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MPEC 2009-W69 : 2009 WT25

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W69                                Issued 2009 Nov. 23, 01:58 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 WT25

Observations:
     K09W25T* C2009 11 21.27623 04 49 40.46 +25 29 43.8          21.3 V EW069691
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.29399 04 49 42.04 +25 29 20.9          20.9 V EW069691
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.31175 04 49 43.59 +25 28 57.7          21.0 V EW069691
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.44657 04 49 55.08 +25 25 54.8          20.8 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.45012 04 49 55.40 +25 25 49.9          21.0 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.45488 04 49 55.82 +25 25 43.3          20.6 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.45880 04 49 56.18 +25 25 37.9          20.5 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.51383 04 50 01.26 +25 24 22.8                 EW069291
     K09W25T HC2009 11 21.51817 04 50 01.56 +25 24 16.8                 EW069291
     K09W25T  C2009 11 21.52232 04 50 02.08 +25 24 10.8                 EW069291
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.25920 04 51 17.45 +25 07 52.4          20.8 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.26477 04 51 17.92 +25 07 45.2          21.1 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.27041 04 51 18.39 +25 07 37.7          20.9 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.27440 04 51 18.90 +25 07 32.7          20.8 V EW069G96
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.27620 04 51 18.87 +25 07 30.1          20.8 R EW069H01
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.27627 04 51 19.02 +25 07 30.1          20.2 V EW069G96
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.27719 04 51 19.14 +25 07 29.6          21.3 V EW069G96
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.42078 04 51 31.10 +25 04 16.6          21.2 V EW069291
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.42504 04 51 31.44 +25 04 10.6          20.9 V EW069291
     K09W25T  C2009 11 22.43028 04 51 31.89 +25 04 03.4          21.3 V EW069291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers 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.

Orbital elements:
2009 WT25                                                Earth MOID = 0.2359 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  13.43994              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28292168     Peri.  170.25194     +0.52088696     -0.84920019
a   2.2980452      Node   248.31010     +0.77675967     +0.51369937
e   0.4678732      Incl.    5.36059     +0.35400733     +0.12236005
P   3.48           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091121 691  0.5-  0.2-    091121 291  0.3+  0.0     091122 H01  0.1-  0.1+
091121 691  0.1+  0.0     091121 291  1.1-  0.1+    091122 G96  0.1-  0.5-
091121 691  0.4+  0.1-    091121 291  0.7+  0.1-    091122 G96  0.5+  0.2+
091121 H01  0.1+  0.3+    091122 H01  0.1+  0.1+    091122 291  0.1+  0.1+
091121 H01  0.1+  0.3+    091122 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091122 291  0.2-  0.1-
091121 H01  0.1+  0.3+    091122 H01  0.0   0.1+    091122 291  0.1-  0.0
091121 H01  0.2+  0.3+    091122 G96  0.4+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2009 WT25                a,e,i = 2.30, 0.47, 5                   q = 1.2229
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    04 38.29   +27 41.6    0.246    1.223   160.0    16.1    21.3
2009 11 25    04 55.55   +24 06.1    0.243    1.225   167.3    10.2    21.0
2009 12 05    05 08.53   +20 21.1    0.252    1.237   174.3     4.5    20.9
2009 12 15    05 18.27   +17 05.7    0.274    1.257   173.3     5.2    21.1
2009 12 25    05 26.53   +14 43.9    0.309    1.285   165.9    10.8    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W69

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