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MPEC 2009-W91 : 2009 WD54

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W91                                Issued 2009 Nov. 24, 12:29 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 WD54

Observations:
     K09W54D* C2009 11 24.29954 03 21 43.49 +20 23 44.6          20.1 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.30541 03 21 28.88 +20 23 55.1                 EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.31126 03 21 13.93 +20 24 00.2          20.0 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.31709 03 20 59.20 +20 24 07.6                 EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.35300 03 19 30.36 +20 24 52.0          19.7 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.35333 03 19 29.53 +20 24 52.8          19.6 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.35370 03 19 28.66 +20 24 52.9          19.9 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.35404 03 19 27.84 +20 24 53.2          19.8 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.39755 03 17 43.42 +20 25 39.0          20.4 R EW091926
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.40027 03 17 37.00 +20 25 40.7          20.1 R EW091926
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.40296 03 17 30.75 +20 25 42.0          20.2 R EW091926
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.40568 03 17 24.42 +20 25 43.7          19.7 R EW091926
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.42314 03 16 44.36 +20 25 42.9          19.5 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.42360 03 16 43.39 +20 25 42.8          19.8 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.42402 03 16 42.34 +20 25 43.3          20.2 V EW091G96
     K09W54D  C2009 11 24.42449 03 16 41.30 +20 25 43.4          20.0 V EW091G96

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 WD54                                                Earth MOID = 0.0028 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 183.92442              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.32638353     Peri.  210.55304     +0.03331347     +0.99843728
a   0.8203956      Node    61.38947     -0.90632838     +0.04910162
e   0.2856930      Incl.    2.92963     -0.42125892     -0.02668377
P   0.74           H   28.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091124 G96  1.2-  0.4+    091124 G96  0.1+  0.2+    091124 G96  0.3-  0.1+
091124 G96  2.4+  2.1+    091124 G96  0.3+  0.1+    091124 G96  0.8+  0.3-
091124 G96  0.2-  1.3-    091124 926  0.2+  0.2+    091124 G96  0.7-  0.0
091124 G96  1.2-  2.0-    091124 926  0.4-  0.2+    091124 G96  0.0   0.1-
091124 G96  0.0   0.0     091124 926  0.1+  0.1-
091124 G96  0.3-  0.4+    091124 926  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 WD54                a,e,i = 0.82, 0.29, 3                   q = 0.5860
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    02 59.14   +20 37.4    0.0162   1.003   165.2    14.6    20.6
2009 11 26    02 36.84   +20 37.9    0.0199   1.006   159.0    20.6    21.2
2009 11 27    02 21.72   +20 32.3    0.0238   1.008   154.5    25.0    21.7
2009 11 28    02 10.94   +20 25.3    0.0277   1.011   151.0    28.3    22.2
2009 11 29    02 02.93   +20 18.6    0.0316   1.013   148.1    31.0    22.6
2009 11 30    01 56.81   +20 12.7    0.0356   1.016   145.7    33.2    22.9
2009 12 01    01 52.03   +20 07.7    0.0396   1.018   143.6    35.1    23.2
2009 12 02    01 48.21   +20 03.4    0.0437   1.021   141.7    36.8    23.4
2009 12 03    01 45.14   +19 59.8    0.0477   1.023   140.0    38.3    23.7
2009 12 04    01 42.64   +19 56.9    0.0518   1.025   138.4    39.7    23.9
2009 12 05    01 40.59   +19 54.5    0.0559   1.027   137.0    40.9    24.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W91

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