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    M.P.E.C. 2009-D14                                Issued 2009 Feb. 17, 05:37 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 GD
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2008-G07
    
    Additional Observations:
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.15422 11 16 17.06 +43 20 23.4          22.0 C ED014493
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.15887 11 16 16.35 +43 20 27.5          22.1 C ED014493
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.16452 11 16 15.42 +43 20 33.0          21.9 C ED014493
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.93812 11 14 11.47 +43 32 25.8          21.6 C ED014493
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.94039 11 14 11.19 +43 32 27.2          21.9 C ED014493
         K08G00D  C2009 02 16.94265 11 14 10.79 +43 32 29.2          21.9 C ED014493
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observers F. Hormuth, J. C. Datson.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    090216 493 47.6- 38.2+    090216 493 46.7- 37.0+    MPO139305   -0.0063 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 GD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1191 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 134.56338              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.75200301     Peri.  292.71552     +0.78225360     +0.59103437
    a   1.1976309      Node    32.08492     -0.34179984     +0.67141110
    e   0.7767817      Incl.   21.75449     -0.52081875     +0.44708558
    P   1.31           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080401 G96  0.2+  0.0     080401 A24  0.2+  0.1-    080408 H45 (2.5+  0.1-)
    080401 G96  0.2+  0.2+    080401 A24  0.0   0.0     080408 H45 (2.1+  0.1-)
    080401 G96  0.1+  0.3+    080402 H51  0.1+  0.0     080408 H45 (2.4+  0.4-)
    080401 G96  0.5+  0.4+    080402 H51  0.0   0.3+    080408 H45 (3.7+  0.3-)
    080401 854  0.1+  0.1-    080402 H51  0.4-  0.4-    080408 H45 (2.4+  0.9-)
    080401 854  0.5+  0.0     080402 H51  0.5-  0.2-    080416 H55  0.3+  0.3+
    080401 854  0.1-  0.1+    080402 H51  0.3-  0.4-    080416 H55  0.1-  0.2-
    080401 658  0.1-  0.1+    080402 H51  0.5-  0.5-    080416 H55  0.0   0.0
    080401 658  0.0   0.2+    080402 H51  0.3-  0.7-    080416 G96  0.1+  0.1+
    080401 658  0.1+  0.2+    080402 H51  0.4-  0.2+    080416 G96  0.1+  0.3+
    080401 673  0.3+  0.0     080402 H51  0.0   0.0     080416 G96  0.1-  0.4+
    080401 673  0.8+  0.3+    080402 H55  0.0   0.0     080416 G96  0.0   0.1+
    080401 673  0.2-  0.1+    080402 H55  0.0   0.0     080416 G96  0.3-  0.1-
    080401 104 (1.8-  1.0+)   080402 H55  0.2-  0.2+    080416 G96  0.1+  0.2-
    080401 104  0.7+  0.1-    080403 H85  0.7-  0.2+    080416 G96  0.4+  0.1+
    080401 104  0.5-  0.0     080403 H85  0.7-  0.7-    080416 G96  0.3+  0.0
    080401 118  0.7-  0.4-    080403 H85 (0.2-  1.9-)   080426 G96  0.3+  0.2-
    080401 118  0.7-  0.5-    080403 H55  0.5-  0.2+    080426 G96  0.1-  0.1-
    080401 118  0.4+  0.4-    080403 H55  0.5-  0.3+    080426 G96  0.1-  0.3-
    080401 204  0.1-  0.4-    080403 H55  0.8-  0.4+    080426 G96  0.1-  0.1-
    080401 204  0.1+  0.4+    080406 673  0.5+  0.6+    090216 493  0.5-  0.2+
    080401 J95  0.4+  0.3-    080406 673  0.9-  0.4+    090216 493  0.0   0.0
    080401 J95  0.1+  0.1-    080406 673  0.0   0.3+    090216 493  0.1-  0.3+
    080401 A24  0.3+  0.3+    080406 673  0.1+  0.5+    090216 493  0.4-  0.4+
    080401 A24  0.1-  0.0     080406 H55  0.0   0.3+    090216 493  0.6+  0.3-
    080401 A24  0.2+  0.1-    080406 H55  0.2+  0.0     090216 493  0.3+  0.4-
    080401 A24  0.3+  0.1+    080406 H55  0.1+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 GD                  a,e,i = 1.20, 0.78, 22                  q = 0.2673
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 02 18    11 11.29   +43 48.2    1.232    2.118   144.9    15.5    22.6
    2009 02 28    10 41.94   +45 39.7    1.232    2.106   142.4    16.7    22.7
    2009 03 10    10 12.09   +46 14.9    1.261    2.088   135.3    19.5    22.8
    2009 03 20    09 46.12   +45 38.7    1.315    2.065   126.2    22.9    23.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D14
    

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