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MPEC 2009-B31 : 2009 BW2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-B31                                Issued 2009 Jan. 20, 23:17 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

                                   2009 BW2

Observations:
     K09B02W* C2009 01 20.29594 08 12 37.40 +44 59 45.4          19.2 V EB031703
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.30135 08 12 35.31 +45 00 16.0          19.6 V EB031703
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.30685 08 12 33.01 +45 00 44.7          18.8 V EB031703
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.31237 08 12 30.88 +45 01 14.8          19.5 V EB031703
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.33644 08 12 20.42 +45 03 17.5          19.2 R EB031H01
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.33989 08 12 19.04 +45 03 35.7          19.1 R EB031H01
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.34559 08 12 17.68 +45 04 13.1          18.7 R EB031854
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.34730 08 12 16.11 +45 04 14.5          19.0 R EB031H01
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.34943 08 12 16.18 +45 04 33.3          19.3 R EB031854
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.35326 08 12 14.74 +45 04 53.7          18.8 R EB031854
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.35668 08 12 12.42 +45 05 03.1          19.2 R EB031H01
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.36119 08 12 10.64 +45 05 26.3          18.8 R EB031H01
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.95105 08 09 17.55 +45 58 48.8                 EB031J95
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.95399 08 09 16.36 +45 59 05.9                 EB031J95
     K09B02W  C2009 01 20.95695 08 09 15.19 +45 59 23.1          19.3 R EB031J95

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 BW2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0172 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 225.35988              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.96259190     Peri.  184.66935     -0.75395025     +0.65684854
a   1.0158773      Node    36.39758     -0.60215167     -0.68463880
e   0.1378411      Incl.    1.00825     -0.26262597     -0.31594257
P   1.02           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090120 703  0.1+  0.1-    090120 H01  0.1+  0.1-    090120 H01  0.0   0.2-
090120 703  0.6+  0.8+    090120 854  0.4-  0.1+    090120 H01  0.2-  0.3-
090120 703  0.7-  0.5-    090120 H01  0.0   0.0     090120 J95  0.1+  0.1+
090120 703  0.1-  0.3-    090120 854  0.2-  0.1+    090120 J95  0.1-  0.0
090120 H01  0.3+  0.1-    090120 854  0.7+  0.4+    090120 J95  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 BW2                 a,e,i = 1.02, 0.14, 1                   q = 0.8758
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 19    08 18.35   +43 08.3    0.0461   1.027   157.0    22.0    19.4
2009 01 21    08 08.96   +46 03.8    0.0419   1.022   153.9    25.1    19.3
2009 01 23    07 56.09   +49 27.8    0.0379   1.017   149.6    29.3    19.2
2009 01 25    07 37.84   +53 23.3    0.0342   1.012   144.2    34.7    19.1
2009 01 27    07 10.71   +57 49.4    0.0308   1.008   137.5    41.3    19.1
2009 01 29    06 28.13   +62 31.4    0.0279   1.003   129.5    49.3    19.1
2009 01 31    05 19.07   +66 39.4    0.0254   0.998   119.9    58.8    19.1
2009 02 02    03 36.81   +68 17.3    0.0237   0.993   108.8    69.9    19.3
2009 02 04    01 47.81   +65 20.6    0.0226   0.989    96.5    82.2    19.6
2009 02 06    00 28.35   +58 22.1    0.0224   0.984    83.6    95.1    20.1
2009 02 08    23 38.80   +49 35.9    0.0231   0.979    70.9   107.8    20.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-B31

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