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MPEC 2008-U15 : 2008 TK157

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U15                                Issued 2008 Oct. 20, 14:47 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 TK157

Observations:
     K08TF7K  C2008 09 23.29264 01 21 23.76 +15 59 32.0          20.7 V EU015691
     K08TF7K  C2008 09 23.31024 01 21 24.02 +15 59 32.6          20.8 V EU015691
     K08TF7K  C2008 09 23.32786 01 21 24.27 +15 59 32.5          21.2 V EU015691
     K08TF7K* C2008 10 09.22677 01 24 16.75 +15 11 00.1          20.2 V EU015691
     K08TF7K  C2008 10 09.24438 01 24 16.67 +15 10 53.5          20.2 V EU015691
     K08TF7K  C2008 10 09.25964 01 24 16.60 +15 10 47.8          20.0 V EU015691
     K08TF7K  C2008 10 10.39315 01 24 19.40 +15 03 14.1          19.9 V EU015291
     K08TF7K  C2008 10 10.40050 01 24 19.35 +15 03 11.0          19.9 V EU015291
     K08TF7K  C2008 10 10.40849 01 24 19.34 +15 03 07.4          20.0 V EU015291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, J. V. Scotti.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 TK157                                               Earth MOID = 0.1824 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 355.29094              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26644743     Peri.  217.60538     +0.20966994     -0.97642718
a   2.3918193      Node   220.36427     +0.91520802     +0.21443885
e   0.5147558      Incl.    4.54038     +0.34414066     +0.02461574
P   3.70           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
080923 691  0.1-  0.2-    081009 691  0.3+  0.1+    081010 291  0.1+  0.0
080923 691  0.0   0.2+    081009 691  0.0   0.0     081010 291  0.2-  0.1+
080923 691  0.1+  0.1-    081009 691  0.2-  0.0     081010 291  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 TK157               a,e,i = 2.39, 0.51, 5                   q = 1.1606
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    01 24.76   +13 24.9    0.333    1.328   174.7     4.0    19.3
2008 10 31    01 26.26   +11 10.1    0.293    1.279   166.1    10.7    19.2
2008 11 10    01 31.40   +08 31.6    0.264    1.237   156.4    18.7    19.2
2008 11 20    01 42.48   +05 54.8    0.245    1.203   147.7    26.0    19.2
2008 11 30    02 00.87   +03 46.3    0.236    1.178   140.7    32.0    19.3
2008 12 10    02 26.92   +02 28.7    0.234    1.164   135.8    36.1    19.3
2008 12 20    02 59.32   +02 11.4    0.240    1.161   133.0    38.3    19.5
2008 12 30    03 35.69   +02 52.6    0.256    1.169   131.7    38.9    19.6
2009 01 09    04 13.49   +04 18.3    0.282    1.188   131.2    38.5    19.9
2009 01 19    04 50.37   +06 07.1    0.319    1.217   130.9    37.6    20.2
2009 01 29    05 25.03   +08 00.1    0.369    1.255   130.2    36.8    20.5
2009 02 08    05 57.16   +09 42.7    0.432    1.301   128.7    36.3    20.9
2009 02 18    06 26.79   +11 06.4    0.507    1.352   126.4    36.0    21.4
2009 02 28    06 54.25   +12 08.3    0.595    1.409   123.4    35.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U15

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