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MPEC 2009-Y24 : 2009 YG

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Y24                                Issued 2009 Dec. 18, 18:26 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 YG

Observations:
     K09Y00G* C2009 12 17.42051 11 06 12.70 +01 30 51.0          18.7   EY024704
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 17.43292 11 06 17.51 +01 30 23.8          18.7   EY024704
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 17.44529 11 06 22.34 +01 29 55.5          19.4   EY024704
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 17.45767 11 06 27.14 +01 29 27.4          19.0   EY024704
     K09Y00G tC2009 12 18.45426 11 13 03.62 +00 50 40.0          19.4 V EY024291
     K09Y00G tC2009 12 18.46019 11 13 05.98 +00 50 25.9          19.4 V EY024291
     K09Y00G tC2009 12 18.46712 11 13 08.73 +00 50 09.7          19.5 V EY024291
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.52720 11 13 32.69 +00 47 45.7          19.1 R EY024H01
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.53395 11 13 35.39 +00 47 29.7          18.8 R EY024H01
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.54067 11 13 38.07 +00 47 13.6          18.9 R EY024H01
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.54718 11 13 40.67 +00 46 58.1          18.9 R EY024H01
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.71180 11 14 48.33 +00 40 44.3          18.5 R EY024E16
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.71262 11 14 48.67 +00 40 42.5          18.6 R EY024E16
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.72067 11 14 51.99 +00 40 23.1          19.2 R EY024E16
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.72391 11 14 53.28 +00 40 15.5          19.0 R EY024E16
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.72715 11 14 54.57 +00 40 08.0          18.8 R EY024E16
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.72817 11 14 55.15 +00 39 45.4          18.6 V EY024900
     K09Y00G  C2009 12 18.73530 11 14 58.14 +00 39 27.3          18.7 V EY024900

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 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.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  Measurer Y. ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector
    + CCD.
E16 Grove Creek Observatory, Trunkey.  Observers P. Camilleri, E. Guido,
    M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, G. Sostero, W. Vollmann.  Measurer G. Sostero.
    0.35-m f/7 reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 YG                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0154 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 347.08863              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30204134     Peri.   65.26001     -0.89936408     +0.43555425
a   2.2000124      Node   140.53043     -0.41957638     -0.83549198
e   0.7073452      Incl.    3.41853     -0.12288168     -0.33503082
P   3.26           H   18.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091217 704  0.8-  1.0-    091218 291  0.3-  0.2+    091218 E16  0.8-  0.1+
091217 704  0.5-  0.2+    091218 H01  0.5+  0.3-    091218 E16  0.3+  0.0
091217 704  0.5+  0.3+    091218 H01  0.5+  0.2-    091218 E16  0.1+  0.2+
091217 704  0.9+  0.6+    091218 H01  0.4+  0.3-    091218 E16  0.2-  0.5+
091218 291  0.0   0.1-    091218 H01  0.4+  0.2-    091218 900  0.3-  0.4+
091218 291  0.1-  0.1-    091218 E16  0.9-  0.0     091218 900  1.4+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2009 YG                  a,e,i = 2.20, 0.71, 3                   q = 0.6438
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 15    10 51.09   +02 59.4    0.536    1.200   100.0    53.9    19.2
2009 12 20    11 23.76   -00 12.0    0.481    1.142    96.3    58.9    19.0
2009 12 25    12 02.48   -03 57.3    0.438    1.084    91.0    65.1    18.9
2009 12 30    12 47.58   -08 07.5    0.409    1.026    84.2    72.5    18.9
2010 01 04    13 38.00   -12 18.9    0.397    0.969    76.2    80.4    18.9
2010 01 09    14 30.92   -15 58.5    0.403    0.912    68.0    87.8    19.1
2010 01 14    15 22.60   -18 41.5    0.427    0.858    60.5    93.8    19.4

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