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MPEC 2009-W90 : 2009 WC54

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W90                                Issued 2009 Nov. 24, 12:26 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 WC54

Observations:
     K09W54C* C2009 11 24.26337 03 21 59.04 +27 07 53.5          20.3 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.26816 03 21 57.49 +27 07 11.8          20.1 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.27295 03 21 55.87 +27 06 30.0          20.5 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.27760 03 21 54.39 +27 05 49.3          20.6 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.28684 03 21 51.33 +27 04 28.8          20.7 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.28755 03 21 51.08 +27 04 22.5          20.6 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.28823 03 21 50.86 +27 04 16.3          20.6 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.28898 03 21 50.65 +27 04 09.4          20.1 V EW090G96
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.37374 03 21 23.08 +26 51 46.4          20.3 R EW090926
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.37727 03 21 21.82 +26 51 14.9          20.5 R EW090926
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.45090 03 20 58.54 +26 40 18.4          19.1 R EW090H01
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.45589 03 20 57.02 +26 39 34.0          19.5 R EW090H01
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.46197 03 20 55.14 +26 38 39.9          19.3 R EW090H01
     K09W54C  C2009 11 24.46542 03 20 54.10 +26 38 09.3          19.5 R EW090H01

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.
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 WC54                                                Earth MOID = 0.1243 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 241.54629              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.13178175     Peri.  347.09614     -0.61722510     +0.72784767
a   0.9119288      Node   243.95366     -0.68909862     -0.68336246
e   0.2308999      Incl.   19.42406     -0.37970549     +0.05703966
P   0.87           H   23.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091124 G96  0.0   0.1+    091124 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091124 H01  0.2-  0.0
091124 G96  0.3+  0.1+    091124 G96  0.2-  0.2-    091124 H01  0.0   0.0
091124 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091124 G96  0.2+  0.5-    091124 H01  0.1-  0.1-
091124 G96  0.3+  0.0     091124 926  0.9+  0.2+    091124 H01  0.2+  0.0
091124 G96  0.0   0.2+    091124 926  0.7-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 WC54                a,e,i = 0.91, 0.23, 19                  q = 0.7014
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    03 18.33   +25 20.6    0.132    1.117   168.8     9.9    20.3
2009 11 26    03 13.56   +22 53.6    0.132    1.116   167.5    11.0    20.3
2009 11 27    03 09.01   +20 26.2    0.132    1.115   165.5    12.8    20.4
2009 11 28    03 04.68   +17 59.6    0.133    1.114   163.0    15.0    20.5
2009 11 29    03 00.56   +15 34.6    0.134    1.113   160.4    17.3    20.6
2009 11 30    02 56.66   +13 12.0    0.135    1.112   157.6    19.8    20.7
2009 12 01    02 52.97   +10 52.6    0.137    1.111   154.7    22.3    20.8
2009 12 02    02 49.49   +08 37.1    0.139    1.110   151.9    24.7    20.9
2009 12 03    02 46.21   +06 26.0    0.141    1.109   149.1    27.2    21.0
2009 12 04    02 43.12   +04 19.8    0.143    1.108   146.3    29.6    21.1
2009 12 05    02 40.23   +02 18.6    0.146    1.106   143.6    31.9    21.2
2009 12 06    02 37.51   +00 22.8    0.149    1.105   141.0    34.2    21.3
2009 12 07    02 34.97   -01 27.6    0.152    1.104   138.4    36.3    21.4
2009 12 08    02 32.60   -03 12.5    0.156    1.102   135.9    38.4    21.5
2009 12 09    02 30.40   -04 52.0    0.159    1.101   133.6    40.4    21.6
2009 12 10    02 28.35   -06 26.3    0.163    1.099   131.3    42.3    21.7
2009 12 11    02 26.45   -07 55.3    0.167    1.098   129.1    44.1    21.8
2009 12 12    02 24.69   -09 19.4    0.171    1.096   127.0    45.9    21.9
2009 12 13    02 23.07   -10 38.7    0.175    1.094   125.0    47.5    22.0
2009 12 14    02 21.59   -11 53.5    0.179    1.092   123.0    49.1    22.1
2009 12 15    02 20.23   -13 03.9    0.184    1.091   121.2    50.6    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W90

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