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MPEC 2009-L02 : 2009 KT21

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M.P.E.C. 2009-L02                                Issued 2009 June 1, 11:02 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 KT21

Observations:
     K09K21T* C2009 05 29.30801 16 05 36.85 -17 01 43.6          20.6 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.31353 16 05 36.34 -17 01 40.8          21.0 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.31911 16 05 35.88 -17 01 37.2          21.7 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.33294 16 05 34.55 -17 01 30.5          21.2 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.33964 16 05 33.92 -17 01 26.9          21.2 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.34630 16 05 33.39 -17 01 25.0                 EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 29.35282 16 05 32.76 -17 01 20.2          21.4 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 05 30.28007 16 04 11.42 -16 53 29.4          20.2 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 05 30.28689 16 04 10.81 -16 53 26.0          20.5 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 05 30.29407 16 04 10.15 -16 53 22.3          20.4 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 05 30.31317 16 04 08.42 -16 53 12.7          20.3 R EL002H01
     K09K21T HC2009 05 30.33465 16 04 06.57 -16 53 03.1                 EL002291
     K09K21T  C2009 05 30.33970 16 04 06.04 -16 52 58.6          22.2 V EL002291
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.19096 16 01 27.66 -16 37 40.3          21.7 V EL002H55
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.19169016 01 27.61 -16 37 40.3          21.0 V EL002H55
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.20954416 01 25.98 -16 37 31.8          21.2 V EL002H55
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.21005 16 01 25.88 -16 37 30.8          21.5 V EL002H55
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.29621 16 01 18.56 -16 36 48.6          20.8 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.30134 16 01 18.10 -16 36 46.0          20.7 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.31259 16 01 17.12 -16 36 40.7          20.6 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.31803 16 01 16.64 -16 36 38.0          20.8 R EL002H01
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.33311 16 01 15.38 -16 36 30.4          21.6 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.33917 16 01 14.84 -16 36 27.6          21.6 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.34542 16 01 14.34 -16 36 24.6          21.6 V EL002G96
     K09K21T  C2009 06 01.35163 16 01 13.72 -16 36 21.2          21.5 V EL002G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, A. D. Grauer.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers H. Devore, S. Foglia.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 KT21                                                Earth MOID = 0.1083 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M  97.95828              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42475138     Peri.  239.71076     -0.37405010     -0.91986512
a   1.7527212      Node   232.72533     +0.89367865     -0.32349842
e   0.4168805      Incl.    8.53110     +0.24784065     -0.22180382
P   2.32           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090529 G96  0.0   0.0     090530 H01  0.1-  0.3+    090601 H01  0.2-  0.2+
090529 G96  0.1-  0.0     090530 H01  0.2-  0.3+    090601 H01  0.2-  0.0
090529 G96  0.7+  0.7+    090530 291  0.6+  1.2-    090601 H01  0.3-  0.0
090529 G96  0.2-  0.3+    090530 291  0.5-  0.7+    090601 G96  0.1+  0.1+
090529 G96  0.4-  0.4+    090601 H55  1.2+  0.3+    090601 G96  0.1-  0.1-
090529 G96  0.7+  1.1-    090601 H55  1.4+  0.1-    090601 G96  0.5+  0.2-
090529 G96  0.3+  0.3+    090601 H55  0.3+  0.3-    090601 G96  0.6-  0.1+
090530 H01  0.0   0.3+    090601 H55  0.5-  0.5+
090530 H01  0.1+  0.3+    090601 H01  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 KT21                a,e,i = 1.75, 0.42, 9                   q = 1.0220
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 29    16 06.07   -17 04.3    1.012    2.022   173.9     3.0    21.1
2009 05 30    16 04.60   -16 55.8    1.017    2.027   172.8     3.6    21.1
2009 05 31    16 03.15   -16 47.4    1.023    2.031   171.6     4.2    21.2
2009 06 01    16 01.73   -16 39.1    1.029    2.035   170.4     4.8    21.2
2009 06 02    16 00.33   -16 31.0    1.035    2.040   169.1     5.4    21.3
2009 06 03    15 58.96   -16 23.1    1.041    2.044   167.9     6.0    21.3
2009 06 04    15 57.63   -16 15.3    1.048    2.048   166.6     6.6    21.4
2009 06 05    15 56.32   -16 07.6    1.055    2.052   165.4     7.2    21.4
2009 06 06    15 55.04   -16 00.2    1.062    2.057   164.1     7.8    21.4
2009 06 07    15 53.80   -15 52.9    1.069    2.061   162.9     8.3    21.5
2009 06 08    15 52.59   -15 45.8    1.077    2.065   161.7     8.9    21.5
2009 06 09    15 51.41   -15 38.8    1.085    2.069   160.4     9.5    21.6
2009 06 10    15 50.27   -15 32.1    1.093    2.073   159.2    10.0    21.6
2009 06 11    15 49.17   -15 25.5    1.101    2.077   158.0    10.6    21.7
2009 06 12    15 48.10   -15 19.2    1.110    2.081   156.8    11.1    21.7
2009 06 13    15 47.06   -15 13.0    1.118    2.086   155.5    11.6    21.7
2009 06 14    15 46.07   -15 07.1    1.127    2.090   154.3    12.1    21.8
2009 06 15    15 45.11   -15 01.4    1.136    2.094   153.2    12.7    21.8
2009 06 16    15 44.19   -14 55.8    1.146    2.098   152.0    13.2    21.9
2009 06 17    15 43.31   -14 50.5    1.155    2.102   150.8    13.6    21.9
2009 06 18    15 42.47   -14 45.4    1.165    2.106   149.6    14.1    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-L02

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