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MPEC 2010-C49 : 2006 CT9

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M.P.E.C. 2010-C49                                Issued 2010 Feb. 14, 02:27 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2006 CT9

                           Revision to MPEC 2006-C38

Additional Observations:
     K06C09T  C2010 02 12.49146 13 23 30.85 +41 26 33.6          19.2 R EC049926
     K06C09T  C2010 02 12.49417 13 23 32.16 +41 26 57.9          19.2 R EC049926
     K06C09T  C2010 02 12.49688 13 23 33.49 +41 27 21.2          19.1 R EC049926
     K06C09T  C2010 02 13.36488 13 31 15.47 +43 36 04.1          19.4 R EC049926
     K06C09T  C2010 02 13.36758 13 31 16.97 +43 36 28.7          19.4 R EC049926
     K06C09T  C2010 02 13.37029 13 31 18.48 +43 36 53.4          19.5 R EC049926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100212 926 0.52+ 0.06-    100213 926 0.53+ 0.07-    MPO 98141   -0.16 day

Orbital elements:
2006 CT9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2465 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 280.37694              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.75524814     Peri.  148.95122     +0.29957229     +0.86324063
a   1.1941978      Node   134.57833     -0.94971444     +0.31047450
e   0.6755218      Incl.   34.77808     -0.09109843     -0.39802161
P   1.31           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
060204 703  0.5-  1.4-    060205 H36  0.1+  0.5+    060223 696  1.4+  0.2-
060204 703  0.0   1.0-    060205 G96  0.5+  0.2+    060223 696 (1.5+  0.1-)
060204 703 (1.5-  1.4-)   060205 G96  0.2-  0.1+    060224 G96  1.3+  0.7-
060204 703  1.0-  0.8-    060205 G96  0.1+  0.1-    060224 G96  0.4-  0.3+
060204 G96  0.1-  0.4+    060206 G96  0.4+  0.3-    060224 G96  0.3-  0.2+
060204 G96  0.0   0.8+    060206 G96  0.1+  0.5+    060224 G96  0.0   0.2+
060204 G96  0.1-  0.1-    060206 G96  0.4-  0.0     060301 J95  0.3-  0.2+
060204 G96  0.3-  0.0     060206 G96  0.2+  0.1-    060301 J95  0.3-  0.4+
060204 G96  0.2+  0.5+    060207 G96  0.4+  0.1+    060301 J95  0.3+  0.6-
060204 G96  0.0   0.1+    060207 G96  0.1-  0.5-    060301 J95  0.1-  0.5+
060204 G96  0.7-  0.7+    060207 G96  0.1+  0.2-    100212 926  0.1-  0.3-
060205 143  0.0   0.2+    060207 G96  0.0   0.4-    100212 926  0.3-  0.3+
060205 143  0.3-  0.9+    060207 G96  0.1+  0.5+    100212 926  0.2-  0.2-
060205 J95  0.1-  0.1+    060207 G96  0.4+  0.3-    100213 926  0.1-  0.1+
060205 J95  0.5+  0.0     060207 G96  0.3+  0.3+    100213 926  0.2+  0.1+
060205 J95 (1.8-  0.3-)   060207 G96  0.2-  0.1+    100213 926  0.5+  0.2+
060205 H36  1.2-  0.0     060215 J95  0.5+  0.1-
060205 H36  0.7-  1.3+    060215 J95  0.4-  0.8-

Ephemeris:
2006 CT9                 a,e,i = 1.19, 0.68, 35                  q = 0.3875
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 02 13    13 27.90   +42 41.3    0.279    1.167   124.2    44.4    19.7
2010 02 23    16 34.62   +65 29.9    0.250    1.054    98.0    68.4    19.9
2010 03 05    20 59.33   +58 50.4    0.305    0.930    69.5    92.6    21.0
2010 03 15    22 18.75   +44 19.2    0.407    0.796    49.9   107.0    21.9
2010 03 25    22 51.84   +32 50.8    0.533    0.654    36.8   113.9    22.5

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-C49

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