MPEC 2008-V42 : 2008 VT4
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M.P.E.C. 2008-V42 Issued 2008 Nov. 8, 00:18 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
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2008 VT4
Observations:
K08V04T* C2008 11 06.27368 01 57 09.79 +16 56 43.5 20.8 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.27916 01 57 09.64 +16 56 21.0 21.2 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.28480 01 57 09.50 +16 55 57.9 21.3 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.31866 01 57 08.78 +16 53 42.5 21.5 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.31932 01 57 08.78 +16 53 39.4 21.0 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.31996 01 57 08.78 +16 53 37.2 21.2 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 06.32061 01 57 08.74 +16 53 34.3 21.2 V EV042G96
K08V04T C2008 11 07.91385 01 56 52.46 +15 08 24.4 EV042J95
K08V04T C2008 11 07.93609 01 56 52.14 +15 06 58.3 EV042J95
K08V04T C2008 11 07.95470 01 56 51.77 +15 05 44.5 20.6 R EV042J95
Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 VT4 Earth MOID = 0.3155 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 46.24208 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.58002499 Peri. 137.54805 +0.96755221 +0.00092808
a 1.4239833 Node 224.39542 -0.03598600 +0.99030547
e 0.0990469 Incl. 21.17143 +0.25009546 +0.13890365
P 1.70 H 22.4 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081106 G96 0.1+ 0.8+ 081106 G96 0.2+ 0.4- 081107 J95 0.5+ 0.6+
081106 G96 0.2- 0.2+ 081106 G96 0.4+ 0.0 081107 J95 0.4- 0.5-
081106 G96 0.4- 0.3- 081106 G96 0.0 0.3-
081106 G96 0.0 0.1+ 081107 J95 0.1- 0.1-
Ephemeris:
2008 VT4 a,e,i = 1.42, 0.10, 21 q = 1.2829
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 31 01 59.03 +24 05.2 0.316 1.304 168.7 8.6 21.1
2008 11 01 01 58.67 +22 56.3 0.317 1.305 169.4 8.1 21.0
2008 11 02 01 58.32 +21 47.4 0.317 1.306 169.8 7.8 21.0
2008 11 03 01 58.01 +20 38.7 0.318 1.307 169.9 7.7 21.0
2008 11 04 01 57.72 +19 30.3 0.320 1.308 169.6 7.8 21.1
2008 11 05 01 57.45 +18 22.4 0.321 1.308 169.1 8.2 21.1
2008 11 06 01 57.22 +17 15.2 0.323 1.309 168.4 8.8 21.1
2008 11 07 01 57.02 +16 08.7 0.325 1.310 167.4 9.5 21.2
2008 11 08 01 56.86 +15 03.1 0.327 1.311 166.3 10.3 21.2
2008 11 09 01 56.72 +13 58.6 0.330 1.312 165.1 11.2 21.3
2008 11 10 01 56.63 +12 55.2 0.333 1.313 163.8 12.2 21.3
2008 11 11 01 56.56 +11 53.0 0.336 1.314 162.4 13.1 21.4
2008 11 12 01 56.53 +10 52.2 0.339 1.315 161.0 14.2 21.4
2008 11 13 01 56.54 +09 52.7 0.342 1.316 159.6 15.2 21.5
2008 11 14 01 56.59 +08 54.8 0.346 1.317 158.2 16.2 21.6
2008 11 15 01 56.67 +07 58.3 0.350 1.318 156.8 17.2 21.6
2008 11 16 01 56.78 +07 03.5 0.354 1.319 155.4 18.2 21.7
2008 11 17 01 56.94 +06 10.3 0.358 1.320 154.0 19.2 21.7
2008 11 18 01 57.13 +05 18.8 0.363 1.321 152.6 20.2 21.8
2008 11 19 01 57.35 +04 28.9 0.368 1.322 151.2 21.1 21.9
2008 11 20 01 57.61 +03 40.8 0.372 1.323 149.8 22.1 21.9
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-V42
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