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    M.P.E.C. 2009-D58                                Issued 2009 Feb. 23, 17:03 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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              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2009 DK12
    
    Observations:
         K09D12K* C2009 02 20.51866 16 23 49.07 -03 48 54.2          21.5 V ED058691
         K09D12K  C2009 02 20.53150 16 23 49.57 -03 48 58.1          21.1 V ED058691
         K09D12K  C2009 02 20.54459 16 23 50.00 -03 49 01.1          21.1 V ED058691
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.20882 16 24 14.96 -03 52 06.3          21.6 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.21470 16 24 15.16 -03 52 08.2          21.6 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.22059 16 24 15.37 -03 52 09.8          21.1 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.45161 16 24 23.99 -03 53 13.5          20.8 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.45911 16 24 24.26 -03 53 15.6          20.4 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.47088 16 24 24.69 -03 53 18.9          20.8 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 21.47809 16 24 24.95 -03 53 21.0          20.7 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 22.44557 16 25 00.27 -03 57 49.7          20.2 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 22.45544 16 25 00.62 -03 57 52.4          20.7 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 22.45878 16 25 00.74 -03 57 53.4          20.7 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 22.46537 16 25 00.97 -03 57 55.2          20.3 R ED058H01
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.19872 16 25 27.12 -04 01 19.1          20.8 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.20729 16 25 27.43 -04 01 21.5          21.0 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.21591 16 25 27.72 -04 01 24.0          20.9 C ED058493
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.44208 16 25 35.71 -04 02 26.4          21.2 V ED058H55
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.44770 16 25 35.89 -04 02 28.1          21.4 V ED058H55
         K09D12K  C2009 02 23.45373 16 25 36.12 -04 02 29.3          21.4 V ED058H55
         K09D12K 6C2009 02 23.63445516 25 42.48 -04 03 19.0          20.3 R ED058F65
         K09D12K 6C2009 02 23.63847016 25 42.61 -04 03 20.2          20.4 R ED058F65
         K09D12K 6C2009 02 23.64246516 25 42.73 -04 03 21.3          20.2 R ED058F65
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
        Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 DK12
    Epoch 2009 Feb. 18.0 TT = JDT 2454880.5                 MPC
    M 323.28457              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.12380266     Peri.  239.98238     +0.28412264     +0.71407049
    a   3.9870291      Node    61.56533     -0.41250091     +0.69344840
    e   0.4435892      Incl.   46.68590     -0.86551564     -0.09608665
    P   7.96           H   15.5           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2009 Feb. 20-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 DK12                a,e,i = 3.99, 0.44, 47                  q = 2.2184
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 02 18    16 22.19   -03 37.2    2.978    3.059    85.3    18.8    21.3
    2009 02 28    16 28.10   -04 23.5    2.793    3.017    93.3    19.1    21.1
    2009 03 10    16 32.33   -05 10.7    2.609    2.975   101.7    19.1    20.9
    2009 03 20    16 34.54   -06 01.2    2.430    2.933   110.7    18.5    20.7
    2009 03 30    16 34.37   -06 57.7    2.258    2.891   120.2    17.4    20.5
    2009 04 09    16 31.47   -08 03.2    2.098    2.850   130.3    15.5    20.2
    2009 04 19    16 25.56   -09 20.7    1.956    2.809   141.1    13.0    20.0
    2009 04 29    16 16.51   -10 52.0    1.836    2.769   152.6     9.6    19.7
    2009 05 09    16 04.57   -12 37.7    1.743    2.730   164.6     5.6    19.3
    2009 05 19    15 50.37   -14 35.5    1.682    2.691   174.6     2.0    19.0
    2009 05 29    15 34.99   -16 41.1    1.654    2.653   167.6     4.7    19.1
    2009 06 08    15 19.83   -18 49.4    1.659    2.615   155.3     9.3    19.3
    2009 06 18    15 06.24   -20 56.1    1.694    2.579   143.1    13.7    19.5
    2009 06 28    14 55.26   -22 58.9    1.754    2.544   131.5    17.4    19.7
    2009 07 08    14 47.54   -24 57.9    1.833    2.510   120.8    20.4    19.8
    2009 07 18    14 43.25   -26 54.1    1.926    2.477   110.9    22.5    20.0
    2009 07 28    14 42.36   -28 48.9    2.027    2.446   101.8    24.0    20.1
    2009 08 07    14 44.66   -30 43.7    2.131    2.416    93.5    24.8    20.2
    2009 08 17    14 49.92   -32 39.3    2.236    2.388    85.9    25.0    20.3
    2009 08 27    14 57.92   -34 36.0    2.338    2.362    78.9    24.8    20.4
    2009 09 06    15 08.49   -36 33.6    2.435    2.337    72.4    24.3    20.4
    2009 09 16    15 21.51   -38 31.5    2.525    2.315    66.4    23.5    20.4
    2009 09 26    15 36.95   -40 28.8    2.608    2.294    60.9    22.5    20.5
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-D58
    

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