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MPEC 2009-O29 : 2009 OC3

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M.P.E.C. 2009-O29                                Issued 2009 July 24, 13:12 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 OC3

Observations:
     K09O03C* C2009 07 23.31200 22 37 38.88 +06 24 51.8          18.8   EO029704
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.32249 22 37 42.86 +06 25 02.1          19.2   EO029704
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.33304 22 37 46.91 +06 25 12.7          19.1   EO029704
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.34353 22 37 50.89 +06 25 22.9          19.0   EO029704
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.35400 22 37 54.90 +06 25 33.0          19.0   EO029704
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.94964 22 41 57.96 +06 34 15.7                 EO029J95
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.95385 22 41 59.56 +06 34 19.6                 EO029J95
     K09O03C  C2009 07 23.95809 22 42 01.21 +06 34 23.8          18.6 R EO029J95
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.03638 22 42 30.64 +06 35 42.4                 EO029204
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.04093 22 42 32.36 +06 35 46.7          18.2 C EO029204
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.04495 22 42 33.84 +06 35 50.3                 EO029204
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.21737 22 43 43.58 +06 40 12.6          18.9 C EO029I19
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.22417 22 43 46.12 +06 40 18.9          18.6 C EO029I19
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.22957 22 43 48.09 +06 40 23.7          18.4 C EO029I19
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.25976 22 44 02.19 +06 39 10.2          18.5 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.26405 22 44 03.81 +06 39 14.2          18.4 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.26902 22 44 05.69 +06 39 18.6          18.4 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.27323 22 44 07.27 +06 39 22.4          18.5 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.27935 22 44 09.55 +06 39 28.0          18.6 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.33161 22 44 27.00 +06 40 13.4          18.4 R EO029850
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.34336 22 44 31.30 +06 40 23.3          18.3 R EO029850
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.34610 22 44 33.12 +06 40 20.8          18.6 R EO029H36
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.35108 22 44 34.89 +06 40 25.3          18.0 R EO029H36
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.35372 22 44 35.92 +06 40 27.6          18.6 R EO029H36
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.35506 22 44 35.59 +06 40 34.0          18.2 R EO029850
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.35589 22 44 36.74 +06 40 29.7          18.8 R EO029H36
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.36677 22 44 39.86 +06 40 43.0          18.3 R EO029850
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.36988 22 44 42.80 +06 40 47.8          18.7 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.37571 22 44 44.91 +06 40 53.0          18.6 R EO029H01
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.37890 22 44 44.21 +06 40 53.7          18.2 R EO029850
     K09O03C  C2009 07 24.38288 22 44 47.51 +06 40 59.2          18.6 R EO029H01

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, M. Blythe.  Measurer J. Stuart.  1.0-m f/2.15
    reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/2.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 765x510 CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
I19 Tanti.  Observer C. Colazo.  0.28-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD + f/3.3
    focal reducer.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 OC3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0734 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 348.82985              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33651909     Peri.  126.20575     +0.52337137     +0.85210184
a   2.0470553      Node   175.35129     -0.79027606     +0.48636314
e   0.4696118      Incl.    1.56136     -0.31866309     +0.19332189
P   2.93           H   22.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
090723 704  0.1+  0.1-    090724 I19  0.6-  0.3-    090724 H36  0.8-  0.0
090723 704  0.4-  0.1-    090724 I19  0.1+  0.1-    090724 H36  0.2+  0.0
090723 704  0.1-  0.2+    090724 I19  0.0   0.1-    090724 850  0.2+  0.3+
090723 704  0.3-  0.2+    090724 H01  0.1-  0.2+    090724 H36  0.6+  0.3+
090723 704  0.3+  0.2+    090724 H01  0.0   0.3+    090724 850  0.5+  0.6-
090723 J95  0.2+  0.2-    090724 H01  0.2+  0.2+    090724 H01  0.1-  0.0
090723 J95  0.3-  0.2-    090724 H01  0.2+  0.2+    090724 H01  0.2-  0.2+
090723 J95  0.2-  0.1+    090724 H01  0.1+  0.3+    090724 850  0.4-  0.1-
090724 204  0.1+  0.0     090724 850  0.9-  0.2-    090724 H01  0.2-  0.2+
090724 204  0.4+  0.3+    090724 850  0.4-  0.4-
090724 204  0.1+  0.3+    090724 H36  0.1-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 OC3                 a,e,i = 2.05, 0.47, 2                   q = 1.0857
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 07 18    21 57.83   +04 38.0    0.0902   1.086   139.4    37.5    18.6
2009 07 28    23 06.80   +07 23.3    0.103    1.088   133.0    43.0    19.0
2009 08 07    23 50.86   +07 58.5    0.124    1.102   132.9    42.4    19.4
2009 08 17    00 15.16   +07 18.7    0.149    1.127   137.5    37.4    19.7
2009 08 27    00 25.86   +05 57.6    0.178    1.161   145.3    29.7    20.0
2009 09 06    00 28.08   +04 19.0    0.211    1.203   155.2    20.5    20.1
2009 09 16    00 25.59   +02 40.2    0.253    1.252   166.2    11.0    20.3
2009 09 26    00 21.51   +01 16.6    0.304    1.307   177.3     2.1    20.3
2009 10 06    00 18.34   +00 19.5    0.368    1.365   171.5     6.2    21.1
2009 10 16    00 17.30   -00 08.3    0.445    1.425   161.2    13.0    21.9

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-O29

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