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MPEC 2010-A34 : 2010 AK2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-A34                                Issued 2010 Jan. 8, 17:41 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.

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                                   2010 AK2

Observations:
     K10A02K* C2010 01 06.36927 07 30 41.50 +28 16 56.4          20.8 V EA034G96
     K10A02K  C2010 01 06.37646 07 30 40.32 +28 16 51.7          21.1 V EA034G96
     K10A02K  C2010 01 06.38366 07 30 39.09 +28 16 47.1          21.2 V EA034G96
     K10A02K  C2010 01 06.39082 07 30 37.90 +28 16 42.5          21.1 V EA034G96
     K10A02K  C2010 01 06.42077 07 30 32.84 +28 16 22.7                 EA034291
     K10A02K HC2010 01 06.42497 07 30 32.22 +28 16 20.8                 EA034291
     K10A02K KC2010 01 06.91674 07 29 11.03 +28 10 55.2                 EA034J95
     K10A02K KC2010 01 06.93578 07 29 07.91 +28 10 40.7          21.0 R EA034J95
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.17864 07 28 27.51 +28 07 59.7          21.0 V EA034291
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.18316 07 28 26.75 +28 07 56.7          21.1 V EA034291
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.18774 07 28 25.95 +28 07 53.4          21.2 V EA034291
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.20612 07 28 22.85 +28 07 41.3          20.6 R EA034H01
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.21252 07 28 21.76 +28 07 37.1          20.5 R EA034H01
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.22011 07 28 20.46 +28 07 32.0          20.7 R EA034H01
     K10A02K  C2010 01 07.23327 07 28 18.24 +28 07 23.3          20.2 R EA034H01
     K10A02K  C2010 01 08.16800 07 25 40.75 +27 56 37.9          21.1 V EA034291
     K10A02K  C2010 01 08.17228 07 25 40.02 +27 56 35.0          21.1 V EA034291
     K10A02K  C2010 01 08.17790 07 25 39.07 +27 56 31.2          21.3 V EA034291
     K10A02K ]C2010 01 08.22789107 25 30.51 +27 55 56.4          20.7 V EA034695
     K10A02K ]C2010 01 08.22856907 25 30.40 +27 55 56.0          20.5 V EA034695
     K10A02K ]C2010 01 08.22925607 25 30.28 +27 55 55.6          20.6 V EA034695

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers M. Trueblood, L. Lebofsky.  Measurer R. Crawford.
    2.1-m f/7.7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  Measurers J. D. Ahern,
    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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2010 AK2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2541 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 321.23668              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25056330     Peri.  308.07271     -0.23650740     +0.63841598
a   2.4918644      Node   290.89979     -0.44296636     -0.74178809
e   0.7545344      Incl.   51.63194     -0.86478035     +0.20536667
P   3.93           H   18.5           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2010 Jan. 6-8.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2010 AK2                 a,e,i = 2.49, 0.75, 52                  q = 0.6117
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 01 04    07 37.09   +28 41.4    1.241    2.215   169.4     4.7    21.1
2010 01 14    07 08.62   +26 39.9    1.145    2.122   170.8     4.3    20.8
2010 01 24    06 38.38   +23 49.7    1.090    2.025   155.0    11.8    20.9
2010 02 03    06 10.25   +20 23.7    1.074    1.926   138.4    19.9    21.1
2010 02 13    05 47.19   +16 45.8    1.089    1.822   122.6    27.1    21.2
2010 02 23    05 30.49   +13 17.1    1.125    1.715   108.3    33.2    21.3
2010 03 05    05 19.93   +10 07.4    1.169    1.605    95.6    38.0    21.4
2010 03 15    05 14.63   +07 16.8    1.212    1.490    84.4    41.6    21.4
2010 03 25    05 13.58   +04 39.7    1.245    1.372    74.6    44.5    21.4
2010 04 04    05 15.75   +02 08.4    1.261    1.251    66.0    46.9    21.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-A34

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