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MPEC 2009-A45 : 2009 AK15

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M.P.E.C. 2009-A45                                Issued 2009 Jan. 8, 15:24 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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                                   2009 AK15

Observations:
     K09A15K* C2009 01 06.61520 06 31 12.72 -59 53 21.1          18.6 V EA045E12
     K09A15K  C2009 01 06.62844 06 31 10.23 -59 54 31.1          18.7 V EA045E12
     K09A15K  C2009 01 06.68378 06 30 59.97 -59 59 21.5          18.2 R EA045E12
     K09A15K  C2009 01 08.51002 06 25 24.84 -62 44 01.2          18.6 V EA045F84
     K09A15K  C2009 01 08.52167 06 25 22.33 -62 45 02.8          19.4 V EA045F84

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  Measurers 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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  0.35-m f/2.0 Schmidt
    + 1392x1040 CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 AK15                                                Earth MOID = 0.2185 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 295.63501              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.65270224     Peri.    1.42792     -0.97329068     +0.22418340
a   1.3162124      Node   191.88166     -0.21294199     -0.96208900
e   0.4308368      Incl.   13.90198     -0.08579603     -0.15532727
P   1.51           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090106 E12  0.0   0.0     090106 E12  0.0   0.1+    090108 F84  0.3+  0.2+
090106 E12  0.0   0.1-    090108 F84  0.4-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2009 AK15                a,e,i = 1.32, 0.43, 14                  q = 0.7491
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 09    06 23.77   -63 28.5    0.246    1.029    93.7    72.5    18.8
2009 01 19    04 49.61   -79 12.5    0.226    0.958    76.9    89.8    19.0
2009 01 29    21 20.51   -77 09.5    0.223    0.892    59.3   108.2    19.8
2009 02 08    20 07.74   -57 59.1    0.244    0.833    45.4   122.6    20.8
2009 02 18    19 58.80   -40 33.8    0.294    0.787    40.1   125.9    21.3
2009 02 28    20 06.04   -27 20.3    0.369    0.757    42.0   119.0    21.2
2009 03 10    20 21.72   -17 52.4    0.462    0.749    45.9   107.8    20.9
2009 03 20    20 42.48   -10 58.8    0.562    0.764    49.7    96.2    20.8
2009 03 30    21 05.80   -05 41.2    0.659    0.798    52.9    86.0    20.8
2009 04 09    21 29.78   -01 23.3    0.747    0.849    55.8    77.5    20.9
2009 04 19    21 53.27   +02 15.7    0.822    0.910    58.8    70.7    21.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-A45

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