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MPEC 2009-X52 : 2009 XR2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X52                                Issued 2009 Dec. 13, 16:38 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 XR2

Observations:
     K09X02R* C2009 12 13.20113 06 49 06.20 +53 54 43.0          16.0 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.20576 06 49 04.22 +53 53 57.2          16.0 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.21037 06 49 02.20 +53 53 13.2          16.2 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.21502 06 49 00.22 +53 52 27.9          16.2 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.23737 06 48 50.50 +53 48 49.6          16.7 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.23788 06 48 50.25 +53 48 44.7          16.7 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.23840 06 48 50.04 +53 48 39.5          16.7 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.23888 06 48 49.78 +53 48 35.1          16.8 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.24810 06 48 42.67 +53 47 05.7          16.1 R EX052932
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.24875 06 48 42.38 +53 46 59.2          16.3 R EX052932
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.24949 06 48 42.07 +53 46 51.9          16.1 R EX052932
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.25051 06 48 41.63 +53 46 41.5          16.2 R EX052932
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.27325 06 48 34.81 +53 42 57.6          16.1 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.27372 06 48 34.52 +53 42 52.8          16.2 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.27418 06 48 34.41 +53 42 47.9          16.1 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.27464 06 48 34.20 +53 42 43.9          16.0 V EX052703
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.42360 06 47 28.88 +53 17 58.7          16.2 R EX052926
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.42456 06 47 28.47 +53 17 48.6          16.0 R EX052926
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.42552 06 47 28.05 +53 17 39.2          16.1 R EX052926
     K09X02R %C2009 12 13.44365 06 47 19.82 +53 14 32.7          15.8 R EX052H06
     K09X02R %C2009 12 13.45060 06 47 16.83 +53 13 21.9          16.1 R EX052H06
     K09X02R |C2009 12 13.48308 06 47 03.00 +53 07 50.3          17.0 C EX052H06
     K09X02R |C2009 12 13.48717 06 47 01.23 +53 07 08.7          17.0 C EX052H06
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.56611 06 46 36.88 +52 53 57.1          16.5 V EX052900
     K09X02R  C2009 12 13.56793 06 46 36.11 +52 53 38.9          16.5 V EX052900

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  Measurer Y. ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector
    + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observer J. Reynolds.  Measurers
    B. Lambert, S. Riley.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers P. Camilleri, E. Guido, M. Jaeger,
    E. Prosperi, G. Sostero, W. Vollmann, H. Sato.  Measurers E. Guido,
    H. Sato.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XR2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1530 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  33.19680              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53907663     Peri.  131.45118     +0.65062327     -0.61025284
a   1.4952107      Node   271.52976     +0.48871375     +0.79202087
e   0.2897836      Incl.   26.88078     +0.58124713     +0.01715829
P   1.83           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091213 703  0.3+  0.1-    091213 932  0.0   0.2+    091213 926  0.1+  0.0
091213 703  0.5+  0.8-    091213 932  0.1+  0.2+    091213 H06  0.1+  0.3+
091213 703  0.2+  0.1+    091213 932  0.2+  0.0     091213 H06  0.0   0.2+
091213 703  0.4+  0.1+    091213 703  0.2-  0.0     091213 H06  0.1+  0.0
091213 703  0.1+  0.1+    091213 703  0.9-  0.1-    091213 H06  0.2-  0.2+
091213 703  0.2-  0.2+    091213 703  0.1-  0.5-    091213 900  0.1+  0.0
091213 703  0.0   0.1+    091213 703  0.2-  0.0     091213 900  0.1+  0.2-
091213 703  0.5-  0.4+    091213 926  0.0   0.0
091213 932  0.0   0.2+    091213 926  0.1+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2009 XR2                 a,e,i = 1.50, 0.29, 27                  q = 1.0619
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    08 15.54   +71 47.6    0.189    1.098   122.5    49.2    17.3
2009 12 15    06 37.65   +48 47.1    0.156    1.124   151.1    25.0    16.3
2009 12 25    05 58.86   +19 32.4    0.171    1.154   174.8     4.4    15.8
2010 01 04    05 42.34   +00 05.6    0.229    1.188   150.8    23.8    17.2
2010 01 14    05 36.54   -09 34.2    0.309    1.226   136.4    33.6    18.2
2010 01 24    05 37.36   -14 02.5    0.399    1.266   127.1    38.3    19.0
2010 02 03    05 42.80   -15 55.0    0.495    1.308   120.4    40.6    19.6
2010 02 13    05 51.65   -16 25.6    0.594    1.350   115.0    41.5    20.0
2010 02 23    06 03.24   -16 12.0    0.694    1.392   110.4    41.8    20.5
2010 03 05    06 17.04   -15 36.1    0.796    1.435   106.3    41.6    20.8
2010 03 15    06 32.60   -14 50.2    0.898    1.476   102.4    41.1    21.1
2010 03 25    06 49.65   -14 02.8    1.001    1.517    98.8    40.5    21.4
2010 04 04    07 07.90   -13 19.5    1.105    1.557    95.3    39.8    21.7
2010 04 14    07 27.11   -12 43.5    1.209    1.595    91.8    38.9    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X52

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