Printer-friendly version
Follow the MPC on Twitter Follow the MPC on Facebook The MPC blog
Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2009-D23 : 2009 BD2

The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


Read MPEC 2009-D22 Read MPEC 2009-D24


M.P.E.C. 2009-D23                                Issued 2009 Feb. 19, 14:28 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 BD2

Additional Observations:
     K09B02D  C2009 01 19.45331 10 56 30.30 -06 51 13.3          18.9 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 01 19.45876 10 56 30.08 -06 51 11.7          19.6 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 01 19.46653 10 56 30.04 -06 51 05.0          19.6 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 01 19.47189 10 56 29.79 -06 51 00.4          19.2 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 01 30.66767 10 51 38.95 -04 15 48.0          19.6 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 01 30.67563 10 51 38.77 -04 15 40.1          19.5 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 01 31.66669 10 50 59.92 -03 59 25.8          19.6 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 01 31.67468 10 50 59.56 -03 59 18.0          19.7 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 01 31.68267 10 50 59.24 -03 59 09.4          19.0 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 01 31.69072 10 50 58.88 -03 59 02.1          18.9 V ED023E12
     K09B02D  C2009 02 05.31299 10 47 35.33 -02 38 53.7                 ED023291
     K09B02D  C2009 02 05.31687 10 47 35.13 -02 38 49.4                 ED023291
     K09B02D  C2009 02 05.32091 10 47 34.92 -02 38 45.0                 ED023291
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.28032 10 34 59.05 +01 52 12.1          19.1 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.28837 10 34 58.58 +01 52 21.3          19.2 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.29642 10 34 58.08 +01 52 31.5          19.5 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.30441 10 34 57.57 +01 52 40.8          19.4 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.31280 10 34 57.18 +01 52 50.9          19.2 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.31994 10 34 56.67 +01 52 59.7          19.4 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.32710 10 34 56.31 +01 53 08.9          19.0 V ED023703
     K09B02D  C2009 02 19.33412 10 34 55.84 +01 53 17.0          19.1 V ED023703

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, 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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 BD2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.4014 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  12.46399              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23625655     Peri.  262.23827     +0.35172136     -0.93430079
a   2.5914737      Node   166.71580     +0.92717717     +0.33914624
e   0.5076287      Incl.   14.64288     +0.12897515     +0.10982654
P   4.17           H   17.6           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
090119 703  1.3+  0.6+    090130 E12  0.1-  0.7+    090219 703  0.3-  0.5-
090119 703  0.7-  1.5-    090131 E12  0.1-  0.1-    090219 703  0.5-  0.0
090119 703  0.6+  0.1-    090131 E12  0.3-  0.2-    090219 703  0.8-  0.2-
090119 703  1.9-  0.8+    090131 E12  0.2+  0.4+    090219 703  1.0+  0.2-
090120 G96  0.3-  0.4-    090131 E12  0.1+  0.3-    090219 703  0.2-  0.0
090120 G96  0.2-  0.0     090205 291  0.1+  0.1-    090219 703  0.9+  0.6+
090120 G96  0.1-  0.1-    090205 291  0.0   0.0     090219 703  0.3+  0.3+
090120 G96  0.1+  0.1-    090205 291  0.0   0.0
090130 E12 (2.4-  0.6+)   090219 703  0.5-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 BD2                 a,e,i = 2.59, 0.51, 15                  q = 1.2760
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 18    10 36.20   +01 26.7    0.865    1.842   167.3     6.8    19.1
2009 02 28    10 26.93   +04 43.1    0.916    1.905   174.6     2.8    19.1
2009 03 10    10 19.25   +07 38.9    0.993    1.968   164.2     7.9    19.6
2009 03 20    10 14.22   +10 01.1    1.095    2.031   152.5    13.1    20.1
2009 03 30    10 12.25   +11 45.9    1.217    2.093   141.5    17.3    20.5
2009 04 09    10 13.30   +12 55.0    1.357    2.155   131.4    20.4    20.9
2009 04 19    10 17.02   +13 33.4    1.511    2.216   122.2    22.5    21.3
2009 04 29    10 22.95   +13 46.4    1.676    2.276   113.8    23.9    21.6
2009 05 09    10 30.67   +13 38.7    1.848    2.336   105.9    24.6    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D23

Read MPEC 2009-D22 Read MPEC 2009-D24


MPEC number:

Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

  • 1997-B01 (the full form)
  • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
  • B01 (the abbreviated form)

Valid HTML 4.01!