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MPEC 2009-R51 : 2009 RT1

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M.P.E.C. 2009-R51                                Issued 2009 Sept. 13, 21:16 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 RT1

Observations:
     K09R01T*QC2009 09 11.62950 21 46 45.82 -21 40 09.0          18.7 V ER051E12
     K09R01T QC2009 09 11.63809 21 46 47.65 -21 40 21.6          18.3 V ER051E12
     K09R01T QC2009 09 11.65529 21 46 51.44 -21 40 48.7          18.8 V ER051E12
     K09R01T QC2009 09 12.38449 21 50 02.35 -22 00 46.8          19.2 V ER051E12
     K09R01T QC2009 09 12.38671 21 50 02.83 -22 00 51.2                 ER051E12
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.87601 21 52 00.13 -22 15 22.7          18.5 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.87708 21 52 00.33 -22 15 24.3          18.7 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.87816 21 52 00.56 -22 15 26.2          18.4 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.89252 21 52 01.09 -22 16 16.5                 ER051J95
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.89761 21 52 04.45 -22 15 58.1          18.6 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.89868 21 52 04.66 -22 15 59.8          18.6 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.89977 21 52 04.88 -22 16 01.7          18.5 R ER051J04
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.90136 21 52 02.82 -22 16 30.7          19.3 R ER051J95
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.99348 21 52 28.48 -22 16 26.1          19.1 C ER051I20
     K09R01T  C2009 09 12.99879 21 52 29.57 -22 16 35.1          19.2 C ER051I20
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.00269 21 52 30.41 -22 16 41.8          18.8 C ER051I20
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.09215021 52 50.55 -22 21 03.2          18.6 V ER051H55
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.10290621 52 52.71 -22 21 18.6          19.3 V ER051H55
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.11363021 52 54.84 -22 21 35.3          19.1 V ER051H55
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.13100 21 52 58.41 -22 22 06.7          19.1 R ER051H26
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.13566 21 52 59.28 -22 22 14.1          19.1 R ER051H26
     K09R01T  C2009 09 13.13802 21 52 59.75 -22 22 17.3          19.4 R ER051H26
     K09R01T `C2009 09 13.50284 21 54 25.90 -22 28 57.8          19.1 C ER051D90
     K09R01T `C2009 09 13.51318 21 54 27.89 -22 29 13.1          19.2 C ER051D90
     K09R01T `C2009 09 13.52349 21 54 29.91 -22 29 27.9          19.0 C ER051D90
     K09R01T `C2009 09 13.53386 21 54 31.84 -22 29 43.5          19.8 C ER051D90
     K09R01T .C2009 09 13.57260 21 54 39.33 -22 30 38.1          19.1 R ER051D90
     K09R01T .C2009 09 13.57643 21 54 40.01 -22 30 43.1          19.2 R ER051D90
     K09R01T .C2009 09 13.57916 21 54 40.52 -22 30 46.8          19.3 R ER051D90

Observer details:
D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel, K. Hills.
    Measurers C. Jacques, K. Hills.  0.40-m f/8.4 reflector + CCD, 0.41-m f/9
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  Measurer
    R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
H26 Doc Greiner Research Observatory, Janesvillle.  Observer M. Mills.  0.4-m
    f/8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.
I20 Rio Cuarto.  Observer F. D. Mazzone.  0.20-m f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian + CCD.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observers M. Busch, R. Kresken,
    J. Kuusela, Z. Sodnik.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 RT1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0375 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 334.24956              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.79417996     Peri.  135.76691     +0.43703278     +0.89911519
a   1.1548443      Node   160.10895     -0.84383089     +0.41924164
e   0.1056384      Incl.    4.10860     -0.31137081     +0.12581067
P   1.24           H   23.5           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
090911 E12  0.0   0.1-    090912 J04  0.1+  0.5+    090913 H26  0.0   1.0-
090911 E12  0.3-  0.5+    090912 J04  0.1+  0.3+    090913 H26  0.1-  0.6-
090911 E12  0.4+  0.3-    090912 J95  0.7-  0.3-    090913 D90  0.3-  0.3+
090912 E12  0.2-  0.1+    090912 I20  0.1-  0.3+    090913 D90  0.3-  0.2+
090912 E12  0.1-  0.3-    090912 I20  0.1-  0.1+    090913 D90  0.3+  0.5+
090912 J04  0.2+  0.3+    090913 I20  0.5+  0.2-    090913 D90  0.5-  0.1-
090912 J04  0.0   0.4+    090913 H55  0.1+  1.0-    090913 D90  0.7+  0.2-
090912 J04  0.2+  0.3+    090913 H55  0.1-  0.7+    090913 D90  0.1-  0.0
090912 J95  0.7+  0.2+    090913 H55  0.4-  0.8+    090913 D90  0.2-  0.1+
090912 J04  0.1+  0.4+    090913 H26  0.9+  0.8-

Ephemeris:
2009 RT1                 a,e,i = 1.15, 0.11, 4                   q = 1.0328
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 09 06    21 20.96   -18 16.2    0.0621   1.064   153.4    25.1    18.8
2009 09 16    22 03.76   -23 21.7    0.0819   1.077   149.8    28.0    19.5
2009 09 26    22 34.82   -24 58.0    0.107    1.092   145.1    31.7    20.2
2009 10 06    22 58.97   -24 32.8    0.136    1.108   140.5    35.1    20.8
2009 10 16    23 19.15   -22 56.9    0.169    1.124   136.0    38.0    21.4
2009 10 26    23 37.55   -20 35.3    0.206    1.141   131.6    40.6    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-R51

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