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MPEC 2009-X42 : 2009 XA2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X42                                Issued 2009 Dec. 12, 14:16 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 XA2

Observations:
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.29165 04 00 41.83 +14 24 44.1          19.9 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.29893 04 00 42.98 +14 23 20.5          19.5 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.30620 04 00 44.10 +14 21 57.4          19.9 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.31344 04 00 45.32 +14 20 33.3          19.9 V EX042703
     K09X02A* C2009 12 11.32674 04 00 47.52 +14 18 01.8          19.6 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.33472 04 00 48.90 +14 16 31.5          19.8 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.34263 04 00 50.13 +14 14 59.4          19.7 V EX042703
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.35059 04 00 51.45 +14 13 29.2                 EX042703
     K09X02A KC2009 12 11.42538 04 01 04.19 +13 59 19.4                 EX042926
     K09X02A KC2009 12 11.42809 04 01 04.69 +13 58 49.1                 EX042926
     K09X02A  C2009 12 11.43080 04 01 05.18 +13 58 18.2          19.9 R EX042926
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.18777 04 03 23.28 +11 43 45.0          19.2 V EX042G96
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.18835 04 03 23.39 +11 43 40.5          19.3 V EX042G96
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.18889 04 03 23.45 +11 43 34.6          19.5 V EX042G96
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.18952 04 03 23.59 +11 43 29.3          19.5 V EX042G96
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.20954604 03 24.92 +11 39 59.1          19.9 V EX042H21
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.21818804 03 26.16 +11 38 31.8          19.8 V EX042H21
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.22115104 03 26.59 +11 38 01.8          19.9 V EX042H21
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.40491 04 03 54.16 +11 07 36.3          20.5 R EX042926
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.41097 04 03 55.07 +11 06 36.6          20.1 R EX042926
     K09X02A  C2009 12 12.41779 04 03 56.10 +11 05 30.1          20.3 R EX042926

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.
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 R. E. Hill.  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.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.

Orbital elements:
2009 XA2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0792 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  41.40810              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50224933     Peri.  107.67635     +0.90060689     -0.03115565
a   1.5674360      Node   255.89053     -0.08985752     +0.96253161
e   0.4561884      Incl.   26.55148     +0.42524446     +0.26937375
P   1.96           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091211 703  0.8+  0.1+    091211 703  0.7-  0.0     091212 G96  0.7+  1.0+
091211 703  0.2+  0.0     091211 926  0.2+  0.2-    091212 H21  0.0   0.0
091211 703  0.9-  0.3+    091211 926  0.6+  0.2+    091212 H21  0.1-  0.0
091211 703  0.5-  0.8-    091211 926  0.9+  0.0     091212 H21  0.0   0.1-
091211 703  0.4-  0.0     091212 G96  0.2-  0.9-    091212 926  0.4-  0.5-
091211 703  0.5+  1.0+    091212 G96  0.2+  0.4+    091212 926  0.2-  0.3-
091211 703  0.7-  0.7-    091212 G96  0.1-  0.0     091212 926  0.0   0.5+

Ephemeris:
2009 XA2                 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.46, 27                  q = 0.8524
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    03 21.79   +45 18.3    0.0835   1.060   151.4    26.5    19.1
2009 12 06    03 32.36   +38 50.4    0.0873   1.066   156.7    21.4    19.1
2009 12 07    03 40.43   +32 56.2    0.0922   1.073   160.7    17.7    19.1
2009 12 08    03 46.79   +27 39.4    0.0981   1.079   163.0    15.5    19.2
2009 12 09    03 51.94   +22 59.9    0.105    1.086   163.6    14.8    19.3
2009 12 10    03 56.19   +18 55.3    0.112    1.093   162.9    15.4    19.5
2009 12 11    03 59.77   +15 22.1    0.120    1.099   161.4    16.6    19.7
2009 12 12    04 02.83   +12 16.4    0.129    1.106   159.5    18.2    19.9
2009 12 13    04 05.49   +09 34.6    0.138    1.113   157.5    19.8    20.1
2009 12 14    04 07.83   +07 13.2    0.147    1.120   155.5    21.4    20.3
2009 12 15    04 09.91   +05 09.4    0.156    1.127   153.6    22.8    20.5
2009 12 16    04 11.78   +03 20.6    0.166    1.134   151.8    24.2    20.7
2009 12 17    04 13.48   +01 44.8    0.176    1.140   150.2    25.4    20.9
2009 12 18    04 15.04   +00 20.1    0.186    1.147   148.6    26.5    21.1
2009 12 19    04 16.48   -00 55.0    0.197    1.154   147.2    27.5    21.2
2009 12 20    04 17.83   -02 01.7    0.207    1.161   145.8    28.4    21.4
2009 12 21    04 19.09   -03 01.1    0.218    1.168   144.5    29.3    21.5
2009 12 22    04 20.28   -03 54.1    0.229    1.175   143.3    30.0    21.6
2009 12 23    04 21.42   -04 41.5    0.240    1.182   142.2    30.7    21.8
2009 12 24    04 22.51   -05 23.9    0.251    1.189   141.1    31.3    21.9
2009 12 25    04 23.56   -06 01.9    0.262    1.196   140.1    31.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X42

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