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MPEC 2009-D66 : 2009 DM40

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M.P.E.C. 2009-D66                                Issued 2009 Feb. 26, 13:20 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.

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                                   2009 DM40

Observations:
     K09D40M* C2009 02 26.38862 13 51 43.63 +30 03 56.8          19.7 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.39648 13 51 28.33 +30 03 53.5          19.1 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.40442 13 51 12.78 +30 03 50.6          19.2 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.45546 13 49 34.42 +30 03 10.4          17.6 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.49084 13 48 28.11 +30 02 25.4          19.7 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.49197 13 48 25.93 +30 02 21.3          20.4 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.53158 13 47 13.77 +30 01 19.6          20.6 V ED066703
     K09D40M  C2009 02 26.53314 13 47 11.15 +30 01 17.4          19.2 V ED066703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.

Orbital elements:
2009 DM40                                                Earth MOID = 0.0045 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 333.22013              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.64148370     Peri.  305.60226     -0.15922991     -0.98580993
a   1.3315137      Node   153.41055     +0.93983801     -0.16784565
e   0.3422719      Incl.    6.81935     +0.30224221     +0.00257174
P   1.54           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090226 703  0.6-  0.6-    090226 703  1.9-  1.4+    090226 703  1.2-  0.2-
090226 703  0.3+  0.6-    090226 703  0.3-  0.4+    090226 703  1.0+  0.4+
090226 703  0.6-  0.5+    090226 703  1.4-  2.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 DM40                a,e,i = 1.33, 0.34, 7                   q = 0.8758
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 02 18    23 30.44   -23 56.9    0.0274   0.963    23.5   155.8    28.6
2009 02 19    23 19.68   -23 05.7    0.0225   0.967    20.4   159.1    29.2
2009 02 20    23 03.26   -21 40.3    0.0177   0.972    16.0   163.7    30.5
2009 02 21    22 35.68   -18 58.6    0.0131   0.976     9.4   170.4    34.8
2009 02 22    21 42.70   -12 49.3    0.00884  0.980     9.8   170.1    33.6
2009 02 23    19 48.47   +03 11.0    0.00592  0.985    41.1   138.7    22.3
2009 02 24    16 51.93   +23 53.0    0.00646  0.990    88.6    91.0    19.0
2009 02 25    14 57.39   +29 38.6    0.00990  0.994   115.2    64.3    19.0
2009 02 26    14 04.23   +30 09.3    0.0143   0.999   127.1    52.2    19.5
2009 02 27    13 36.47   +29 53.0    0.0189   1.004   133.6    45.7    19.9
2009 02 28    13 19.82   +29 32.3    0.0238   1.008   137.6    41.5    20.3
2009 03 01    13 08.78   +29 13.6    0.0286   1.013   140.5    38.5    20.7
2009 03 02    13 00.92   +28 57.7    0.0335   1.018   142.6    36.3    20.9
2009 03 03    12 55.03   +28 44.0    0.0385   1.023   144.3    34.5    21.2
2009 03 04    12 50.42   +28 32.1    0.0435   1.028   145.7    33.0    21.4
2009 03 05    12 46.71   +28 21.3    0.0485   1.033   146.8    31.7    21.6
2009 03 06    12 43.63   +28 11.6    0.0535   1.038   147.8    30.6    21.8
2009 03 07    12 41.04   +28 02.5    0.0585   1.043   148.7    29.6    22.0
2009 03 08    12 38.80   +27 53.9    0.0636   1.048   149.4    28.8    22.2
2009 03 09    12 36.84   +27 45.6    0.0687   1.053   150.1    28.0    22.3
2009 03 10    12 35.10   +27 37.6    0.0738   1.058   150.7    27.4    22.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D66

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