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MPEC 2008-T55 : 2008 TC3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T55                                Issued 2008 Oct. 6, 20:53 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 TC3

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-T54

Additional Observations:
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.81592 23 29 25.82 +07 34 42.1                 ET055J95
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.81778 23 29 29.16 +07 34 45.7          16.2 R ET055J95
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.83501 23 29 27.32 +07 44 51.3          16.7 R ET055143
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.83515 23 29 03.69 +07 45 30.0          15.9 R ET055473
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84014 23 29 09.73 +07 45 44.3          16.5 R ET055473
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84277 23 29 01.04 +07 41 05.6                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84362 23 29 02.18 +07 41 06.7                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84398 23 29 39.65 +07 45 19.0          16.7 R ET055143
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84436 23 29 03.14 +07 41 08.9                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84571 23 29 04.87 +07 41 11.1                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84633 23 29 05.69 +07 41 12.1                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84693 23 29 06.43 +07 41 13.0                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84738 23 29 07.03 +07 41 14.1                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84812 23 29 19.60 +07 46 07.1          16.6 R ET055473
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.84866 23 30 39.82 +07 53 38.4          17.1 R ET055213
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85009 23 30 42.05 +07 53 46.1          16.4 R ET055213
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85231 23 29 24.86 +07 46 18.8          16.5 R ET055473
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85401 23 29 15.86 +07 41 23.8                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85464 23 29 16.69 +07 41 25.1                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85650 23 29 19.21 +07 41 28.0                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85703 23 29 19.97 +07 41 28.4                 ET055046
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.85756 23 30 53.82 +07 54 26.3          16.3 R ET055213

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Honkova, J. Ticha, M. Kocer.  Measurer
    M. Tichy.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri.
    0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian 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 328.47905              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68817142     Peri.  233.95107     +0.37341410     -0.92761174
a   1.2705886      Node   194.13267     +0.86364671     +0.35152806
e   0.2852358      Incl.    2.32814     +0.33863885     +0.12635068
P   1.43           H   30.4           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
081006 G96  0.5+  0.2-    081006 114  0.6+  0.6+    081006 204  0.2-  0.3-
081006 G96  0.1+  0.3-    081006 114  0.6+  0.3+    081006 143  0.1+  0.2-
081006 G96  0.3-  0.5-    081006 114  0.7+  0.5+    081006 204  0.1-  0.2-
081006 G96  0.1+  0.3-    081006 106  0.2+  0.6-    081006 204  0.1-  0.2-
081006 G96  0.1+  0.3-    081006 106  1.6-  0.1+    081006 204  0.4-  0.0-
081006 G96  0.0+  0.2-    081006 114  0.4+  0.8+    081006 204  0.1-  0.1-
081006 854  1.0-  0.9+    081006 106  1.6-  1.3-    081006 204  0.3-  0.0-
081006 G96  0.0+  0.2-    081006 114  0.3+  0.4+    081006 143  0.1+  0.1-
081006 854  0.0+  0.3-    081006 114  0.6+  0.3+    081006 473  0.1-  0.5+
081006 854  0.2-  0.9+    081006 114  0.7+  0.4+    081006 046 (4.1+  1.5+)
081006 G96  0.1-  0.1-    081006 114  0.1+  0.2+    081006 046  0.2-  0.3+
081006 G96  0.2+  0.2-    081006 143  0.2-  0.1-    081006 046  0.2+  0.4-
081006 G96  0.4+  0.3-    081006 143  0.2+  0.2-    081006 046  0.2+  0.0+
081006 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081006 143  0.3+  0.3-    081006 046  0.3+  0.1-
081006 G96  0.4+  0.3-    081006 143  0.1-  0.2-    081006 473  0.2-  0.2+
081006 D90  0.0+  0.0-    081006 143  0.1+  0.2-    081006 046  0.3-  0.3-
081006 D90  0.1-  0.4+    081006 A77 (4.4-  0.7+)   081006 046  0.4+  0.6-
081006 D90  0.9-  0.8+    081006 A77  2.0-  0.2-    081006 143  0.2+  0.2-
081006 E12  0.2-  0.2-    081006 143  0.1+  0.1-    081006 046  0.4+  0.3+
081006 E12  0.2-  0.0-    081006 A77  1.9-  0.2-    081006 046  0.2+  0.2+
081006 E12  0.1-  0.1+    081006 143  0.2+  0.0-    081006 046  0.4+  0.2+
081006 E12  0.3+  0.8+    081006 J95  0.1-  0.2-    081006 046  0.3-  0.1+
081006 E12  0.9+  0.3+    081006 J95  0.1-  0.3-    081006 046  0.1-  0.4+
081006 E12  0.2-  0.5-    081006 J95  0.2+  0.1-    081006 473  0.1+  0.1+
081006 E12  0.9-  0.2-    081006 143  0.2+  0.2-    081006 213  0.5-  0.6+
081006 E12  0.0-  0.3-    081006 J95  0.0+  0.4-    081006 213  0.4-  0.5+
081006 114  0.6+  0.4+    081006 204  0.1-  0.2-    081006 473  0.2-  0.1+
081006 114  0.1+  0.2+    081006 J95  0.4+  0.0-    081006 046  0.6+  0.4-
081006 114  0.3+  0.8+    081006 204  0.0-  0.3-    081006 046  0.3+  0.1-
081006 114  0.7+  0.7+    081006 204  0.1+  0.2-    081006 046  0.3+  0.1+
081006 114  0.7-  0.4+    081006 204  0.2+  0.2-    081006 046  0.9+  0.3-
081006 114  0.6+  0.4+    081006 204  0.1+  0.0-    081006 213  0.1-  0.1-

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 47.8    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 28.05   +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 34.14   +09 45.1    0.00078  1.000   160.4    19.6    15.8
2008 10 06.95 23 35.26   +09 51.7    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 37.93   +10 07.0    0.00066  1.000   161.2    18.7    15.5
2008 10 06.98 23 39.52   +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 48.71   +11 07.9    0.00046  1.000   163.5    16.5    14.6
2008 10 07.03 23 52.14   +11 27.0    0.00042  1.000   164.2    15.8    14.4
2008 10 07.04 23 56.35   +11 50.0    0.00038  1.000   165.0    15.0    14.1
2008 10 07.05 00 01.63   +12 18.5    0.00033  1.000   165.9    14.1    13.8
2008 10 07.06 00 08.48   +12 54.8    0.00029  1.000   167.0    13.0    13.5
2008 10 07.07 00 17.78   +13 42.6    0.00025  1.000   168.3    11.7    13.1
2008 10 07.08 00 31.20   +14 48.9    0.00020  1.000   169.4    10.6    12.6
2008 10 07.09 00 51.73   +16 23.3    0.00016  1.000   169.2    10.8    12.1
2008 10 07.10 01 34.53   +19 11.2    0.00011  1.000   162.9    17.1    11.5
2008 10 07.11 03 13.82   +22 58.5    0.00006  0.999   141.6    38.4    11.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T55

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