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MPEC 2009-D27 : 2009 DZ

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M.P.E.C. 2009-D27                                Issued 2009 Feb. 19, 23:35 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 DZ

Observations:
     K09D00Z* C2009 02 18.14895 05 13 50.29 +04 32 32.3          19.3   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 18.16049 05 13 54.22 +04 34 20.0          19.5   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 18.17206 05 13 58.09 +04 36 04.7          19.3   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 18.18373 05 14 02.19 +04 37 52.9          19.3   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 18.19535 05 14 06.17 +04 39 40.5          19.5   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 19.08998 05 19 47.96 +06 58 56.9          19.8   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 19.10148 05 19 52.18 +07 00 45.0          20.6   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 19.11313 05 19 56.34 +07 02 35.1          20.4   ED027704
     K09D00Z  C2009 02 19.12480 05 20 00.38 +07 04 25.6          20.2   ED027704

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 DZ                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0465 AU
Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5                 MPC
M   9.95573              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57196334     Peri.  333.31962     -0.57566244     -0.80860017
a   1.4373325      Node   151.33518     +0.78817792     -0.58830075
e   0.2953247      Incl.   14.68063     +0.21768860     -0.00824612
P   1.72           H   21.4           G   0.15
From 8 observations 2009 Feb. 18-19.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2009 DZ                  a,e,i = 1.44, 0.30, 15                  q = 1.0129
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 18    05 12.94   +04 10.2    0.108    1.026   107.3    67.0    19.0
2009 02 28    06 28.69   +30 17.6    0.109    1.044   116.6    58.0    18.8
2009 03 10    08 07.07   +47 08.0    0.138    1.069   120.2    53.4    19.2
2009 03 20    09 38.13   +52 14.2    0.184    1.100   120.4    51.4    19.8
2009 03 30    10 41.93   +51 30.8    0.238    1.136   119.9    49.7    20.4
2009 04 09    11 23.55   +48 34.9    0.297    1.175   119.2    48.1    20.9
2009 04 19    11 52.10   +44 47.7    0.360    1.217   118.3    46.6    21.4
2009 04 29    12 13.63   +40 36.4    0.427    1.260   117.1    45.3    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D27

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