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    M.P.E.C. 2008-T21                                Issued 2008 Oct. 2, 14:19 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2008 TJ
    
    Observations:
         K08T00J* C2008 10 01.32164 00 38 14.71 +05 09 46.2          21.8 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.32653 00 38 15.39 +05 10 07.3          20.9 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.33141 00 38 16.00 +05 10 27.6          21.5 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.33630 00 38 16.65 +05 10 47.7          22.2 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.36703 00 38 20.65 +05 12 56.0          22.0 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.36767 00 38 20.79 +05 12 58.3          21.7 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.36832 00 38 20.79 +05 13 01.1          21.6 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 01.36899 00 38 20.94 +05 13 04.0          21.4 V ET021G96
         K08T00J HC2008 10 02.31821 00 40 58.54 +06 17 37.5                 ET021291
         K08T00J HC2008 10 02.32200 00 40 58.97 +06 17 53.8                 ET021291
         K08T00J HC2008 10 02.32578 00 40 59.45 +06 18 10.3                 ET021291
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.36780 00 41 04.25 +06 20 52.1          20.9 R ET021H01
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.37693 00 41 05.42 +06 21 28.3          21.2 R ET021H01
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.38009 00 41 06.10 +06 21 42.9          21.7 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.38098 00 41 06.25 +06 21 46.5          21.4 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.38186 00 41 06.28 +06 21 49.8          21.4 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.38274 00 41 06.43 +06 21 53.6          21.8 V ET021G96
         K08T00J  C2008 10 02.38989 00 41 07.08 +06 22 19.1          21.0 R ET021H01
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. Boattini, R. E. Hill.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 TJ                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0618 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M  40.27242              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50829580     Peri.  341.30779     +0.98047915     +0.19646842
    a   1.5549808      Node     7.37481     -0.17176781     +0.87516141
    e   0.3145184      Incl.    3.48260     -0.09568936     +0.44214554
    P   1.94           H   26.6           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    081001 G96  0.6-  0.4-    081001 G96  0.5-  0.0     081002 H01  0.0   0.4+
    081001 G96  0.1+  0.3+    081001 G96  0.4+  0.1+    081002 G96  0.1-  0.3-
    081001 G96  0.2-  0.2+    081002 291  0.3+  1.3-    081002 G96  0.5+  0.2-
    081001 G96  0.0   0.1-    081002 291  0.2-  0.1-    081002 G96  0.7-  0.3-
    081001 G96  0.0   0.2+    081002 291  0.1+  1.4+    081002 G96  0.1-  0.0
    081001 G96  0.8+  0.1-    081002 H01  0.1-  0.3+    081002 H01  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 TJ                  a,e,i = 1.55, 0.31, 3                   q = 1.0659
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 10 01    00 37.35   +04 48.0    0.0797   1.081   177.5     2.3    21.5
    2008 10 02    00 40.12   +05 57.1    0.0816   1.082   177.1     2.7    21.6
    2008 10 03    00 42.78   +07 02.9    0.0835   1.084   176.6     3.1    21.7
    2008 10 04    00 45.32   +08 05.4    0.0856   1.086   176.1     3.6    21.8
    2008 10 05    00 47.74   +09 04.7    0.0877   1.088   175.6     4.1    21.9
    2008 10 06    00 50.07   +10 00.9    0.0899   1.089   175.1     4.5    22.0
    2008 10 07    00 52.29   +10 54.1    0.0922   1.091   174.6     4.9    22.0
    2008 10 08    00 54.42   +11 44.4    0.0946   1.093   174.2     5.3    22.1
    2008 10 09    00 56.46   +12 32.0    0.0971   1.095   173.7     5.7    22.2
    2008 10 10    00 58.41   +13 16.8    0.0996   1.098   173.3     6.1    22.3
    2008 10 11    01 00.28   +13 59.1    0.102    1.100   172.9     6.4    22.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T21
    

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