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MPEC 2009-X49 : 2009 XO2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X49                                Issued 2009 Dec. 13, 16:25 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 XO2

Observations:
     K09X02O*QC2009 12 12.66675 04 44 25.67 -23 00 53.5          19.1 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.68007 04 44 29.59 -22 59 57.3          19.0 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.69324 04 44 33.53 -22 59 00.8          18.4 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.70634 04 44 37.45 -22 58 04.7          18.3 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.71912 04 44 41.38 -22 57 09.3          18.7 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.72464 04 44 43.09 -22 56 45.5          18.8 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 12.72733 04 44 43.95 -22 56 33.6          18.7 R EX049E12
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.15490 04 47 20.82 -22 26 26.1          18.4 R EX049I19
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.15675 04 47 21.42 -22 26 18.1          18.5 R EX049I19
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.15913 04 47 22.16 -22 26 06.2          18.9 R EX049I19
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.16392 04 47 23.58 -22 25 45.0          18.5 R EX049I19
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.30282 04 48 13.82 -22 17 36.3          18.7 V EX049703
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.30352 04 48 14.11 -22 17 32.4          19.3 V EX049703
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.30421 04 48 14.32 -22 17 28.8          19.3 V EX049703
     K09X02O  C2009 12 13.30491 04 48 14.54 -22 17 25.0          19.3 V EX049703
     K09X02O QC2009 12 13.48737 04 49 28.56 -22 00 40.5          18.3 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 13.49177 04 49 30.03 -22 00 19.8          18.4 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 13.50266 04 49 33.62 -21 59 29.1          18.5 R EX049E12
     K09X02O QC2009 12 13.50864 04 49 35.60 -21 59 00.7          18.4 R EX049E12

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
I19 Tanti.  Observer C. Colazo.  0.28-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD + f/3.3
    focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2009 XO2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0194 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 359.83392              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36628547     Peri.   15.59146     -0.28147249     -0.93435105
a   1.9345929      Node    91.14505     +0.85536608     -0.34753064
e   0.4871600      Incl.   12.62608     +0.43488173     +0.07880718
P   2.69           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
091212 E12  0.0   0.3+    091213 I19  0.1-  0.0     091213 703  0.3-  0.8+
091212 E12  0.0   0.1-    091213 I19  0.4+  0.3-    091213 E12  0.2-  0.0
091212 E12  0.2+  0.1+    091213 I19  0.6+  0.9+    091213 E12  0.0   0.2+
091212 E12  0.3-  0.1-    091213 I19  0.1-  0.5+    091213 E12  0.1+  0.3-
091212 E12  0.1-  0.0     091213 703  1.1-  0.8-    091213 E12  0.3+  0.1-
091212 E12  0.1-  0.2-    091213 703  0.2-  0.2-
091212 E12  0.3+  0.0     091213 703  0.3-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 XO2                 a,e,i = 1.93, 0.49, 13                  q = 0.9921
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    04 18.15   -27 31.7    0.106    1.056   129.7    45.9    20.4
2009 12 07    04 22.81   -26 53.4    0.0947   1.049   129.9    46.1    20.1
2009 12 09    04 28.69   -25 57.7    0.0835   1.041   130.5    46.0    19.8
2009 12 11    04 36.30   -24 37.0    0.0724   1.034   131.6    45.4    19.5
2009 12 13    04 46.42   -22 38.2    0.0616   1.028   133.5    44.0    19.1
2009 12 15    05 00.39   -19 38.1    0.0510   1.022   136.5    41.5    18.6
2009 12 17    05 20.54   -14 51.9    0.0409   1.017   141.5    37.0    18.0
2009 12 19    05 51.27   -06 51.8    0.0319   1.012   149.7    29.4    17.2
2009 12 21    06 40.79   +06 47.0    0.0248   1.007   160.2    19.3    16.4
2009 12 23    08 01.19   +26 14.0    0.0220   1.003   153.5    25.9    16.3
2009 12 25    09 51.06   +41 59.6    0.0246   1.000   131.6    47.4    17.1
2009 12 27    11 32.05   +47 40.3    0.0315   0.997   115.4    63.0    18.1
2009 12 29    12 39.07   +48 05.8    0.0404   0.995   105.9    71.9    18.9
2009 12 31    13 20.08   +47 08.7    0.0502   0.994   100.4    76.8    19.6
2010 01 02    13 46.19   +46 01.9    0.0605   0.993    97.1    79.4    20.1
2010 01 04    14 03.85   +45 02.3    0.0709   0.992    95.1    80.8    20.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X49

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