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MPEC 2009-C41 : 2009 CA2

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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

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          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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