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MPEC 2009-Y01 : 2009 XP7

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Y01                                Issued 2009 Dec. 16, 00:22 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 XP7

Observations:
     K09X07P* C2009 12 15.20008 04 41 21.93 +28 17 58.5          19.0   EY001704
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.21280 04 41 27.48 +28 15 48.7          19.0   EY001704
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.22550 04 41 32.99 +28 13 38.8          19.3   EY001704
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.23821 04 41 38.42 +28 11 28.0          19.6   EY001704
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.25096 04 41 43.96 +28 09 17.6          19.5   EY001704
     K09X07P KC2009 12 15.96919 04 47 09.78 +26 08 17.2          18.5 R EY001143
     K09X07P KC2009 12 15.97730 04 47 13.10 +26 06 57.2          18.7 R EY001143
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.98108 04 47 14.64 +26 06 20.8                 EY001204
     K09X07P KC2009 12 15.98474 04 47 16.11 +26 05 43.6          18.8 R EY001143
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.98716 04 47 17.09 +26 05 20.2          18.7 C EY001204
     K09X07P  C2009 12 15.99688 04 47 21.08 +26 03 42.6                 EY001204

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
2009 XP7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0706 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  21.50872              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45295336     Peri.  147.52881     +0.60282967     -0.76968961
a   1.6791921      Node   264.52815     +0.67951564     +0.63333134
e   0.3909375      Incl.   12.18911     +0.41815653     +0.08043203
P   2.18           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091215 704  0.1+  0.3+    091215 704  0.1-  0.2-    091215 143  0.0   0.3+
091215 704  0.3+  0.3+    091215 143  0.5-  0.4-    091215 204  0.1-  0.3+
091215 704  0.3+  0.2+    091215 143  0.0   0.1+    091215 204  0.7+  0.8-
091215 704  0.6-  0.5-    091215 204  0.0   0.5+

Ephemeris:
2009 XP7                 a,e,i = 1.68, 0.39, 12                  q = 1.0227
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 15    04 39.71   +28 52.8    0.0804   1.063   167.5    11.6    18.7
2009 12 17    04 54.30   +23 24.5    0.0859   1.069   169.9     9.3    18.7
2009 12 19    05 06.15   +18 35.3    0.0925   1.075   169.3     9.8    18.9
2009 12 21    05 15.90   +14 25.8    0.100    1.082   166.9    11.9    19.2
2009 12 23    05 24.05   +10 53.4    0.108    1.088   164.1    14.3    19.5
2009 12 25    05 30.96   +07 53.8    0.117    1.095   161.4    16.6    19.7
2009 12 27    05 36.89   +05 22.6    0.127    1.103   158.9    18.7    20.0
2009 12 29    05 42.04   +03 15.7    0.137    1.111   156.7    20.5    20.2
2009 12 31    05 46.58   +01 29.4    0.148    1.119   154.7    22.0    20.5
2010 01 02    05 50.62   +00 00.5    0.159    1.127   153.0    23.4    20.7
2010 01 04    05 54.25   -01 13.6    0.170    1.135   151.4    24.5    20.9
2010 01 06    05 57.56   -02 15.0    0.181    1.144   150.0    25.5    21.1
2010 01 08    06 00.61   -03 05.7    0.193    1.153   148.7    26.3    21.2
2010 01 10    06 03.45   -03 47.0    0.206    1.162   147.5    27.1    21.4
2010 01 12    06 06.13   -04 20.2    0.218    1.171   146.4    27.7    21.6
2010 01 14    06 08.68   -04 46.5    0.231    1.181   145.3    28.3    21.7

                       (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2009-X57)

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Y01

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