MPEC 2008-R57 : 2008 RT26
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M.P.E.C. 2008-R57 Issued 2008 Sept. 10, 16:06 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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2008 RT26
Observations:
K08R26T* C2008 09 07.40124 04 09 45.14 +21 26 49.5 20.8 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.40950 04 09 47.12 +21 26 56.9 20.2 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.41784 04 09 49.06 +21 27 04.6 21.0 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.42623 04 09 51.04 +21 27 12.1 21.0 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.44719 04 09 56.05 +21 27 30.9 20.3 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.45351 04 09 57.52 +21 27 36.6 20.5 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.45985 04 09 59.04 +21 27 42.7 20.7 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 07.46616 04 10 00.55 +21 27 48.5 21.1 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 09.47780 04 18 07.95 +21 57 06.9 20.1 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 09.48339 04 18 09.28 +21 57 11.8 20.2 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 09.48898 04 18 10.62 +21 57 16.6 20.2 V ER057G96
K08R26T C2008 09 09.49452 04 18 11.88 +21 57 20.1 19.3 V ER057G96
K08R26T FC2008 09 10.04872 04 20 26.95 +22 05 07.0 ER057246
K08R26T HC2008 09 10.05444 04 20 28.42 +22 05 13.4 ER057246
K08R26T C2008 09 10.39413 04 21 50.71 +22 10 00.7 20.2 V ER057H55
K08R26T C2008 09 10.39937 04 21 51.92 +22 10 04.3 20.6 V ER057H55
K08R26T C2008 09 10.40416 04 21 53.09 +22 10 08.4 20.7 V ER057H55
K08R26T 5C2008 09 10.43970 04 22 01.96 +22 10 38.7 20.0 R ER057673
K08R26T 5C2008 09 10.44322 04 22 02.84 +22 10 41.7 ER057673
K08R26T 5C2008 09 10.45278 04 22 05.16 +22 10 50.4 ER057673
K08R26T 5C2008 09 10.45801 04 22 06.48 +22 10 55.1 ER057673
Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observer M. Tichy. 1.06-m KLENOT Telescope
+ CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observers R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson. Measurers
E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught. 1.5-m reflector
+ CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 RT26 Earth MOID = 0.2451 AU
Epoch 2008 Aug. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454700.5 MPC
M 349.94286 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.22454162 Peri. 29.63935 +0.78427900 -0.62037708
a 2.6808436 Node 8.71245 +0.56082698 +0.70463569
e 0.5384994 Incl. 2.35441 +0.26529143 +0.34441374
P 4.39 H 19.1 G 0.15
From 21 observations 2008 Sept. 7-10.
Ephemeris:
2008 RT26 a,e,i = 2.68, 0.54, 2 q = 1.2372
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 09 11 04 24.29 +22 18.4 0.609 1.269 100.6 51.3 20.4
2008 09 21 05 04.88 +24 17.6 0.578 1.249 100.8 52.2 20.3
2008 10 01 05 44.27 +25 38.6 0.555 1.238 101.6 52.4 20.2
2008 10 11 06 20.66 +26 24.2 0.539 1.239 103.3 51.7 20.1
2008 10 21 06 52.56 +26 42.7 0.528 1.249 106.1 50.0 20.1
2008 10 31 07 18.73 +26 45.8 0.520 1.270 110.2 47.2 20.0
2008 11 10 07 38.28 +26 45.0 0.514 1.299 115.8 43.3 19.9
2008 11 20 07 50.71 +26 49.4 0.510 1.337 123.1 38.2 19.8
2008 11 30 07 55.67 +27 03.8 0.511 1.382 132.1 32.0 19.7
2008 12 10 07 53.49 +27 26.7 0.519 1.432 142.6 24.7 19.6
2008 12 20 07 45.46 +27 50.8 0.539 1.488 154.3 16.7 19.5
2008 12 30 07 33.88 +28 06.7 0.574 1.547 166.3 8.7 19.4
2009 01 09 07 21.81 +28 07.6 0.627 1.609 174.0 3.7 19.5
2009 01 19 07 11.96 +27 53.3 0.701 1.673 165.9 8.2 20.0
2009 01 29 07 05.87 +27 28.1 0.795 1.738 155.1 13.8 20.6
2009 02 08 07 04.07 +26 56.4 0.907 1.805 144.8 18.4 21.1
2009 02 18 07 06.23 +26 21.5 1.035 1.872 135.4 21.8 21.6
2009 02 28 07 11.71 +25 44.8 1.177 1.939 126.6 24.2 22.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-R57
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