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MPEC 2010-O13 : 2002 AC9

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M.P.E.C. 2010-O13                                Issued 2010 July 20, 20:20 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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                                   2002 AC9

                           Revision to MPEC 2002-A67

Additional Observations:
     K02A09C  C2010 07 19.75153 20 11 33.02 -32 49 42.3          18.6 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 19.75624 20 11 32.51 -32 49 50.8          18.6 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.76340 20 09 53.06 -33 19 10.9          18.5 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.77263 20 09 51.96 -33 19 26.9          18.4 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.78182 20 09 50.93 -33 19 43.4          18.5 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.79102 20 09 49.76 -33 19 58.8          18.6 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.80016 20 09 48.71 -33 20 15.1          18.6 R EO013D21
     K02A09C  C2010 07 20.80937 20 09 47.64 -33 20 31.0          18.3 R EO013D21

Observer details:
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/8.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
100719 D21 1.18+ 0.16+    100720 D21 1.24+ 0.15+    MPO 30604   -0.27 day

Orbital elements:
2002 AC9                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0290 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 329.74488              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44356546     Peri.   28.23785     +0.85685987     -0.51554572
a   1.7028023      Node     2.79836     +0.46520743     +0.77156124
e   0.5607086      Incl.    2.27924     +0.22220084     +0.37270077
P   2.22           H   20.9           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
020109 704  0.5+  0.4+    020113 691  0.1+  0.1-    020210 715  0.8-  0.4-
020109 704  0.4-  0.3-    020113 691  0.4-  0.1+    020210 715  0.5-  0.4-
020109 704  0.2+  0.9-    020113 413  0.3-  0.2+    020210 715  0.6+  0.5-
020109 704  0.7+  0.5+    020113 413  0.3-  0.2-    020214 696  0.3+  0.1-
020111 704  0.6+  1.8+    020113 413  0.4-  0.1-    020214 696  0.4-  0.2-
020111 704  0.6+  1.5+    020118 649  0.1+  1.0-    020305 291  0.2-  0.2-
020111 704  0.2+  0.4+    020118 649  0.2+  1.0-    020305 291  0.1-  0.2+
020111 413  0.0   0.2+    020118 649  0.1+  0.7-    020305 291  0.3-  0.8+
020111 413  0.6+  0.5-    020121 649  0.4+  0.7-    100719 D21  0.5+  0.3+
020111 413  0.0   0.3+    020121 649  0.8+  1.8-    100719 D21  0.7+  0.5-
020112 711 (3.6-  1.1+)   020121 649  0.8+  0.9-    100720 D21  0.8-  0.1+
020112 711 (3.1-  1.1+)   020122 046  0.1-  0.3-    100720 D21  0.6-  0.3+
020112 711  1.7-  1.3+    020122 046  0.2-  1.0+    100720 D21  0.4+  0.2-
020113 735  1.0-  0.0     020122 046  0.2-  0.6+    100720 D21  0.5-  0.4+
020113 735 (4.8+  0.6-)   020122 046  0.7+  0.8+    100720 D21  0.0   0.0
020113 691  0.1+  0.3-    020122 046  0.8+  0.2+    100720 D21  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2002 AC9                 a,e,i = 1.70, 0.56, 2                   q = 0.7480
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 07 13    20 19.13   -30 15.7    0.265    1.276   165.8    11.2    19.2
2010 07 18    20 14.06   -32 03.2    0.219    1.231   167.6    10.2    18.7
2010 07 23    20 05.56   -34 32.6    0.176    1.187   165.6    12.3    18.2
2010 07 28    19 50.68   -38 14.1    0.134    1.142   159.2    18.4    17.8
2010 08 02    19 20.45   -44 14.6    0.0963   1.098   147.9    29.4    17.3
2010 08 07    17 54.82   -54 21.9    0.0631   1.054   127.2    50.0    16.9
2010 08 12    13 19.53   -53 07.1    0.0440   1.010    84.5    93.0    17.4

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-O13

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