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    M.P.E.C. 2008-Y12                                Issued 2008 Dec. 20, 02:35 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2008 EE
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2008-E21
    
    Additional Observations:
         K08E00E  C2008 12 19.07500 12 19 03.17 +40 01 42.0          20.8 C EY012493
         K08E00E  C2008 12 19.08392 12 19 03.74 +40 01 42.5          20.6 C EY012493
         K08E00E  C2008 12 19.09034 12 19 04.15 +40 01 43.1          20.7 C EY012493
         K08E00E  C2008 12 20.07403 12 20 07.15 +40 01 56.3          20.0 C EY012493
         K08E00E  C2008 12 20.08138 12 20 07.60 +40 01 57.3          19.9 C EY012493
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    081219 493 0.00+ 0.06-    081220 493 0.00+ 0.06-    MPO139291   -0.0092 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 EE                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1371 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 114.29834              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.01346225     Peri.  332.40320     +0.72510280     +0.68416780
    a   0.9815920      Node   343.64711     -0.56935862     +0.53160247
    e   0.2119199      Incl.   16.15968     -0.38737152     +0.49931276
    P   0.97           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080301 704  0.0   0.4+    080302 473  0.3-  0.0     080306 H55  0.1+  0.1-
    080301 704  0.1-  0.9+    080302 473  0.2-  0.2-    080306 H55  0.1+  0.0
    080301 704  0.2+  0.9+    080302 A24  0.1-  0.1-    080308 448 (1.9+  5.0+)
    080301 704  0.6-  0.9+    080302 A24  0.4-  0.3-    080308 448  0.7-  0.2-
    080301 704  0.1-  0.5+    080302 A24  0.1-  0.4+    080324 H55  0.6-  0.2+
    080301 595  0.0   0.6+    080302 A24  0.5+  0.5+    080324 H55  0.7-  0.1+
    080301 595  0.3-  0.1+    080302 A24  0.1+  1.3-    080403 H55 (0.3+  2.1+)
    080302 H85  0.5-  0.2-    080302 204  0.1-  0.1-    080403 H55  0.3-  1.2+
    080302 H85  0.5+  0.3-    080302 204  0.2+  0.2+    080403 H55 (1.3-  1.8+)
    080302 H85  0.6+  0.6-    080302 204  0.0   0.1+    080415 H55  1.0+  0.7+
    080302 704  0.1+  0.4-    080303 H85  0.6-  0.8-    080415 H55  0.7-  0.6+
    080302 704  0.4-  0.1-    080303 H85  0.4+  1.1-    080415 H55 (1.9-  0.1-)
    080302 704  0.4+  0.4+    080303 H85  0.8+  0.5-    080423 H55  0.3-  0.7+
    080302 658  0.1-  0.1-    080303 H85  0.3+  0.2+    080423 H55  0.4-  0.5+
    080302 658  0.3-  0.9-    080304 673  0.0   0.1+    080423 H55  1.3-  0.8-
    080302 704  0.3+  0.4-    080304 673  0.1-  0.4+    080426 291  0.1+  1.2-
    080302 658  1.2-  1.1-    080304 673  0.1+  0.0     080426 291  0.6-  0.1-
    080302 854  1.3-  0.8+    080304 673  0.2+  0.3+    080426 291  1.1+  0.7+
    080302 854  0.6+  0.5+    080305 711  1.1+  0.2+    081219 493  0.1-  0.1+
    080302 143  0.1+  0.5-    080305 711  1.3+  0.3+    081219 493  0.0   0.0
    080302 143  0.1-  0.1-    080305 711  0.5+  0.2+    081219 493  0.1+  0.2+
    080302 143  0.4-  0.2-    080305 711  0.8+  0.1-    081220 493  0.0   0.4-
    080302 473  0.4-  0.2-    080306 H55  0.1+  0.1-    081220 493  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 EE                  a,e,i = 0.98, 0.21, 16                  q = 0.7736
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 12 20    12 20.02   +40 02.0    0.441    1.146    99.9    57.8    20.3
    2008 12 30    12 27.56   +40 22.2    0.401    1.163   106.5    54.2    20.0
    2009 01 09    12 27.55   +41 17.5    0.358    1.176   114.2    49.7    19.7
    2009 01 19    12 16.26   +42 45.4    0.313    1.185   123.3    44.0    19.2
    2009 01 29    11 47.68   +44 21.1    0.271    1.189   133.9    36.6    18.7
    2009 02 08    10 56.59   +44 39.0    0.238    1.189   144.8    28.6    18.2
    2009 02 18    09 49.70   +41 22.6    0.220    1.185   150.1    24.6    17.9
    2009 02 28    08 49.29   +33 56.2    0.222    1.176   143.0    30.4    18.1
    2009 03 10    08 10.10   +24 53.4    0.242    1.162   129.7    41.1    18.6
    2009 03 20    07 49.77   +16 41.4    0.273    1.145   116.8    50.9    19.1
    2009 03 30    07 41.85   +09 58.7    0.308    1.123   106.0    58.7    19.5
    2009 04 09    07 41.47   +04 29.4    0.344    1.098    97.0    64.9    19.9
    2009 04 19    07 45.32   -00 09.9    0.375    1.069    89.5    70.0    20.2
    2009 04 29    07 51.44   -04 17.6    0.400    1.037    82.9    74.6    20.4
    2009 05 09    07 58.32   -08 06.1    0.416    1.002    77.1    79.1    20.6
    2009 05 19    08 04.57   -11 39.6    0.422    0.965    71.6    83.9    20.7
    2009 05 29    08 08.87   -14 56.5    0.418    0.928    66.2    89.4    20.8
    2009 06 08    08 09.49   -17 46.2    0.402    0.891    60.8    96.0    20.9
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y12
    

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