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    M.P.E.C. 2009-D11                                Issued 2009 Feb. 17, 05:31 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 WR54
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2005-W87
    
    Additional Observations:
         K05W54R  C2009 02 16.11241 12 54 03.96 +20 52 39.5          22.0 C ED011493
         K05W54R  C2009 02 16.11915 12 54 03.65 +20 52 44.2          21.7 C ED011493
         K05W54R  C2009 02 16.12586 12 54 03.35 +20 52 48.6          22.1 C ED011493
         K05W54R  C2009 02 17.14125 12 53 18.39 +21 04 19.7          22.0 C ED011493
         K05W54R  C2009 02 17.14384 12 53 18.27 +21 04 21.3          21.7 C ED011493
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observers F. Hormuth, J. C. Datson.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    090216 493 49.3+ 39.9-    090217 493 49.2+ 39.9-    MPO 97989   -0.040 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 WR54                                                Earth MOID = 0.1951 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M  55.08818              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36381474     Peri.  325.98012     +0.75417454     -0.60943156
    a   1.9433418      Node    73.49329     +0.64485453     +0.61697575
    e   0.4074924      Incl.   14.77843     +0.12402985     +0.49792982
    P   2.71           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051126 703  0.3-  0.0     051129 704  0.3+  0.5-    051209 448  0.3-  0.2-
    051126 703  0.4-  0.2+    051129 704  0.0   1.0-    051209 448  0.4-  0.4-
    051126 703  0.2-  0.3+    051129 704  0.5+  1.1-    051209 448  0.0   0.2-
    051126 703  0.6-  0.6+    051129 G96  0.7+  0.2+    051210 703  0.6-  0.7-
    051126 703  0.5-  0.1-    051129 G96  0.2-  0.1-    051210 703  0.9-  0.7+
    051126 703  0.5-  0.2+    051129 711  0.2+  0.4+    051210 703  1.1-  0.0
    051126 703  0.2-  0.4+    051129 G96  0.0   0.1-    051210 703  0.5-  0.2+
    051126 703  0.2+  0.3-    051129 711  0.0   0.3+    051221 703  1.1-  0.2-
    051128 704  0.6-  0.6+    051129 711  0.2+  0.3+    051221 703  0.5-  0.3-
    051128 704  0.1+  0.7+    051129 G96  0.0   0.3-    051221 703  0.3-  1.0-
    051128 704  0.2+  0.2+    051130 704  0.4+  0.9+    051221 703  1.2-  0.5-
    051128 704  0.4+  0.0     051130 704  0.0   0.2-    051223 704  1.0+  0.2-
    051128 703  0.5+  0.7-    051130 704  0.5-  0.1+    051223 704  0.2+  0.6+
    051128 703  0.1-  0.3+    051130 704  0.5+  0.1+    051223 704  0.6+  0.3+
    051128 703  0.2+  0.4-    051130 704  0.2-  0.4-    051223 704  1.4+  0.2-
    051128 703  0.6+  0.6-    051201 704  0.4-  0.5+    051223 704  0.8+  1.0+
    051128 703  0.8-  0.1+    051201 704  0.5+  0.2-    060106 448  0.3-  0.2-
    051128 703  0.9-  0.5+    051201 704  1.0+  0.2+    060106 448  0.0   0.0
    051128 703  0.7-  0.5-    051201 704  0.6+  0.0     060106 448  0.1+  0.2-
    051128 703  0.2+  0.1-    051201 704  0.4+  0.3+    060109 703  0.8-  0.9+
    051128 703  0.2-  0.0     051202 704  1.1+  0.6+    060109 703  0.9+  0.4-
    051128 703  0.1-  0.3+    051202 704  0.7+  0.2+    060109 703  0.3-  0.9-
    051128 703  0.3+  0.0     051202 704  0.3+  0.8+    060109 703  0.2-  0.8+
    051128 703  0.2-  0.6-    051202 704  0.2+  0.1+    060129 941  0.1+  0.2+
    051128 703  0.4-  0.4-    051202 704  0.3+  0.4-    060129 941  0.1+  0.2+
    051128 703  0.5-  0.2-    051202 704  0.9+  0.9-    060129 941  0.1-  0.0
    051128 703  0.1-  0.4-    051202 704  0.5+  0.8+    090216 493  0.2+  0.2-
    051128 703  0.6-  0.3+    051202 704  0.4+  0.9+    090216 493  0.2+  0.0
    051129 651  0.2-  0.2+    051202 704  0.6+  0.0     090216 493  0.2+  0.2-
    051129 651  0.0   0.2-    051204 703  0.5-  0.1+    090217 493  0.4-  0.2+
    051129 651  0.0   0.2+    051204 703  0.5+  0.3+    090217 493  0.3-  0.1+
    051129 704  0.8+  0.2-    051204 703  0.4-  0.0
    051129 704  0.1-  1.4-    051204 703  0.6-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 WR54                a,e,i = 1.94, 0.41, 15                  q = 1.1514
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 02 18    12 52.64   +21 14.1    1.324    2.169   139.0    17.4    22.4
    2009 02 28    12 42.95   +23 03.6    1.310    2.212   147.7    13.8    22.3
    2009 03 10    12 30.41   +24 35.6    1.319    2.252   153.7    11.3    22.3
    2009 03 20    12 16.50   +25 37.4    1.353    2.291   154.2    10.9    22.3
    2009 03 30    12 02.95   +26 02.2    1.414    2.329   149.3    12.6    22.5
    2009 04 09    11 51.32   +25 49.8    1.497    2.365   141.5    15.3    22.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D11
    

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