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M.P.E.C. 2009-C41 Issued 2009 Feb. 4, 17:09 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 CA2
Observations:
K09C02A* C2009 02 03.53462 17 05 00.96 +43 41 26.5 19.6 V EC041703
K09C02A C2009 02 03.53708 17 05 00.67 +43 41 27.9 20.0 V EC041703
K09C02A C2009 02 03.53957 17 05 00.49 +43 41 29.8 19.6 V EC041703
K09C02A C2009 02 03.54205 17 05 00.06 +43 41 31.2 19.9 V EC041703
K09C02A C2009 02 04.44610 17 03 34.30 +43 50 04.7 20.1 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.44770 17 03 34.12 +43 50 05.5 20.0 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.44933 17 03 33.98 +43 50 06.7 20.1 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.45100 17 03 33.80 +43 50 07.5 20.1 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.54632 17 03 24.19 +43 51 05.7 20.3 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.54836 17 03 24.01 +43 51 06.8 20.2 V EC041G96
K09C02A C2009 02 04.54941 17 03 23.86 +43 51 07.8 20.1 V EC041G96
Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. A. Kowalski. 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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
2009 CA2 Earth MOID = 0.0905 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5 MPC
M 2.48456 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.54613290 Peri. 37.55436 +0.57208908 -0.77561395
a 1.4823036 Node 22.13698 +0.46839518 +0.04200821
e 0.4279136 Incl. 45.05634 +0.67329046 +0.62980816
P 1.80 H 18.2 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090203 703 0.5+ 0.2- 090204 G96 0.2+ 0.2+ 090204 G96 0.2- 0.2-
090203 703 0.0 0.2- 090204 G96 0.0 0.0 090204 G96 0.2+ 0.3-
090203 703 0.7+ 0.2+ 090204 G96 0.2+ 0.2+ 090204 G96 0.3- 0.1+
090203 703 1.3- 0.1+ 090204 G96 0.0 0.0
Ephemeris:
2009 CA2 a,e,i = 1.48, 0.43, 45 q = 0.8480
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2009 01 29 17 12.81 +42 53.4 0.779 1.122 78.1 59.2 20.0
2009 02 08 16 57.38 +44 25.9 0.752 1.189 85.2 55.8 20.0
2009 02 18 16 34.16 +46 21.1 0.715 1.256 93.6 51.8 19.9
2009 02 28 15 58.56 +48 17.7 0.674 1.322 103.5 46.8 19.7
2009 03 10 15 06.95 +49 16.3 0.640 1.387 114.5 40.7 19.5
2009 03 20 14 03.01 +47 46.0 0.625 1.450 125.3 34.1 19.4
2009 03 30 13 00.92 +42 55.6 0.641 1.510 133.0 28.9 19.4
2009 04 09 12 13.78 +35 45.1 0.693 1.568 134.7 27.0 19.6
2009 04 19 11 43.51 +28 06.0 0.779 1.623 130.6 28.0 20.0
2009 04 29 11 26.24 +21 08.8 0.894 1.676 123.5 30.1 20.4
2009 05 09 11 17.90 +15 13.4 1.030 1.725 115.5 31.9 20.8
2009 05 19 11 15.54 +10 15.0 1.179 1.772 107.7 33.0 21.2
2009 05 29 11 17.27 +06 01.2 1.337 1.815 100.2 33.3 21.5
2009 06 08 11 21.91 +02 20.3 1.499 1.856 93.1 33.1 21.8
Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-C41
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