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    M.P.E.C. 2009-O10                                Issued 2009 July 18, 14:43 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
    
                                       2008 WK32
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2008-W48
    
    Additional Observations:
         K08W32K QC2009 07 17.43118 12 59 22.35 -36 37 43.6          19.6 V EO010E12
         K08W32K QC2009 07 18.42657 13 05 07.87 -37 32 00.9          19.8 V EO010E12
    
    Observer details:
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
        + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    090717 E12 17.2+  3.8-    090718 E12 16.8+  3.0-    MPO154216   -0.0046 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2008 WK32                                                Earth MOID = 0.0685 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M  21.71510              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.59761699     Peri.  139.75892     -0.92761449     +0.29580044
    a   1.3958993      Node    58.86942     -0.37262743     -0.77540844
    e   0.3787248      Incl.   15.45518     +0.02607972     -0.55789232
    P   1.65           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    081121 291  0.8+  0.1+    081123 H55  0.1+  0.0     081205 291  0.0   0.1+
    081121 291  0.4+  0.1+    081123 H55  0.1+  0.1-    081205 291  0.3-  0.1-
    081121 291  0.6+  0.4+    081123 H55  0.2+  0.0     081205 291  1.4-  0.3+
    081121 291  0.1+  0.1-    081123 J75  0.2+  0.4-    081206 291  0.1-  0.1+
    081121 291  0.1+  0.0     081123 J75  0.1+  0.2-    081206 291  1.1-  0.0
    081121 291  0.2-  0.0     081123 J75  0.6+  0.6-    081206 291  0.2-  1.9+
    081121 H36  0.1-  0.4+    081124 291  0.1-  0.1+    081218 493  0.6+  0.5-
    081121 291  0.0   0.1-    081124 291  0.2+  0.1+    081218 493  0.4+  0.4-
    081121 H36  0.5+  0.1-    081124 291  0.4-  0.1-    081221 291  0.0   0.0
    081121 291  0.0   0.3-    081124 J47  0.4+  0.0     081221 291  0.2+  0.1-
    081121 291  0.2-  0.3-    081124 J47  0.3+  0.1+    081221 291  0.1+  0.1+
    081121 A74  0.2-  0.0     081124 J47  0.0   0.1+    090103 H55  0.2-  0.1-
    081121 A74  0.5-  0.6-    081130 G96  0.2+  0.3-    090103 H55  0.3+  0.2+
    081121 A74  0.4-  0.2-    081130 291  0.2-  0.0     090103 H55  0.2+  0.1-
    081122 H55  0.2+  0.1-    081130 G96  0.2+  0.2-    090120 291  0.3+  0.2-
    081122 H55  0.5+  0.0     081130 291  0.2-  0.1-    090120 291  0.2+  0.1-
    081122 H55  0.1+  0.0     081130 291  0.1-  0.0     090213 291  0.1-  0.2-
    081122 291  0.1+  0.1-    081130 G96  0.1+  0.1-    090213 291  0.4-  0.2-
    081122 291  0.1+  0.2-    081130 G96  0.0   0.1-    090213 291  0.2-  0.2-
    081122 291  0.0   0.2-    081202 704  0.5+  0.5+    090717 E12  0.1+  0.1-
    081122 291  0.1+  0.2-    081202 704  0.9+  1.0-    090718 E12  0.1-  0.1+
    081122 291  0.1+  0.0     081202 704  0.4+  1.0-
    081122 291  0.2+  0.0     081202 704  0.3+  1.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2008 WK32                a,e,i = 1.40, 0.38, 15                  q = 0.8672
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 07 18    13 02.67   -37 09.0    0.399    1.116    93.8    65.3    19.9
    2009 07 28    14 01.59   -44 23.4    0.461    1.175    98.5    58.7    20.1
    2009 08 07    15 00.48   -48 27.6    0.536    1.235   101.1    53.7    20.4
    2009 08 17    15 56.18   -50 10.3    0.622    1.294   102.0    50.0    20.7
    2009 08 27    16 46.73   -50 16.0    0.717    1.351   101.6    47.1    21.0
    2009 09 06    17 31.55   -49 18.9    0.819    1.407   100.3    44.8    21.3
    2009 09 16    18 11.03   -47 42.0    0.927    1.461    98.1    43.0    21.6
    2009 09 26    18 46.09   -45 40.3    1.042    1.512    95.3    41.3    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-O10
    

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