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  • MPEC 2008-T78 : 2008 TY3

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-T78                                Issued 2008 Oct. 7, 21:38 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 TY3
    
    Observations:
         K08T03Y* C2008 10 06.32506 01 13 48.64 +02 02 54.6          20.5 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.33738 01 13 49.44 +02 03 24.8          20.6 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.34974 01 13 50.19 +02 03 55.1          20.6 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.36213 01 13 50.98 +02 04 25.4          20.7 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.41995 01 13 54.76 +02 06 45.9          20.6 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.43375 01 13 55.69 +02 07 19.3                 ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.44753 01 13 56.64 +02 07 53.0          20.6 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 06.46130 01 13 57.60 +02 08 26.8          20.9 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.29743 01 15 10.37 +02 42 07.2          20.9 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.30537 01 15 10.82 +02 42 26.4          20.6 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.30992 01 15 11.16 +02 42 37.7          20.6 V ET078291
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.31328 01 15 11.32 +02 42 45.3          20.0 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.31383 01 15 11.37 +02 42 47.2          20.5 V ET078291
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.32118 01 15 11.80 +02 43 04.1          20.5 V ET078G96
         K08T03Y  C2008 10 07.32313 01 15 11.94 +02 43 09.1          20.6 V ET078291
         K08T03Y 5C2008 10 07.32396 01 15 12.42 +02 43 09.3          20.7 R ET078673
         K08T03Y 5C2008 10 07.32951 01 15 12.63 +02 43 21.2                 ET078673
         K08T03Y 5C2008 10 07.34063 01 15 13.44 +02 43 49.8                 ET078673
         K08T03Y 5C2008 10 07.34757 01 15 13.85 +02 44 05.8                 ET078673
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 TY3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1266 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M  28.89691              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40111681     Peri.  331.99879     +0.99845545     +0.04955942
    a   1.8209114      Node    25.19804     -0.03317588     +0.89439295
    e   0.3804890      Incl.    3.38138     -0.04456548     +0.44452796
    P   2.46           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    081006 G96  0.0   0.2-    081006 G96  0.1-  0.4+    081007 291  0.2-  0.2-
    081006 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081007 G96  0.3+  0.1-    081007 673  0.8+  0.2+
    081006 G96  0.1-  0.1+    081007 G96  0.2-  0.1+    081007 673  1.1-  1.2-
    081006 G96  0.1-  0.2+    081007 291  0.1+  0.0     081007 673  0.9+  0.8+
    081006 G96  0.1+  0.1-    081007 G96  0.2+  0.0     081007 673  0.7+  0.2+
    081006 G96  0.0   0.2-    081007 291  0.3-  0.2+
    081006 G96  0.0   0.0     081007 G96  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 TY3                 a,e,i = 1.82, 0.38, 3                   q = 1.1281
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 10 01    01 05.60   -01 43.5    0.135    1.134   169.8     9.0    20.6
    2008 10 06    01 13.35   +01 50.1    0.142    1.141   172.8     6.3    20.6
    2008 10 11    01 19.94   +05 04.4    0.151    1.149   176.0     3.4    20.6
    2008 10 16    01 25.57   +07 55.8    0.163    1.160   179.0     0.9    20.6
    2008 10 21    01 30.42   +10 23.0    0.177    1.172   176.8     2.7    21.0
    2008 10 26    01 34.73   +12 27.0    0.193    1.186   173.2     5.7    21.4
    2008 10 31    01 38.77   +14 10.2    0.212    1.202   169.6     8.6    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T78
    

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