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MPEC 2008-T86 : 2008 TF4

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T86                                Issued 2008 Oct. 7, 22:24 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.

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                                   2008 TF4

Observations:
     K08T04F* C2008 10 07.27817 01 10 39.03 +30 53 37.2          19.4   ET086704
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.29088 01 10 38.81 +30 52 55.7          19.2   ET086704
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.30357 01 10 38.63 +30 52 14.5          19.8   ET086704
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.31622 01 10 38.40 +30 51 32.7          19.0   ET086704
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.32888 01 10 38.19 +30 50 50.9          19.6   ET086704
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.90582 01 10 34.27 +30 19 08.3                 ET086J95
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.91000 01 10 34.23 +30 18 54.6                 ET086J95
     K08T04F  C2008 10 07.91414 01 10 34.16 +30 18 41.2          19.0 R ET086J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TF4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3921 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  47.58993              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.37454737     Peri.  106.33070     +0.73357790     +0.64543699
a   1.9060380      Node   214.34405     -0.67171305     +0.73618191
e   0.3533728      Incl.   22.15779     +0.10327169     +0.20358607
P   2.63           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081007 704  0.0   0.2-    081007 704  0.0   0.0     081007 J95  0.1+  0.1-
081007 704  0.1-  0.1-    081007 704  0.0   0.1-    081007 J95  0.1-  0.1+
081007 704  0.2+  0.3+    081007 J95  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 TF4                 a,e,i = 1.91, 0.35, 22                  q = 1.2325
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 01    01 11.30   +36 25.6    0.424    1.371   145.4    24.5    18.9
2008 10 11    01 10.13   +27 28.5    0.431    1.410   159.5    14.3    18.6
2008 10 21    01 09.09   +18 26.8    0.462    1.451   168.7     7.8    18.6
2008 10 31    01 09.61   +10 39.8    0.519    1.495   162.0    11.8    19.1
2008 11 10    01 12.47   +04 48.4    0.599    1.540   150.6    18.4    19.7
2008 11 20    01 17.75   +00 51.4    0.697    1.586   139.9    23.7    20.2
2008 11 30    01 25.22   -01 32.0    0.811    1.633   130.4    27.4    20.7
2008 12 10    01 34.61   -02 45.0    0.937    1.680   121.9    29.8    21.2
2008 12 20    01 45.58   -03 07.7    1.072    1.727   114.3    31.3    21.6
2008 12 30    01 57.85   -02 55.1    1.213    1.774   107.3    32.0    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T86

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