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MPEC 2009-X46 : 2009 XF2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X46                                Issued 2009 Dec. 12, 22:18 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

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                                   2009 XF2

Observations:
     K09X02F* C2009 12 12.26504 05 03 35.93 +14 47 34.2          19.7   EX046704
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.29044 05 03 31.60 +14 48 05.7          19.7   EX046704
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.30313 05 03 29.46 +14 48 22.0          19.6   EX046704
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.31586 05 03 27.39 +14 48 37.9          19.1   EX046704
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.90492 05 01 52.41 +15 01 03.5                 EX046J95
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.90779 05 01 51.90 +15 01 07.6                 EX046J95
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.91065 05 01 51.39 +15 01 10.5                 EX046J95
     K09X02F  C2009 12 12.91476 05 01 50.69 +15 01 16.2          18.7 R EX046J95

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XF2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0818 AU
Epoch 2009 Nov. 25.0 TT = JDT 2455160.5                 MPC
M 336.78358              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25319846     Peri.   84.07142     -0.95879795     -0.14186108
a   2.4745449      Node    87.58889     +0.03442074     -0.91802466
e   0.6899260      Incl.   14.26175     +0.28199593     -0.37027849
P   3.89           H   19.9           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2009 Dec. 12.

Ephemeris:
2009 XF2                 a,e,i = 2.47, 0.69, 14                  q = 0.7673
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    05 19.31   +12 47.0    0.438    1.417   167.5     8.6    19.5
2009 12 10    05 09.24   +14 03.7    0.383    1.365   171.2     6.4    19.0
2009 12 15    04 55.74   +15 49.8    0.333    1.313   169.1     8.1    18.7
2009 12 20    04 37.85   +18 13.3    0.288    1.261   162.0    14.0    18.5
2009 12 25    04 14.21   +21 22.3    0.248    1.209   152.3    22.2    18.4
2009 12 30    03 42.76   +25 21.3    0.214    1.157   140.6    32.6    18.2
2010 01 04    03 00.55   +30 02.3    0.188    1.106   126.9    45.3    18.2
2010 01 09    02 04.32   +34 47.1    0.169    1.056   111.2    60.2    18.3
2010 01 14    00 53.54   +38 15.1    0.160    1.008    94.2    76.7    18.6
2010 01 19    23 35.49   +38 56.4    0.160    0.962    77.4    93.2    19.2
2010 01 24    22 23.73   +36 33.0    0.171    0.918    62.6   107.9    19.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X46

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