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MPEC 2009-U120: 2009 UX87

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U120                               Issued 2009 Oct. 27, 20:39 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 UX87

Observations:
     K09U87X* C2009 10 27.23980 01 57 42.04 -03 21 24.4          17.9 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.24766 01 57 35.17 -03 18 29.6          17.9 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.26313 01 57 21.60 -03 12 44.2          18.3 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.30397 01 56 45.42 -02 57 28.2          18.3 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.30450 01 56 44.91 -02 57 15.9          18.1 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.30510 01 56 44.37 -02 57 01.9          18.1 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.30571 01 56 43.87 -02 56 49.4          18.4 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.38698 01 55 32.01 -02 26 06.1          18.2 R EU120854
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.38974 01 55 29.52 -02 25 03.8          18.2 R EU120854
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.39252 01 55 27.15 -02 23 59.4          18.4 R EU120854
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.39401 01 55 25.86 -02 23 26.0          18.1 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.39558 01 55 24.49 -02 22 51.4          18.2 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.39714 01 55 23.08 -02 22 14.2          18.4 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.39765 01 55 22.06 -02 22 09.9          18.6 R EU120H01
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.40971 01 55 11.57 -02 17 33.4          18.4 R EU120H01
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.41325 01 55 08.54 -02 16 12.7          18.6 R EU120H01
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.41963 01 55 03.03 -02 13 47.0          18.6 R EU120H01
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.43007 01 54 54.46 -02 09 39.9          18.1 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.43183 01 54 52.99 -02 09 00.7          17.9 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.43359 01 54 51.44 -02 08 20.0          18.0 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.43537 01 54 49.96 -02 07 39.1          18.0 V EU120703
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.44064 01 54 45.30 -02 05 33.3          18.0 R EU120926
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.44193 01 54 44.19 -02 05 03.4          18.1 R EU120926
     K09U87X  C2009 10 27.44325 01 54 43.07 -02 04 33.2          18.2 R EU120926

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 UX87                                                Earth MOID = 0.0248 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  10.74422              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.86066245     Peri.   57.20717     -0.03206565     -0.99118014
a   1.0945799      Node    35.32819     +0.82647526     -0.09864070
e   0.1122342      Incl.   12.84787     +0.56205910     +0.08849828
P   1.15           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091027 703  0.2-  0.1+    091027 854  0.7-  0.6-    091027 H01  0.3-  0.4-
091027 703  0.1+  0.2-    091027 854  0.3+  0.4+    091027 703  0.6-  0.7+
091027 703  0.6+  0.1-    091027 703  0.6+  0.3+    091027 703  0.1+  0.5-
091027 703  0.1+  0.1-    091027 703  0.7+  1.0-    091027 703  0.4-  0.3-
091027 703  0.5-  0.3+    091027 703  0.0   0.6+    091027 703  0.3+  0.3-
091027 703  0.6-  0.7+    091027 H01  0.4+  0.3-    091027 926  0.0   0.1+
091027 703  0.0   0.5-    091027 H01  0.3-  0.4+    091027 926  0.0   0.3+
091027 854  0.3+  0.1+    091027 H01  0.0   0.0     091027 926  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 UX87                a,e,i = 1.09, 0.11, 13                  q = 0.9717
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 26    02 12.33   -10 16.8    0.0319   1.024   157.2    22.1    18.8
2009 10 28    01 47.34   +01 39.3    0.0275   1.020   167.4    12.3    18.2
2009 10 30    01 14.84   +16 52.3    0.0251   1.017   164.7    14.9    18.1
2009 11 01    00 33.13   +32 56.3    0.0254   1.014   148.6    30.7    18.6
2009 11 03    23 41.87   +46 12.4    0.0281   1.011   132.7    46.1    19.2
2009 11 05    22 44.09   +54 58.9    0.0327   1.008   120.3    58.1    19.9
2009 11 07    21 46.39   +59 51.5    0.0385   1.006   111.2    66.7    20.5
2009 11 09    20 55.30   +62 10.3    0.0449   1.003   104.7    72.8    21.0
2009 11 11    20 13.75   +63 02.8    0.0518   1.000    99.8    77.2    21.5
2009 11 13    19 41.30   +63 11.5    0.0588   0.998    96.2    80.5    21.9
2009 11 15    19 16.18   +62 59.6    0.0660   0.995    93.4    82.8    22.2

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