MPEC 2008-T16 : 2008 TD
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M.P.E.C. 2008-T16 Issued 2008 Oct. 2, 13:47 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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2008 TD
Observations:
K08T00D* C2008 10 01.22187 22 31 45.54 +10 10 23.7 20.1 ET016704
K08T00D C2008 10 01.23409 22 31 29.26 +10 10 39.9 20.3 ET016704
K08T00D C2008 10 01.24632 22 31 12.89 +10 10 53.8 20.5 ET016704
K08T00D C2008 10 01.27080 22 30 40.17 +10 11 24.6 20.2 ET016704
K08T00D C2008 10 01.84847 22 18 11.13 +10 21 57.5 ET016J95
K08T00D C2008 10 01.85918 22 17 56.29 +10 22 09.5 ET016J95
K08T00D C2008 10 01.87815 22 17 29.89 +10 22 31.1 19.9 R ET016J95
K08T00D C2008 10 02.12609 22 11 54.83 +10 27 27.4 20.0 R ET016H36
K08T00D C2008 10 02.13866 22 11 36.87 +10 27 41.7 20.2 R ET016H36
K08T00D tC2008 10 02.16538 22 11 01.49 +10 28 29.1 20.1 V ET016291
K08T00D tC2008 10 02.16914 22 10 56.05 +10 28 33.3 20.1 V ET016291
K08T00D tC2008 10 02.17289 22 10 50.64 +10 28 37.2 20.2 V ET016291
K08T00D C2008 10 02.18152 22 10 38.11 +10 28 47.4 20.6 R ET016651
K08T00D C2008 10 02.18213 22 10 37.30 +10 28 46.9 20.8 R ET016651
K08T00D C2008 10 02.18274 22 10 36.36 +10 28 48.3 20.9 R ET016651
Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observer T. H. Bressi. 1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
Newtonian reflector + 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.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 TD Earth MOID = 0.0247 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 327.31399 (2000.0) P Q
n 1.16061702 Peri. 144.32370 -0.78992671 -0.61319242
a 0.8967611 Node 357.84707 +0.54029680 -0.69346029
e 0.3369669 Incl. 5.03104 +0.28999166 -0.37829603
P 0.85 H 25.6 G 0.15 U 8
Residuals in seconds of arc
081001 704 0.7- 0.7- 081001 J95 0.2+ 0.3- 081002 291 0.5- 0.2+
081001 704 0.2+ 0.5+ 081001 J95 0.1- 0.1- 081002 291 0.6- 0.2+
081001 704 0.0 0.5- 081002 H36 0.1- 1.3- 081002 651 0.8+ 0.4+
081001 704 0.4+ 1.1+ 081002 H36 0.3+ 0.3- 081002 651 1.9+ 0.8-
081001 J95 0.2- 0.0 081002 291 0.1- 0.0 081002 651 1.0+ 0.0
Ephemeris:
2008 TD a,e,i = 0.90, 0.34, 5 q = 0.5946
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 01 22 36.45 +10 06.9 0.0487 1.044 151.1 27.6 20.4
2008 10 02 22 14.76 +10 26.8 0.0467 1.039 145.0 33.5 20.4
2008 10 03 21 51.37 +10 41.9 0.0451 1.035 138.5 39.9 20.5
2008 10 04 21 26.64 +10 50.8 0.0440 1.030 131.6 46.6 20.6
2008 10 05 21 01.05 +10 52.1 0.0435 1.025 124.5 53.5 20.8
2008 10 06 20 35.20 +10 45.4 0.0434 1.020 117.3 60.5 21.0
2008 10 07 20 09.72 +10 31.0 0.0439 1.015 110.2 67.5 21.2
2008 10 08 19 45.19 +10 10.0 0.0449 1.010 103.3 74.2 21.5
2008 10 09 19 22.06 +09 43.8 0.0463 1.005 96.8 80.6 21.8
2008 10 10 19 00.60 +09 14.4 0.0482 1.000 90.6 86.6 22.1
2008 10 11 18 40.93 +08 43.1 0.0504 0.995 84.9 92.2 22.4
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-T16
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