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MPEC 2009-W61 : 2009 WC11

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W61                                Issued 2009 Nov. 21, 13:35 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 WC11

Observations:
     K09W11C* C2009 11 20.32751 05 23 57.13 +20 58 58.2          20.7 V EW061691
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.34526 05 23 58.74 +20 59 11.9          20.2 V EW061691
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.36300 05 24 00.35 +20 59 25.9          20.9 V EW061691
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.41062 05 24 04.58 +21 00 00.5          19.7 R EW061H01
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.41552 05 24 05.03 +21 00 04.2          19.5 R EW061H01
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.42036 05 24 05.48 +21 00 07.8          19.5 R EW061H01
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.43573 05 24 07.01 +21 00 20.7                 EW061291
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.43968 05 24 07.38 +21 00 23.7                 EW061291
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.86473 05 24 54.00 +21 05 38.0          19.6 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.86584 05 24 54.07 +21 05 38.8          20.2 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.86712 05 24 54.16 +21 05 39.6          20.1 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.86933 05 24 54.33 +21 05 41.6          21.0 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.87043 05 24 54.43 +21 05 42.6          20.5 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 20.87153 05 24 54.53 +21 05 43.5          20.1 V EW061A50
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.28719 05 25 37.43 +21 11 12.7          20.6 V EW061291
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.29145 05 25 37.83 +21 11 16.2          20.3 V EW061291
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.29585 05 25 38.21 +21 11 19.8          20.4 V EW061291
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.32744 05 25 40.44 +21 11 40.6          20.0 R EW061H36
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.33051 05 25 40.73 +21 11 42.6          19.6 R EW061H36
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.33318 05 25 41.38 +21 11 48.0          19.5 R EW061H01
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.33358 05 25 41.01 +21 11 44.8          19.7 R EW061H36
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.33734 05 25 41.75 +21 11 51.2          19.6 R EW061H01
     K09W11C  C2009 11 21.34336 05 25 42.28 +21 11 55.8          19.7 R EW061H01

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko,
    P. Kyrylenko, P. Ostafijchuk, Y. Kazmirchuk.  Measurer Y. Ivashchenko.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 WC11                                                Earth MOID = 0.2152 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  13.96648              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25729006     Peri.  340.55157     +0.59210201     -0.80493069
a   2.4482403      Node    73.12353     +0.74462491     +0.52808711
e   0.5085070      Incl.    2.32094     +0.30813787     +0.27057455
P   3.83           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091120 691  0.3+  0.1+    091120 A50  1.2+  0.1+    091121 291  0.2-  0.2+
091120 691  0.0   0.1-    091120 A50  0.7+  0.0     091121 H36  0.3+  0.0
091120 691  0.2-  0.1+    091120 A50  0.2+  0.2-    091121 H36  0.5+  0.4-
091120 H01  0.2+  0.0     091120 A50  0.4-  0.0     091121 H01  0.2+  0.1+
091120 H01  0.2+  0.0     091120 A50  0.4-  0.1+    091121 H36  0.6+  0.5-
091120 H01  0.2+  0.0     091120 A50  0.5-  0.1+    091121 H01  0.2+  0.1+
091120 291  0.2-  0.1-    091121 291  0.3-  0.0     091121 H01  0.2+  0.0
091120 291  0.1-  0.0     091121 291  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2009 WC11                a,e,i = 2.45, 0.51, 2                   q = 1.2033
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    05 13.74   +19 49.7    0.235    1.204   153.3    21.6    20.2
2009 11 25    05 31.54   +21 57.8    0.239    1.214   159.3    16.7    20.1
2009 12 05    05 43.76   +23 52.6    0.253    1.233   166.5    10.7    20.0
2009 12 15    05 51.37   +25 26.1    0.279    1.262   174.6     4.2    20.0
2009 12 25    05 56.46   +26 33.8    0.316    1.299   174.9     3.8    20.3
2010 01 04    06 01.33   +27 15.9    0.367    1.342   166.4     9.9    21.0
2010 01 14    06 07.42   +27 36.5    0.431    1.392   157.7    15.5    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W61

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