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MPEC 2009-F03 : 2009 EF3

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M.P.E.C. 2009-F03                                Issued 2009 Mar. 16, 16:34 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 EF3

Observations:
     K09E03F* C2009 03 15.22591 11 59 00.10 -02 17 47.1          19.9 V EF003691
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.24154 11 58 57.74 -02 16 46.8          19.9 V EF003691
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.25718 11 58 55.33 -02 15 45.8          20.1 V EF003691
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.30795 11 58 47.54 -02 12 28.7          19.8 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.31168 11 58 46.96 -02 12 14.2          20.1 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.31536 11 58 46.40 -02 12 00.0          19.9 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.31846 11 58 45.31 -02 11 51.4          20.1 V EF003H55
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.32512 11 58 44.31 -02 11 25.2          20.3 V EF003H55
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.33153 11 58 43.34 -02 11 00.4          20.4 V EF003H55
     K09E03F  C2009 03 15.99827 11 57 09.25 -01 28 08.9                 EF003J95
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.00862 11 57 07.70 -01 27 29.3                 EF003J95
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.01174 11 57 07.23 -01 27 18.0          19.2 R EF003J95
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.28094 11 56 29.44 -01 09 54.4          19.4 R EF003854
     K09E03F 5C2009 03 16.28854 11 56 28.46 -01 09 25.1          20.0 R EF003673
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.28881 11 56 28.29 -01 09 23.8          19.8 R EF003854
     K09E03F 5C2009 03 16.29606 11 56 27.43 -01 08 56.9                 EF003673
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.29667 11 56 27.18 -01 08 53.9          19.4 R EF003854
     K09E03F 5C2009 03 16.29954 11 56 26.89 -01 08 43.6                 EF003673
     K09E03F 5C2009 03 16.30637 11 56 25.88 -01 08 18.8                 EF003673
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.35299 11 56 18.47 -01 05 16.3          19.7 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.35795 11 56 17.77 -01 05 00.1          19.7 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.36167 11 56 17.24 -01 04 46.5          20.0 V EF003291
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.36424 11 56 16.53 -01 04 38.0          19.8 R EF003H36
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.36981 11 56 15.55 -01 04 16.8          19.2 R EF003H36
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.37537 11 56 14.72 -01 03 55.5          18.9 R EF003H36
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.39932 11 56 11.58 -01 02 22.0          19.1 V EF003G96
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.40816 11 56 10.14 -01 01 47.0          18.9 V EF003G96
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.41708 11 56 08.84 -01 01 13.0          19.8 V EF003G96
     K09E03F  C2009 03 16.42610 11 56 07.51 -01 00 39.4          18.7 V EF003G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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.
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/4.5 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 EF3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1936 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 212.65839              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.92137670     Peri.  210.46105     +0.88118959     -0.47262530
a   1.0459507      Node   177.65292     +0.47012709     +0.87347562
e   0.2999415      Incl.   16.18005     +0.04985394     +0.11690022
P   1.07           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090315 691  0.0   0.2-    090316 J95  0.1+  0.1-    090316 291  0.2-  0.7-
090315 691  0.3+  0.5-    090316 J95  0.1+  0.8-    090316 291  0.4+  1.4-
090315 691  0.1-  0.1-    090316 854  0.7-  0.5+    090316 H36  1.2+  0.1+
090315 291  0.1-  0.2+    090316 673  0.9-  1.6+    090316 H36  0.9-  0.0
090315 291  0.2-  0.3+    090316 854  0.0   0.9+    090316 H36  0.9-  0.1-
090315 291  0.1-  0.2+    090316 673  0.8+  0.9+    090316 G96  1.4+  1.1-
090315 H55  0.5+  0.1-    090316 854  1.3+  0.7+    090316 G96  0.2-  0.0
090315 H55  0.7+  0.3+    090316 673  0.6+  0.9+    090316 G96  0.4+  0.2-
090315 H55  0.8+  0.3+    090316 673  1.0+  0.5-    090316 G96  0.7+  1.1-
090315 J95  0.1+  0.2+    090316 291  1.0-  2.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 EF3                 a,e,i = 1.05, 0.30, 16                  q = 0.7322
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 03 10    12 11.58   -07 59.6    0.277    1.260   162.5    13.7    20.1
2009 03 20    11 47.94   +02 41.8    0.293    1.288   176.5     2.7    19.8
2009 03 30    11 28.44   +11 28.1    0.332    1.312   157.7    16.8    20.7
2009 04 09    11 16.03   +17 23.1    0.389    1.331   142.3    27.4    21.4
2009 04 19    11 10.87   +20 50.6    0.458    1.345   130.0    34.9    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-F03

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