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MPEC 2008-T59 : 2008 TC3

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T59                                Issued 2008 Oct. 6, 21:46 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 TC3

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-T58

Additional Observations:
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.78392 23 28 03.50 +07 43 06.5          17.0 V ET059595
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.78825 23 28 08.54 +07 43 21.1          17.3 V ET059595
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.79259 23 28 13.52 +07 43 34.8          17.0 V ET059595
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89306 23 34 37.72 +08 26 11.5          16.8 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89526 23 34 43.17 +08 26 45.3          16.2 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89536 23 34 43.42 +08 26 47.0          16.2 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89597 23 34 44.94 +08 26 56.4          15.9 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89818 23 34 50.43 +08 27 30.3          16.0 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89848 23 34 51.20 +08 27 35.2          16.2 C ET059J47
     K08T03C  C2008 10 06.89915 23 34 52.85 +08 27 45.4          16.1 C ET059J47

Observer details:
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, E. Pettarin, F. Piani.  Measurer
    F. Piani.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TC3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0000 AU
Epoch 2008 Oct. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454745.5                  MPC
M 328.47920              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.68816837     Peri.  233.95119     +0.37341223     -0.92761249
a   1.2705924      Node   194.13266     +0.86364747     +0.35152635
e   0.2852388      Incl.    2.32815     +0.33863898     +0.12634992
P   1.43           H   30.4           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
081006 G96  0.4+  0.1-    081006 143  0.0+  0.2-    081006 046  0.1+  0.1+
081006 G96  0.0+  0.2-    081006 620  0.1+  0.3+    081006 J75  0.7+  0.4+
081006 G96  0.4-  0.5-    081006 A77 (4.5-  0.6+)   081006 046  0.3+  0.1+
081006 G96  0.1+  0.2-    081006 A77  2.1-  0.2-    081006 046  0.3-  0.0+
081006 G96  0.1+  0.2-    081006 595  0.2+  0.8+    081006 046  0.1-  0.4+
081006 G96  0.1-  0.2-    081006 595  0.2-  0.5+    081006 473  0.1+  0.0+
081006 854  1.0-  0.9+    081006 143  0.0+  0.2-    081006 213  0.6-  0.5+
081006 G96  0.0-  0.2-    081006 A77  2.0-  0.3-    081006 213  0.5-  0.4+
081006 854  0.0-  0.3-    081006 620  0.2+  0.0-    081006 J75  1.1+  0.4+
081006 854  0.2-  1.0+    081006 620  0.7+  0.1-    081006 473  0.3-  0.0-
081006 G96  0.1-  0.0-    081006 620  0.9-  0.2-    081006 046  0.5+  0.5-
081006 G96  0.2+  0.1-    081006 143  0.2+  0.1-    081006 046  0.3+  0.1-
081006 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081006 J95  0.1-  0.2-    081006 046  0.3+  0.0-
081006 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081006 J95  0.2-  0.4-    081006 J75  0.3+  0.3+
081006 G96  0.4+  0.2-    081006 J95  0.1+  0.1-    081006 046  0.8+  0.4-
081006 D90  0.1+  0.1-    081006 143  0.1+  0.2-    081006 213  0.2-  0.2-
081006 D90  0.0+  0.3+    081006 J95  0.0-  0.4-    081006 143  0.5+  0.2-
081006 D90  0.8-  0.7+    081006 204  0.1-  0.3-    081006 213  0.1-  0.2-
081006 E12  0.1-  0.3-    081006 J95  0.3+  0.1-    081006 198  0.0+  0.1+
081006 E12  0.1-  0.1-    081006 204  0.1-  0.3-    081006 198  0.0+  0.0+
081006 E12  0.0-  0.0-    081006 204  0.1+  0.3-    081006 198  0.9-  0.0-
081006 E12  0.4+  0.7+    081006 204  0.1+  0.2-    081006 143  0.3+  0.2-
081006 E12  1.0+  0.2+    081006 204  0.0+  0.1-    081006 213  0.1+  0.1-
081006 E12  0.1-  0.6-    081006 204  0.3-  0.3-    081006 198  0.6+  0.1-
081006 E12  0.8-  0.3-    081006 620  0.4-  0.1-    081006 213  0.5-  0.9-
081006 E12  0.1+  0.4-    081006 143  0.0+  0.2-    081006 143  0.1+  0.1-
081006 114  0.6+  0.4+    081006 620  0.4+  0.1-    081006 213  0.1-  0.0-
081006 114  0.1+  0.2+    081006 204  0.2-  0.2-    081006 213  0.2-  0.4-
081006 114  0.3+  0.7+    081006 204  0.1-  0.3-    081006 J47  0.2-  0.3+
081006 114  0.7+  0.7+    081006 204  0.4-  0.1-    081006 J47  0.2-  0.3+
081006 114  0.7-  0.3+    081006 204  0.2-  0.2-    081006 J47  0.0+  0.5+
081006 114  0.6+  0.3+    081006 204  0.4-  0.1-    081006 213  0.1-  0.0+
081006 114  0.6+  0.6+    081006 620  0.4+  0.1-    081006 J47  0.1+  0.6+
081006 114  0.6+  0.3+    081006 143  0.1+  0.2-    081006 J47  0.3-  0.3+
081006 114  0.8+  0.5+    081006 473  0.2-  0.4+    081006 J47  0.0+  0.3+
081006 106  0.1+  0.6-    081006 046 (4.0+  1.4+)   081006 J47  0.1+  0.0+
081006 106  1.6-  0.1+    081006 046  0.3-  0.3+    081006 J47  0.2+  0.2+
081006 114  0.4+  0.7+    081006 046  0.2+  0.4-    081006 J47  0.8-  0.1-
081006 106  1.6-  1.3-    081006 046  0.1+  0.0-    081006 J47  0.1-  0.0+
081006 114  0.4+  0.4+    081006 046  0.3+  0.2-    081006 J47  0.1+  0.1-
081006 114  0.6+  0.2+    081006 620  0.1+  0.0+    081006 J47  0.1-  0.1+
081006 114  0.8+  0.4+    081006 473  0.2-  0.1+    081006 J47  0.0-  0.3+
081006 114  0.1+  0.2+    081006 J75  0.1-  0.1+    081006 J47  0.1+  0.3+
081006 143  0.2-  0.2-    081006 620  0.2+  0.1-    081006 J47  0.0-  0.1-
081006 143  0.2+  0.2-    081006 046  0.4-  0.3-    081006 J47  0.3+  0.1+
081006 143  0.3+  0.3-    081006 046  0.3+  0.7-    081006 J47  0.2-  0.2-
081006 143  0.1-  0.2-    081006 143  0.1+  0.2-
081006 595  0.2-  0.3+    081006 046  0.4+  0.2+

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 46.0    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 01.0    0.00121  1.001   158.8    21.2    16.8
2008 10 06.84 23 27.03   +09 03.7    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 43.42   +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 52.15   +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 01.64   +12 18.6    0.00033  1.000   165.9    14.1    13.8
2008 10 07.06 00 08.49   +12 54.8    0.00029  1.000   167.0    13.0    13.5
2008 10 07.07 00 17.79   +13 42.7    0.00025  1.000   168.3    11.7    13.1
2008 10 07.08 00 31.22   +14 49.1    0.00020  1.000   169.4    10.6    12.6
2008 10 07.09 00 51.77   +16 23.5    0.00016  1.000   169.2    10.8    12.1
2008 10 07.10 01 34.62   +19 11.6    0.00011  1.000   162.8    17.2    11.5
2008 10 07.11 03 14.09   +22 58.9    0.00006  0.999   141.6    38.4    11.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T59

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