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MPEC 2009-L03 : 2009 KV21

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M.P.E.C. 2009-L03                                Issued 2009 June 1, 11:05 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 KV21

Observations:
     K09K21V* C2009 05 30.34744 16 13 42.70 -09 54 21.1          20.6 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.35647 16 13 43.93 -09 54 48.0          20.9 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.36539 16 13 45.19 -09 55 14.5          20.7 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.37443 16 13 46.52 -09 55 41.8          20.3 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.39556 16 13 49.51 -09 56 44.8          19.9 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.40005 16 13 50.16 -09 56 57.9          20.7 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.40457 16 13 50.80 -09 57 11.8          21.1 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 30.40909 16 13 51.45 -09 57 25.2          20.9 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.24138 16 16 21.73 -10 41 59.0          20.4 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.24857 16 16 22.89 -10 42 24.2          21.0 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.25592 16 16 24.08 -10 42 48.7          21.1 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.29951 16 16 32.80 -10 45 10.3          20.8 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.30763 16 16 34.06 -10 45 36.9          20.6 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.97725 16 18 47.04 -11 25 33.6                 EL003J95
     K09K21V  C2009 05 31.99154 16 18 49.57 -11 26 26.4                 EL003J95
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.00658 16 18 52.32 -11 27 22.6          20.3 R EL003J95
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.22573 16 19 39.01 -11 41 00.3          20.6 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.22777916 19 39.41 -11 41 08.3          20.0 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.23209916 19 40.20 -11 41 24.9          20.3 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.23482 16 19 40.71 -11 41 34.9          21.0 V EL003H55
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.27687 16 19 50.41 -11 44 09.2          20.0 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.28321 16 19 51.57 -11 44 34.4          20.4 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.29589 16 19 53.89 -11 45 22.5          20.4 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.30456 16 19 55.45 -11 45 56.3          19.9 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.30750 16 19 55.70 -11 46 09.2          20.1 R EL003H01
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.31111 16 19 56.71 -11 46 21.8          20.2 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.31765 16 19 57.86 -11 46 46.9          20.3 V EL003G96
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.32396 16 19 58.75 -11 47 12.8          20.1 R EL003H01
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.33052 16 19 59.97 -11 47 38.2          20.2 R EL003H01
     K09K21V  C2009 06 01.34280 16 20 02.26 -11 48 25.5          20.3 R EL003H01

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, R. J. Wright.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 KV21                                                Earth MOID = 0.0295 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 354.04353              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27043306     Peri.  218.58312     +0.42405346     +0.89715099
a   2.3682608      Node    76.81928     -0.79620640     +0.43440071
e   0.5824318      Incl.    7.29828     -0.43154840     +0.08010076
P   3.64           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090530 G96  0.0   0.1-    090531 H55  0.2+  0.0     090601 G96  0.0   0.1+
090530 G96  0.4-  0.0     090531 G96  0.2+  0.9-    090601 G96  0.0   0.5-
090530 G96  0.3-  0.2+    090531 G96  0.2-  0.1+    090601 G96  0.1+  0.4+
090530 G96  0.5+  0.1-    090531 J95  0.9+  0.1-    090601 G96  0.3-  0.1+
090530 G96  0.2+  0.0     090531 J95  0.4-  0.2+    090601 H01  0.0   0.2+
090530 G96  0.2+  0.3+    090601 J95  0.5-  0.1-    090601 G96  0.5+  0.1-
090530 G96  0.0   0.1-    090601 H55  0.4-  0.1-    090601 G96  0.2-  0.1+
090530 G96  0.1-  0.0     090601 H55  0.1-  0.2-    090601 H01  0.2+  0.1+
090531 H55  0.4-  0.7+    090601 H55  0.1-  0.2-    090601 H01  0.3+  0.0
090531 H55  0.1-  0.3-    090601 H55  0.0   0.2+    090601 H01  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 KV21                a,e,i = 2.37, 0.58, 7                   q = 0.9889
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 29    16 10.29   -08 51.2    0.118    1.128   166.9    11.8    20.9
2009 05 31    16 15.62   -10 27.5    0.105    1.117   168.0    10.9    20.6
2009 06 02    16 22.56   -12 31.8    0.0924   1.105   169.5     9.6    20.3
2009 06 04    16 31.84   -15 14.5    0.0804   1.094   171.9     7.5    19.9
2009 06 06    16 44.70   -18 51.3    0.0691   1.084   175.4     4.3    19.4
2009 06 08    17 03.42   -23 44.7    0.0585   1.073   179.0     0.9    18.7
2009 06 10    17 32.35   -30 22.0    0.0491   1.064   171.4     8.2    18.8
2009 06 12    18 20.24   -38 52.0    0.0416   1.055   159.8    19.4    18.8
2009 06 14    19 42.11   -47 37.5    0.0371   1.046   144.1    34.7    19.0
2009 06 16    21 41.05   -51 40.3    0.0367   1.038   126.0    52.3    19.4
2009 06 18    23 31.00   -48 20.7    0.0403   1.030   109.7    68.2    20.1
2009 06 20    00 40.64   -41 57.4    0.0470   1.023    97.4    80.0    20.8
2009 06 22    01 21.54   -36 00.5    0.0556   1.017    89.0    87.8    21.5
2009 06 24    01 46.99   -31 16.7    0.0654   1.011    83.5    92.8    22.0
2009 06 26    02 04.05   -27 37.5    0.0758   1.006    79.9    95.8    22.4
2009 06 28    02 16.22   -24 46.4    0.0867   1.002    77.6    97.6    22.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-L03

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