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MPEC 2008-P49 : 2007 TW431, 2007 TX431

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M.P.E.C. 2008-P49                                Issued 2008 Aug. 10, 12:45 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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                            2007 TW431, 2007 TX431

Observations:
     K07Th1W* C2007 10 15.05513 00 50 23.12 +03 47 17.3          22.0 R EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 10 15.11921 00 50 22.80 +03 47 15.4                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 10 15.20686 00 50 22.35 +03 47 13.9                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 10 16.06842 00 50 18.01 +03 46 53.2                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 10 16.14182 00 50 17.60 +03 46 51.1                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 10 16.18978 00 50 17.38 +03 46 49.9                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 11 02.06875 00 48 55.59 +03 40 41.3                 EP049304
     K07Th1W  C2007 11 04.01250 00 48 46.84 +03 40 04.0                 EP049304
     K07Th1X* C2007 10 15.46847 02 00 34.28 +12 18 11.4          23   R EP049568
     K07Th1X  C2007 10 15.57547 02 00 33.60 +12 18 06.9                 EP049568
     K07Th1X  C2007 10 15.60692 02 00 33.40 +12 18 05.5                 EP049568
     K07Th1X  C2007 11 04.07986 01 58 30.56 +12 04 20.1                 EP049304
     K07Th1X  C2007 11 04.09166 01 58 30.48 +12 04 19.7                 EP049304
     K07Th1X  C2007 12 06.12500 01 55 37.38 +11 44 13.0                 EP049807
     K07Th1X  C2007 12 07.04444 01 55 33.56 +11 43 44.0                 EP049807
     K07Th1X  C2007 12 07.07638 01 55 33.44 +11 43 43.1                 EP049807

Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers C. A. Trujillo, S. S. Sheppard.
    Magellan 6.5-m reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers C. A. Trujillo, S. S. Sheppard.  Subaru 8.2-m
    reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers C. A. Trujillo, S. S. Sheppard.  Gemini 8.1-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
Object    H    G   Epoch    M     Peri.   Node    Incl.     e         a    Arc C
K07Th1W  6.6  0.15 K07A7 359.975 356.681  16.261  25.882 0.16983  45.99998  20EX
K07Th1X  8.8  0.15 K07AR 345.489 219.583 212.031  16.637 0.44011  47.73692  53EX

Ephemerides:
2007 TW431               a,e,i = 46.00, 0.17, 26                 q = 38.188
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 08 02    00 59.77   +05 25.3   37.763   38.189   114.1     1.4    22.6
2008 08 12    00 59.43   +05 24.3   37.617   38.189   123.8     1.3    22.6
2008 08 22    00 58.95   +05 22.4   37.486   38.189   133.5     1.1    22.5
2008 09 01    00 58.34   +05 19.8   37.375   38.190   143.3     0.9    22.5
2008 09 11    00 57.64   +05 16.6   37.288   38.190   153.2     0.7    22.5
2008 09 21    00 56.85   +05 12.9   37.228   38.190   163.1     0.4    22.5
2008 10 01    00 56.02   +05 09.0   37.196   38.190   173.1     0.2    22.4
2008 10 11    00 55.16   +05 04.9   37.193   38.190   176.6     0.1    22.4
2008 10 21    00 54.31   +05 00.9   37.221   38.190   166.6     0.3    22.4
2008 10 31    00 53.50   +04 57.3   37.278   38.190   156.4     0.6    22.5
2008 11 10    00 52.77   +04 54.1   37.364   38.190   146.2     0.8    22.5
2008 11 20    00 52.13   +04 51.5   37.474   38.191   136.0     1.0    22.5
2008 11 30    00 51.61   +04 49.7   37.607   38.191   125.7     1.2    22.6
2008 12 10    00 51.24   +04 48.8   37.757   38.191   115.5     1.3    22.6
2008 12 20    00 51.02   +04 48.9   37.920   38.191   105.3     1.4    22.6
2008 12 30    00 50.96   +04 50.0   38.092   38.191    95.1     1.5    22.6
2009 01 09    00 51.08   +04 52.2   38.266   38.191    84.9     1.5    22.6
2009 01 19    00 51.36   +04 55.4   38.437   38.191    74.8     1.4    22.6
2009 01 29    00 51.80   +04 59.6   38.601   38.192    64.8     1.3    22.6
2009 02 08    00 52.39   +05 04.7   38.752   38.192    54.8     1.2    22.6
2009 02 18    00 53.11   +05 10.6   38.886   38.192    44.9     1.0    22.6
2009 02 28    00 53.95   +05 17.2   38.999   38.192    35.1     0.9    22.6

2007 TX431               a,e,i = 47.74, 0.44, 17                 q = 26.727
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 08 02    02 15.90   +12 58.7   28.440   28.527    93.9     2.0    23.6
2008 08 12    02 16.00   +12 57.6   28.266   28.519   103.4     2.0    23.6
2008 08 22    02 15.89   +12 55.4   28.100   28.512   113.1     1.9    23.5
2008 09 01    02 15.56   +12 52.1   27.944   28.504   122.8     1.7    23.5
2008 09 11    02 15.04   +12 47.8   27.805   28.497   132.7     1.5    23.5
2008 09 21    02 14.34   +12 42.6   27.685   28.490   142.6     1.2    23.5
2008 10 01    02 13.49   +12 36.7   27.589   28.482   152.6     0.9    23.4
2008 10 11    02 12.52   +12 30.2   27.520   28.475   162.8     0.6    23.4
2008 10 21    02 11.48   +12 23.3   27.479   28.468   172.9     0.2    23.3
2008 10 31    02 10.41   +12 16.3   27.469   28.460   176.7     0.1    23.3
2008 11 10    02 09.35   +12 09.4   27.489   28.453   166.4     0.5    23.4
2008 11 20    02 08.36   +12 02.9   27.539   28.446   156.1     0.8    23.4
2008 11 30    02 07.46   +11 56.9   27.618   28.438   145.8     1.1    23.4
2008 12 10    02 06.71   +11 51.8   27.721   28.431   135.4     1.4    23.5
2008 12 20    02 06.13   +11 47.6   27.847   28.424   125.1     1.6    23.5
2008 12 30    02 05.75   +11 44.5   27.990   28.417   114.8     1.8    23.5
2009 01 09    02 05.59   +11 42.6   28.146   28.409   104.6     1.9    23.5
2009 01 19    02 05.66   +11 41.9   28.310   28.402    94.4     2.0    23.6
2009 01 29    02 05.97   +11 42.6   28.476   28.395    84.3     2.0    23.6
2009 02 08    02 06.50   +11 44.4   28.639   28.388    74.3     1.9    23.6
2009 02 18    02 07.26   +11 47.4   28.794   28.381    64.4     1.8    23.6
2009 02 28    02 08.21   +11 51.4   28.937   28.373    54.5     1.6    23.6
2009 03 10    02 09.34   +11 56.3   29.062   28.366    44.8     1.4    23.6
2009 03 20    02 10.63   +12 01.9   29.167   28.359    35.2     1.2    23.6

     The assumed 1:2 Neptune librator 2007 TX431 remains more than 17 AU from
Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-P49

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