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MPEC 2009-A47 : 2009 AM15

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M.P.E.C. 2009-A47                                Issued 2009 Jan. 8, 18:32 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 AM15

Observations:
     K09A15M* C2009 01 06.61786 06 37 40.62 -58 01 09.7          19.1 V EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 06.62950 06 37 37.09 -58 00 49.1          19.4 V EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 06.64117 06 37 33.52 -58 00 28.6          19.1 V EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 06.65282 06 37 30.14 -58 00 08.1          19.6 V EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 06.68337 06 37 20.97 -57 59 13.4          19.1 R EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 08.56711 06 28 29.90 -57 01 38.1          19.3 R EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 08.57183 06 28 28.46 -57 01 29.3          19.2 R EA047E12
     K09A15M  C2009 01 08.71473 06 27 47.87 -56 56 46.8          19.4 R EA047E12

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.

Orbital elements:
2009 AM15                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0461 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  97.60701              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.34305631     Peri.  132.49752     +0.47675277     +0.86882293
a   0.8135918      Node   164.29394     -0.87889876     +0.46843876
e   0.4845758      Incl.   29.57710     +0.01561277     -0.16034916
P   0.73           H   18.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090106 E12  0.2+  0.0     090106 E12  0.3+  0.2-    090108 E12  0.3-  0.1-
090106 E12  0.0   0.1+    090106 E12  0.0   0.0     090108 E12  0.1-  0.2-
090106 E12  0.6-  0.0     090108 E12  0.4+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 AM15                a,e,i = 0.81, 0.48, 30                  q = 0.4193
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 09    06 26.53   -56 47.5    0.510    1.185   100.2    54.7    19.5
2009 01 19    05 48.17   -50 02.0    0.498    1.202   103.4    52.8    19.4
2009 01 29    05 23.82   -41 11.9    0.494    1.208   104.6    52.1    19.4
2009 02 08    05 11.17   -31 12.6    0.501    1.204   103.3    52.9    19.4
2009 02 18    05 07.01   -20 59.0    0.518    1.191    99.7    54.9    19.6
2009 02 28    05 08.88   -11 11.5    0.545    1.167    94.5    57.8    19.7
2009 03 10    05 15.03   -02 13.3    0.577    1.134    88.3    61.1    19.9
2009 03 20    05 24.06   +05 50.7    0.610    1.090    81.6    64.7    20.0
2009 03 30    05 34.93   +13 06.0    0.641    1.035    74.8    68.6    20.1
2009 04 09    05 46.52   +19 43.5    0.665    0.970    67.7    72.9    20.2
2009 04 19    05 57.23   +25 56.7    0.678    0.893    60.5    78.2    20.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-A47

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