MPEC 2012-U08 : 2012 TP231
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M.P.E.C. 2012-U08 Issued 2012 Oct. 17, 15:24 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/ ISSN 1523-6714 2012 TP231 Observations: K12TN1P*QC2012 10 13.59025 00 53 42.22 -32 04 06.2 18.4 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.60211 00 53 34.50 -32 05 03.5 18.3 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.61418 00 53 26.65 -32 06 00.5 18.5 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.62633 00 53 18.81 -32 06 58.2 18.4 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.64928 00 53 03.83 -32 08 45.6 19.9 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.69684 00 52 33.30 -32 12 24.2 19.1 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 13.76724 00 51 49.39 -32 17 38.9 18.9 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P KC2012 10 14.06803 00 48 58.01 -32 48 13.2 18.9 RtEU008J04 K12TN1P KC2012 10 14.07012 00 48 56.49 -32 48 23.9 19.0 RtEU008J04 K12TN1P QC2012 10 14.45610 00 44 58.99 -33 20 11.5 20.0 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 14.56988 00 43 28.35 -33 31 20.4 19.8 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P |C2012 10 15.17478 00 35 46.25 -34 32 22.3 19.4 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 15.17812 00 35 43.10 -34 32 43.2 19.5 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 15.18108 00 35 40.30 -34 33 01.5 19.5 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 15.18311 00 35 38.39 -34 33 14.3 19.5 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 15.18472 00 35 36.87 -34 33 24.2 19.5 VuEU008807 K12TN1P QC2012 10 15.43039 00 32 22.30 -34 59 21.0 18.5 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 15.72562 00 27 19.47 -35 31 40.1 18.3 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P C2012 10 16.44042 00 15 05.68 -36 59 51.2 19.1 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P QC2012 10 16.44101 00 15 04.91 -36 59 56.0 19.1 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P C2012 10 16.44160 00 15 04.17 -36 59 59.4 19.3 VrEU008E12 K12TN1P KC2012 10 16.99706 00 03 08.80 -38 13 54.9 18.9 RuEU008822 K12TN1P KC2012 10 17.00178 00 03 01.62 -38 14 37.3 18.6 RuEU008822 K12TN1P KC2012 10 17.00945 00 02 49.73 -38 15 45.6 18.5 RuEU008822 K12TN1P |C2012 10 17.13871 23 59 26.09 -38 34 31.3 19.3 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 17.14102 23 59 22.28 -38 34 50.8 19.4 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 17.14332 23 59 18.51 -38 35 09.9 19.3 VuEU008807 K12TN1P |C2012 10 17.14562 23 59 14.74 -38 35 28.7 19.1 VuEU008807 Observer details: 807 Cerro Tololo. Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson. 0.41-m f/11 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD. 822 Cordoba. Observers C. Colazo, N. Muguiro, A. Rosanova, S. Morero. Measurer C. Colazo. 0.36-m f/5.10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. Measurers A. Boattini, E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught, J. D. Ahern, E. C. Beshore. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD. J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife. Observer P. Ruiz. Measurers A. Knoefel, D. Koschny, M. Busch. 1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2012 TP231 Earth MOID = 0.0056 AU Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 290.31391 (2000.0) P Q n 0.83765406 Peri. 76.00494 -0.27817843 -0.95870449 a 1.1145330 Node 30.34799 +0.82986753 -0.27090606 e 0.2532872 Incl. 6.72667 +0.48366996 -0.08657716 P 1.18 H 24.8 G 0.15 U 6 Residuals in seconds of arc 121013 E12 0.6- 0.1- 121014 E12 0.5+ 0.0 121016 E12 0.4+ 1.3+ 121013 E12 0.4- 0.3- 121015 807 0.2- 0.1- 121016 822 0.2+ 0.3- 121013 E12 0.1- 0.3+ 121015 807 0.2- 0.2- 121017 822 0.8+ 0.1- 121013 E12 0.8+ 0.2+ 121015 807 0.2- 0.1- 121017 822 0.3- 0.7+ 121013 E12 0.1- 0.2+ 121015 807 0.2- 0.3- 121017 807 0.1- 0.2+ 121013 E12 0.2+ 0.2- 121015 807 0.2- 0.2- 121017 807 0.3- 0.0 121013 E12 0.5- 0.1+ 121015 E12 0.1+ 0.1- 121017 807 0.2- 0.1+ 121014 J04 0.2+ 0.8+ 121015 E12 0.4- 0.2- 121017 807 0.1- 0.4+ 121014 J04 0.1+ 0.8+ 121016 E12 0.0 0.2- 121014 E12 0.5+ 0.4- 121016 E12 0.0 0.2- Ephemeris: 2012 TP231 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.25, 7 q = 0.8322 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2012 09 17 01 44 54.8 -18 49 08 0.1592 1.1393 145.1 30.4 22.4 ... 2012 10 02 01 38 02.6 -23 27 55 0.08823 1.0772 148.7 28.9 21.0 ... 2012 10 10 01 17 14.2 -28 11 42 0.05385 1.0431 145.0 33.3 19.9 ... 2012 10 16 00 23 04.4 -36 04 56 0.03010 1.0176 132.8 46.0 19.0 2012 10 17 00 02 50.2 -38 14 14 0.02651 1.0133 128.5 50.3 18.8 2012 10 18 23 34 50.7 -40 39 59 0.02315 1.0091 122.9 56.0 18.7 ... 2012 10 24 17 17 41.3 -24 45 00 0.01666 0.9839 49.6 129.6 21.5 ... 2012 11 01 15 06 31.3 +04 59 39 0.04428 0.9515 21.9 157.1 28.0 ... 2012 11 16 14 32 48.3 +11 04 15 0.1111 0.8972 32.6 143.6 27.2 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2012 MPC M.P.E.C. 2012-U08


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