    355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 RC
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M   8.55966              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22779703     Peri.  149.44947     +0.90435593     -0.40379303
    a   2.6552414      Node   235.00065     +0.34947487     +0.88649188
    e   0.4938625      Incl.    9.71083     +0.24496463     +0.22601624
    P   4.33           H   18.0           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080901 J75  0.1-  0.2+    080902 673  0.2+  0.3+    080902 B18  0.0   0.3-
    080901 J75  0.1-  0.2-    080902 673  0.2+  0.3+    080902 595  0.0   0.2+
    080902 J75  0.2+  0.2-    080902 673  0.2+  0.2+    080902 118  0.3+  0.2+
    080902 H59  0.3-  0.3+    080902 H06  0.0   0.1+    080902 118  0.3+  0.0
    080902 H59  0.1-  0.0     080902 H06  0.0   0.1+    080902 235  0.1+  0.0
    080902 H59  0.2-  0.1+    080902 H06  0.1+  0.0     080902 595  0.1+  0.0
    080902 H59  0.6-  0.0     080902 355  0.1-  1.4-    080902 595  0.2+  0.3+
    080902 H36  0.2+  0.3-    080902 355  0.6-  0.1+    080902 235  0.0   0.2-
    080902 H36  0.2+  0.1-    080902 355  0.2-  0.2+    080902 B20  0.4-  0.0
    080902 H36  0.2+  0.2-    080902 B18  0.0   0.4-    080902 B20  0.3-  0.1+
    080902 673  0.2+  0.5+    080902 B18  0.5+  0.0     080902 B20  0.3-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 RC                  a,e,i = 2.66, 0.49, 10                  q = 1.3439
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 09 01    23 24.90   +25 46.2    0.503    1.448   144.4    23.9    18.4
    2008 09 11    23 29.15   +27 01.4    0.454    1.414   148.3    22.0    18.1
    2008 09 21    23 33.81   +27 11.8    0.417    1.385   151.7    20.1    17.8
    2008 10 01    23 40.14   +26 08.5    0.391    1.364   154.2    18.7    17.6
    2008 10 11    23 49.49   +23 55.1    0.378    1.350   155.0    18.2    17.5
    2008 10 21    00 02.57   +20 50.8    0.377    1.344   153.8    19.1    17.5
    2008 10 31    00 19.19   +17 25.2    0.391    1.346   150.3    21.4    17.6
    2008 11 10    00 38.69   +14 11.7    0.419    1.356   145.5    24.4    17.9
    2008 11 20    01 00.00   +11 35.1    0.461    1.374   140.1    27.5    18.2
    2008 11 30    01 22.17   +09 46.2    0.518    1.399   134.6    30.1    18.6
    2008 12 10    01 44.64   +08 45.4    0.588    1.431   129.2    32.2    19.0
    2008 12 20    02 07.01   +08 25.1    0.670    1.468   124.1    33.7    19.4
    2008 12 30    02 29.13   +08 35.9    0.765    1.511   119.0    34.7    19.7
    2009 01 09    02 51.01   +09 08.6    0.870    1.557   114.2    35.2    20.1
    2009 01 19    03 12.65   +09 54.6    0.986    1.607   109.4    35.3    20.4
    2009 01 29    03 34.10   +10 47.5    1.111    1.661   104.6    35.0    20.8
    2009 02 08    03 55.41   +11 42.2    1.245    1.716    99.9    34.5    21.1
    2009 02 18    04 16.59   +12 34.7    1.387    1.773    95.1    33.7    21.4
    2009 02 28    04 37.64   +13 22.3    1.534    1.831    90.3    32.7    21.6
    2009 03 10    04 58.58   +14 02.8    1.687    1.890    85.6    31.6    21.9
    
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