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    M.P.E.C. 2008-W14                                Issued 2008 Nov. 19, 14:37 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 WK
    
    Observations:
         K08W00K* C2008 11 18.38349 05 16 41.55 +16 33 24.0          18.8   EW014704
         K08W00K  C2008 11 18.39586 05 16 45.47 +16 34 33.0          18.8   EW014704
         K08W00K  C2008 11 18.40883 05 16 49.61 +16 35 46.3          19.6   EW014704
         K08W00K  C2008 11 18.42124 05 16 53.52 +16 36 54.2          19.6   EW014704
         K08W00K  C2008 11 18.43397 05 16 57.73 +16 38 04.8          18.6   EW014704
         K08W00K  C2008 11 19.35059 05 22 44.68 +18 06 12.4          18.2 V EW014G96
         K08W00K  C2008 11 19.35112 05 22 44.86 +18 06 15.6          18.2 V EW014G96
         K08W00K  C2008 11 19.35165 05 22 45.04 +18 06 18.8          18.1 V EW014G96
         K08W00K  C2008 11 19.35219 05 22 45.22 +18 06 21.9          18.2 V EW014G96
         K08W00K 5C2008 11 19.39635 05 23 01.09 +18 10 39.1          18.3 R EW014673
         K08W00K 5C2008 11 19.39983 05 23 02.27 +18 10 59.7                 EW014673
         K08W00K 5C2008 11 19.40677 05 23 04.65 +18 11 40.8                 EW014673
         K08W00K 5C2008 11 19.41024 05 23 05.82 +18 12 01.0                 EW014673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.4-m
        reflector + 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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 WK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0469 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 348.15054              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.59326379     Peri.   29.45111     -0.01966990     -0.99520497
    a   1.4027195      Node    61.82312     +0.89473483     -0.06028669
    e   0.2755915      Incl.    6.24004     +0.44616440     +0.07702322
    P   1.66           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    081118 704  0.3+  0.5-    081119 G96  0.0   0.1-    081119 673  0.1-  0.1+
    081118 704  0.0   0.4-    081119 G96  0.0   0.1-    081119 673  0.2+  0.2+
    081118 704  0.0   0.9+    081119 G96  0.0   0.0     081119 673  0.0   0.0
    081118 704  1.0-  0.0     081119 G96  0.0   0.1-
    081118 704  0.6+  0.1+    081119 673  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 WK                  a,e,i = 1.40, 0.28, 6                   q = 1.0161
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 11 20    05 26.99   +19 11.6    0.0680   1.050   155.4    23.0    18.3
    2008 11 30    07 02.11   +38 43.1    0.0566   1.032   142.4    35.7    18.2
    2008 12 10    09 30.73   +51 23.1    0.0626   1.020   122.8    54.2    18.9
    2008 12 20    11 27.98   +51 34.7    0.0794   1.016   111.9    63.9    19.7
    2008 12 30    12 26.34   +48 49.0    0.0995   1.020   108.9    65.8    20.3
    2009 01 09    12 52.60   +46 32.7    0.120    1.032   110.6    63.1    20.6
    2009 01 19    13 01.51   +45 01.4    0.138    1.050   115.2    58.0    20.8
    2009 01 29    12 58.00   +43 59.3    0.156    1.075   121.7    51.2    20.9
    2009 02 08    12 44.52   +42 54.1    0.174    1.105   129.5    43.5    21.0
    2009 02 18    12 24.25   +41 14.9    0.194    1.140   137.7    35.7    21.1
    2009 02 28    12 01.33   +38 40.9    0.220    1.177   144.8    29.1    21.2
    2009 03 10    11 40.83   +35 09.9    0.253    1.217   148.7    25.1    21.5
    2009 03 20    11 25.98   +31 04.3    0.296    1.258   148.3    24.6    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W14
    

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