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MPEC 2010-B29 : 2010 BU2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-B29                                Issued 2010 Jan. 21, 23:59 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

                                   2010 BU2

Observations:
     K10B02U* C2010 01 21.14812 05 51 27.32 +16 42 49.8          18.4   EB029704
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.16067 05 51 37.87 +16 43 51.7          18.5   EB029704
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.17317 05 51 48.44 +16 44 52.5          18.8   EB029704
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.18568 05 51 58.96 +16 45 53.7          18.7   EB029704
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.91142 06 04 25.81 +17 47 30.1          18.6 C EB029B33
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.91318 06 04 27.62 +17 47 39.6          18.8 C EB029B33
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.92555 06 04 40.63 +17 48 46.9          18.3 C EB029B33
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.92731 06 04 42.48 +17 48 56.3          18.5 C EB029B33
     K10B02U  C2010 01 21.93065 06 04 46.02 +17 49 14.3          18.5 C EB029B33

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
B33 Libbiano Observatory, Peccioli.  Observers P. Bacci, F. Biasci.  Measurer
    P. Bacci.  0.5-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2010 BU2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0142 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 351.87124              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26404035     Peri.   12.87082     -0.72708979     -0.68499190
a   2.4063337      Node   123.79596     +0.62487136     -0.68810542
e   0.5861152      Incl.    3.18104     +0.28438745     -0.23936796
P   3.73           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
100121 704  0.0   0.1+    100121 704  0.2-  0.1-    100121 B33  0.0   0.1+
100121 704  0.2-  0.2+    100121 B33  0.3+  0.0     100121 B33  0.1-  0.0
100121 704  0.3+  0.2-    100121 B33  0.2-  0.1-    100121 B33  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2010 BU2                 a,e,i = 2.41, 0.59, 3                   q = 0.9959
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 01 14    04 55.98   +11 22.7    0.0637   1.033   139.1    38.5    20.4
2010 01 19    05 25.44   +14 22.7    0.0420   1.017   142.0    36.5    19.4
2010 01 24    06 58.60   +21 34.9    0.0230   1.006   159.8    19.7    17.6
2010 01 29    11 41.37   +20 55.0    0.0185   0.999   138.5    40.8    17.7
2010 02 03    14 06.03   +07 54.8    0.0343   0.996   106.4    71.7    20.0
2010 02 08    14 48.07   +03 01.3    0.0548   0.997    99.8    77.1    21.2
2010 02 13    15 06.05   +00 50.4    0.0758   1.003    99.7    76.0    21.9
2010 02 18    15 15.33   -00 20.7    0.0967   1.013   102.0    72.6    22.3
2010 02 23    15 20.28   -01 03.6    0.117    1.027   105.5    68.2    22.6

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-B29

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