MPEC 2008-Q43 : 2008 QU3
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M.P.E.C. 2008-Q43 Issued 2008 Aug. 26, 17:39 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 QU3
Observations:
K08Q03U* C2008 08 22.20054 18 15 34.65 +63 17 08.9 18.9 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 22.21293 18 15 36.78 +63 15 55.4 19.0 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 22.22529 18 15 38.88 +63 14 42.2 19.2 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 22.22571 18 15 38.83 +63 14 43.6 19.1 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 22.23808 18 15 40.90 +63 13 29.5 19.3 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 22.25045 18 15 43.01 +63 12 15.4 18.9 EQ043704
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.79916 18 26 00.65 +58 08 03.6 18.6 R EQ043106
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.80879 18 26 01.56 +58 07 19.9 18.2 R EQ043106
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.81843 18 26 02.48 +58 06 34.5 17.9 R EQ043106
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.82809 18 26 03.44 +58 05 50.2 18.4 R EQ043106
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.88438 18 26 09.02 +58 01 26.5 19.0 V EQ043595
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.89088 18 26 09.61 +58 00 55.9 18.9 V EQ043595
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.89734 18 26 10.30 +58 00 25.3 19.0 V EQ043595
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.92991 18 26 14.10 +57 57 53.2 EQ043204
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.93411 18 26 14.50 +57 57 33.2 18.3 R EQ043204
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.93830 18 26 14.95 +57 57 13.2 EQ043204
K08Q03U C2008 08 25.94418 18 26 15.46 +57 56 44.3 18.8 R EQ043A99
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.00569 18 26 21.84 +57 51 28.3 EQ043B18
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.00640 18 26 22.03 +57 51 23.5 EQ043B18
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.00711 18 26 22.05 +57 51 20.1 EQ043B18
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.00781 18 26 22.22 +57 51 17.8 EQ043B18
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.07354 18 26 37.57 +57 47 16.0 19.0 V EQ043H55
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.07657 18 26 37.80 +57 47 02.3 18.7 V EQ043H55
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.07874 18 26 38.02 +57 46 52.5 18.6 V EQ043H55
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.08113 18 26 38.22 +57 46 41.6 18.7 V EQ043H55
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.08390 18 26 38.51 +57 46 29.1 18.5 V EQ043H55
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.10497 18 26 40.28 +57 44 52.4 17.9 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.11263 18 26 40.86 +57 44 17.0 18.0 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.11774 18 26 41.35 +57 43 53.1 18.1 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.12284 18 26 41.78 +57 43 30.2 18.7 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.12538 18 26 42.06 +57 43 18.2 18.0 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U C2008 08 26.13052 18 26 42.47 +57 42 54.7 18.0 R EQ043H59
K08Q03U 5C2008 08 26.16354 18 26 49.01 +57 40 34.0 18.0 R EQ043673
K08Q03U 5C2008 08 26.17465 18 26 49.94 +57 39 43.9 EQ043673
K08Q03U 5C2008 08 26.18507 18 26 50.83 +57 38 56.9 EQ043673
K08Q03U 5C2008 08 26.19688 18 26 51.80 +57 38 02.0 EQ043673
Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh. Observer S. Maticic. 0.6-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
+ CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo. Observers D. Caporicci, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin. 0.40-m
f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer D. Mayes. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs. 1.0-m
f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A99 Osservatorio del Monte Baldo. 0.4-m reflector + CCD.
B18 Terskol. Observer M. Andreev. 0.6-m f/12.8 reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer D. Carter. 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
H59 Prairie Grass Observatory, Camp Cullom. Observer J. Mahony. 0.41-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 QU3 Earth MOID = 0.0651 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 247.21885 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.21667628 Peri. 241.22093 -0.97439771 +0.09715025
a 0.8689992 Node 303.65964 +0.02029758 -0.86013054
e 0.2482084 Incl. 14.09905 -0.22391317 -0.50073674
P 0.81 H 20.5 G 0.15 U 8
Residuals in seconds of arc
080822 704 0.3+ 0.9- 080825 595 0.0 0.0 080826 H55 0.2- 0.0
080822 704 0.6+ 1.3- 080825 204 0.3+ 0.2+ 080826 H55 0.1+ 0.1+
080822 704 0.6+ 1.3- 080825 204 0.0 0.2+ 080826 H59 0.7+ 0.5+
080822 704 (0.2- 2.6+) 080825 204 0.1+ 0.1+ 080826 H59 0.1- 0.2+
080822 704 0.6- 2.0+ 080825 A99 0.5+ 0.2+ 080826 H59 0.1+ 0.2-
080822 704 0.9- 1.6+ 080826 B18 0.7- 0.8+ 080826 H59 0.1- 0.3+
080825 106 0.0 0.6- 080826 B18 0.0 0.6- 080826 H59 0.3+ 0.0
080825 106 0.1- 0.1+ 080826 B18 0.6- 0.5- 080826 H59 0.1- 0.2+
080825 106 0.1- 0.6- 080826 B18 0.0 0.5+ 080826 673 0.2+ 0.2-
080825 106 0.1+ 0.1- 080826 H55 0.1- 0.1+ 080826 673 0.1+ 0.1-
080825 595 0.2+ 0.1- 080826 H55 0.4- 0.1+ 080826 673 0.2+ 0.2+
080825 595 0.3- 0.0 080826 H55 0.1- 0.1+ 080826 673 0.0 0.8-
Ephemeris:
2008 QU3 a,e,i = 0.87, 0.25, 14 q = 0.6533
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 08 22 18 14.87 +63 36.0 0.109 1.023 92.9 81.0 18.6
2008 09 01 18 36.76 +51 23.7 0.149 1.047 100.7 71.3 19.0
2008 09 11 18 49.05 +43 54.4 0.191 1.066 102.9 67.0 19.4
2008 09 21 19 00.68 +38 39.6 0.230 1.078 102.6 65.4 19.8
2008 10 01 19 13.42 +34 37.3 0.268 1.084 100.8 65.1 20.1
2008 10 11 19 27.81 +31 23.6 0.302 1.084 98.3 65.7 20.4
2008 10 21 19 43.65 +28 45.5 0.332 1.077 95.2 66.9 20.6
2008 10 31 20 00.88 +26 33.3 0.357 1.065 91.7 68.7 20.8
2008 11 10 20 19.34 +24 41.9 0.375 1.046 88.0 71.1 21.0
2008 11 20 20 38.63 +23 03.9 0.385 1.022 83.9 74.1 21.1
2008 11 30 20 58.48 +21 29.9 0.388 0.991 79.4 78.0 21.1
2008 12 10 21 18.36 +19 47.8 0.381 0.956 74.4 83.0 21.2
2008 12 20 21 37.31 +17 36.5 0.365 0.915 68.5 89.7 21.3
2008 12 30 21 53.99 +14 22.5 0.341 0.871 61.0 98.9 21.4
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-Q43
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