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MPEC 2009-W57 : 2009 WO8

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W57                                Issued 2009 Nov. 20, 19:51 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 WO8

Observations:
     K09W08O* C2009 11 20.33156 03 48 58.14 +18 12 03.9          19.4 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.33757 03 49 05.52 +18 10 24.3          19.6 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.34352 03 49 12.82 +18 08 45.5          19.5 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.34948 03 49 20.13 +18 07 06.7          19.3 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.38232 03 50 00.63 +17 57 59.2          19.7 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.38273 03 50 01.17 +17 57 52.5          19.4 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.38360 03 50 02.22 +17 57 38.3          20.1 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.38398 03 50 02.68 +17 57 32.2          19.5 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.39337 03 50 13.59 +17 54 44.3          19.0 R EW057H01
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.39691 03 50 18.01 +17 53 44.8          19.1 R EW057H01
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.40162 03 50 23.91 +17 52 25.4          19.2 R EW057H01
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.40560 03 50 29.72 +17 51 26.8          20.0 R EW057854
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.40639 03 50 29.87 +17 51 05.3          19.0 R EW057H01
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.41032 03 50 35.23 +17 50 12.7          19.8 R EW057854
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.41505 03 50 41.35 +17 48 49.4          19.8 R EW057854
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.42978 03 50 59.75 +17 44 46.3          19.9 R EW057926
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.43214 03 51 02.70 +17 44 05.7          20.1 R EW057926
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.43449 03 51 05.69 +17 43 25.9          20.0 R EW057926
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.45015 03 51 25.59 +17 38 55.7          19.7 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.45127 03 51 27.03 +17 38 36.7          20.1 V EW057G96
     K09W08O  C2009 11 20.45236 03 51 28.40 +17 38 17.8          19.8 V EW057G96

Observer details:
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WO8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0287 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  16.15144              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50741854     Peri.  194.83111     +0.30359918     -0.94501936
a   1.5567725      Node   237.63018     +0.88817243     +0.32686530
e   0.3516735      Incl.    8.27193     +0.34493083     -0.00987339
P   1.94           H   27.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091120 G96  0.0   0.4+    091120 G96  0.2-  0.4+    091120 854  0.2-  1.0-
091120 G96  0.1+  0.1+    091120 H01  0.3-  0.2+    091120 926  0.1+  0.6+
091120 G96  0.1+  0.2-    091120 H01  0.2-  0.2+    091120 926  0.2-  0.0
091120 G96  0.1-  0.2-    091120 H01  0.1-  0.0     091120 926  0.3+  0.0
091120 G96  0.1-  0.4-    091120 854 (2.3+  2.8-)   091120 G96  0.1-  0.2+
091120 G96  0.3+  0.2-    091120 H01  0.3-  0.2+    091120 G96  0.2+  0.2+
091120 G96  0.0   0.2+    091120 854 (3.1-  2.6+)   091120 G96  0.0   0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 WO8                 a,e,i = 1.56, 0.35, 8                   q = 1.0093
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    02 03.58   +34 55.3    0.0398   1.026   156.2    22.9    21.3
2009 11 17    02 39.02   +30 25.3    0.0349   1.022   163.9    15.6    20.8
2009 11 19    03 19.83   +23 50.5    0.0312   1.019   174.0     5.8    20.2
2009 11 21    04 03.91   +15 05.2    0.0290   1.017   173.6     6.3    20.0
2009 11 23    04 47.90   +05 01.1    0.0287   1.015   159.9    19.5    20.5
2009 11 25    05 28.56   -04 44.0    0.0303   1.013   147.0    32.1    21.0
2009 11 27    06 03.89   -12 52.9    0.0335   1.011   136.2    42.5    21.5
2009 11 29    06 33.41   -19 05.4    0.0379   1.010   127.9    50.4    22.0
2009 12 01    06 57.56   -23 37.7    0.0431   1.010   121.9    56.1    22.4
2009 12 03    07 17.20   -26 55.4    0.0488   1.009   117.5    60.0    22.8
2009 12 05    07 33.17   -29 20.1    0.0549   1.009   114.5    62.7    23.1

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W57

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