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MPEC 2009-Y04 : 2009 XF8

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Y04                                Issued 2009 Dec. 16, 15:01 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 XF8

Observations:
     K09X08F* C2009 12 11.24389 04 45 22.17 +19 55 33.1          20.8 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.24907 04 45 21.13 +19 55 43.7          20.6 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.25417 04 45 20.12 +19 55 53.9          20.4 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.25934 04 45 19.08 +19 56 03.4          20.4 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.32117 04 45 06.80 +19 58 09.6          21.0 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.32699 04 45 05.65 +19 58 20.8          20.7 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.33292 04 45 04.46 +19 58 33.6          21.0 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 11.33902 04 45 03.27 +19 58 45.6          20.6 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 13.22837 04 38 53.08 +21 02 06.4          21.6 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 13.22928 04 38 52.94 +21 02 08.3          21.4 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 13.23021 04 38 52.76 +21 02 09.9          21.0 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 13.23119 04 38 52.58 +21 02 11.5          21.5 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 13.23212 04 38 52.36 +21 02 13.6          21.1 V EY004G96
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.19916 04 29 07.88 +22 39 46.4          21.6 V EY004291
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.20319 04 29 07.05 +22 39 53.7          21.6 V EY004291
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.20884 04 29 05.92 +22 40 05.1          21.4 V EY004291
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.23927 04 28 59.85 +22 41 03.8          21.2 R EY004H01
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.24476 04 28 58.75 +22 41 14.4          21.7 R EY004H01
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.25049 04 28 57.61 +22 41 25.7          21.2 R EY004H01
     K09X08F  C2009 12 16.25524 04 28 56.65 +22 41 34.9          20.8 R EY004H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, A. D. Grauer.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XF8
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 328.77799              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27940220     Peri.   52.63001     -0.16321423     -0.42295888
a   2.3173030      Node    76.28605     +0.31971776     -0.87736446
e   0.1891383      Incl.   66.56112     +0.93334970     +0.22657755
P   3.53           H   19.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091211 G96  0.3+  0.1+    091211 G96  0.0   0.2+    091216 291  0.3-  0.3-
091211 G96  0.1+  0.2+    091213 G96  0.5-  0.2+    091216 291  0.3-  0.1+
091211 G96  0.2+  0.1+    091213 G96  0.1+  0.2+    091216 H01  0.5+  0.1-
091211 G96  0.0   0.9-    091213 G96  0.2+  0.0     091216 H01  0.5+  0.2-
091211 G96  0.2-  0.2+    091213 G96  0.4+  0.4-    091216 H01  0.6+  0.0
091211 G96  0.1-  0.3-    091213 G96  0.1-  0.2-    091216 H01  0.5+  0.0
091211 G96  0.3-  0.5+    091216 291  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 XF8                 a,e,i = 2.32, 0.19, 67                  q = 1.8790
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 15    04 33.07   +22 00.7    1.033    2.004   166.9     6.4    21.2
2009 12 25    04 01.00   +27 06.7    1.075    1.987   149.8    14.4    21.6
2010 01 04    03 33.13   +31 17.4    1.157    1.971   134.0    21.0    21.9
2010 01 14    03 11.83   +34 35.6    1.269    1.956   120.1    25.8    22.3
2010 01 24    02 57.64   +37 17.1    1.398    1.943   108.0    28.8    22.5

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