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    M.P.E.C. 2009-B87                                Issued 2009 Jan. 30, 23:14 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.
    
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                                        2008 CG
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2008-C08
    
    Additional Observations:
         K08C00G  C2009 01 29.87585 04 30 32.85 -13 26 53.2          20.3 C EB087493
         K08C00G  C2009 01 29.87692 04 30 33.10 -13 26 44.8          20.1 C EB087493
         K08C00G  C2009 01 29.87906 04 30 33.62 -13 26 26.4          20.0 C EB087493
         K08C00G  C2009 01 30.80161 04 34 25.72 -11 17 54.9          20.2 C EB087493
         K08C00G  C2009 01 30.80273 04 34 25.97 -11 17 45.9          19.9 C EB087493
         K08C00G  C2009 01 30.80386 04 34 26.25 -11 17 36.4          19.9 C EB087493
    
    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
    090129 493 0.26+ 0.03+    090130 493 0.26+ 0.04+    MPO136023   -0.10 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 CG                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1245 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M  25.34129              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.94578668     Peri.  230.87824     +0.95633141     -0.19548262
    a   1.0278757      Node   139.03181     +0.22980127     +0.96227013
    e   0.2516027      Incl.   19.35517     -0.18061451     +0.18926898
    P   1.04           H   22.0           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080201 704  0.3+  0.4-    080206 704  0.1-  0.7+    080211 G96  0.0   0.4-
    080201 704  0.0   0.3+    080206 704  0.4+  0.0     080211 G96  0.5-  0.3-
    080201 704  0.1+  0.9+    080206 704  0.1-  0.2+    080211 G96  0.1-  0.2-
    080201 704  0.2-  0.9+    080206 448  0.0   0.5-    080211 G96  0.2-  0.3-
    080201 704  0.5+  0.1+    080206 673  0.1+  0.2+    080212 G96  0.2-  0.2-
    080201 J95  0.2-  0.2-    080206 448  0.7-  0.3-    080212 G96  0.1-  0.2-
    080201 J95  0.2-  0.7-    080206 704  0.1-  0.8+    080212 G96  0.2+  0.3-
    080201 J95  0.0   0.3-    080206 673  0.0   0.0     080212 G96  0.0   0.3-
    080202 704  0.2+  1.1-    080206 673  0.3+  0.8-    080213 704 (1.9+  1.3+)
    080202 704  1.0+  1.0+    080206 448  0.4+  0.4-    080213 703  1.2-  0.3+
    080202 704  1.3+  0.0     080206 673  0.3+  0.9+    080213 703  0.2-  0.4+
    080202 704  0.3+  0.5+    080206 474  0.2-  0.5-    080213 704  1.3+  0.6+
    080202 704 (2.6+  0.3-)   080206 474  0.2-  0.5-    080213 703  0.9-  0.0
    080202 704  0.4+  0.3+    080206 474  0.3-  0.5-    080213 703  0.4-  0.6-
    080202 704 (1.7+  0.9+)   080207 704  0.6+  0.1+    080213 704  1.4+  0.1+
    080202 854  0.4+  0.3-    080207 704  0.8+  0.6+    080213 704  0.9+  0.4+
    080202 854  0.4+  0.7+    080207 704  0.0   0.0     080213 704  1.1+  0.3+
    080202 704  0.2+  0.6+    080207 704  0.4+  0.3+    080221 H55  0.6-  0.0
    080202 854  0.4+  0.3+    080207 704  0.4+  0.5+    080221 H55  0.4-  0.3+
    080202 704  0.9+  0.1+    080208 130 (1.9-  0.5-)   080221 H55  0.9+  0.2+
    080202 673  0.2+  0.6+    080208 130  0.3-  0.3-    080315 H55 (2.8-  5.9+)
    080202 673  0.5-  0.2+    080208 130  0.9-  0.1-    080315 H55 (2.6-  5.7+)
    080202 673  1.2-  0.5+    080208 130  0.5-  0.6-    090129 493  0.0   0.4+
    080202 673  0.3-  0.4+    080208 G96  0.3-  0.3-    090129 493  0.0   0.2-
    080203 H55  0.5+  1.0+    080208 G96  0.0   0.4-    090129 493  0.1+  0.1+
    080203 H55  0.9-  0.8+    080208 G96  0.1-  0.5-    090130 493  0.0   0.0
    080203 H55  0.5-  0.3-    080208 G96  0.3-  0.3-    090130 493  0.2-  0.2-
    080205 143  0.1-  0.5-    080208 A78  0.4-  0.5+    090130 493  0.1+  0.1-
    080205 143  0.3-  0.0     080208 A78  0.4-  0.5+
    080206 704  0.1-  0.5+    080208 A78  0.9-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 CG                  a,e,i = 1.03, 0.25, 19                  q = 0.7693
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 01 29    04 26.83   -15 30.0    0.185    1.057   107.9    62.5    20.7
    2009 02 08    05 05.74   +05 41.0    0.216    1.097   115.4    54.4    20.9
    2009 02 18    05 39.30   +20 10.2    0.273    1.134   115.8    51.7    21.4
    2009 02 28    06 10.34   +29 02.9    0.344    1.167   112.7    51.5    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-B87
    

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