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MPEC 2010-R02 : 2009 ME9

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M.P.E.C. 2010-R02                                Issued 2010 Sept. 1, 16:16 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,
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                                   2009 ME9

                           Revision to MPEC 2009-N07

Additional Observations:
     K09M09E  C2010 08 29.09157018 03 34.31 +61 00 47.4          22.9 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 08 31.12151117 50 32.14 +60 33 56.7          22.2 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 08 31.12921817 50 29.21 +60 33 49.8          22.2 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 08 31.13692617 50 26.24 +60 33 42.6          22.5 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 09 01.09918917 44 31.35 +60 19 05.6          22.3 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 09 01.12495017 44 21.63 +60 18 39.2          22.5 V ER002H21
     K09M09E  C2010 09 01.15158417 44 11.72 +60 18 13.1          22.4 V ER002H21

Observer details:
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.  0.81-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
100829 H21  2.5- 13.8+    100901 H21  3.9- 12.6+    MPO160911   -0.0038 day

Orbital elements:
2009 ME9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1614 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 220.79226              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.11070489     Peri.  207.48634     -0.45557173     -0.72195768
a   0.9234292      Node   274.06781     +0.88210247     -0.28738577
e   0.5007916      Incl.   31.47418     +0.11978996     -0.62943350
P   0.89           H   21.3           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
090624 G96  0.3+  0.1-    090702 568  0.0   0.0     090817 291  0.6-  0.4-
090624 G96  0.6-  0.1-    090702 568  0.0   0.1+    090817 291  0.5+  0.7+
090624 G96  0.3-  0.2-    090702 568  0.1+  0.0     090817 291  1.4+  0.0
090624 G96  0.2+  0.7-    090702 568  0.1-  0.1+    100829 H21  0.8-  0.8+
090624 G96  0.8+  0.9-    090713 291  0.5+  0.6-    100831 H21  0.1+  0.0
090624 G96  0.6+  0.5-    090713 291  0.8-  0.0     100831 H21  0.3+  0.1+
090624 G96  0.4+  0.3-    090727 H55  0.6-  0.8+    100831 H21  0.2+  0.1-
090627 G96  0.8-  0.2-    090727 H55  1.1-  0.1-    100901 H21  0.3+  0.4+
090627 G96  0.1-  0.5-    090727 H55  0.0   1.1+    100901 H21  0.5-  0.7-
090627 G96  0.2-  0.6-    090727 291  0.2+  0.6-    100901 H21  0.5-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2009 ME9                 a,e,i = 0.92, 0.50, 31                  q = 0.4610
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 09 01    17 45.14   +60 20.6    0.547    1.153    90.6    61.1    22.5
2010 09 11    16 53.08   +56 55.5    0.549    1.086    82.9    67.0    22.5
2010 09 21    16 14.96   +52 30.6    0.547    1.010    74.8    73.7    22.6
2010 10 01    15 43.77   +47 21.3    0.537    0.925    66.1    81.9    22.6
2010 10 11    15 13.90   +40 54.8    0.520    0.831    56.3    92.4    22.8
2010 10 21    14 42.40   +31 51.8    0.504    0.730    44.8   106.1    23.1
2010 10 31    14 11.50   +18 36.4    0.509    0.627    32.6   121.4    23.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-R02

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