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MPEC 2009-C82 : 2009 CR4

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M.P.E.C. 2009-C82                                Issued 2009 Feb. 13, 19:38 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 CR4

Observations:
     K09C04R* C2009 02 13.11420 08 36 36.71 +20 21 07.7          20.2 V EC082691
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.13056 08 36 34.71 +20 20 59.3          20.0 V EC082691
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.14693 08 36 32.51 +20 20 50.3          20.3 V EC082691
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.17935 08 36 25.45 +20 20 24.5          19.3 C EC082493
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.18126 08 36 25.26 +20 20 23.6          19.6 C EC082493
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.18315 08 36 25.05 +20 20 22.3          19.8 C EC082493
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.31763 08 36 10.08 +20 19 14.4          19.9 R EC082854
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.32418 08 36 09.12 +20 19 10.3          19.9 R EC082854
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.33071 08 36 08.25 +20 19 05.8          20.4 R EC082854
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.79184 08 35 15.05 +20 14 28.6          19.8 C EC082493
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.79498 08 35 14.66 +20 14 27.0          19.7 C EC082493
     K09C04R  C2009 02 13.79809 08 35 14.27 +20 14 25.3          19.9 C EC082493

Observer details:
493 Calar Alto.  Observers F. Hormuth, J. C. Datson.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 CR4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0800 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 290.52690              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47335020     Peri.  243.84269     -0.87432227     +0.48297082
a   1.6306009      Node   324.97904     -0.41011053     -0.78801600
e   0.3626513      Incl.    4.79348     -0.25955715     -0.38179833
P   2.08           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090213 691  0.4-  0.0     090213 493  0.1+  0.0     090213 854  0.5-  0.4-
090213 691  0.8+  0.2+    090213 493  0.4+  0.2-    090213 493  0.1-  0.1-
090213 691  0.5-  0.1-    090213 854  1.0+  0.3+    090213 493  0.0   0.1+
090213 493  0.5-  0.3-    090213 854  0.4-  0.1+    090213 493  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 CR4                 a,e,i = 1.63, 0.36, 5                   q = 1.0393
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 08    08 46.64   +21 03.4    0.292    1.274   168.8     8.7    20.1
2009 02 18    08 26.76   +19 28.2    0.256    1.225   154.9    20.0    20.2
2009 02 28    08 08.27   +16 57.7    0.232    1.180   141.1    31.9    20.2
2009 03 10    07 55.26   +13 34.1    0.214    1.138   128.4    43.1    20.3
2009 03 20    07 49.63   +09 23.6    0.200    1.103   117.6    53.2    20.4
2009 03 30    07 51.81   +04 25.4    0.186    1.074   109.0    61.6    20.4
2009 04 09    08 01.71   -01 32.6    0.172    1.053   102.8    68.0    20.4
2009 04 19    08 19.36   -08 47.7    0.157    1.042    99.4    72.1    20.3
2009 04 29    08 46.69   -17 36.6    0.143    1.040    99.3    72.9    20.1
2009 05 09    09 28.19   -27 55.2    0.133    1.048   103.3    69.7    19.9
2009 05 19    10 30.88   -38 21.5    0.129    1.065   111.2    62.3    19.6
2009 05 29    11 58.48   -45 46.3    0.137    1.092   121.7    52.2    19.5
2009 06 08    13 34.31   -47 35.6    0.156    1.125   131.6    42.4    19.6
2009 06 18    14 51.80   -45 02.5    0.189    1.165   138.7    35.2    19.9
2009 06 28    15 45.75   -40 59.5    0.233    1.209   141.9    31.3    20.3
2009 07 08    16 23.81   -37 05.9    0.289    1.257   141.7    30.1    20.8
2009 07 18    16 52.75   -33 50.5    0.356    1.307   139.1    30.6    21.4
2009 07 28    17 16.80   -31 14.3    0.434    1.358   135.2    31.8    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C82

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