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M.P.E.C. 2008-T53 Issued 2008 Oct. 6, 20:07 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 TC3
Revision to MPEC 2008-T52
Additional Observations:
K08T03C C2008 10 06.78418 23 28 20.14 +07 42 07.1 17.2 R ET053143
K08T03C C2008 10 06.78636 23 28 44.11 +07 45 02.6 17.9 R ET053A77
K08T03C C2008 10 06.78806 23 28 46.66 +07 45 08.6 17.1 R ET053A77
K08T03C C2008 10 06.79388 23 28 32.87 +07 42 38.9 17.1 R ET053143
K08T03C C2008 10 06.79578 23 28 57.49 +07 45 39.9 17.1 R ET053A77
K08T03C C2008 10 06.80540 23 29 07.25 +07 34 23.5 ET053J95
K08T03C C2008 10 06.80600 23 29 08.30 +07 34 24.4 ET053J95
K08T03C C2008 10 06.81169 23 29 18.33 +07 34 34.9 16.6 R ET053J95
K08T03C C2008 10 06.81733 23 29 06.13 +07 44 27.7 16.8 R ET053204
K08T03C C2008 10 06.81809 23 29 07.14 +07 44 30.2 ET053204
K08T03C C2008 10 06.81885 23 29 08.16 +07 44 32.8 ET053204
K08T03C C2008 10 06.81961 23 29 09.17 +07 44 35.4 16.7 R ET053204
K08T03C C2008 10 06.82037 23 29 10.17 +07 44 38.1 ET053204
Observer details:
143 Gnosca. Observer S. Sposetti. 0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban. Observers C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
Measurer F. Kugel. 0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 TC3 Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2008 Oct. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454745.5 MPC
M 328.47726 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.68820038 Peri. 233.95102 +0.37341430 -0.92761166
a 1.2705530 Node 194.13271 +0.86364564 +0.35152757
e 0.2852107 Incl. 2.32795 +0.33864135 +0.12635258
P 1.43 H 30.4 G 0.15 U 6
Residuals in seconds of arc
081006 G96 0.5+ 0.2- 081006 E12 0.2- 0.0- 081006 114 0.6+ 0.3+
081006 G96 0.1+ 0.2- 081006 E12 0.2+ 0.7+ 081006 114 0.7+ 0.4+
081006 G96 0.3- 0.5- 081006 E12 0.9+ 0.2+ 081006 114 0.1+ 0.2+
081006 G96 0.1+ 0.3- 081006 E12 0.3- 0.6- 081006 143 0.2- 0.1-
081006 G96 0.1+ 0.2- 081006 E12 0.9- 0.3- 081006 143 0.2+ 0.2-
081006 G96 0.0- 0.2- 081006 E12 0.1- 0.4- 081006 143 0.4+ 0.3-
081006 854 1.0- 0.9+ 081006 114 0.6+ 0.4+ 081006 143 0.0- 0.2-
081006 G96 0.0+ 0.2- 081006 114 0.1+ 0.2+ 081006 143 0.2+ 0.2-
081006 854 0.0+ 0.3- 081006 114 0.2+ 0.8+ 081006 A77 (4.3- 0.6+)
081006 854 0.2- 0.9+ 081006 114 0.6+ 0.7+ 081006 A77 1.9- 0.2-
081006 G96 0.1- 0.1- 081006 114 0.7- 0.4+ 081006 143 0.2+ 0.1-
081006 G96 0.2+ 0.2- 081006 114 0.6+ 0.4+ 081006 A77 1.8- 0.2-
081006 G96 0.4+ 0.3- 081006 114 0.6+ 0.6+ 081006 J95 0.1+ 0.2-
081006 G96 0.3+ 0.2- 081006 114 0.5+ 0.3+ 081006 J95 0.1+ 0.4-
081006 G96 0.4+ 0.2- 081006 114 0.7+ 0.5+ 081006 J95 0.4+ 0.1-
081006 D90 0.1- 0.1- 081006 106 0.2+ 0.6- 081006 204 0.1+ 0.2-
081006 D90 0.1- 0.3+ 081006 106 1.6- 0.1+ 081006 204 0.2+ 0.3-
081006 D90 0.9- 0.7+ 081006 114 0.4+ 0.8+ 081006 204 0.4+ 0.2-
081006 E12 0.3- 0.3- 081006 106 1.6- 1.3- 081006 204 0.4+ 0.2-
081006 E12 0.2- 0.1- 081006 114 0.3+ 0.4+ 081006 204 0.3+ 0.0-
Ephemeris:
2008 TC3 a,e,i = 1.27, 0.29, 2 q = 0.9082
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 06.75 23 23.75 +08 44.2 0.00152 1.001 158.2 21.8 17.4
2008 10 06.76 23 24.04 +08 45.9 0.00148 1.001 158.3 21.7 17.3
2008 10 06.77 23 24.34 +08 47.7 0.00144 1.001 158.3 21.6 17.2
2008 10 06.78 23 24.66 +08 49.7 0.00140 1.001 158.4 21.6 17.2
2008 10 06.79 23 25.00 +08 51.7 0.00136 1.001 158.5 21.5 17.1
2008 10 06.80 23 25.36 +08 53.8 0.00132 1.001 158.5 21.4 17.1
2008 10 06.81 23 25.74 +08 56.0 0.00129 1.001 158.6 21.3 17.0
2008 10 06.82 23 26.14 +08 58.4 0.00125 1.001 158.7 21.3 16.9
2008 10 06.83 23 26.57 +09 00.9 0.00121 1.001 158.8 21.2 16.8
2008 10 06.84 23 27.03 +09 03.6 0.00117 1.001 158.9 21.1 16.8
2008 10 06.85 23 27.52 +09 06.5 0.00113 1.001 159.0 21.0 16.7
2008 10 06.86 23 28.04 +09 09.6 0.00109 1.000 159.1 20.9 16.6
2008 10 06.87 23 28.61 +09 12.9 0.00105 1.000 159.2 20.7 16.5
2008 10 06.88 23 29.21 +09 16.5 0.00101 1.000 159.4 20.6 16.5
2008 10 06.89 23 29.87 +09 20.3 0.00098 1.000 159.5 20.5 16.4
2008 10 06.90 23 30.58 +09 24.5 0.00094 1.000 159.7 20.3 16.3
2008 10 06.91 23 31.35 +09 29.0 0.00090 1.000 159.8 20.2 16.2
2008 10 06.92 23 32.19 +09 33.9 0.00086 1.000 160.0 20.0 16.1
2008 10 06.93 23 33.12 +09 39.2 0.00082 1.000 160.2 19.8 16.0
2008 10 06.94 23 34.13 +09 45.1 0.00078 1.000 160.4 19.6 15.8
2008 10 06.95 23 35.26 +09 51.6 0.00074 1.000 160.7 19.3 15.7
2008 10 06.96 23 36.52 +09 58.9 0.00070 1.000 160.9 19.0 15.6
2008 10 06.97 23 37.92 +10 07.0 0.00066 1.000 161.2 18.7 15.5
2008 10 06.98 23 39.51 +10 16.1 0.00062 1.000 161.6 18.4 15.3
2008 10 06.99 23 41.33 +10 26.4 0.00058 1.000 162.0 18.0 15.2
2008 10 07.00 23 43.41 +10 38.2 0.00054 1.000 162.4 17.6 15.0
2008 10 07.01 23 45.84 +10 51.9 0.00050 1.000 162.9 17.1 14.8
2008 10 07.02 23 48.70 +11 07.9 0.00046 1.000 163.5 16.5 14.6
2008 10 07.03 23 52.13 +11 26.9 0.00042 1.000 164.2 15.8 14.4
2008 10 07.04 23 56.34 +11 49.9 0.00038 1.000 165.0 15.0 14.1
2008 10 07.05 00 01.62 +12 18.4 0.00033 1.000 165.9 14.1 13.8
2008 10 07.06 00 08.46 +12 54.7 0.00029 1.000 167.0 13.0 13.5
2008 10 07.07 00 17.75 +13 42.5 0.00025 1.000 168.3 11.7 13.1
2008 10 07.08 00 31.16 +14 48.7 0.00020 1.000 169.4 10.6 12.6
2008 10 07.09 00 51.66 +16 23.0 0.00016 1.000 169.2 10.8 12.1
2008 10 07.10 01 34.37 +19 10.6 0.00011 1.000 162.9 17.1 11.5
2008 10 07.11 03 13.35 +22 58.0 0.00006 0.999 141.7 38.3 11.0
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