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MPEC 2009-W66 : 2009 WQ25

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W66                                Issued 2009 Nov. 23, 01:39 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 WQ25

Observations:
     K09W25Q* C2009 11 21.16281 02 25 11.53 +21 28 16.9          20.7 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.17007 02 25 13.00 +21 28 25.3          21.3 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.17704 02 25 14.34 +21 28 33.5          21.0 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.18418 02 25 15.78 +21 28 41.7          21.2 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.29299 02 25 37.30 +21 30 40.9          20.9 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.29391 02 25 37.48 +21 30 41.4          21.1 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.29492 02 25 37.70 +21 30 42.8          21.6 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.29560 02 25 37.66 +21 30 42.1          20.3 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.29586 02 25 37.92 +21 30 44.1          21.6 V EW066G96
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.30033 02 25 38.60 +21 30 47.1          20.1 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.30427 02 25 39.37 +21 30 51.1          20.2 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 21.30885 02 25 40.28 +21 30 56.0          20.2 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.18880 02 28 43.23 +21 45 44.2                 EW066291
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.19329902 28 42.74 +21 45 41.9          20.9 V EW066H21
     K09W25Q HC2009 11 22.19488 02 28 44.39 +21 45 48.4                 EW066291
     K09W25Q HC2009 11 22.19892 02 28 44.97 +21 45 54.0                 EW066291
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.20949202 28 45.57 +21 45 57.0          20.7 V EW066H21
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.22485 02 28 49.24 +21 46 16.9          20.7 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.22953 02 28 50.04 +21 46 21.0          21.3 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.23755 02 28 51.44 +21 46 28.9          20.8 R EW066H01
     K09W25Q  C2009 11 22.24493 02 28 52.71 +21 46 35.3          21.0 R EW066H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.

Orbital elements:
2009 WQ25                                                Earth MOID = 0.0009 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  25.75092              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25923611     Peri.  286.16303     +0.87236065     +0.48581164
a   2.4359725      Node    44.80986     -0.41374605     +0.79312582
e   0.7134620      Incl.    4.43797     -0.26038644     +0.36733975
P   3.80           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091121 G96  0.3+  0.1-    091121 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091122 291  1.1+  1.2-
091121 G96  0.4+  0.1-    091121 G96  0.5+  0.1+    091122 291  0.6-  0.5+
091121 G96  0.5-  0.1+    091121 H01  0.1+  0.3+    091122 H21  0.1-  0.0
091121 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091121 H01  0.0   0.2+    091122 H01  0.1-  0.4+
091121 G96  0.3-  0.1-    091121 H01  0.0   0.4+    091122 H01  0.2-  0.2+
091121 G96  0.3-  0.6-    091122 291  0.4-  0.4+    091122 H01  0.0   0.6+
091121 G96  0.0   0.3-    091122 H21  0.0   0.2-    091122 H01  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 WQ25                a,e,i = 2.44, 0.71, 4                   q = 0.6980
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    01 44.86   +17 35.2    0.0812   1.065   157.2    21.1    19.6
2009 11 16    01 55.20   +18 40.3    0.0924   1.076   158.8    19.5    19.9
2009 11 17    02 03.45   +19 29.8    0.104    1.087   159.8    18.3    20.1
2009 11 18    02 10.17   +20 08.5    0.115    1.098   160.4    17.6    20.3
2009 11 19    02 15.76   +20 39.4    0.127    1.109   160.8    17.0    20.5
2009 11 20    02 20.49   +21 04.6    0.139    1.120   161.0    16.7    20.7
2009 11 21    02 24.55   +21 25.4    0.151    1.131   161.0    16.6    20.9
2009 11 22    02 28.08   +21 42.9    0.163    1.143   160.8    16.5    21.1
2009 11 23    02 31.19   +21 57.7    0.175    1.154   160.6    16.5    21.3
2009 11 24    02 33.95   +22 10.4    0.187    1.165   160.3    16.6    21.5
2009 11 25    02 36.44   +22 21.4    0.199    1.176   159.9    16.8    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W66

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