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M.P.E.C. 2008-T46 Issued 2008 Oct. 5, 21:34 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 TQ2
Observations:
K08T02Q* C2008 10 03.46874 04 26 29.32 +24 36 44.4 21.1 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.47277 04 26 30.08 +24 36 44.8 20.9 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.47678 04 26 30.80 +24 36 45.2 21.0 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.48103 04 26 31.63 +24 36 45.4 21.9 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.49135 04 26 33.56 +24 36 48.1 ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.49266 04 26 33.77 +24 36 47.3 21.3 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.49398 04 26 34.02 +24 36 47.1 21.6 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 03.49532 04 26 34.26 +24 36 47.2 22.1 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.38285 04 29 26.57 +24 38 36.1 21.7 V ET046H55
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.39541 04 29 28.94 +24 38 37.8 21.7 V ET046H55
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.40787 04 29 31.30 +24 38 39.1 21.7 V ET046H55
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.42803 04 29 35.52 +24 38 43.1 21.3 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.42868 04 29 35.62 +24 38 43.2 20.8 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 04.42933 04 29 35.73 +24 38 43.3 21.3 V ET046G96
K08T02Q C2008 10 05.38291 04 32 42.70 +24 40 19.5 21.5 V ET046H55
K08T02Q C2008 10 05.39540 04 32 45.11 +24 40 20.0 21.6 V ET046H55
Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer R. E. Hill. Measurers 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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 TQ2 Earth MOID = 0.1273 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 354.20160 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.32752368 Peri. 230.57314 -0.12402259 -0.99095644
a 2.0843673 Node 226.63177 +0.93067785 -0.09826313
e 0.4730822 Incl. 4.04050 +0.34417602 -0.09137668
P 3.01 H 20.6 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081003 G96 0.0 0.2+ 081003 G96 0.1- 0.4- 081004 G96 0.0 0.1-
081003 G96 0.1+ 0.1+ 081003 G96 0.2- 0.4- 081004 G96 0.2- 0.0
081003 G96 0.3- 0.1- 081004 H55 0.0 0.1- 081005 H55 0.1- 0.3+
081003 G96 0.3+ 0.4- 081004 H55 0.1- 0.2+ 081005 H55 0.1+ 0.3-
081003 G96 0.3+ 1.0+ 081004 H55 0.0 0.1+
081003 G96 0.1- 0.0 081004 G96 0.3+ 0.1-
Ephemeris:
2008 TQ2 a,e,i = 2.08, 0.47, 4 q = 1.0983
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 01 04 18.68 +24 30.2 0.565 1.380 121.0 38.5 21.6
2008 10 11 04 51.89 +24 42.3 0.477 1.322 123.3 39.1 21.2
2008 10 21 05 29.85 +24 05.2 0.401 1.268 124.7 40.2 20.7
2008 10 31 06 13.04 +22 17.6 0.339 1.219 124.8 42.0 20.3
2008 11 10 07 01.00 +18 58.3 0.292 1.176 123.3 44.7 20.0
2008 11 20 07 51.76 +14 00.8 0.259 1.141 120.4 48.3 19.8
2008 11 30 08 41.67 +07 52.0 0.241 1.116 116.9 52.0 19.7
2008 12 10 09 26.97 +01 29.2 0.236 1.102 113.9 54.8 19.7
2008 12 20 10 05.25 -04 11.8 0.240 1.099 112.6 55.8 19.7
2008 12 30 10 35.28 -08 38.7 0.249 1.107 113.7 54.4 19.8
2009 01 09 10 56.85 -11 42.1 0.260 1.126 117.2 50.9 19.8
2009 01 19 11 10.28 -13 23.9 0.273 1.156 123.1 45.4 19.8
2009 01 29 11 15.97 -13 46.2 0.288 1.195 131.3 38.3 19.8
2009 02 08 11 15.13 -12 53.7 0.307 1.240 141.2 29.9 19.8
2009 02 18 11 09.83 -10 59.5 0.333 1.292 152.3 20.8 19.8
2009 02 28 11 02.65 -08 25.2 0.370 1.348 162.9 12.5 19.8
2009 03 10 10 56.29 -05 41.1 0.421 1.408 168.3 8.2 20.0
2009 03 20 10 52.51 -03 13.4 0.487 1.469 163.3 11.2 20.6
2009 03 30 10 52.03 -01 16.8 0.570 1.532 154.4 16.4 21.2
2009 04 09 10 54.87 +00 03.1 0.667 1.596 145.3 20.9 21.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-T46
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