MPEC 2008-W25 : 2008 WP2
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M.P.E.C. 2008-W25 Issued 2008 Nov. 20, 13:14 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 WP2
Observations:
K08W02P* C2008 11 20.22049 03 20 49.21 +19 45 47.1 18.8 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.22605 03 20 47.97 +19 47 55.8 18.8 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.23168 03 20 46.72 +19 50 05.7 18.7 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.23728 03 20 45.45 +19 52 15.5 18.7 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.26836 03 20 38.36 +20 04 14.8 18.6 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.26889 03 20 38.25 +20 04 26.8 18.6 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.26996 03 20 38.00 +20 04 51.7 18.8 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.28166 03 20 35.29 +20 09 23.9 18.9 R EW025854
K08W02P C2008 11 20.28357 03 20 34.90 +20 10 08.5 19.0 R EW025854
K08W02P C2008 11 20.28546 03 20 34.48 +20 10 52.2 19.0 R EW025854
K08W02P 5C2008 11 20.35510 03 20 19.88 +20 37 43.4 19.0 R EW025673
K08W02P 5C2008 11 20.36166 03 20 18.34 +20 40 15.2 EW025673
K08W02P 5C2008 11 20.36851 03 20 16.78 +20 42 53.7 EW025673
K08W02P 5C2008 11 20.37629 03 20 15.06 +20 45 54.9 EW025673
K08W02P C2008 11 20.41353 03 20 05.64 +21 00 23.1 18.7 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.41384 03 20 05.56 +21 00 30.1 18.7 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.41414 03 20 05.53 +21 00 37.0 18.8 V EW025G96
K08W02P C2008 11 20.41446 03 20 05.46 +21 00 44.6 18.8 V EW025G96
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer D. Mayes. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 WP2 Earth MOID = 0.0408 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 348.46577 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.53369284 Peri. 35.77707 -0.04315192 -0.97416000
a 1.5052494 Node 57.68883 +0.84476137 -0.15405206
e 0.3460860 Incl. 15.20754 +0.53340055 +0.16516736
P 1.85 H 25.1 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081120 G96 0.0 0.2+ 081120 G96 0.1- 0.5- 081120 673 0.4- 0.6-
081120 G96 0.0 0.2+ 081120 854 0.5- 0.2+ 081120 673 0.1+ 0.4-
081120 G96 0.1+ 0.1- 081120 854 0.2+ 0.5+ 081120 G96 0.1- 0.2+
081120 G96 0.0 0.0 081120 854 0.4+ 0.4+ 081120 G96 0.3- 0.0
081120 G96 0.2- 0.3- 081120 673 0.5+ 0.8+ 081120 G96 0.2+ 0.1-
081120 G96 0.1- 0.6- 081120 673 0.2- 0.1+ 081120 G96 0.2+ 0.1+
Ephemeris:
2008 WP2 a,e,i = 1.51, 0.35, 15 q = 0.9843
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 11 20 03 21.31 +18 22.9 0.0466 1.035 174.8 5.0 18.9
2008 11 21 03 18.56 +24 58.2 0.0441 1.032 171.8 7.9 18.9
2008 11 22 03 15.18 +32 14.3 0.0423 1.029 165.5 13.9 19.1
2008 11 23 03 10.91 +40 00.7 0.0412 1.026 158.2 21.0 19.3
2008 11 24 03 05.38 +48 01.1 0.0409 1.023 150.5 28.4 19.5
2008 11 25 02 57.92 +55 55.6 0.0414 1.020 142.7 35.8 19.7
2008 11 26 02 47.34 +63 25.3 0.0428 1.018 135.4 42.9 20.0
2008 11 27 02 31.26 +70 15.3 0.0448 1.015 128.6 49.4 20.2
2008 11 28 02 04.15 +76 14.5 0.0475 1.013 122.6 55.1 20.5
2008 11 29 01 11.33 +81 10.7 0.0507 1.011 117.3 60.2 20.8
2008 11 30 23 13.78 +84 28.2 0.0542 1.008 112.7 64.4 21.1
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-W25
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