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MPEC 2009-W68 : 2009 WS25

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W68                                Issued 2009 Nov. 23, 01:52 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 WS25

Observations:
     K09W25S* C2009 11 21.22542 02 39 58.89 +22 17 33.7          19.8 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.23059 02 39 59.72 +22 16 18.5          19.6 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.23601 02 40 00.58 +22 14 59.2          19.7 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.24123 02 40 01.41 +22 13 43.5          19.8 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.29020 02 40 09.30 +22 01 46.7          19.8 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.29065 02 40 09.37 +22 01 39.9          19.7 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.29106 02 40 09.44 +22 01 33.9          19.6 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.29144 02 40 09.51 +22 01 28.5          19.6 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.30250 02 40 10.84 +21 58 41.7          19.1 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.30531 02 40 11.29 +21 58 00.3          19.4 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.30953 02 40 12.00 +21 56 58.1          19.2 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.31221 02 40 10.53 +21 55 57.9          20.4 V EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.31301 02 40 12.58 +21 56 06.6          19.1 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.31613 02 40 11.23 +21 54 59.7          20.2 V EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.31986 02 40 11.91 +21 54 04.2          20.4 V EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.34406 02 40 18.22 +21 48 32.0          19.9 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.34447 02 40 18.26 +21 48 26.2          19.5 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.34489 02 40 18.37 +21 48 19.9          19.6 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.37310 02 40 23.15 +21 41 21.5          19.5 R EW068854
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.38694 02 40 25.59 +21 37 54.9          19.5 R EW068854
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.42060 02 40 31.80 +21 29 34.0          19.8 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.42355 02 40 32.30 +21 28 50.0          20.0 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.42649 02 40 32.91 +21 28 05.6          19.9 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.84270 02 42 13.92 +19 44 45.3                 EW068204
     K09W25S  C2009 11 21.88433 02 42 21.15 +19 34 23.2          19.5 C EW068204
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.11348 02 43 15.81 +18 37 03.8          19.6 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.11619 02 43 16.28 +18 36 23.6          20.2 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.11890 02 43 16.81 +18 35 43.1          19.8 R EW068926
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.14797 02 43 21.29 +18 28 22.0          19.7 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.15208 02 43 22.01 +18 27 19.8          19.7 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.15583 02 43 22.65 +18 26 23.3          19.3 R EW068H01
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.16114 02 43 23.54 +18 25 03.2          19.3 R EW068H01
     K09W25S tC2009 11 22.20595 02 43 31.65 +18 13 49.9          20.0 V EW068291
     K09W25S tC2009 11 22.20994 02 43 32.37 +18 12 48.7          20.2 V EW068291
     K09W25S tC2009 11 22.21391 02 43 32.94 +18 11 49.6          19.9 V EW068291
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.24250 02 43 34.37 +18 04 14.5                 EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.24614 02 43 34.98 +18 03 18.8          20.6 V EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.24996 02 43 35.64 +18 02 19.9          20.4 V EW068H21
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.28784 02 43 44.94 +17 53 00.1          20.2 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.29375 02 43 45.91 +17 51 29.7          19.7 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.29951 02 43 46.84 +17 50 01.1          19.8 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.45947 02 44 15.68 +17 08 44.1          19.6 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.45998 02 44 15.82 +17 08 36.6          19.9 V EW068G96
     K09W25S  C2009 11 22.46041 02 44 15.90 +17 08 29.7          19.6 V EW068G96

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
    + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, A. R. Gibbs, S. F. Tornero.
    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.
    Measurers R. Holmes, S. Foglia, H. Devore.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD,
    0.61-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WS25                                                Earth MOID = 0.0552 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M   3.02622              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.75237042     Peri.  218.83949     -0.12664556     -0.96726707
a   1.1972410      Node   239.47145     +0.96184681     -0.06554987
e   0.1527822      Incl.   14.79061     +0.24251107     -0.24514820
P   1.31           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
091121 G96  0.3+  0.0     091121 G96  0.3+  0.1-    091122 H01  0.2+  0.2-
091121 G96  0.3+  0.0     091121 G96  0.1-  0.2+    091122 H01  0.0   0.2-
091121 G96  0.2+  0.4-    091121 G96  0.4+  0.1+    091122 291  0.6-  0.2+
091121 G96  0.0   0.1-    091121 854  0.8-  0.3+    091122 291  0.3+  0.5-
091121 G96  0.2+  0.3-    091121 854  1.1-  0.2-    091122 291  0.8-  0.6+
091121 G96  0.1+  0.5-    091121 926  0.1+  0.4-    091122 H21  0.0   0.3+
091121 G96  0.2+  0.5-    091121 926  0.7-  0.2-    091122 H21  0.1-  0.4+
091121 G96  0.3+  0.3-    091121 926  0.0   0.6-    091122 H21  0.0   0.1+
091121 H01  0.1+  0.3+    091121 204  0.6+  0.3-    091122 G96  0.8+  0.3-
091121 H01  0.1-  0.4+    091121 204  0.5+  0.3-    091122 G96  0.8+  0.0
091121 H01  0.0   0.4+    091122 926  0.2+  0.3-    091122 G96  0.6+  0.2-
091121 H21  0.1+  0.7+    091122 926  0.1-  0.1+    091122 G96  0.1-  0.3-
091121 H01  0.0   0.3+    091122 926  0.5+  0.2+    091122 G96  0.4+  0.1+
091121 H21  0.0   0.6+    091122 H01  0.0   0.1+    091122 G96  0.3+  0.1-
091121 H21  0.0   0.4+    091122 H01  0.2+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 WS25                a,e,i = 1.20, 0.15, 15                  q = 1.0143
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    02 18.34   +42 50.6    0.0765   1.058   152.2    25.8    20.8
2009 11 17    02 25.10   +37 18.1    0.0706   1.054   156.9    21.6    20.5
2009 11 19    02 32.05   +30 45.2    0.0656   1.051   161.4    17.5    20.2
2009 11 21    02 39.15   +23 12.6    0.0618   1.048   164.2    14.9    20.0
2009 11 23    02 46.35   +14 50.4    0.0594   1.044   163.0    16.1    19.9
2009 11 25    02 53.62   +05 59.8    0.0585   1.042   157.7    21.0    20.1
2009 11 27    03 00.89   -02 50.5    0.0592   1.039   150.5    27.9    20.3
2009 11 29    03 08.13   -11 12.1    0.0613   1.036   142.9    35.0    20.6
2009 12 01    03 15.29   -18 44.8    0.0648   1.033   135.7    41.8    20.9
2009 12 03    03 22.33   -25 19.1    0.0693   1.031   129.3    47.7    21.2
2009 12 05    03 29.22   -30 54.8    0.0747   1.029   123.7    52.8    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W68

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