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MPEC 2009-M12 : 2009 MD

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M12                                Issued 2009 June 18, 11:40 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

                                    2009 MD

Observations:
     K09M00D* C2009 06 17.34081 20 53 59.49 +09 46 13.0          21.0 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.34767 20 54 02.41 +09 45 51.4          20.8 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.35452 20 54 05.29 +09 45 30.0          20.7 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.36146 20 54 08.20 +09 45 08.1          20.8 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.40912 20 54 28.33 +09 42 37.2          20.8 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.41001 20 54 28.69 +09 42 34.6          21.2 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.41087 20 54 29.08 +09 42 31.8          21.1 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.41173 20 54 29.41 +09 42 29.2          21.1 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.46085 20 54 50.04 +09 39 52.5          20.1 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.46301 20 54 50.97 +09 39 45.6          20.9 V EM012G96
     K09M00D  C2009 06 17.46423 20 54 51.48 +09 39 41.3          20.8 V EM012G96
     K09M00D 6C2009 06 17.57617820 55 41.19 +09 33 55.9          20.9 V EM012F65
     K09M00D 6C2009 06 17.57858620 55 42.21 +09 33 48.5          20.8 V EM012F65
     K09M00D 6C2009 06 17.58096320 55 43.21 +09 33 40.6          20.9 V EM012F65
     K09M00D  C2009 06 18.06369 20 59 17.54 +09 07 12.6                 EM012J95
     K09M00D  C2009 06 18.07460 20 59 22.19 +09 06 37.5          20.5 R EM012J95
     K09M00D SC2009 06 18.32464321 01 12.28 +08 53 10.2                 EM012H55
     K09M00D SC2009 06 18.32641621 01 13.01 +08 53 04.9                 EM012H55

Observer details:
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 MD                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0882 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 358.83374              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27318214     Peri.  166.43314     +0.11647248     +0.97874045
a   2.3523459      Node   110.04849     -0.92718551     +0.16808298
e   0.5326118      Incl.   10.35307     -0.35603538     -0.11753826
P   3.61           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
090617 G96  0.1+  0.0     090617 G96  0.4+  0.0     090617 F65  0.1-  0.3+
090617 G96  0.2+  0.0     090617 G96  0.1-  0.2+    090617 F65  0.1+  0.0
090617 G96  0.1-  0.1+    090617 G96  0.2-  0.1-    090618 J95  0.0   0.1-
090617 G96  0.5-  0.1+    090617 G96  0.2+  0.1-    090618 J95  0.1+  0.1+
090617 G96  0.1+  0.1-    090617 G96  0.1+  0.5-    090618 H55  0.1+  0.3-
090617 G96  0.1-  0.1+    090617 F65  0.3-  0.1-    090618 H55  0.2-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 MD                  a,e,i = 2.35, 0.53, 10                  q = 1.0995
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 18    20 58.80   +09 11.4    0.144    1.101   122.7    51.0    20.9
2009 06 28    22 07.64   -00 41.7    0.147    1.102   122.1    51.4    20.9
2009 07 08    23 01.16   -10 08.9    0.165    1.115   123.2    49.7    21.2
2009 07 18    23 37.00   -17 36.6    0.193    1.141   126.5    45.7    21.5
2009 07 28    23 57.48   -23 13.0    0.227    1.178   131.5    40.2    21.7
2009 08 07    00 05.96   -27 19.7    0.266    1.224   137.5    34.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M12

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