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MPEC 2010-Q33 : 2008 TQ2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-Q33                                Issued 2010 Aug. 26, 18:32 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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       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2008 TQ2

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-T46

Additional Observations:
     K08T02Q 2C2010 07 14.53098320 33 01.487-12 23 01.29         24.4 R EQ033568
     K08T02Q 2C2010 07 14.53861820 33 00.933-12 23 02.55         24.3 R EQ033568
     K08T02Q 2C2010 07 15.45101920 31 56.269-12 25 47.17         24.3 R EQ033568
     K08T02Q 2C2010 07 15.45827420 31 55.731-12 25 48.40         24.3 R EQ033568
     K08T02Q 2C2010 07 15.46683020 31 55.094-12 25 50.01         24.3 R EQ033568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, G. T. Elliott, M. Micheli.  2.24-m
    University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
100714 568 22.4+  6.3+    100715 568 22.3+  6.5+    MPO157499   -0.028 day

Orbital elements:
2008 TQ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1032 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 227.73385              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39339193     Peri.  235.01242     -0.18303325     -0.98191834
a   1.8446717      Node   225.61218     +0.92258668     -0.15457810
e   0.4202892      Incl.    3.87740     +0.33960660     -0.10927941
P   2.51           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
081003 G96  0.1+  0.0     081025 H55  0.1-  0.1-    081228 448  0.9+  0.2+
081003 G96  0.2+  0.1-    081025 H55  0.1-  0.1-    090116 H55  0.1+  0.4+
081003 G96  0.1-  0.2-    081027 H36  0.1+  0.0     090116 H55  0.6+  0.5+
081003 G96  0.4+  0.6-    081027 H36  0.5+  0.6+    090116 H55  0.0   1.1+
081003 G96  0.6+  0.8+    081027 H36  0.5-  0.4+    090222 E12  0.4-  1.2+
081003 G96  0.1+  0.1-    081027 H36  0.0   0.6+    090222 E12  0.2-  1.4+
081003 G96  0.2+  0.5-    081105 H55  0.2+  1.6+    090222 E12  0.7+  0.7+
081003 G96  0.0   0.6-    081105 H55  0.7+  0.3+    090222 E12  0.5+  0.5+
081004 H55  0.1+  0.0     081121 448  0.1+  0.0     090329 G96  0.2+  0.2+
081004 H55  0.1+  0.2+    081121 448  0.1+  0.1+    090329 G96  0.0   0.1+
081004 H55  0.2+  0.1+    081121 448  0.3-  0.0     090329 G96  0.3+  0.3+
081004 G96  0.3+  0.2-    081129 H55  0.1-  0.4+    090329 G96  0.1-  0.4+
081004 G96  0.0   0.2-    081129 H55  0.2+  0.5+    090417 H55  0.3+  0.0
081004 G96  0.2-  0.1-    081129 H55  0.3-  0.4+    090417 H55  0.0   0.1-
081005 H55  0.5-  0.6+    081129 H55  0.1-  0.4+    090417 H55  0.6+  0.3-
081005 H55  0.2-  0.1-    081129 H55  0.0   0.3+    100714 568  0.0   0.0
081012 H55  0.1-  0.1+    081204 448  0.4-  1.1-    100714 568  0.0   0.1+
081012 H55  0.4+  0.2-    081204 448  0.8-  0.1+    100715 568  0.0   0.1+
081012 H55  0.0   0.3-    081228 448  0.3-  0.4+    100715 568  0.1-  0.2+
081025 H55  1.9-  0.4+    081228 448  0.9+  0.2+    100715 568  0.1-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2008 TQ2                 a,e,i = 1.84, 0.42, 4                   q = 1.0694
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 08 22    19 45.93   -14 55.2    1.502    2.411   146.5    13.4    24.6
2010 09 01    19 37.97   -15 32.1    1.559    2.382   135.1    17.4    24.8
2010 09 11    19 33.36   -16 03.0    1.632    2.351   124.3    20.7    24.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-Q33

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