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MPEC 2009-W88 : 2009 WA54

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W88                                Issued 2009 Nov. 24, 12:20 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 WA54

Observations:
     K09W54A* C2009 11 23.42878 06 19 53.29 +41 35 26.6          20.1 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.43187 06 19 53.97 +41 33 53.8          20.1 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.43494 06 19 54.66 +41 32 17.4          19.7 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.43795 06 19 55.30 +41 30 46.1          20.7 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.49880 06 20 09.63 +40 59 15.5                 EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.49926 06 20 09.70 +40 59 00.4                 EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.49969 06 20 09.78 +40 58 48.4          19.5 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.50014 06 20 09.90 +40 58 33.6          19.9 V EW088G96
     K09W54A  C2009 11 23.54481 06 20 21.54 +40 35 32.7                 EW088926
     K09W54A  C2009 11 24.02475 06 23 37.55 +36 47 16.3          20.0 R EW088J95
     K09W54A  C2009 11 24.02966 06 23 38.55 +36 45 05.7                 EW088J95
     K09W54A  C2009 11 24.03723 06 23 39.98 +36 41 46.3          20.5 R EW088J95

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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WA54                                                Earth MOID = 0.0175 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  31.79569              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49725581     Peri.  150.38021     +0.81161115     -0.57399296
a   1.5779121      Node   245.04782     +0.50965209     +0.78664173
e   0.3810494      Incl.    6.88688     +0.28555575     +0.22743540
P   1.98           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091123 G96  0.0   1.9-    091123 G96  0.2-  0.5+    091123 926  0.1+  0.2+
091123 G96  0.2-  1.0+    091123 G96  0.7-  0.3-    091124 J95  0.7-  0.0
091123 G96  0.2-  0.2-    091123 G96  1.0-  1.1+    091124 J95  0.1-  0.3-
091123 G96  0.6-  1.9+    091123 G96  1.0-  0.3+    091124 J95  0.5-  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2009 WA54                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.38, 7                   q = 0.9766
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    06 27.57   +30 17.9    0.0267   1.009   146.1    33.1    20.3
2009 11 26    06 30.44   +24 57.7    0.0299   1.012   146.8    32.3    20.6
2009 11 27    06 32.48   +20 41.5    0.0334   1.015   147.0    31.9    20.8
2009 11 28    06 33.97   +17 14.3    0.0370   1.018   147.1    31.8    21.0
2009 11 29    06 35.08   +14 24.6    0.0407   1.021   147.1    31.7    21.2
2009 11 30    06 35.91   +12 04.1    0.0445   1.024   147.1    31.5    21.4
2009 12 01    06 36.52   +10 06.4    0.0484   1.027   147.1    31.4    21.6
2009 12 02    06 36.96   +08 26.9    0.0524   1.030   147.2    31.2    21.8
2009 12 03    06 37.26   +07 02.0    0.0564   1.034   147.3    31.0    22.0
2009 12 04    06 37.46   +05 49.1    0.0605   1.037   147.5    30.7    22.1
2009 12 05    06 37.56   +04 46.0    0.0646   1.041   147.7    30.4    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W88

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