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    M.P.E.C. 2013-N26                                Issued 2013 July 8, 01:42 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
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                                   2013 NM8

Observations:
     K13N08M* C2013 07 01.31296 15 57 24.823-17 33 36.36         21.8 wLEN026F51
     K13N08M  C2013 07 01.32633 15 57 25.899-17 34 09.08         21.8 wLEN026F51
     K13N08M  C2013 07 01.33967 15 57 26.959-17 34 41.75         21.4 wLEN026F51
     K13N08M  C2013 07 01.35301 15 57 28.040-17 35 14.20         21.5 wLEN026F51
     K13N08M _C2013 07 02.41106615 59 09.885-18 18 25.15         20.9 RtEN026568
     K13N08M _C2013 07 02.41232215 59 09.996-18 18 28.20         21.0 RtEN026568
     K13N08M _C2013 07 02.41357215 59 10.106-18 18 31.21         20.8 RtEN026568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, M. Micheli, D. Woodworth.  Measurer
    M. Micheli.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    T. Goggia, K. Chambers.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2013 NM8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2071 AU
Epoch 2013 June 17.0 TT = JDT 2456460.5                 MPC
M 353.43534              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30067318     Peri.  182.33096     +0.14822444     +0.97918932
a   2.2066811      Node    96.21598     -0.90507638     +0.19080926
e   0.4455448      Incl.    8.01591     -0.39858032     -0.06913829
P   3.28           H   22.6           G   0.15
From 7 observations 2013 July 1-2.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2013 NM8                 a,e,i = 2.21, 0.45, 8                   q = 1.2235
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2013 06 08    15 39 20.2 -03 54 42   0.2746  1.2642   152.1    22.1    21.4
...
2013 06 23    15 46 54.1 -12 03 37   0.2557  1.2345   145.0    28.2    21.3
...
2013 07 01    15 56 55.3 -17 20 28   0.2547  1.2262   141.5    31.1    21.4
...
2013 07 07    16 07 37.5 -21 25 31   0.2582  1.2237   139.1    32.9    21.5
2013 07 08    16 09 41.3 -22 06 02   0.2591  1.2235   138.8    33.2    21.5
2013 07 09    16 11 49.8 -22 46 18   0.2602  1.2235   138.4    33.5    21.5
...
2013 07 15    16 26 21.8 -26 40 00   0.2688  1.2252   136.4    34.9    21.6
...
2013 07 23    16 49 56.1 -31 17 03   0.2861  1.2323   134.1    36.3    21.8
...
2013 08 07    17 43 34.5 -37 15 41   0.3370  1.2600   130.7    37.6    22.3

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-N26

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