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MPEC 2009-W93 : 2009 WG54

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W93                                Issued 2009 Nov. 24, 16:30 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 WG54

Observations:
     K09W54G* C2009 11 23.27943 03 39 53.85 +15 51 01.9          20.3 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.28534 03 39 52.95 +15 51 08.0          20.5 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.29112 03 39 52.16 +15 51 13.5          20.6 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.29700 03 39 51.33 +15 51 19.5          20.6 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.34740 03 39 44.24 +15 52 09.1          20.5 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.34877 03 39 44.02 +15 52 10.1          20.5 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.35022 03 39 43.84 +15 52 11.9          20.5 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.35165 03 39 43.63 +15 52 12.9          20.4 V EW093G96
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.42331 03 39 33.61 +15 53 23.3          21.1 R EW093926
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.42708 03 39 33.06 +15 53 27.6          21.2 R EW093926
     K09W54G  C2009 11 23.43084 03 39 32.56 +15 53 30.4          20.8 R EW093926
     K09W54G HC2009 11 24.18304 03 37 52.21 +16 05 58.2                 EW093291
     K09W54G HC2009 11 24.18698 03 37 51.77 +16 06 04.7                 EW093291
     K09W54G HC2009 11 24.19093 03 37 51.26 +16 06 10.7                 EW093291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
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 WG54                                                Earth MOID = 0.3322 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 305.92734              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53183287     Peri.   94.02759     -0.89758590     -0.37556279
a   1.5087569      Node    64.04412     +0.22732536     -0.84298540
e   0.1958885      Incl.   14.87724     +0.37770721     -0.38513402
P   1.85           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091123 G96  0.6+  0.0     091123 G96  0.3-  0.2-    091123 926  0.1+  0.4-
091123 G96  0.4-  0.2+    091123 G96  0.1+  0.1+    091124 291  1.3-  2.3-
091123 G96  0.0   0.0     091123 G96  0.0   0.3-    091124 291  0.3+  0.2+
091123 G96  0.0   0.2+    091123 926  0.1+  0.2-    091124 291  1.0+  2.2+
091123 G96  0.1+  0.1+    091123 926  0.3-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2009 WG54                a,e,i = 1.51, 0.20, 15                  q = 1.2132
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    03 36.01   +16 19.7    0.507    1.491   172.3     5.1    20.8
2009 12 05    03 13.60   +19 11.4    0.501    1.463   158.3    14.4    21.1
2009 12 15    02 54.43   +22 02.2    0.516    1.435   144.3    23.6    21.5
2009 12 25    02 41.60   +24 46.0    0.545    1.407   131.8    31.4    21.8
2010 01 04    02 36.31   +27 23.8    0.585    1.380   121.2    37.5    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W93

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