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MPEC 2009-K05 : 2008 JM20

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M.P.E.C. 2009-K05                                Issued 2009 May 18, 10:47 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

                                   2008 JM20

                           Revision to MPEC 2008-J58

Additional Observations:
     K08J20M EC2009 05 11.93820 11 40 13.92 +54 26 56.2                 EK005J95
     K08J20M EC2009 05 11.94005 11 40 14.85 +54 26 33.8          19.7 R EK005J95
     K08J20M  C2009 05 11.94462 11 40 17.02 +54 25 40.4                 EK005J95
     K08J20M  C2009 05 11.94686 11 40 18.07 +54 25 14.3          20.2 R EK005J95
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 13.25104 11 50 01.55 +50 14 50.1          20.2 R EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 13.25903 11 50 04.54 +50 13 19.5                 EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 13.26998 11 50 08.76 +50 11 14.5                 EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 13.27975 11 50 12.39 +50 09 23.0                 EK005673
     K08J20M  C2009 05 15.98369 12 05 02.57 +41 57 02.6                 EK005J95
     K08J20M  C2009 05 15.98573 12 05 03.07 +41 56 41.4                 EK005J95
     K08J20M  C2009 05 15.98884 12 05 03.90 +41 56 08.8          19.7 R EK005J95
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 16.22234 12 06 07.43 +41 16 05.7          20.2 R EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 16.22674 12 06 08.50 +41 15 19.9                 EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 16.22836 12 06 08.87 +41 15 03.3                 EK005673
     K08J20M 5C2009 05 16.23750 12 06 11.09 +41 13 29.1                 EK005673
     K08J20M SC2009 05 16.93052 12 09 06.43 +39 16 03.8                 EK005J95
     K08J20M SC2009 05 16.94215 12 09 08.98 +39 14 05.5          19.8 R EK005J95
     K08J20M SC2009 05 17.96647 12 13 03.21 +36 27 20.9          19.9 R EK005J95

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090511 J95 0.16+ 0.05-    090517 J95 0.13+ 0.07-    MPO140221   -0.053 day

Orbital elements:
2008 JM20                                                Earth MOID = 0.1640 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M  94.18924              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.95387039     Peri.   27.69187     -0.01448071     -0.93789270
a   1.0220602      Node    64.97383     +0.83205695     -0.20354607
e   0.5920720      Incl.   22.49097     +0.55450117     +0.28093823
P   1.03           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
080510 703  0.9-  0.4-    080510 113  0.2-  0.0     080515 H55  0.0   0.0
080510 703  1.5-  0.4+    080510 118  0.0   0.0     080515 H55  0.2-  0.2+
080510 703 (0.6-  1.6+)   080510 118  0.0   0.0     080519 H55  0.0   0.3+
080510 703  0.2-  0.1+    080510 118  0.1+  0.0     080519 H55  0.1+  0.1+
080510 703  0.4-  0.1+    080510 B33  0.3-  0.0     080519 H55  0.0   0.2+
080510 703  0.6-  0.4-    080510 B33  0.9-  0.6-    080521 H55 (2.0+  0.2-)
080510 703  0.1+  0.3+    080511 474  1.1+  0.3+    080521 H55  0.2-  0.7-
080510 H55  0.5+  0.3+    080511 474  1.3+  0.2+    080521 H55  0.1-  0.7+
080510 H55  0.6+  0.2+    080511 474  0.4-  0.3+    080522 H55  1.2+  0.6+
080510 H55  0.5+  0.2+    080511 474  0.4+  0.4-    080522 H55  0.0   0.4-
080510 H55  0.7+  0.2+    080511 300 (1.6-  2.9-)   080522 H55  1.1+  1.0-
080510 H55  0.3+  0.2+    080511 300  0.1-  1.5-    080527 H55  0.0   0.4-
080510 854  0.3+  0.2+    080511 300  0.6-  0.6-    080527 H55  0.7-  0.2-
080510 854  0.2+  0.7+    080511 300  0.1+  0.6-    080527 H55  0.7+  0.3-
080510 854  0.2+  0.2-    080511 474  0.0   0.1+    080606 291  0.2-  0.1-
080510 703  0.2+  0.2+    080511 474  0.4-  0.3-    080606 291  0.3-  0.3+
080510 703  0.5-  0.7+    080511 474 (1.3+  2.1+)   080606 291  0.1+  0.1+
080510 703  0.4-  0.1+    080511 474  0.8+  0.2-    090511 J95  0.0   0.4+
080510 703  0.3-  0.3-    080512 H55  0.1+  0.1-    090511 J95  0.2+  0.3-
080510 703  0.9-  0.3-    080512 H55  0.1+  0.0     090511 J95  0.2-  0.1-
080510 F85  0.1-  0.0     080512 H55  0.3+  0.1+    090511 J95  0.5-  0.0
080510 474  0.6-  1.1-    080512 113  0.3-  0.3-    090513 673  0.7+  0.7-
080510 F85  0.5+  0.3+    080512 113  0.5-  0.7-    090513 673  0.1+  0.2+
080510 474  0.4-  0.1+    080512 113  0.3-  0.2-    090513 673  0.5+  0.6+
080510 474  0.4-  0.8+    080512 113  0.1-  0.1-    090513 673  0.5-  1.0+
080510 474  0.6+  1.1+    080512 113  0.3+  0.3-    090515 J95  0.2+  0.4-
080510 F85  0.5-  0.2-    080513 H55  0.3+  0.0     090515 J95  0.2-  0.3-
080510 B32  0.7+  0.4-    080513 H55  0.1-  0.2-    090515 J95  0.0   0.3-
080510 151  0.0   0.0     080513 H55  0.3+  0.2-    090516 673 (1.7+  0.1-)
080510 151  0.5+  0.3+    080513 204  0.1-  0.2+    090516 673  1.4+  0.4-
080510 151  0.3+  0.4+    080513 204  0.1+  0.1-    090516 673  1.1+  0.3-
080510 B32  0.4-  0.1+    080513 204  0.2+  0.0     090516 673  0.6+  0.0
080510 113  0.1+  0.1-    080514 703  0.8-  0.2+    090516 J95  0.9+  1.0+
080510 113  0.2+  0.1-    080514 703  0.2+  0.2+    090516 J95  0.8-  0.6-
080510 113  0.0   0.1-    080514 703  0.6+  1.1+    090517 J95  0.5-  0.5+
080510 113  0.1+  0.1+    080514 703  0.1+  0.7+
080510 113  0.2-  0.0     080515 H55  0.0   0.5-

Ephemeris:
2008 JM20                a,e,i = 1.02, 0.59, 22                  q = 0.4169
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 19    12 16.60   +33 47.5    0.261    1.117   107.3    59.8    20.5
2009 05 20    12 19.70   +31 20.2    0.268    1.127   108.6    58.4    20.5
2009 05 21    12 22.53   +29 00.4    0.276    1.135   109.7    57.1    20.5
2009 05 22    12 25.13   +26 48.0    0.285    1.144   110.7    55.9    20.6
2009 05 23    12 27.55   +24 42.7    0.294    1.153   111.5    54.8    20.6
2009 05 24    12 29.80   +22 44.2    0.303    1.162   112.2    53.8    20.7
2009 05 25    12 31.92   +20 52.2    0.313    1.170   112.8    52.9    20.8
2009 05 26    12 33.92   +19 06.3    0.323    1.179   113.4    52.1    20.8
2009 05 27    12 35.82   +17 26.2    0.333    1.187   113.8    51.4    20.9
2009 05 28    12 37.64   +15 51.5    0.344    1.196   114.1    50.7    20.9
2009 05 29    12 39.37   +14 21.9    0.354    1.204   114.3    50.1    21.0
2009 05 30    12 41.04   +12 57.1    0.365    1.212   114.5    49.6    21.1
2009 05 31    12 42.65   +11 36.7    0.377    1.220   114.6    49.1    21.1
2009 06 01    12 44.22   +10 20.5    0.388    1.228   114.7    48.6    21.2
2009 06 02    12 45.73   +09 08.2    0.400    1.236   114.7    48.2    21.3
2009 06 03    12 47.21   +07 59.5    0.411    1.243   114.6    47.9    21.3
2009 06 04    12 48.66   +06 54.1    0.423    1.251   114.5    47.5    21.4
2009 06 05    12 50.07   +05 51.9    0.435    1.259   114.4    47.2    21.5
2009 06 06    12 51.47   +04 52.7    0.448    1.266   114.2    47.0    21.5
2009 06 07    12 52.83   +03 56.1    0.460    1.273   114.0    46.7    21.6
2009 06 08    12 54.18   +03 02.1    0.473    1.281   113.8    46.5    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K05

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