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    M.P.E.C. 2009-J09                                Issued 2009 May 1, 22:36 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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                                    2009 JA

Observations:
     K09J00A* C2009 05 01.27926 15 24 21.53 -09 01 36.7          18.4   EJ009704
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.29251 15 24 41.71 -08 56 58.3          18.5   EJ009704
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.30693 15 25 03.83 -08 51 54.1          18.5   EJ009704
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.31995 15 25 23.78 -08 47 17.5          18.2   EJ009704
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.33762 15 25 50.95 -08 41 01.0          18.4   EJ009704
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.87035 15 41 44.84 -05 18 18.8                 EJ009587
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.87194 15 41 47.62 -05 17 41.0                 EJ009587
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.88606 15 42 12.92 -05 11 56.6          18.9 R EJ009587
     K09J00A  C2009 05 01.88778 15 42 15.97 -05 11 15.4          19.1 R EJ009587

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6.8
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 JA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0172 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M   5.31677              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58716588     Peri.   45.95680     -0.08313379     +0.99258551
a   1.4124145      Node   219.53095     -0.94951177     -0.10590802
e   0.3202724      Incl.    8.00812     -0.30251639     +0.05964478
P   1.68           H   25.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090501 704  0.3+  0.5+    090501 704  0.1+  0.0     090501 587  0.1-  0.2-
090501 704  0.7-  0.3+    090501 704  0.2+  0.7-    090501 587  0.2-  0.2+
090501 704  0.2+  0.2-    090501 587  1.0+  0.7+    090501 587  0.7-  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2009 JA                  a,e,i = 1.41, 0.32, 8                   q = 0.9601
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 04 29    14 34.60   -18 52.9    0.0323   1.039   175.0     4.9    18.4
2009 05 01    15 16.79   -10 32.4    0.0252   1.032   168.4    11.3    18.2
2009 05 03    16 20.61   +03 25.8    0.0204   1.026   148.8    30.6    18.3
2009 05 05    17 48.39   +21 08.4    0.0195   1.019   122.2    56.9    18.9
2009 05 07    19 22.12   +33 55.1    0.0230   1.013    98.9    79.8    20.0
2009 05 09    20 36.64   +39 25.4    0.0293   1.007    84.1    94.2    21.1

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-J09

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