MPEC 2008-V31 : 2008 VU3
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M.P.E.C. 2008-V31 Issued 2008 Nov. 5, 22:54 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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2008 VU3 Observations: K08V03U* C2008 11 02.36871 06 09 03.06 +32 17 33.2 17.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 02.38078 06 08 50.53 +32 13 24.8 17.5 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 02.39260 06 08 38.30 +32 09 22.1 17.4 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 02.40445 06 08 26.19 +32 05 20.0 18.0 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 02.41637 06 08 13.91 +32 01 15.5 17.5 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.31215 05 51 01.65 +24 35 10.5 17.8 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.32421 05 50 56.40 +24 33 19.8 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.33625 05 50 51.18 +24 31 28.3 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.34806 05 50 46.00 +24 29 39.5 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.35991 05 50 40.82 +24 27 49.9 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.36323 05 50 39.37 +24 27 19.3 17.9 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.37517 05 50 34.13 +24 25 29.5 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.38697 05 50 28.95 +24 23 40.2 18.3 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.39887 05 50 23.74 +24 21 50.5 18.2 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.41068 05 50 18.54 +24 20 00.9 18.3 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.42193 05 50 13.64 +24 18 16.9 18.0 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.43379 05 50 08.46 +24 16 27.3 18.3 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.44585 05 50 03.28 +24 14 35.3 18.4 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.45853 05 49 57.84 +24 12 38.1 18.5 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 04.47055 05 49 52.75 +24 10 46.2 18.6 EV031704 K08V03U C2008 11 05.32551 05 45 54.65 +22 17 33.2 17.9 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.32775 05 45 53.93 +22 17 17.3 18.2 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.32841 05 45 59.12 +22 17 12.1 18.2 R EV031854 K08V03U C2008 11 05.33001 05 45 53.13 +22 17 01.6 17.6 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.33177 05 45 58.06 +22 16 50.5 18.3 R EV031854 K08V03U C2008 11 05.33514 05 45 57.02 +22 16 27.9 18.2 R EV031854 K08V03U C2008 11 05.34541 05 45 48.03 +22 15 16.4 17.7 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.35004 05 45 46.55 +22 14 44.4 18.1 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.36680 05 45 41.00 +22 12 49.0 17.7 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.37582 05 45 38.05 +22 11 46.6 17.7 R EV031850 K08V03U C2008 11 05.38171 05 45 41.80 +22 11 15.0 17.7 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.38770 05 45 39.82 +22 10 35.5 17.6 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.39378 05 45 37.71 +22 09 53.2 EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.39984 05 45 35.87 +22 09 13.7 17.9 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.41274 05 45 31.60 +22 07 46.4 17.2 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.42246 05 45 28.47 +22 06 43.8 17.2 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.42733 05 45 26.92 +22 06 09.1 17.9 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.43220 05 45 25.27 +22 05 35.4 18.1 V EV031703 K08V03U C2008 11 05.93840605 43 39.27 +21 11 39.4 17.9 V EV031B03 K08V03U C2008 11 05.94232305 43 38.27 +21 11 17.2 18.5 V EV031B03 K08V03U C2008 11 05.94623505 43 37.23 +21 10 55.1 17.8 V EV031B03 Observer details: 703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer 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. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres, R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. 850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, F. M. Burnson. 0.30-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 765x510 CCD. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. B03 Alter Satzberg, Vienna. Observer M. Pietschnig. 0.35-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: 2008 VU3 Earth MOID = 0.0074 AU Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC M 13.21441 (2000.0) P Q n 0.25118841 Peri. 144.43545 +0.98808306 -0.14634225 a 2.4877285 Node 224.05676 +0.12052067 +0.92835783 e 0.6200665 Incl. 3.93384 +0.09574259 +0.34166603 P 3.92 H 23.2 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 081102 704 0.7- 0.4+ 081104 704 0.7- 0.1+ 081105 850 0.7- 0.1- 081102 704 1.0- 0.2+ 081104 704 0.6- 0.2+ 081105 850 0.7- 0.3- 081102 704 1.3- 0.2+ 081104 704 1.0- 0.4+ 081105 703 0.5- 0.4- 081102 704 0.4- 1.0+ 081104 704 0.6- 0.1+ 081105 703 0.8- 0.3+ 081102 704 1.4- 0.4+ 081104 704 0.8- 0.4+ 081105 703 2.4- 1.2- 081104 704 0.7- 0.4- 081104 704 0.6- 0.1- 081105 703 0.4- 0.1+ 081104 704 1.1- 0.2+ 081105 850 0.3- 0.2+ 081105 703 1.0- 0.4- 081104 704 0.7- 0.1- 081105 850 0.0 0.3- 081105 703 0.4- 2.5+ 081104 704 0.9- 0.1+ 081105 854 0.9- 0.6- 081105 703 0.1+ 0.7+ 081104 704 0.7- 0.1- 081105 850 0.7- 0.5- 081105 703 0.8- 0.1- 081104 704 0.6- 0.1- 081105 854 0.6- 0.3+ 081105 B03 0.1- 0.3+ 081104 704 0.5- 0.4+ 081105 854 0.0 0.2+ 081105 B03 0.3- 0.0 081104 704 0.5- 0.2+ 081105 850 0.8- 0.1+ 081105 B03 0.9- 0.2- 081104 704 0.3- 0.5+ 081105 850 0.2- 0.1- Ephemeris: 2008 VU3 a,e,i = 2.49, 0.62, 4 q = 0.9452 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2008 10 31 08 08.04 +58 52.4 0.0112 0.996 103.8 75.6 16.1 2008 11 10 05 34.14 +17 01.2 0.0681 1.046 143.6 34.2 18.9 2008 11 20 05 23.18 +13 41.3 0.131 1.109 155.2 21.9 20.1 2008 11 30 05 15.42 +12 51.5 0.200 1.181 165.1 12.4 20.8 2008 12 10 05 09.70 +12 52.5 0.278 1.259 170.0 7.8 21.5 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-V31


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