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MPEC 2009-W77 : 2009 WY51

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W77                                Issued 2009 Nov. 23, 18:24 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 WY51

Observations:
     K09W51Y* C2009 11 22.28390 04 40 43.34 +29 20 51.0          19.8 V EW077691
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 22.30167 04 40 39.66 +29 19 43.5          19.9 V EW077691
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 22.31943 04 40 36.00 +29 18 35.8          19.8 V EW077691
     K09W51Y tC2009 11 23.22973 04 37 49.65 +28 22 25.9          20.0 V EW077291
     K09W51Y tC2009 11 23.23764 04 37 48.15 +28 21 58.0          19.8 V EW077291
     K09W51Y tC2009 11 23.24554 04 37 46.63 +28 21 29.6          19.8 V EW077291
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.29485 04 37 37.11 +28 18 33.0          19.3 R EW077H01
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.29903 04 37 36.32 +28 18 18.2          19.3 R EW077H01
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.30352 04 37 35.47 +28 18 02.2          19.3 R EW077H01
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.30767 04 37 34.68 +28 17 47.3          19.4 R EW077H01
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.35113 04 37 26.22 +28 15 10.2          19.7 R EW077H36
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.35731 04 37 25.00 +28 14 46.1          20.0 R EW077H36
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.36040 04 37 24.39 +28 14 35.2          19.8 R EW077H36
     K09W51Y  C2009 11 23.36348 04 37 23.82 +28 14 23.4          19.8 R EW077H36

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 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.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WY51                                                Earth MOID = 0.0672 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  27.43291              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25689946     Peri.   86.81771     +0.89340570     +0.40459611
a   2.4507213      Node   249.24475     -0.44803725     +0.83435477
e   0.6893562      Incl.   12.05298     +0.03299807     +0.37437162
P   3.84           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091122 691  0.3+  0.2+    091123 291  0.3-  0.1-    091123 H36  1.1+  1.6+
091122 691  0.1-  0.0     091123 H01  0.4-  0.5-    091123 H36  0.2+  0.3-
091122 691  0.3-  0.3-    091123 H01  0.4-  0.4-    091123 H36  0.2-  0.1-
091123 291  0.2+  0.1+    091123 H01  0.4-  0.3-    091123 H36  0.2-  0.8-
091123 291  0.1+  0.3+    091123 H01  0.4-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2009 WY51                a,e,i = 2.45, 0.69, 12                  q = 0.7613
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    05 13.64   +39 05.6    0.191    1.156   148.0    27.0    19.7
2009 11 25    04 32.94   +26 42.2    0.275    1.260   170.8     7.2    20.0
2009 12 05    04 15.04   +20 03.5    0.381    1.364   172.5     5.4    20.8
2009 12 15    04 07.06   +16 29.4    0.505    1.468   159.5    13.6    21.9
2009 12 25    04 05.02   +14 37.9    0.645    1.570   148.4    19.2    22.8

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W77

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