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MPEC 2009-W113: 2009 WA105

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W113                               Issued 2009 Nov. 25, 18:00 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 WA105

Observations:
     K09WA5A* C2009 11 25.15421 02 14 21.08 +25 26 49.3          18.3 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.16222 02 14 26.23 +25 29 18.8          18.1 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.17022 02 14 31.27 +25 31 47.9          18.1 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.25717 02 15 26.67 +25 58 43.5          18.3 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.25760 02 15 26.96 +25 58 51.8          18.3 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.30992 02 15 59.06 +26 14 24.9          18.2 R EW113H36
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.31212 02 16 00.57 +26 15 05.3          18.2 R EW113H36
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.31432 02 16 02.03 +26 15 45.4          18.0 R EW113H36
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.31653 02 16 03.53 +26 16 25.9          18.1 R EW113H36
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.35075 02 16 27.92 +26 27 25.4          18.1 R EW113854
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.35226 02 16 28.90 +26 27 52.9          18.1 R EW113854
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.35677 02 16 31.92 +26 29 14.9          18.7 R EW113854
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.39169 02 16 55.66 +26 39 51.5          18.6 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.39219 02 16 56.02 +26 40 00.2          18.5 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.39268 02 16 56.38 +26 40 09.4          18.4 V EW113703
     K09WA5A  C2009 11 25.39319 02 16 56.71 +26 40 18.8          18.6 V EW113703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WA105                                               Earth MOID = 0.0433 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M   9.09803              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24881078     Peri.    7.54429     +0.41076449     -0.90396029
a   2.5035518      Node    58.27169     +0.82903871     +0.31606269
e   0.5891653      Incl.    8.03325     +0.37943030     +0.28802808
P   3.96           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091125 703  0.2-  0.4+    091125 H36  0.3+  0.1-    091125 703  0.4-  0.1-
091125 703  0.4+  0.1+    091125 H36  0.1+  0.3-    091125 703  0.2-  0.5-
091125 703  0.3-  0.3-    091125 H36  0.2+  0.2-    091125 703  0.1+  0.2-
091125 703  0.3-  0.4-    091125 854  0.5+  0.9+    091125 703  0.2-  0.1-
091125 703  0.1-  0.1-    091125 854  0.1+  0.8+
091125 H36  0.1-  0.3-    091125 854  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 WA105               a,e,i = 2.50, 0.59, 8                   q = 1.0285
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    02 12.47   +24 39.6    0.0467   1.029   154.3    24.5    18.5
2009 11 30    03 32.72   +49 08.2    0.0484   1.029   150.6    28.0    18.6
2009 12 05    05 39.02   +62 20.1    0.0607   1.032   139.0    38.8    19.4
2009 12 10    07 33.17   +64 14.6    0.0788   1.039   132.3    44.5    20.2
2009 12 15    08 37.68   +62 22.1    0.0995   1.051   129.8    46.0    20.7
2009 12 20    09 10.22   +60 05.5    0.121    1.066   129.9    45.1    21.2
2009 12 25    09 26.41   +58 04.8    0.144    1.084   131.4    42.9    21.5
2009 12 30    09 33.75   +56 21.1    0.168    1.106   133.7    40.0    21.8
2010 01 04    09 35.86   +54 49.2    0.192    1.131   136.6    36.7    22.1

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W113

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