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MPEC 2009-B34 : 2009 BP5

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M.P.E.C. 2009-B34                                Issued 2009 Jan. 21, 17:07 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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                                   2009 BP5

Observations:
     K09B05P* C2009 01 20.40310 10 01 05.37 +16 32 06.4          20.4 V EB034691
     K09B05P  C2009 01 20.42124 10 01 10.61 +16 32 23.9          20.5 V EB034691
     K09B05P  C2009 01 20.43937 10 01 15.77 +16 32 41.7          20.0 V EB034691
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.05478 10 04 32.05 +16 42 50.9                 EB034J95
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.06069 10 04 33.89 +16 42 57.7                 EB034J95
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.06657 10 04 35.77 +16 43 03.0          19.9 R EB034J95
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.30687 10 05 57.65 +16 47 35.6                 EB034291
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.31092 10 05 58.94 +16 47 39.8                 EB034291
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.31487 10 06 00.19 +16 47 44.2                 EB034291
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.40421 10 06 28.96 +16 49 21.7          19.5 R EB034H01
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.41119 10 06 31.24 +16 49 29.3          19.4 R EB034H01
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.42133 10 06 34.56 +16 49 40.3          19.4 R EB034H01
     K09B05P  C2009 01 21.42928 10 06 37.16 +16 49 48.9          19.5 R EB034H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 BP5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0012 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 324.10634              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32532392     Peri.   99.32289     -0.80490285     +0.58850788
a   2.0937527      Node   116.76560     -0.57239661     -0.73617662
e   0.6816799      Incl.    4.88881     -0.15650409     -0.33421917
P   3.03           H   22.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090120 691  0.5-  0.0     090121 J95  0.2+  0.7-    090121 H01  0.2+  0.1+
090120 691  0.4+  0.0     090121 291  0.2+  0.4+    090121 H01  0.3+  0.1+
090120 691  0.0   0.3+    090121 291  0.1-  0.1+    090121 H01  0.3+  0.1+
090121 J95  0.2+  0.3-    090121 291  0.6-  0.0
090121 J95  0.1-  0.2+    090121 H01  0.2+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 BP5                 a,e,i = 2.09, 0.68, 5                   q = 0.6665
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 19    09 54.56   +16 11.3    0.194    1.161   153.5    22.2    20.3
2009 01 20    09 59.10   +16 25.9    0.182    1.150   153.5    22.4    20.2
2009 01 21    10 04.22   +16 42.4    0.170    1.139   153.4    22.8    20.0
2009 01 22    10 10.05   +17 00.9    0.158    1.128   153.0    23.3    19.9
2009 01 23    10 16.76   +17 21.9    0.147    1.117   152.5    24.0    19.7
2009 01 24    10 24.55   +17 45.5    0.136    1.106   151.7    24.9    19.5
2009 01 25    10 33.71   +18 12.1    0.124    1.095   150.6    26.2    19.4
2009 01 26    10 44.64   +18 41.9    0.113    1.083   149.0    27.9    19.2
2009 01 27    10 57.83   +19 14.9    0.103    1.072   146.9    30.1    19.0
2009 01 28    11 13.99   +19 50.6    0.0927   1.061   144.1    33.0    18.8
2009 01 29    11 34.04   +20 27.2    0.0831   1.050   140.4    36.7    18.7
2009 01 30    11 59.18   +21 01.0    0.0742   1.039   135.5    41.7    18.6
2009 01 31    12 30.79   +21 23.7    0.0664   1.028   129.0    48.1    18.5
2009 02 01    13 10.02   +21 21.2    0.0599   1.017   120.8    56.3    18.5
2009 02 02    13 56.90   +20 33.4    0.0552   1.006   110.8    66.3    18.6
2009 02 03    14 49.07   +18 43.5    0.0529   0.995    99.2    77.8    18.8
2009 02 04    15 41.77   +15 53.8    0.0532   0.985    87.2    89.7    19.3
2009 02 05    16 29.94   +12 31.1    0.0561   0.974    75.9   100.9    19.9
2009 02 06    17 10.72   +09 09.2    0.0611   0.963    66.2   110.5    20.5
2009 02 07    17 43.76   +06 09.6    0.0679   0.952    58.3   118.2    21.3
2009 02 08    18 10.10   +03 39.2    0.0760   0.942    52.1   124.2    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-B34

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