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    M.P.E.C. 2009-C51                                Issued 2009 Feb. 5, 13:41 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 CY2
    
    Observations:
         K09C02Y* C2009 02 03.50946 14 53 34.87 +59 50 55.2          19.8 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.51541 14 53 36.06 +59 50 55.2          19.9 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.52144 14 53 37.06 +59 50 55.8          19.6 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.52741 14 53 38.29 +59 50 56.0          20.6 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.54379 14 53 41.34 +59 50 57.0          19.5 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.54475 14 53 41.46 +59 50 55.2          19.6 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 03.54569 14 53 41.62 +59 50 54.2          19.7 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 04.40816 14 56 26.34 +59 51 05.5          19.6 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 04.41298 14 56 27.16 +59 51 06.2          19.9 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 04.41786 14 56 28.03 +59 51 05.7          19.8 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 04.42269 14 56 28.96 +59 51 06.3          19.9 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 05.42323 14 59 33.86 +59 51 06.6          19.6 V EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 05.43529 14 59 36.05 +59 51 09.0                 EC051703
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 05.44169 14 59 37.33 +59 51 09.4          19.6 R EC051854
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 05.44552 14 59 37.84 +59 51 08.0          19.6 R EC051854
         K09C02Y  C2009 02 05.45972 14 59 40.19 +59 51 09.9          19.0 V EC051703
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 CY2
    Epoch 2009 Jan. 29.0 TT = JDT 2454860.5                 MPC
    M 349.36716              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22136193     Peri.  117.70992     -0.89173663     -0.12084542
    a   2.7064547      Node    58.55772     -0.17983348     -0.78971249
    e   0.5056916      Incl.   30.74248     +0.41528990     -0.60145704
    P   4.45           H   17.9           G   0.15
    From 16 observations 2009 Feb. 3-5.  E-assumed.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 CY2                 a,e,i = 2.71, 0.51, 31                  q = 1.3378
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 01 29    14 34.59   +59 45.4    0.788    1.429   106.9    41.3    19.8
    2009 02 08    15 07.06   +59 50.3    0.760    1.396   105.4    42.9    19.7
    2009 02 18    15 30.15   +59 37.2    0.732    1.370   104.6    44.3    19.6
    2009 02 28    15 42.99   +59 10.4    0.702    1.351   104.7    45.2    19.5
    2009 03 10    15 45.12   +58 23.9    0.668    1.341   105.9    45.4    19.4
    2009 03 20    15 36.62   +57 01.3    0.631    1.338   108.5    44.9    19.3
    2009 03 30    15 18.41   +54 33.6    0.594    1.344   112.6    43.3    19.1
    2009 04 09    14 53.53   +50 20.7    0.560    1.358   118.0    40.6    18.9
    2009 04 19    14 26.89   +43 50.1    0.536    1.379   124.3    37.0    18.7
    2009 04 29    14 03.28   +34 59.6    0.529    1.408   130.3    33.0    18.6
    2009 05 09    13 45.77   +24 37.2    0.547    1.444   134.0    30.2    18.7
    2009 05 19    13 34.98   +14 05.3    0.592    1.484   133.8    29.5    18.9
    2009 05 29    13 30.29   +04 32.6    0.666    1.530   130.2    30.4    19.3
    2009 06 08    13 30.69   -03 30.9    0.762    1.580   124.9    31.8    19.7
    2009 06 18    13 35.11   -10 06.1    0.878    1.633   118.9    33.0    20.1
    2009 06 28    13 42.75   -15 27.9    1.008    1.688   113.0    33.7    20.5
    2009 07 08    13 52.99   -19 52.6    1.149    1.746   107.3    33.8    20.8
    2009 07 18    14 05.33   -23 33.5    1.299    1.805   101.7    33.5    21.1
    2009 07 28    14 19.45   -26 41.0    1.456    1.865    96.4    32.8    21.4
    2009 08 07    14 35.07   -29 22.1    1.617    1.926    91.1    31.8    21.7
    2009 08 17    14 51.99   -31 41.9    1.781    1.987    86.0    30.6    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C51
    

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