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MPEC 2009-D17 : 2009 BA71

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M.P.E.C. 2009-D17                                Issued 2009 Feb. 18, 00:10 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2009 BA71

Additional Observations:
     K09B71A  C2007 03 15.50189 16 23 43.33 -13 12 31.6          21.8 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2007 03 15.50526 16 23 43.76 -13 12 32.2          22.2 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2007 03 15.50860 16 23 44.12 -13 12 31.2          21.2 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2007 03 15.51197 16 23 44.48 -13 12 31.2          20.6 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2009 01 03.41931 09 36 45.25 +10 07 24.6          20.0 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2009 01 03.42794 09 36 45.90 +10 07 25.2          20.3 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2009 01 03.43661 09 36 46.54 +10 07 24.9          20.1 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2009 01 03.44509 09 36 47.16 +10 07 24.9          20.1 V ED017G96
     K09B71A  C2009 02 05.24670 10 08 17.98 +14 10 36.4          19.1 V ED017703
     K09B71A  C2009 02 05.25148 10 08 18.13 +14 10 41.5          18.9 V ED017703
     K09B71A  C2009 02 05.25632 10 08 18.20 +14 10 46.3          19.0 V ED017703
     K09B71A  C2009 02 05.26118 10 08 18.49 +14 10 49.9          18.7 V ED017703
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.00080 10 13 50.38 +17 18 35.3          18.4 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.01381 10 13 50.58 +17 18 48.6          18.6 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.02711 10 13 50.73 +17 19 01.4          18.4 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.90568 10 14 13.85 +17 33 25.4          18.3 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.90821 10 14 13.90 +17 33 28.0          18.7 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.91074 10 14 13.93 +17 33 30.9          18.9 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.91328 10 14 13.96 +17 33 33.5          18.4 V ED017J75
     K09B71A  C2009 02 17.91580 10 14 14.00 +17 33 36.0          18.3 V ED017J75

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.
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
    W. K. Y. Yeung, J. Rodriguez, A. Cikota, S. Cikota.  0.45-m f/2.8
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    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 BA71                                                Earth MOID = 0.2291 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 316.24458              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46958503     Peri.   28.88136     -0.93979348     -0.33799431
a   1.6393055      Node   131.27343     +0.29922328     -0.88519238
e   0.2571913      Incl.    3.85110     +0.16508676     -0.31967842
P   2.10           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
070315 G96  0.4-  0.4+    090126 G96  0.3+  0.7+    090217 J75  0.3-  0.1-
070315 G96  0.3+  0.5-    090126 G96  0.1+  0.5+    090217 J75  0.3+  0.2+
070315 G96  0.2+  0.2+    090128 703  0.1-  0.2-    090217 J75  0.2+  0.1-
070315 G96  0.1-  0.0     090128 703  0.4-  0.5-    090217 J75  0.1-  0.1-
090103 G96  0.2-  0.4-    090128 703  0.3+  0.0     090217 J75  0.1+  0.1-
090103 G96  0.0   0.2+    090128 703  0.7+  0.4+    090217 J75  0.0   0.2+
090103 G96  0.0   0.0     090205 703  1.1-  0.8-    090217 J75  0.1-  0.2+
090103 G96  0.1-  0.0     090205 703  0.5-  0.1-    090217 J75  0.0   0.2+
090126 G96  0.4+  0.2+    090205 703  1.1-  0.3+
090126 G96  0.2+  0.0     090205 703  1.5+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2009 BA71                a,e,i = 1.64, 0.26, 4                   q = 1.2177
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 18    10 14.25   +17 35.2    0.235    1.222   173.8     5.0    18.3
2009 02 28    10 18.54   +20 07.5    0.233    1.218   166.4    11.0    18.5
2009 03 10    10 24.47   +21 53.8    0.241    1.219   157.6    18.1    18.9
2009 03 20    10 33.15   +22 35.3    0.257    1.225   149.6    24.3    19.2
2009 03 30    10 44.84   +22 09.1    0.283    1.236   142.8    29.2    19.6
2009 04 09    10 59.30   +20 43.5    0.316    1.251   137.1    33.0    20.0
2009 04 19    11 15.76   +18 33.4    0.356    1.271   132.2    35.8    20.3
2009 04 29    11 33.55   +15 52.2    0.403    1.295   127.9    37.9    20.7
2009 05 09    11 52.24   +12 51.6    0.458    1.321   123.9    39.3    21.1
2009 05 19    12 11.43   +09 41.6    0.521    1.351   120.2    40.4    21.4
2009 05 29    12 30.94   +06 28.7    0.591    1.382   116.5    41.0    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D17

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