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M.P.E.C. 2008-T132 Issued 2008 Oct. 15, 19:12 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2008 SJ236
Additional Observations:
K08SN6J C2008 09 21.29859 01 52 26.55 +15 03 12.5 21.1 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 09 21.31619 01 52 26.30 +15 03 10.7 21.1 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 09 21.33382 01 52 25.99 +15 03 09.2 20.8 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 10 07.27754 01 47 34.35 +14 32 31.3 20.5 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 10 07.29516 01 47 33.96 +14 32 28.9 20.6 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 10 07.31280 01 47 33.56 +14 32 26.4 20.2 V ET132691
K08SN6J C2008 10 11.36372 01 46 08.58 +14 23 06.9 19.6 R ET132H36
K08SN6J C2008 10 11.38018 01 46 08.24 +14 23 04.2 19.6 R ET132H36
K08SN6J C2008 10 11.39314 01 46 07.93 +14 23 01.7 19.3 R ET132H36
K08SN6J C2008 10 12.01550 01 45 54.63 +14 21 33.6 20.1 R ET132473
K08SN6J C2008 10 12.03948 01 45 54.10 +14 21 30.6 20.0 R ET132473
K08SN6J C2008 10 12.27723 01 45 49.02 +14 20 56.9 20.3 V ET132H55
K08SN6J C2008 10 12.28272 01 45 48.88 +14 20 56.2 20.5 V ET132H55
K08SN6J C2008 10 12.28825 01 45 48.76 +14 20 55.2 20.4 V ET132H55
K08SN6J VC2008 10 12.92986 01 45 35.06 +14 19 22.5 ET132J95
K08SN6J UC2008 10 12.97847 01 45 33.97 +14 19 16.5 ET132J95
K08SN6J SC2008 10 13.72898 01 45 17.70 +14 17 27.3 19.1 R ET132D35
Observer details:
473 Remanzacco. Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido, V. Gonano, P. Camilleri.
0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observers A. F. Tubbiolo R. S. McMillan,
J. V. Scotti. 0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory. Observer Q.-z. Ye. 0.41-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer H. Devore. 0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
2008 SJ236
Epoch 2008 Oct. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454740.5 MPC
M 350.56520 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.02744561 Peri. 177.98797 +0.60563083 -0.79115058
a 10.8848087 Node 234.72646 +0.72861390 +0.59447590
e 0.4285696 Incl. 6.00396 +0.31989541 +0.14380256
P 35.9 H 12.3 G 0.15
From 23 observations 2008 Sept. 21-Oct. 13.
Ephemeris:
2008 SJ236 a,e,i = 10.88, 0.43, 6 q = 6.2199
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2008 10 11 01 46.27 +14 24.0 5.419 6.398 167.7 1.9 20.2
2008 10 21 01 42.64 +13 59.3 5.394 6.388 176.7 0.5 20.1
2008 10 31 01 39.01 +13 33.1 5.399 6.378 169.6 1.6 20.2
2008 11 10 01 35.65 +13 07.3 5.434 6.368 158.9 3.2 20.3
2008 11 20 01 32.82 +12 43.4 5.498 6.359 148.1 4.7 20.4
2008 11 30 01 30.70 +12 22.9 5.588 6.349 137.4 6.0 20.5
2008 12 10 01 29.47 +12 07.1 5.700 6.341 126.9 7.1 20.6
2008 12 20 01 29.20 +11 56.7 5.829 6.332 116.7 8.0 20.7
2008 12 30 01 29.94 +11 52.2 5.972 6.324 106.6 8.6 20.8
2009 01 09 01 31.70 +11 53.7 6.123 6.316 96.9 8.9 20.8
2009 01 19 01 34.41 +12 01.1 6.277 6.308 87.3 9.0 20.9
2009 01 29 01 38.03 +12 13.9 6.430 6.301 78.1 8.8 20.9
2009 02 08 01 42.47 +12 31.7 6.579 6.294 69.1 8.4 21.0
2009 02 18 01 47.65 +12 53.7 6.719 6.287 60.3 7.8 21.0
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-T132
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