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    M.P.E.C. 2009-V68                                Issued 2009 Nov. 14, 23:09 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 ST291
    
    Observations:
         K08ST1T* C2008 09 24.17064 00 01 49.60 +13 47 51.7          21.5 R EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 09 24.31175 00 01 49.01 +13 47 48.8          22.1 R EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 09 25.16143 00 01 46.03 +13 47 32.2          21.1 R EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 09 25.20268 00 01 45.87 +13 47 32.3          21.5 R EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 10 07.11526 00 01 04.45 +13 43 27.4                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 11 19.07748 23 59 09.11 +13 27 37.1                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2008 11 19.33084 23 59 08.65 +13 27 32.5                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 06 28.39402 00 07 53.54 +14 25 55.8                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 06 29.39168 00 07 53.67 +14 26 13.5                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 06 30.38845 00 07 53.73 +14 26 31.4                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 07 02.47729 00 07 53.67 +14 27 06.9                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 07 07.46522 00 07 52.35 +14 28 24.4                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 07 31.30379 00 07 24.73 +14 31 58.7                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 07 31.40035 00 07 24.54 +14 31 58.7                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 07 31.49606 00 07 24.34 +14 32 00.0                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 08 15.41042 00 06 50.86 +14 31 56.6                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 08 16.35636 00 06 48.43 +14 31 52.9                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 10 11.39312 00 03 44.51 +14 18 15.3                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 10 11.44477 00 03 44.35 +14 18 14.2                 EV068675
         K08ST1T  C2009 10 18.22399 00 03 22.35 +14 15 42.0                 EV068568
         K08ST1T  C2009 10 18.25466 00 03 22.25 +14 15 41.3                 EV068568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. E. Schwamb, W. C. Fraser.  Measurers
        M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown.  Subaru 8-m reflector + CCD.
    675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown, D. L. Rabinowitz.
        Measurers M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown.  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 ST291
    Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
    M  17.94385              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00090024     Peri.  324.47338     +0.44779368     +0.87745416
    a 106.2258814      Node   330.96306     -0.71645758     +0.23708312
    e   0.6066176      Incl.   20.74398     -0.53494799     +0.41697218
    P  1090            H    4.4           G   0.15           U   5
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    080924 675  1.0+  0.1+    090628 675  0.1-  0.0     090731 675  0.2-  0.9+
    080924 675  0.2-  0.1-    090629 675  0.1-  0.3-    090815 675  0.3-  0.0
    080925 675  0.2-  0.4-    090630 675  0.1-  0.0     090816 675  0.3+  0.1-
    080925 675  0.4-  0.4+    090702 675  0.1+  0.0     091011 675  0.0   0.0
    081007 675  0.6-  0.3+    090707 675  0.0   0.2+    091011 675  0.2+  0.1+
    081119 675  0.5+  0.5-    090731 675  0.1+  0.2+    091018 568  0.0   0.4-
    081119 675  0.0   0.1-    090731 675  0.0   0.1-    091018 568  0.1-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 ST291               a,e,i = 106.23, 0.61, 21                q = 41.787
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 11 05    00 02.53   +14 09.0   56.392   57.175   141.9     0.6    22.1
    2009 11 15    00 02.16   +14 05.3   56.517   57.187   132.3     0.7    22.1
    2009 11 25    00 01.89   +14 02.0   56.663   57.200   122.5     0.8    22.1
    2009 12 05    00 01.71   +13 59.1   56.826   57.212   112.6     0.9    22.1
    2009 12 15    00 01.65   +13 56.8   57.000   57.224   102.7     1.0    22.1
    2009 12 25    00 01.70   +13 55.1   57.180   57.236    92.8     1.0    22.1
    2010 01 04    00 01.87   +13 54.2   57.362   57.248    82.9     1.0    22.1
    2010 01 14    00 02.15   +13 54.0   57.541   57.261    73.0     0.9    22.1
    2010 01 24    00 02.53   +13 54.7   57.710   57.273    63.2     0.9    22.1
    2010 02 03    00 03.01   +13 56.2   57.866   57.285    53.5     0.8    22.1
    2010 02 13    00 03.57   +13 58.4   58.005   57.297    43.9     0.7    22.1
    2010 02 23    00 04.19   +14 01.4   58.121   57.309    34.6     0.6    22.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-V68
    

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