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MPEC 2008-T47 : 2008 TR2

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T47                                Issued 2008 Oct. 5, 21:37 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 TR2

Observations:
     K08T02R* C2008 10 05.01100 04 10 39.79 +11 02 10.8          18.7 R ET047106
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.02063 04 10 39.11 +11 03 01.4          18.5 R ET047106
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.03025 04 10 38.36 +11 03 53.1          19.0 R ET047106
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.03986 04 10 37.53 +11 04 43.5          18.6 R ET047106
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.38616 04 10 11.57 +11 35 18.9          19.9 V ET047H55
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.38960 04 10 11.25 +11 35 39.1          19.0 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.39156 04 10 11.12 +11 35 47.5          20.0 V ET047H55
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.39696 04 10 10.65 +11 36 16.1          19.9 V ET047H55
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.39879 04 10 10.48 +11 36 27.5          18.9 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.40812 04 10 09.66 +11 37 17.5          18.9 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.41728 04 10 08.92 +11 38 06.2          18.8 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.42191 04 10 08.64 +11 38 30.8          18.8 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.42663 04 10 08.22 +11 38 55.8          19.0 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.43140 04 10 07.75 +11 39 20.9          19.2 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.43632 04 10 07.37 +11 39 46.7          18.7 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.44125 04 10 06.94 +11 40 12.9          18.6 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.44600 04 10 06.52 +11 40 38.6          18.6 R ET047850
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.60845 04 09 55.16 +11 55 37.2          19.2 R ET047474
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.60971 04 09 55.06 +11 55 44.8          19.3 R ET047474
     K08T02R  C2008 10 05.61087 04 09 54.95 +11 55 51.0          19.2 R ET047474

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observer H. Mikuz.  0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 765x510 CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TR2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2616 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  19.58762              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41964165     Peri.    2.64449     +0.85963629     -0.42346450
a   1.7669204      Node    28.56695     +0.45709350     +0.38753164
e   0.2886803      Incl.   36.70930     +0.22823448     +0.81883884
P   2.35           H   19.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081005 106  0.6-  0.3-    081005 H55  0.6-  0.1-    081005 850  0.3+  0.6-
081005 106  0.5+  0.5-    081005 850  0.0   0.1-    081005 850  0.0   0.6-
081005 106  0.6+  0.5+    081005 850  0.6-  0.3+    081005 850  0.3-  0.2-
081005 106  0.4-  0.3+    081005 850  0.2-  0.2+    081005 474  0.0   0.5-
081005 H55  0.3-  0.2+    081005 850  1.3+  0.2+    081005 474  0.1+  0.4+
081005 850  0.0   0.5+    081005 850  0.9+  0.1+    081005 474  0.1-  0.3+
081005 H55  0.3-  0.0     081005 850  0.1-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2008 TR2                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.29, 37                  q = 1.2568
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 01    04 14.52   +05 34.5    0.391    1.262   123.9    41.2    19.7
2008 10 11    04 00.92   +20 38.1    0.332    1.257   135.6    33.7    19.1
2008 10 21    03 29.37   +39 05.7    0.311    1.258   143.1    28.4    18.8
2008 10 31    02 29.56   +55 13.3    0.335    1.264   138.9    31.1    19.1
2008 11 10    01 04.45   +63 57.4    0.394    1.276   129.1    37.0    19.6
2008 11 20    23 48.09   +66 23.2    0.472    1.292   120.3    41.3    20.1
2008 11 30    23 03.73   +66 15.9    0.557    1.313   113.6    43.5    20.6
2008 12 10    22 46.12   +65 50.4    0.645    1.338   108.6    44.3    21.0
2008 12 20    22 45.69   +65 49.2    0.730    1.366   104.7    44.1    21.3
2008 12 30    22 57.15   +66 19.0    0.812    1.397   101.8    43.5    21.6
2009 01 09    23 18.20   +67 16.8    0.890    1.431    99.5    42.7    21.8
2009 01 19    23 48.33   +68 33.7    0.965    1.467    97.6    41.7    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T47

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