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    M.P.E.C. 2010-W59                                Issued 2010 Nov. 30, 10:44 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2010 WU8
    
    Observations:
         K10W08U* C2010 11 28.28778 03 41 23.82 +25 35 35.0          21.4 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 28.29454 03 41 21.91 +25 35 22.4          20.9 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 28.30135 03 41 20.04 +25 35 09.9          20.8 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 28.30811 03 41 18.09 +25 34 58.0          21.0 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U tC2010 11 29.33045 03 36 54.90 +25 03 28.1          21.1 VoEW059291
         K10W08U tC2010 11 29.33443 03 36 53.75 +25 03 20.3          21.2 VoEW059291
         K10W08U tC2010 11 29.33845 03 36 52.57 +25 03 11.4          20.9 VoEW059291
         K10W08U  C2010 11 30.30270 03 32 50.96 +24 33 10.7          21.4 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 30.31027 03 32 48.84 +24 32 55.2          21.1 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 30.31784 03 32 46.86 +24 32 40.5          21.6 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U  C2010 11 30.32546 03 32 44.70 +24 32 25.4          20.9 VrEW059G96
         K10W08U tC2010 11 30.38466 03 32 29.02 +24 30 32.0          21.2 VoEW059291
         K10W08U tC2010 11 30.38944 03 32 27.58 +24 30 22.9          21.8 VoEW059291
         K10W08U tC2010 11 30.39366 03 32 26.49 +24 30 13.1          21.1 VoEW059291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, A. Boattini.  Measurers
        J. D. Ahern, 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2010 WU8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0346 AU
    Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
    M  53.30124              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.04136719     Peri.  338.52958     -0.50036785     +0.86465894
    a   0.9639773      Node   261.42161     -0.78764304     -0.47601679
    e   0.1715456      Incl.    2.59023     -0.35951420     -0.16053950
    P   0.95           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    101128 G96  0.6-  0.3+    101129 291  0.2+  0.1+    101130 G96  0.8-  1.0-
    101128 G96  0.5-  0.1+    101129 291  0.7-  1.1-    101130 291  1.4+  0.5+
    101128 G96  0.3+  0.3+    101130 G96  0.5+  0.6+    101130 291  1.0-  0.8+
    101128 G96  0.1-  0.9+    101130 G96  0.4-  0.4-    101130 291  0.6-  0.6-
    101129 291  0.9+  0.3+    101130 G96  0.5+  0.6-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2010 WU8                 a,e,i = 0.96, 0.17, 3                   q = 0.7986
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2010 11 30    03 34.13   +24 42.8    0.144    1.128   168.4    10.2    21.2
    2010 12 10    02 58.80   +19 34.6    0.156    1.123   150.2    25.9    21.9
    2010 12 20    02 38.15   +15 27.4    0.175    1.113   134.2    39.3    22.5
    2010 12 30    02 30.11   +12 46.7    0.199    1.100   121.3    49.8    23.1
    
    Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-W59
    

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