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MPEC 2009-X31 : 2009 XO

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X31                                Issued 2009 Dec. 10, 00:01 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.

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                                    2009 XO

Observations:
     K09X00O* C2009 12 09.15200 07 33 04.47 +23 00 56.5          18.7 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.16500 07 33 06.68 +23 00 53.1          18.9 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.17811 07 33 08.82 +23 00 50.3          18.5 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.21665 07 33 15.23 +23 00 41.3          18.5 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.23837 07 33 18.92 +23 00 34.9          18.6 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.83426 07 35 08.01 +22 58 11.3          19.1 V EX031151
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.84141 07 35 09.30 +22 58 10.1          19.1 V EX031151
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.84855 07 35 10.58 +22 58 08.8          18.9 V EX031151
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.90480 07 35 20.60 +22 57 59.2                 EX031595
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.91486 07 35 22.36 +22 57 57.8          18.8 V EX031595
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.92512 07 35 24.19 +22 57 55.5          19.2 V EX031595
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.94168 07 35 27.51 +22 57 54.1          18.6 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.94563 07 35 28.19 +22 57 53.4          18.6 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.94959 07 35 28.89 +22 57 52.5          18.7 V EX031J75
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.95619 07 35 29.66 +22 57 48.9                 EX031204
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.95933 07 35 30.21 +22 57 48.1                 EX031204
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.96247 07 35 30.76 +22 57 47.7                 EX031204
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.96561 07 35 31.30 +22 57 47.0                 EX031204
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.96707 07 35 31.80 +22 57 49.8          18.3 R EX031B49
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.96771 07 35 31.67 +22 57 46.6          18.7 C EX031204
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.97154 07 35 32.59 +22 57 47.6          18.3 R EX031B49
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.98462 07 35 34.53 +22 57 43.1          19.5 R EX031A99
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.98543 07 35 34.63 +22 57 43.2          19.5 R EX031A99
     K09X00O  C2009 12 09.98623 07 35 34.87 +22 57 44.8          19.4 R EX031A99

Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
    Hypergraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, D. Di Maria, E. Pettarin.
    Measurer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
A99 Osservatorio del Monte Baldo.  Observer C. Flavio.  Measurer M. Claudio.
    0.4-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
B49 Paus Observatory, Sabadell.  Observer J. Camarasa.  0.25-m f/4 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
    J. Rodriguez, M. Hurtado, W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.40-m f/10 reflector + CCD,
    0.45-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XO                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0475 AU
Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5                 MPC
M 333.08457              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36203371     Peri.  101.05764     -0.81959096     -0.57292199
a   1.9497101      Node    43.98842     +0.52248885     -0.75136399
e   0.4696283      Incl.    0.45967     +0.23510859     -0.32743328
P   2.72           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 24 observations 2009 Dec. 9.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2009 XO                  a,e,i = 1.95, 0.47, 0                   q = 1.0341
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    07 21.39   +23 14.3    0.319    1.258   144.2    27.3    19.2
2009 12 15    07 51.65   +22 34.6    0.249    1.201   147.3    26.2    18.6
2009 12 25    08 31.88   +21 11.6    0.191    1.150   148.1    26.9    17.9
2010 01 04    09 28.60   +18 10.6    0.147    1.106   144.5    31.0    17.4
2010 01 14    10 45.69   +12 10.1    0.119    1.071   135.2    40.3    17.1
2010 01 24    12 13.22   +03 17.4    0.111    1.047   121.9    52.9    17.3
2010 02 03    13 29.64   -05 09.3    0.121    1.035   111.2    62.6    17.7
2010 02 13    14 24.44   -10 54.3    0.140    1.036   106.6    65.9    18.1
2010 02 23    15 00.12   -14 21.0    0.163    1.050   107.4    64.1    18.4
2010 03 05    15 21.69   -16 22.0    0.187    1.075   111.9    58.9    18.6
2010 03 15    15 32.11   -17 28.6    0.209    1.112   119.2    51.4    18.7
2010 03 25    15 33.01   -17 56.7    0.232    1.157   128.8    42.2    18.8
2010 04 04    15 26.28   -17 55.0    0.257    1.208   140.2    32.0    18.8
2010 04 14    15 14.23   -17 29.4    0.287    1.266   152.9    21.1    18.8
2010 04 24    15 00.11   -16 49.1    0.328    1.326   166.1    10.5    18.9
2010 05 04    14 47.27   -16 06.8    0.382    1.390   179.0     0.7    18.7
2010 05 14    14 37.78   -15 33.3    0.450    1.455   169.0     7.6    19.6
2010 05 24    14 32.60   -15 15.7    0.533    1.520   158.1    14.4    20.4
2010 06 03    14 31.66   -15 15.5    0.630    1.585   148.2    19.7    21.0
2010 06 13    14 34.36   -15 30.9    0.741    1.650   139.4    23.6    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X31

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