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MPEC 2010-D40 : 2010 DF1

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M.P.E.C. 2010-D40                                Issued 2010 Feb. 18, 15:26 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

                                   2010 DF1

Observations:
     K10D01F* C2010 02 17.21050 10 40 49.98 +03 46 45.9          21.3 V ED040691
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.22811 10 40 49.02 +03 47 31.0          21.8 V ED040691
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.24574 10 40 48.09 +03 48 17.8          21.3 V ED040691
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.33385 10 40 43.17 +03 52 10.3          21.8 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.33760 10 40 42.96 +03 52 19.5          21.5 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.34138 10 40 42.74 +03 52 29.8          21.4 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.36104 10 40 41.53 +03 53 21.2          20.7 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.36690 10 40 41.19 +03 53 36.6          20.7 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.37568 10 40 40.70 +03 54 00.0          20.7 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 17.38171 10 40 40.36 +03 54 15.9          20.5 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.22695 10 39 58.89 +04 32 27.6          21.3 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.23138 10 39 58.61 +04 32 40.0          21.4 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.23517 10 39 58.39 +04 32 50.8          21.2 V ED040291
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.34912 10 39 51.50 +04 38 07.3          20.9 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.35355 10 39 51.24 +04 38 19.6          20.8 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.36220 10 39 50.71 +04 38 43.5          20.5 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.36882 10 39 50.31 +04 39 02.2          20.7 R ED040H01
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.42095 10 39 47.27 +04 41 28.2          20.3 R ED040926
     K10D01F  C2010 02 18.43034 10 39 46.71 +04 41 55.5          20.1 R ED040926

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2010 DF1                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0434 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 298.98528              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44628410     Peri.  101.32159     -0.20841468     +0.96621174
a   1.6958799      Node   155.02538     -0.97722980     -0.19941114
e   0.5419787      Incl.   21.04980     -0.03981518     -0.16330972
P   2.21           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
100217 691  0.0   0.8+    100217 H01  0.3-  0.2-    100218 H01  0.0   0.1-
100217 691  0.2-  0.4-    100217 H01  0.2-  0.0     100218 H01  0.2-  0.4-
100217 691  0.2+  0.0     100217 H01  0.2-  0.0     100218 H01  0.2-  0.2-
100217 291  0.1+  0.2+    100218 291  0.2+  0.0     100218 926  0.2+  0.9-
100217 291  0.1+  0.5-    100218 291  0.1-  0.1+    100218 926  0.2+  0.1+
100217 291  0.0   0.2-    100218 291  0.1-  0.4+
100217 H01  0.1-  0.1-    100218 H01  0.1-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2010 DF1                 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.54, 21                  q = 0.7767
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 02 13    10 43.70   +01 03.2    0.454    1.425   160.9    13.1    21.6
2010 02 23    10 35.09   +08 44.2    0.353    1.342   177.0     2.2    20.4
2010 03 05    10 19.19   +21 26.7    0.277    1.258   161.6    14.4    20.3
2010 03 15    09 51.68   +39 38.3    0.234    1.173   135.5    36.5    20.5
2010 03 25    08 59.55   +59 36.7    0.226    1.088   107.9    60.7    20.9
2010 04 04    06 47.64   +74 29.6    0.245    1.006    84.4    81.6    21.6

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