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MPEC 2009-V30 : 2009 VT

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M.P.E.C. 2009-V30                                Issued 2009 Nov.  9, 12:40 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

                                    2009 VT

Observations:
     K09V00T* C2009 11 08.30784 02 40 44.94 +13 12 52.1          20.4 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.31346 02 40 44.11 +13 12 45.0          20.9 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.31911 02 40 43.32 +13 12 37.8          20.9 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.32476 02 40 42.45 +13 12 31.1          20.5 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.39267 02 40 32.59 +13 11 06.6          21.0 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.39644 02 40 32.02 +13 11 01.2          20.9 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.40019 02 40 31.46 +13 10 55.9          20.7 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.43499 02 40 26.47 +13 10 11.8          21.9 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.44164 02 40 25.50 +13 10 03.4          21.4 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 08.44490 02 40 25.03 +13 09 59.1          21.9 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.31258 02 38 25.08 +12 51 43.4          20.4 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.31966 02 38 24.00 +12 51 34.3          20.0 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.32684 02 38 22.92 +12 51 25.2          20.2 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.33385 02 38 21.87 +12 51 15.8          20.7 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.37229 02 38 16.11 +12 50 26.1          20.3 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.37879 02 38 15.18 +12 50 17.6          20.0 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.38116 02 38 14.78 +12 50 15.0          21.1 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.38535 02 38 14.17 +12 50 09.1          20.6 V EV030G96
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.38596 02 38 14.02 +12 50 08.8          21.3 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.39076 02 38 13.34 +12 50 02.4          21.0 R EV030926
     K09V00T  C2009 11 09.39310 02 38 13.09 +12 49 59.4          19.8 V EV030G96

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. R. Gibbs, E. Beshore.  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.

Orbital elements:
2009 VT                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0087 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 334.22643              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.59308761     Peri.  298.91399     -0.89482480     -0.44516850
a   1.4029972      Node   214.68218     +0.42728274     -0.83242320
e   0.4210014      Incl.    3.36203     +0.12929821     -0.32999489
P   1.66           H   22.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091108 G96  0.1-  0.0     091108 G96  0.1+  0.0     091109 G96  0.1-  0.0
091108 G96  0.2-  0.1-    091108 G96  0.2-  0.1+    091109 G96  0.4+  0.1-
091108 G96  0.4+  0.2-    091108 G96  0.2-  0.1-    091109 926  0.2-  0.0
091108 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091109 G96  0.2+  0.0     091109 G96  0.1-  0.0
091108 926  0.5+  0.7+    091109 G96  0.0   0.0     091109 926  0.8-  0.0
091108 926  0.1+  0.1+    091109 G96  0.1-  0.1+    091109 926  0.3-  0.1-
091108 926  0.1-  0.5-    091109 G96  0.0   0.2-    091109 G96  1.0+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2009 VT                  a,e,i = 1.40, 0.42, 3                   q = 0.8123
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 05    02 47.97   +14 17.9    0.364    1.356   177.8     1.6    20.9
2009 11 15    02 24.19   +10 40.5    0.311    1.291   164.3    12.0    20.9
2009 11 25    01 56.66   +06 12.4    0.275    1.225   146.2    26.6    21.0
2009 12 05    01 29.71   +01 28.2    0.252    1.158   128.1    42.0    21.2
2009 12 15    01 06.28   -03 02.6    0.237    1.091   110.8    57.5    21.3
2009 12 25    00 46.49   -07 15.9    0.222    1.025    94.5    73.0    21.5
2010 01 04    00 26.79   -11 41.0    0.205    0.963    78.4    89.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-V30

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