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MPEC 2008-T12 : 2008 TA

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T12                                Issued 2008 Oct. 1, 22:09 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 TA

Observations:
     K08T00A* C2008 10 01.22285 22 34 06.34 -04 19 11.1          18.9 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.23505 22 34 13.08 -04 18 39.7          19.5 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.24714 22 34 19.77 -04 18 14.7          19.1 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.25946 22 34 26.65 -04 17 47.1          19.7 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.28814 22 34 42.54 -04 16 43.8          20.6 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.29785 22 34 47.82 -04 16 24.2          19.3 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.30752 22 34 53.30 -04 16 03.8          19.9 V ET012703
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.31729 22 34 58.66 -04 15 43.6          19.5 V ET012703
     K08T00A 1C2008 10 01.35662 22 35 22.26 -04 14 46.9                 ET012658
     K08T00A 1C2008 10 01.35882 22 35 23.48 -04 14 42.1                 ET012658
     K08T00A 1C2008 10 01.36103 22 35 24.70 -04 14 37.4                 ET012658
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.42917 22 36 07.06 -04 09 37.8          18.6 R ET012474
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.43044 22 36 07.68 -04 09 35.2          19.0 R ET012474
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.43160 22 36 08.32 -04 09 32.8          18.7 R ET012474
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.43287 22 36 08.98 -04 09 30.6          19.0 R ET012474
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.81625 22 39 35.52 -04 00 02.3                 ET012J95
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.82724 22 39 40.77 -03 59 41.8                 ET012J95
     K08T00A  C2008 10 01.83820 22 39 46.02 -03 59 22.8          19.7 R ET012J95

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  Measurer
    P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observers D. D. Balam, R. M. Robb.
    Measurers D. D. Balam, P. Wiegert.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0033 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  70.38008              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.60303554     Peri.  258.82860     -0.28294095     +0.95913414
a   1.3875249      Node   354.73364     -0.86913809     -0.25748165
e   0.6515508      Incl.    1.54456     -0.40563950     -0.11732392
P   1.63           H   23.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081001 703 (2.1+  5.6-)   081001 703  0.4+  1.4+    081001 474  0.3-  0.0
081001 703  0.6+  0.3-    081001 703  0.1-  1.0+    081001 474  0.0   0.1+
081001 703  0.3-  1.2-    081001 658  0.3+  0.9-    081001 474  0.2-  0.3-
081001 703  0.0   0.1+    081001 658  0.4+  0.7-    081001 J95  0.1-  0.4-
081001 703 (0.2-  2.4+)   081001 658  0.4+  0.6-    081001 J95  0.2-  0.5+
081001 703  1.6-  1.5+    081001 474  0.5+  0.1-    081001 J95  0.3+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 TA                  a,e,i = 1.39, 0.65, 2                   q = 0.4835
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 01    22 31.78   -04 26.2    0.0726   1.064   149.6    28.4    19.4
2008 10 06    23 01.42   -02 39.2    0.136    1.122   152.3    24.5    20.7
2008 10 11    23 13.25   -01 54.6    0.201    1.177   150.5    24.7    21.7
2008 10 16    23 20.41   -01 26.2    0.268    1.231   147.4    25.9    22.5
2008 10 21    23 25.87   -01 03.0    0.337    1.283   143.8    27.3    23.1

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