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MPEC 2009-W87 : 2009 WZ53

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W87                                Issued 2009 Nov. 24, 12:17 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 WZ53

Observations:
     K09W53Z* C2009 11 23.28123 03 49 30.39 +16 08 49.5          21.4 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.28708 03 49 27.58 +16 09 31.0          21.1 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.29292 03 49 24.67 +16 10 13.0          20.2 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.29872 03 49 21.82 +16 10 54.0          20.8 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.31085 03 49 15.79 +16 12 20.9                 EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.31155 03 49 15.49 +16 12 27.0          21.9 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.31226 03 49 15.08 +16 12 31.9                 EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.31292 03 49 14.86 +16 12 35.9          21.9 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.34954 03 48 56.71 +16 16 58.2                 EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.35090 03 48 56.07 +16 17 08.2                 EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 23.35236 03 48 55.35 +16 17 18.3          21.2 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.27873 03 41 22.66 +18 09 31.4          21.0 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.27935 03 41 22.41 +18 09 35.5          21.8 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.27999 03 41 21.98 +18 09 40.2          21.6 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.28056 03 41 21.69 +18 09 45.2          21.6 V EW087G96
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.44903 03 39 54.17 +18 30 20.1          21.5 R EW087926
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.45278 03 39 52.20 +18 30 47.7          20.9 R EW087926
     K09W53Z  C2009 11 24.45654 03 39 50.26 +18 31 15.4          20.9 R EW087926

Observer details:
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 R. E. Hill.  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.

Orbital elements:
2009 WZ53                                                Earth MOID = 0.0339 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 307.25561              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82141389     Peri.  112.59842     -0.87003053     -0.15312086
a   1.1291753      Node    61.59565     -0.16477616     -0.80556046
e   0.2387617      Incl.   32.19163     +0.46464576     -0.57238654
P   1.20           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091123 G96  0.4-  0.3+    091123 G96  0.7-  0.4+    091124 G96  0.9+  0.4-
091123 G96  0.6+  0.1-    091123 G96  0.8+  0.3-    091124 G96  0.5-  0.4-
091123 G96  0.1+  0.0     091123 G96  0.4-  0.0     091124 G96  0.4-  0.4+
091123 G96  0.2+  0.5-    091123 G96  0.0   0.3+    091124 926  0.4+  0.1-
091123 G96  0.5-  0.5-    091123 G96  0.0   0.1-    091124 926  0.1-  0.1+
091123 G96  0.2+  0.6+    091124 G96  0.1-  0.1+    091124 926  0.1-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 WZ53                a,e,i = 1.13, 0.24, 32                  q = 0.8596
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    03 35.22   +19 38.6    0.186    1.172   173.5     5.5    21.3
2009 11 26    03 26.29   +21 43.7    0.183    1.168   170.5     8.0    21.4
2009 11 27    03 16.91   +23 49.8    0.181    1.164   167.2    10.8    21.5
2009 11 28    03 07.10   +25 55.7    0.180    1.161   163.7    13.8    21.6
2009 11 29    02 56.87   +28 00.1    0.180    1.157   160.1    16.9    21.7
2009 11 30    02 46.27   +30 01.9    0.180    1.153   156.5    19.9    21.8
2009 12 01    02 35.33   +31 59.7    0.180    1.149   152.9    23.0    21.9
2009 12 02    02 24.11   +33 52.7    0.181    1.146   149.4    26.0    22.0
2009 12 03    02 12.65   +35 39.8    0.183    1.142   145.9    29.0    22.1
2009 12 04    02 01.02   +37 20.3    0.185    1.138   142.4    31.9    22.2
2009 12 05    01 49.30   +38 53.7    0.188    1.134   139.1    34.7    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W87

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