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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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