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MPEC 2008-T46 : 2008 TQ2

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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.

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                                   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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