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MPEC 2009-W49 : 2009 VZ25

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W49                                Issued 2009 Nov. 20, 13:59 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 VZ25

                           Revision to MPEC 2009-V63

Additional Observations:
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.14658 03 51 25.20 +22 47 48.1          21.5 V EW049691
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.16432 03 51 28.83 +22 47 46.1          21.2 V EW049691
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.18207 03 51 32.44 +22 47 44.1          21.3 V EW049691
     K09V25Z tC2009 11 20.23290 03 51 42.64 +22 47 37.3          21.1 V EW049291
     K09V25Z tC2009 11 20.24085 03 51 44.17 +22 47 36.2          21.5 V EW049291
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.25220 03 51 46.16 +22 47 33.0          21.1 R EW049H01
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.26222 03 51 48.13 +22 47 31.4          21.3 R EW049H01
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.26689 03 51 49.05 +22 47 30.6          20.5 R EW049H01
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.32444603 51 59.60 +22 47 12.4          19.7 V EW049H21
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.33093403 52 00.89 +22 47 11.2          20.1 V EW049H21
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.33742103 52 02.19 +22 47 10.2          20.3 V EW049H21
     K09V25Z  C2009 11 20.44410 03 52 24.24 +22 46 52.3          21.6 V EW049291
     K09V25Z HC2009 11 20.44805 03 52 25.10 +22 46 50.6                 EW049291
     K09V25Z HC2009 11 20.45203 03 52 25.87 +22 46 51.2                 EW049291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.

Orbital elements:
2009 VZ25                                                Earth MOID = 0.1881 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M   8.39247              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20138031     Peri.  172.22293     +0.47942601     -0.87685974
a   2.8826464      Node   249.12316     +0.80310097     +0.45473218
e   0.5923447      Incl.    2.18387     +0.35380719     +0.15599885
P   4.89           H   23.6           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in units of degrees)
091111 G96  0.4+  0.3-    091112 H21(0.06+ 0.04+)   091120 H01  0.1+  0.1+
091111 G96  0.2+  0.2+    091112 H21(0.05+ 0.04+)   091120 H01  0.2+  0.1+
091111 G96  0.6+  0.1+    091112 H21(0.05+ 0.04+)   091120 H21  0.6+  0.9-
091111 G96  0.2-  0.4+    091120 691  0.7-  0.2-    091120 H21  0.5+  0.5-
091111 H01  0.1-  0.0     091120 691  0.4-  0.2-    091120 H21  0.5+  0.1+
091111 H01  0.2-  0.1-    091120 691  0.0   0.1-    091120 291  0.6-  0.1+
091111 H01  0.3-  0.1-    091120 291  1.0+  0.0     091120 291  0.3+  0.6-
091111 H01  0.3-  0.1-    091120 291  0.4+  0.1+    091120 291  0.2-  1.1+
091112 H21(0.06+ 0.04+)   091120 H01  0.2+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 VZ25                a,e,i = 2.88, 0.59, 2                   q = 1.1751
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    03 33.15   +22 58.4    0.191    1.179   174.6     4.5    20.8
2009 11 25    04 08.62   +22 28.0    0.188    1.175   177.7     1.9    20.6
2009 12 05    04 42.14   +21 25.3    0.198    1.184   178.8     1.0    20.6
2009 12 15    05 10.42   +20 15.5    0.221    1.204   174.7     4.4    21.1
2009 12 25    05 33.01   +19 19.5    0.256    1.236   169.7     8.2    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W49

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