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MPEC 2009-W120: 2009 WC106

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W120                               Issued 2009 Nov. 27, 15:21 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 WC106

Observations:
     K09WA6C* C2009 11 25.10748 00 34 46.74 +08 42 48.7          21.2 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.11058 00 34 45.69 +08 42 21.3          21.1 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.11366 00 34 44.61 +08 41 53.3          21.0 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.11681 00 34 43.53 +08 41 25.3          20.6 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.15859 00 34 28.70 +08 35 07.6          20.3 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.15927 00 34 28.38 +08 35 00.9          20.1 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.15997 00 34 28.20 +08 34 54.3          19.6 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 25.16065 00 34 27.91 +08 34 49.4          21.1 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.13749 00 29 43.83 +06 02 55.9          21.1 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.13873 00 29 43.36 +06 02 44.2          21.5 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.14001 00 29 42.93 +06 02 32.2          21.6 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.14125 00 29 42.43 +06 02 19.4          20.8 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.14249 00 29 42.03 +06 02 08.2          20.4 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.23723 00 29 07.76 +05 46 55.2          21.0 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.23780 00 29 07.54 +05 46 50.2          20.7 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.23839 00 29 07.39 +05 46 44.9          20.2 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.23897 00 29 07.12 +05 46 38.9          19.9 V EW120G96
     K09WA6C  C2009 11 26.23955 00 29 06.89 +05 46 34.7          20.9 V EW120G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, A. Boattini.  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 WC106                                               Earth MOID = 0.0121 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 334.63743              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.87337758     Peri.  257.55485     -0.76777303     -0.63536771
a   1.0839303      Node   242.93639     +0.61799387     -0.70029381
e   0.1784969      Incl.    5.32600     +0.16913946     -0.32541735
P   1.13           H   25.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091125 G96  0.8-  0.7-    091125 G96  0.3+  0.3-    091126 G96  0.2+  0.1-
091125 G96  0.2-  0.2-    091125 G96  0.4-  1.0+    091126 G96  0.0   0.7-
091125 G96  0.1-  0.4-    091126 G96  0.1-  0.2-    091126 G96  0.3-  0.2-
091125 G96  0.4+  0.0     091126 G96  0.4-  0.1-    091126 G96  0.6+  0.2+
091125 G96  0.4+  0.5+    091126 G96  0.2+  0.2+    091126 G96  0.4-  0.2-
091125 G96  0.7-  0.0     091126 G96  0.5-  0.7-    091126 G96  0.7-  1.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 WC106               a,e,i = 1.08, 0.18, 5                   q = 0.8905
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    00 35.25   +09 00.3    0.0474   1.018   128.8    49.2    20.8
2009 11 27    00 25.42   +03 43.9    0.0448   1.012   122.6    55.3    20.8
2009 11 29    00 15.03   -02 05.1    0.0428   1.006   115.8    62.0    20.9
2009 12 01    00 03.95   -08 22.1    0.0412   1.000   108.6    69.2    21.0
2009 12 03    23 52.00   -14 59.3    0.0403   0.994   101.0    76.7    21.2
2009 12 05    23 39.01   -21 45.3    0.0400   0.989    93.3    84.4    21.4
2009 12 07    23 24.78   -28 26.8    0.0403   0.983    85.7    92.0    21.8
2009 12 09    23 09.08   -34 50.0    0.0413   0.977    78.4    99.3    22.1
2009 12 11    22 51.72   -40 43.5    0.0428   0.972    71.6   106.0    22.5
2009 12 13    22 32.54   -45 59.1    0.0448   0.967    65.4   112.1    23.0
2009 12 15    22 11.43   -50 32.0    0.0473   0.962    60.0   117.6    23.5

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W120

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