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MPEC 2009-W109: 2009 WX104

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W109                               Issued 2009 Nov. 25, 16:26 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2009 WX104

Observations:
     K09WA4X* C2009 11 24.20247 03 20 56.47 +22 37 42.5          20.3 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.20933 03 21 02.08 +22 35 20.5          20.4 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.21616 03 21 07.63 +22 32 59.0          19.5 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.22300 03 21 13.17 +22 30 37.2          20.3 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.28201 03 22 00.51 +22 10 19.4          19.9 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.28306 03 22 01.34 +22 09 58.1          20.3 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.28414 03 22 02.20 +22 09 35.5          20.0 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.28518 03 22 03.07 +22 09 14.1          20.3 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.41644 03 23 46.86 +21 24 24.1          20.2 R EW109926
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 24.41937 03 23 49.14 +21 23 24.0          20.1 R EW109926
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.27588 03 34 40.54 +16 54 14.6          20.0 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.27642 03 34 40.98 +16 54 04.8          20.3 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.27697 03 34 41.30 +16 53 55.0          20.6 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.27744 03 34 41.59 +16 53 47.3          20.8 V EW109G96
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.44319 03 36 24.87 +16 05 36.2          20.8 R EW109926
     K09WA4X  C2009 11 25.44730 03 36 27.54 +16 04 25.0          21.0 R EW109926

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 WX104                                               Earth MOID = 0.0444 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  34.32745              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43908181     Peri.  134.20197     +0.93003248     -0.25274060
a   1.7143747      Node   242.14583     +0.18652418     +0.95013560
e   0.4478737      Incl.   17.56087     +0.31662014     +0.18265960
P   2.24           H   26.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
091124 G96  0.1-  0.2+    091124 G96  0.2-  0.2-    091125 G96  0.3+  0.5-
091124 G96  0.1+  0.1+    091124 G96  0.4+  0.2-    091125 G96  0.2+  0.1+
091124 G96  0.1+  0.1-    091124 926  0.3+  0.7+    091125 926  0.7-  0.4+
091124 G96  0.1-  0.5-    091124 926  0.3-  0.4+    091125 926  0.5+  0.3+
091124 G96  0.1-  0.2-    091125 G96  0.8-  0.1-
091124 G96  0.2-  0.1+    091125 G96  0.6+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2009 WX104               a,e,i = 1.71, 0.45, 18                  q = 0.9466
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    03 31.44   +18 17.9    0.0583   1.045   172.3     7.3    20.5
2009 11 27    03 51.06   +09 36.4    0.0694   1.055   167.6    11.6    21.0
2009 11 29    04 04.40   +03 25.6    0.0820   1.065   161.6    17.0    21.6
2009 12 01    04 13.98   -01 00.6    0.0957   1.075   157.0    21.0    22.1
2009 12 03    04 21.15   -04 15.5    0.110    1.085   153.4    24.0    22.5
2009 12 05    04 26.72   -06 40.8    0.125    1.096   150.6    26.2    22.9

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