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  • MPEC 2008-X19 : 2008 XF

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-X19                                Issued 2008 Dec. 2, 13:01 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 XF
    
    Observations:
         K08X00F* C2008 12 01.25435 02 42 39.96 +08 37 53.2          20.8 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 01.26146 02 42 39.78 +08 37 26.2          21.9 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 01.26861 02 42 39.60 +08 36 59.9          21.3 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 01.27587 02 42 39.38 +08 36 32.6          21.8 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 01.35513 02 42 37.45 +08 31 36.1          20.9 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 01.36079 02 42 37.30 +08 31 15.5          21.6 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.29040 02 42 26.99 +07 34 08.0          20.6 R EX019H01
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.29228 02 42 26.95 +07 34 01.1          20.9 R EX019H01
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.29707 02 42 26.84 +07 33 43.7          20.6 R EX019H01
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.29893 02 42 26.81 +07 33 36.7          20.7 R EX019H01
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.30407 02 42 26.69 +07 33 18.0          20.7 R EX019H01
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.31018 02 42 26.64 +07 32 56.7          21.2 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.31703 02 42 26.49 +07 32 31.3          21.1 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.32388 02 42 26.38 +07 32 06.3          21.3 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.32428 02 42 26.35 +07 32 05.1          21.7 V EX019291
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.32806 02 42 26.28 +07 31 50.4          22.0 V EX019291
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.33074 02 42 26.24 +07 31 40.4          21.9 V EX019G96
         K08X00F  C2008 12 02.33209 02 42 26.17 +07 31 35.0          22.2 V EX019291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 XF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1987 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 316.73615              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63493401     Peri.  242.86231     -0.50089359     -0.83910125
    a   1.3406549      Node   238.78478     +0.85563888     -0.44315811
    e   0.1664564      Incl.   14.36407     +0.13033697     -0.31546789
    P   1.55           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    081201 G96  0.2-  0.5+    081202 H01  0.3+  0.2+    081202 G96  0.0   0.4+
    081201 G96  0.0   0.0     081202 H01  0.3+  0.2+    081202 G96  0.4+  0.5+
    081201 G96  0.1+  0.3+    081202 H01  0.2+  0.4+    081202 291  0.1-  0.5+
    081201 G96  0.2-  0.1+    081202 H01  0.4+  0.3+    081202 291  0.0   0.3-
    081201 G96  0.3+  0.8-    081202 H01  0.2+  0.5+    081202 G96  0.5+  0.1-
    081201 G96  0.0   0.2-    081202 G96  0.0   0.6+    081202 291  0.4-  0.9-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 XF                  a,e,i = 1.34, 0.17, 14                  q = 1.1175
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 11 30    02 43.01   +09 56.5    0.234    1.199   152.9    22.0    21.3
    2008 12 01    02 42.73   +08 54.0    0.234    1.197   151.3    23.3    21.3
    2008 12 02    02 42.52   +07 52.2    0.235    1.195   149.8    24.6    21.4
    2008 12 03    02 42.36   +06 51.4    0.236    1.193   148.2    25.8    21.4
    2008 12 04    02 42.27   +05 51.6    0.237    1.191   146.7    27.0    21.5
    2008 12 05    02 42.23   +04 52.8    0.238    1.189   145.2    28.2    21.5
    2008 12 06    02 42.26   +03 55.3    0.239    1.187   143.7    29.4    21.5
    2008 12 07    02 42.35   +02 58.9    0.241    1.185   142.3    30.6    21.6
    2008 12 08    02 42.51   +02 03.9    0.242    1.183   140.8    31.7    21.6
    2008 12 09    02 42.72   +01 10.2    0.244    1.181   139.4    32.9    21.7
    2008 12 10    02 43.00   +00 18.0    0.245    1.179   138.0    34.0    21.7
    2008 12 11    02 43.33   -00 32.9    0.247    1.177   136.7    35.0    21.8
    2008 12 12    02 43.73   -01 22.3    0.249    1.175   135.3    36.1    21.8
    2008 12 13    02 44.18   -02 10.2    0.251    1.173   134.0    37.1    21.8
    2008 12 14    02 44.70   -02 56.7    0.253    1.171   132.8    38.1    21.9
    2008 12 15    02 45.27   -03 41.7    0.256    1.169   131.5    39.1    21.9
    2008 12 16    02 45.89   -04 25.2    0.258    1.168   130.3    40.0    22.0
    2008 12 17    02 46.57   -05 07.2    0.260    1.166   129.1    40.9    22.0
    2008 12 18    02 47.31   -05 47.7    0.263    1.164   128.0    41.8    22.1
    2008 12 19    02 48.10   -06 26.7    0.265    1.162   126.8    42.7    22.1
    2008 12 20    02 48.95   -07 04.3    0.268    1.161   125.7    43.5    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X19
    

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