MPEC 2009-K53 : 2009 KT4

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M.P.E.C. 2009-K53                                Issued 2009 May 27, 00:37 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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                                   2009 KT4

Observations:
     K09K04T* C2009 05 26.16694 11 45 28.33 +06 11 56.1          20.4 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.17591 11 45 31.64 +06 12 05.0          20.5 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.18493 11 45 34.95 +06 12 14.2          21.2 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.19403 11 45 38.30 +06 12 23.5          20.3 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.24327 11 45 56.59 +06 13 10.6          22.1 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.25041 11 45 59.15 +06 13 18.2                 EK053693
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.25138 11 45 59.55 +06 13 19.5                 EK053693
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.25151 11 45 59.46 +06 13 19.1          20.7 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.25234 11 45 59.85 +06 13 20.1                 EK053693
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.25255 11 45 59.86 +06 13 19.8          20.1 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.26091 11 46 02.97 +06 13 27.7          20.7 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.26196 11 46 03.36 +06 13 29.2          20.5 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.27023 11 46 06.43 +06 13 36.9          20.8 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.27127 11 46 06.81 +06 13 37.8          20.4 V EK053G96
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.94935 11 50 24.26 +06 24 17.2                 EK053J95
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.95659 11 50 26.85 +06 24 24.7                 EK053J95
     K09K04T  C2009 05 26.96383 11 50 29.58 +06 24 30.5          20.4 R EK053J95

Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.54-m reflector
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 KT4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0553 AU
Epoch 2009 May 9.0 TT = JDT 2454960.5                   MPC
M  47.71983              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.78935421     Peri.  283.47258     -0.89124060     -0.42808673
a   1.1595463      Node   231.39501     +0.45348370     -0.84591198
e   0.1745368      Incl.   11.04946     -0.00653618     -0.31807966
P   1.25           H   21.9           G   0.15
From 17 observations 2009 May 26.

Ephemeris:
2009 KT4                 a,e,i = 1.16, 0.17, 11                  q = 0.9572
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 19    10 56.28   +03 41.1    0.175    1.073   105.9    65.1    20.6
2009 05 29    12 02.96   +06 54.2    0.204    1.101   110.1    59.8    20.8
2009 06 08    12 56.04   +08 12.4    0.245    1.129   111.8    56.6    21.2
2009 06 18    13 38.00   +08 09.5    0.293    1.157   111.7    54.7    21.5
2009 06 28    14 12.43   +07 14.5    0.347    1.185   110.7    53.4    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K53

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