MPEC 2008-W17 : 2008 WP
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M.P.E.C. 2008-W17 Issued 2008 Nov. 19, 20:13 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 WP
Observations:
K08W00P* C2008 11 18.08869 21 41 18.02 +77 09 43.1 19.7 EW017704
K08W00P C2008 11 18.10184 21 41 20.64 +77 09 44.2 19.5 EW017704
K08W00P C2008 11 18.11499 21 41 23.63 +77 09 47.1 19.6 EW017704
K08W00P C2008 11 18.12815 21 41 26.50 +77 09 47.6 19.6 EW017704
K08W00P 5C2008 11 19.31354 21 46 14.33 +77 11 50.0 18.2 R EW017673
K08W00P 5C2008 11 19.31580 21 46 14.99 +77 11 50.0 EW017673
K08W00P C2008 11 19.71884 21 48 01.54 +77 12 38.5 19.2 V EW017104
K08W00P C2008 11 19.72940 21 48 04.06 +77 12 39.6 19.1 V EW017104
K08W00P C2008 11 19.73877 21 48 06.35 +77 12 40.6 18.9 V EW017104
Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese. Observers L. Tesi, E. Tognelli, G. Fagioli.
Measurer L. Tesi. 0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer D. Mayes. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + 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.
Orbital elements:
2008 WP
Epoch 2008 Nov. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454780.5 MPC
M 6.33022 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.21531886 Peri. 63.68437 +0.83070725 -0.47703352
a 2.7568597 Node 322.73675 +0.16104798 +0.69939141
e 0.5215325 Incl. 28.29378 +0.53290620 +0.53225057
P 4.58 H 17.2 G 0.15
From 9 observations 2008 Nov. 18-19.
Ephemeris:
2008 WP a,e,i = 2.76, 0.52, 28 q = 1.3191
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 11 20 21 49.25 +77 13.0 0.695 1.385 109.6 42.2 18.8
2008 11 30 22 45.70 +77 10.4 0.715 1.421 112.2 40.0 18.8
2008 12 10 23 59.52 +76 05.9 0.740 1.462 115.3 37.5 18.9
2008 12 20 01 13.39 +73 32.6 0.771 1.509 118.1 35.1 19.0
2008 12 30 02 14.89 +69 37.1 0.815 1.560 120.1 33.1 19.1
2009 01 09 03 02.87 +64 50.8 0.874 1.615 120.7 31.6 19.3
2009 01 19 03 40.73 +59 46.8 0.951 1.672 119.6 30.8 19.5
2009 01 29 04 11.94 +54 50.0 1.046 1.731 116.9 30.5 19.8
2009 02 08 04 38.91 +50 15.7 1.159 1.792 113.0 30.4 20.1
2009 02 18 05 03.05 +46 10.2 1.289 1.854 108.3 30.4 20.4
2009 02 28 05 25.28 +42 33.8 1.433 1.917 103.0 30.2 20.7
2009 03 10 05 46.17 +39 23.7 1.589 1.980 97.5 29.8 21.0
2009 03 20 06 06.05 +36 35.6 1.754 2.044 91.8 29.1 21.2
2009 03 30 06 25.15 +34 05.2 1.925 2.107 86.1 28.2 21.5
2009 04 09 06 43.60 +31 48.5 2.101 2.170 80.3 27.1 21.7
2009 04 19 07 01.49 +29 42.1 2.278 2.232 74.6 25.7 21.9
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-W17
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