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    M.P.E.C. 2008-T115                               Issued 2008 Oct. 10, 19:05 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 TN26

Observations:
     K08T26N* C2008 10 09.29959 01 51 21.30 +40 14 37.0          20.1   ET115704
     K08T26N  C2008 10 09.31243 01 51 18.41 +40 13 58.9          20.0   ET115704
     K08T26N  C2008 10 09.32525 01 51 15.38 +40 13 21.7          20.6   ET115704
     K08T26N  C2008 10 10.17903 01 48 20.92 +39 31 28.2          19.8 V ET115H55
     K08T26N  C2008 10 10.18156 01 48 20.38 +39 31 20.7          19.7 V ET115H55
     K08T26N  C2008 10 10.18407 01 48 19.85 +39 31 13.6          19.6 V ET115H55
     K08T26N 9C2008 10 10.35817 01 47 44.19 +39 22 47.6          20.0 R ET115673
     K08T26N 9C2008 10 10.36008 01 47 43.70 +39 22 41.5                 ET115673
     K08T26N 9C2008 10 10.36661 01 47 42.41 +39 22 22.8                 ET115673
     K08T26N 9C2008 10 10.37346 01 47 40.99 +39 22 03.1                 ET115673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer H. Rhoades.  0.61-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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TN26                                                Earth MOID = 0.1404 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  49.26052              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37876392     Peri.   22.41348     +0.10259266     +0.98185729
a   1.8918657      Node   253.76797     -0.93598024     +0.04100872
e   0.6498103      Incl.    9.56067     -0.33677252     +0.18513388
P   2.60           H   20.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081009 704  1.0+  0.2-    081010 H55  0.4-  0.2-    081010 673  0.0   0.3-
081009 704  0.3+  0.5-    081010 H55  0.5-  0.0     081010 673  0.1+  0.1+
081009 704  2.0-  0.1+    081010 673  0.1+  0.2-
081010 H55  0.3-  0.0     081010 673  0.9-  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2008 TN26                a,e,i = 1.89, 0.65, 10                  q = 0.6625
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 11    01 45.64   +38 51.6    0.395    1.347   146.9    23.8    19.8
2008 10 21    01 20.58   +31 23.6    0.475    1.448   158.6    14.5    20.0
2008 10 31    01 06.62   +25 25.7    0.577    1.545   159.0    13.3    20.5
2008 11 10    01 00.41   +21 02.5    0.700    1.639   151.2    16.9    21.2
2008 11 20    00 59.62   +18 00.2    0.842    1.729   141.5    20.8    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T115

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