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MPEC 2009-U18 : 2009 UK

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U18                                Issued 2009 Oct. 17, 12:32 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 UK

Observations:
     K09U00K* C2009 10 16.28264 01 29 36.70 +03 01 07.6          20.2 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.29228 01 29 35.95 +03 00 58.8          20.4 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.30168 01 29 35.19 +03 00 50.7          20.4 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.31090 01 29 34.47 +03 00 42.6          19.9 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.36250 01 29 30.30 +02 59 57.6          19.8 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.37050 01 29 29.68 +02 59 50.3          19.7 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.37862 01 29 29.04 +02 59 43.1          19.9 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.38677 01 29 28.35 +02 59 36.3          19.9 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.42977 01 29 24.94 +02 58 58.3          19.6 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.43391 01 29 24.62 +02 58 54.6          19.8 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 16.43779 01 29 24.32 +02 58 51.2          19.8 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.19687 01 28 27.97 +02 47 42.9          19.4 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.20125 01 28 27.61 +02 47 39.1          19.4 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.20788 01 28 27.08 +02 47 33.2          19.7 R EU018H01
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.23982 01 28 23.86 +02 47 21.5          19.5 R EU018I19
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.24976 01 28 23.08 +02 47 12.8          19.6 R EU018I19
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.25756 01 28 22.32 +02 47 05.8          19.7 R EU018I19
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.26861 01 28 22.18 +02 46 39.4          19.7 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.26954 01 28 22.12 +02 46 39.3          19.5 R EU018854
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.27530 01 28 21.60 +02 46 34.4          19.8 R EU018854
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.27565 01 28 21.61 +02 46 32.9          19.5 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.28107 01 28 21.06 +02 46 28.4          19.8 R EU018854
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.28271 01 28 21.03 +02 46 26.8          19.7 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.28980 01 28 20.46 +02 46 20.6          19.8 V EU018G96
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.38575 01 28 12.54 +02 44 56.1          19.8 R EU018926
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.38892 01 28 12.28 +02 44 53.3          19.9 R EU018926
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.39209 01 28 12.02 +02 44 50.5          19.7 R EU018926
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.44647 01 28 07.66 +02 44 01.5          20.5 V EU018291
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.45092 01 28 07.29 +02 43 57.9          20.8 V EU018291
     K09U00K  C2009 10 17.45749 01 28 06.76 +02 43 52.3          20.7 V EU018291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, R. Hill.  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.
I19 Tanti.  Observer C. Colazo.  0.28-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD + f/3.3
    focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2009 UK                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0412 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 351.78784              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31495784     Peri.  310.37228     -0.42373008     -0.90564482
a   2.1394449      Node   164.67428     +0.84844671     -0.40307907
e   0.5346291      Incl.    3.49950     +0.31716085     -0.13166141
P   3.13           H   19.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091016 G96  0.3-  0.2+    091016 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091017 G96  0.3+  0.6-
091016 G96  0.1+  0.1-    091017 H01  0.1+  0.1+    091017 854  1.3-  0.3-
091016 G96  0.0   0.0     091017 H01  0.0   0.1+    091017 G96  0.3+  0.5-
091016 G96  0.3+  0.1-    091017 H01  0.1+  0.1+    091017 G96  0.5+  0.4-
091016 G96  0.2-  0.1+    091017 I19  0.5+  0.1-    091017 926  0.2-  0.1+
091016 G96  0.1+  0.2-    091017 I19  0.9+  0.0     091017 926  0.2-  0.1+
091016 G96  0.2+  0.3-    091017 I19  1.0-  0.1-    091017 926  0.3-  0.2+
091016 G96  0.4-  0.1+    091017 G96  0.2+  0.3-    091017 291  0.2+  0.3-
091016 H01  0.0   0.2+    091017 854  0.4+  0.3+    091017 291  0.0   0.1+
091016 H01  0.0   0.1+    091017 854  0.3-  0.5+    091017 291  0.1-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 UK                  a,e,i = 2.14, 0.53, 3                   q = 0.9956
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 16    01 29.96   +03 05.4    0.571    1.566   174.1     3.8    20.0
2009 10 26    01 16.31   +00 32.2    0.511    1.492   163.7    10.8    20.0
2009 11 05    01 01.73   -02 02.3    0.470    1.418   149.9    20.5    20.0
2009 11 15    00 48.93   -04 14.6    0.443    1.345   136.3    30.6    20.1
2009 11 25    00 40.46   -05 45.4    0.426    1.274   123.8    40.1    20.2
2009 12 05    00 37.86   -06 27.5    0.412    1.207   112.9    48.7    20.2
2009 12 15    00 41.54   -06 21.9    0.397    1.146   103.8    56.5    20.2
2009 12 25    00 51.52   -05 31.9    0.377    1.092    96.4    63.6    20.2
2010 01 04    01 07.61   -04 01.5    0.351    1.048    90.6    69.8    20.2
2010 01 14    01 30.02   -01 50.6    0.319    1.016    86.6    75.1    20.1
2010 01 24    02 00.09   +01 07.0    0.282    0.999    84.7    79.0    19.9
2010 02 03    02 40.62   +05 02.3    0.245    0.997    85.5    80.3    19.6
2010 02 13    03 36.69   +10 05.5    0.213    1.011    90.3    77.6    19.3
2010 02 23    04 53.75   +15 44.5    0.193    1.040    99.8    69.7    18.9
2010 03 05    06 26.99   +19 52.8    0.197    1.081   112.2    58.1    18.6
2010 03 15    07 55.19   +20 43.5    0.228    1.133   122.6    47.6    18.8
2010 03 25    09 02.76   +19 11.7    0.283    1.193   128.4    40.9    19.1
2010 04 04    09 50.90   +16 50.7    0.356    1.259   130.1    37.4    19.7
2010 04 14    10 26.08   +14 23.4    0.446    1.329   129.1    35.9    20.2
2010 04 24    10 53.52   +12 00.7    0.548    1.402   126.4    35.3    20.8
2010 05 04    11 16.34   +09 44.4    0.663    1.476   122.7    35.1    21.3
2010 05 14    11 36.36   +07 33.8    0.788    1.550   118.5    34.9    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-U18

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