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MPEC 2008-T118: 2008 TQ26

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M.P.E.C. 2008-T118                               Issued 2008 Oct. 10, 19:14 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,
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                                   2008 TQ26

Observations:
     K08T26Q* C2008 10 09.38413 01 27 49.60 +23 26 27.6          22.2 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 09.38915 01 27 49.21 +23 26 16.7          22.6 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 09.39409 01 27 48.63 +23 26 05.6          21.7 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 09.39905 01 27 48.24 +23 25 54.4          21.8 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 09.43439 01 27 45.07 +23 24 34.4          21.3 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 09.43556 01 27 44.89 +23 24 31.6          21.6 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.22375 01 26 45.34 +22 55 43.0          22.3 V ET118H55
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.23648 01 26 44.21 +22 55 15.3          22.0 V ET118H55
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.24915 01 26 43.08 +22 54 48.1          22.1 V ET118H55
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.30351 01 26 39.08 +22 52 54.2          21.9 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.30894 01 26 38.58 +22 52 41.9          20.5 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.31441 01 26 38.11 +22 52 30.9          21.4 V ET118G96
     K08T26Q  C2008 10 10.31993 01 26 37.64 +22 52 18.4          21.7 V ET118G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TQ26                                                Earth MOID = 0.0237 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  54.65339              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43682282     Peri.   63.29047     +0.48454532     +0.87237375
a   1.7202801      Node   235.84033     -0.82778628     +0.43337369
e   0.4646922      Incl.    4.48117     -0.28281744     +0.22616650
P   2.26           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
081009 G96  0.1+  0.3-    081009 G96  0.8-  0.1-    081010 G96  0.1-  0.6-
081009 G96  1.1+  0.1+    081010 H55  0.2-  0.3+    081010 G96  0.2+  0.3+
081009 G96  0.7-  0.1+    081010 H55  0.2-  0.1+    081010 G96  0.5+  0.3-
081009 G96  0.1+  0.1+    081010 H55  0.4-  0.3+
081009 G96  0.2+  0.0     081010 G96  0.2+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2008 TQ26                a,e,i = 1.72, 0.46, 4                   q = 0.9209
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 11    01 25.78   +22 28.2    0.266    1.256   163.9    12.8    21.8
2008 10 12    01 24.57   +21 53.4    0.272    1.263   165.1    11.7    21.8
2008 10 13    01 23.42   +21 19.6    0.278    1.269   166.2    10.8    21.8
2008 10 14    01 22.32   +20 46.9    0.284    1.276   167.3     9.9    21.8
2008 10 15    01 21.28   +20 15.2    0.291    1.283   168.3     9.1    21.9
2008 10 16    01 20.29   +19 44.4    0.297    1.290   169.1     8.4    21.9
2008 10 17    01 19.35   +19 14.7    0.304    1.297   169.8     7.8    21.9
2008 10 18    01 18.45   +18 45.9    0.311    1.304   170.3     7.4    22.0
2008 10 19    01 17.61   +18 18.1    0.318    1.311   170.6     7.1    22.0
2008 10 20    01 16.82   +17 51.2    0.325    1.317   170.7     7.0    22.1
2008 10 21    01 16.08   +17 25.2    0.332    1.324   170.6     7.1    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-T118

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