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MPEC 2009-X57 : 2009 XZ6

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X57                                Issued 2009 Dec. 15, 15:02 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 XZ6

Observations:
     K09X06Z* C2009 12 15.33968 05 15 53.71 +09 32 11.5          17.5 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.34654 05 15 58.21 +09 35 53.7          17.1 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.35344 05 16 02.78 +09 39 37.2          17.8 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.36032 05 16 07.32 +09 43 20.4          18.0 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.36719 05 16 11.89 +09 47 00.8          17.2 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.40716 05 16 39.10 +10 08 22.5          17.0 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.40806 05 16 39.64 +10 08 51.1          17.2 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.40852 05 16 39.97 +10 09 05.6          17.2 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.45124 05 17 10.28 +10 31 40.6          17.0 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.45170 05 17 10.64 +10 31 55.4          17.1 V EX057703
     K09X06Z  C2009 12 15.45219 05 17 11.00 +10 32 10.9          17.1 V EX057703

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.

Orbital elements:
2009 XZ6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0147 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  35.36418              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.72612213     Peri.  325.99528     +0.62367097     -0.77340536
a   1.2259223      Node    85.15374     +0.74013531     +0.53755948
e   0.2054403      Incl.    6.53969     +0.25146421     +0.33596718
P   1.36           H   25.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091215 703  0.2+  0.1-    091215 703  0.3-  0.3-    091215 703  0.3-  0.2-
091215 703  0.0   0.3-    091215 703  0.9+  0.1+    091215 703  0.1+  0.1+
091215 703  0.1+  0.1-    091215 703  0.4-  0.1-    091215 703  0.1+  0.1+
091215 703  0.2-  0.9+    091215 703  0.2-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 XZ6                 a,e,i = 1.23, 0.21, 7                   q = 0.9741
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 15    05 11.18   +06 26.6    0.0159   0.999   162.6    17.1    17.3
2009 12 20    06 08.00   +37 12.6    0.0256   1.009   165.8    13.9    18.3
2009 12 25    06 41.88   +48 14.1    0.0393   1.019   154.5    24.5    19.6
2009 12 30    07 02.57   +52 47.3    0.0542   1.031   150.0    28.5    20.4
2010 01 04    07 15.51   +54 50.5    0.0699   1.043   147.8    30.2    21.0
2010 01 09    07 23.73   +55 39.8    0.0863   1.056   146.5    30.9    21.5
2010 01 14    07 29.20   +55 44.9    0.103    1.070   145.6    31.3    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X57

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