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MPEC 2009-W131: 2009 WP106

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W131                               Issued 2009 Nov. 27, 16:29 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 WP106

Observations:
     K09WA6P* C2009 11 27.20023 03 08 52.62 +00 08 16.3          18.9 V EW131703
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.20709 03 08 58.23 +00 06 02.4          19.0 V EW131703
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.21407 03 09 03.96 +00 03 46.6          18.8 V EW131703
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.22101 03 09 09.68 +00 01 29.3          18.7 V EW131703
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.28497 03 10 01.84 -00 19 22.3          18.6 R EW131854
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.28784 03 10 04.15 -00 20 17.8          18.6 R EW131854
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.29072 03 10 06.55 -00 21 14.3          18.8 R EW131854
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.37056 03 11 12.52 -00 47 13.9          19.4 R EW131926
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.37243 03 11 14.08 -00 47 50.3          18.9 R EW131926
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.37433 03 11 15.67 -00 48 27.5          19.4 R EW131926
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.41804 03 11 53.01 -01 02 47.5          18.6 V EW131G96
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.41852 03 11 53.44 -01 02 56.8          18.4 V EW131G96
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.41898 03 11 53.84 -01 03 05.9          18.4 V EW131G96
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.41942 03 11 54.20 -01 03 14.7          18.6 V EW131G96
     K09WA6P  C2009 11 27.41987 03 11 54.60 -01 03 23.4          18.8 V EW131G96

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
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 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 WP106                                               Earth MOID = 0.0304 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  14.31512              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.59787577     Peri.  198.26079     +0.18506124     -0.97122725
a   1.3954965      Node   241.31013     +0.92159349     +0.22447776
e   0.2778040      Incl.    9.83890     +0.34120050     -0.07954478
P   1.65           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091127 703  0.2-  0.2-    091127 854  0.4-  0.1+    091127 G96  0.2-  0.1-
091127 703  0.4-  0.1+    091127 854  0.3+  0.1-    091127 G96  0.1+  0.0
091127 703  0.1-  0.9+    091127 926  0.2+  0.2+    091127 G96  0.1+  0.1-
091127 703  0.6+  0.6-    091127 926  0.0   0.4+    091127 G96  0.2-  0.3-
091127 854  0.1+  0.6-    091127 926  0.1-  0.4+    091127 G96  0.0   0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 WP106               a,e,i = 1.40, 0.28, 10                  q = 1.0078
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 25    02 36.24   +11 41.3    0.0334   1.018   157.4    21.9    18.9
2009 11 27    03 05.74   +01 16.1    0.0319   1.016   154.6    24.7    18.9
2009 11 29    03 36.39   -09 31.1    0.0322   1.014   147.3    31.7    19.1
2009 12 01    04 06.96   -19 22.5    0.0341   1.012   138.5    40.2    19.5
2009 12 03    04 36.27   -27 28.8    0.0374   1.010   130.5    47.9    19.9
2009 12 05    05 03.40   -33 41.2    0.0417   1.009   123.8    54.2    20.3
2009 12 07    05 27.82   -38 15.8    0.0468   1.008   118.7    59.0    20.7
2009 12 09    05 49.36   -41 35.0    0.0523   1.008   114.7    62.6    21.0
2009 12 11    06 08.12   -43 59.0    0.0582   1.008   111.8    65.1    21.3
2009 12 13    06 24.34   -45 43.0    0.0643   1.008   109.6    66.9    21.6
2009 12 15    06 38.32   -46 58.2    0.0705   1.008   108.1    68.1    21.9

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