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MPEC 2009-W52 : 2009 WX7

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W52                                Issued 2009 Nov. 20, 15:29 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 WX7

Observations:
     K09W07X* C2009 11 19.30232 04 54 57.19 +11 18 08.8          19.1   EW052704
     K09W07X  C2009 11 19.31463 04 55 20.46 +11 23 59.2          19.5   EW052704
     K09W07X  C2009 11 19.32707 04 55 43.89 +11 29 49.6          19.4   EW052704
     K09W07X  C2009 11 19.33942 04 56 07.01 +11 35 35.1          19.4   EW052704
     K09W07X  C2009 11 19.35179 04 56 30.08 +11 41 19.3          19.4   EW052704
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.39725 05 26 31.99 +18 05 56.2                 EW052G96
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.40338 05 26 39.62 +18 07 41.4          18.8 V EW052G96
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.41566 05 26 54.85 +18 11 10.1          18.9 V EW052G96
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.49206 05 28 28.81 +18 31 50.4          18.7 R EW052H01
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.49676 05 28 34.74 +18 33 05.6          18.5 R EW052H01
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.50369 05 28 43.51 +18 34 56.0          18.7 R EW052H01
     K09W07X  C2009 11 20.50780 05 28 48.72 +18 36 01.3          18.7 R EW052H01

Observer details:
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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WX7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0081 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  25.38946              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40553241     Peri.  336.57631     +0.80061024     -0.59755288
a   1.8076694      Node    60.19243     +0.55748309     +0.71581967
e   0.4569368      Incl.    2.91999     +0.21962659     +0.36129318
P   2.43           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
091119 704  0.0   0.3+    091119 704  0.4+  0.4-    091120 H01  0.0   0.1-
091119 704  0.5-  0.6+    091120 G96  0.0   0.1-    091120 H01  0.0   0.0
091119 704  0.1-  0.1-    091120 G96  0.2+  0.2+    091120 H01  0.0   0.0
091119 704  0.0   0.6-    091120 G96  0.2+  0.0     091120 H01  0.1+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 WX7                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.46, 3                   q = 0.9817
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    00 00.04   -39 37.9    0.0121   0.993   105.4    73.9    19.7
2009 11 17    02 46.99   -17 39.3    0.00954  0.996   142.0    37.7    18.1
2009 11 19    04 43.49   +08 49.0    0.0130   1.001   160.8    18.9    18.2
2009 11 21    05 39.56   +20 40.7    0.0195   1.005   153.3    26.2    19.3
2009 11 23    06 08.73   +25 55.2    0.0270   1.011   148.6    30.6    20.2
2009 11 25    06 25.81   +28 40.7    0.0348   1.016   146.6    32.3    20.8
2009 11 27    06 36.70   +30 20.2    0.0428   1.023   146.1    32.6    21.3
2009 11 29    06 44.00   +31 25.4    0.0510   1.029   146.4    32.1    21.7
2009 12 01    06 49.05   +32 10.9    0.0593   1.036   147.1    31.1    22.0
2009 12 03    06 52.57   +32 44.0    0.0676   1.044   148.2    29.8    22.2
2009 12 05    06 54.99   +33 08.7    0.0761   1.052   149.5    28.4    22.5

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