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MPEC 2009-W117: 2009 WN105

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W117                               Issued 2009 Nov. 26, 00:21 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 WN105

Observations:
     K09WA5N  C2009 11 24.27312 04 28 36.28 +09 37 22.9          21.4 V EW117291
     K09WA5N  C2009 11 24.27712 04 28 36.15 +09 37 29.5          21.1 V EW117291
     K09WA5N  C2009 11 24.28097 04 28 36.04 +09 37 36.9          21.6 V EW117291
     K09WA5N* C2009 11 25.42561 04 28 04.23 +10 13 34.7          21.7 V EW117291
     K09WA5N  C2009 11 25.42942 04 28 04.11 +10 13 42.3          21.3 V EW117291
     K09WA5N  C2009 11 25.43337 04 28 03.98 +10 13 50.0          21.6 V EW117291
     K09WA5N FC2009 11 25.94527 04 27 50.95 +10 30 24.1                 EW117J95
     K09WA5N FC2009 11 25.95672 04 27 50.52 +10 30 46.9          20.6 R EW117J95

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WN105                                               Earth MOID = 0.2398 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 357.19669              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20656842     Peri.   34.35251     -0.33070741     -0.91166412
a   2.8341757      Node    76.03019     +0.79960240     -0.40796701
e   0.5800173      Incl.   14.55819     +0.50126699     +0.04930968
P   4.77           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
091124 291  0.2-  0.4+    091125 291  0.1-  0.2-    091125 J95  0.3+  0.1-
091124 291  0.1-  0.4-    091125 291  0.0   0.1+    091125 J95  0.3-  0.0
091124 291  0.2+  0.1-    091125 291  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 WN105               a,e,i = 2.83, 0.58, 15                  q = 1.1903
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    04 28.28   +10 00.1    0.366    1.347   167.6     9.0    21.4
2009 12 05    04 22.63   +16 27.7    0.314    1.297   172.0     6.1    20.8
2009 12 15    04 15.95   +25 14.6    0.281    1.256   163.1    13.2    20.8
2009 12 25    04 11.44   +35 32.7    0.266    1.223   150.9    23.0    21.0
2010 01 04    04 13.77   +45 50.8    0.270    1.201   139.6    32.0    21.2
2010 01 14    04 28.25   +54 43.6    0.286    1.191   130.9    38.6    21.5
2010 01 24    05 00.63   +61 20.3    0.314    1.193   125.2    42.4    21.8

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W117

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