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    M.P.E.C. 2009-R60                                Issued 2009 Sept. 15, 11:24 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 RZ3
    
    Observations:
         K09R03Z* C2009 09 14.20535 22 28 27.33 -07 14 23.5          19.9   ER060704
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.21714 22 28 23.76 -07 14 04.0          20.2   ER060704
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.22892 22 28 20.32 -07 13 46.7          19.6   ER060704
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.24071 22 28 16.79 -07 13 29.1          20.0   ER060704
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.95045 22 24 46.48 -06 56 18.7                 ER060J95
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.95602 22 24 44.75 -06 56 11.1                 ER060J95
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.96138 22 24 43.15 -06 56 03.5          19.5 R ER060J95
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.96752 22 24 41.20 -06 55 53.9          19.4 V ER060A17
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.97532 22 24 38.85 -06 55 42.5          19.3 V ER060A17
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 14.98317 22 24 36.52 -06 55 30.8          19.5 V ER060A17
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.08712 22 24 06.19 -06 52 55.8          19.4 V ER060H55
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.09146 22 24 04.85 -06 52 49.8          19.2 V ER060H55
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.09576 22 24 03.59 -06 52 42.9          19.1 V ER060H55
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.22953 22 23 23.33 -06 49 23.3          19.3 V ER060291
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.23318 22 23 22.33 -06 49 18.4          19.5 V ER060291
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.23384 22 23 22.13 -06 49 17.0          19.5 R ER060854
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.23696 22 23 21.13 -06 49 12.7          19.8 V ER060291
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.23961 22 23 20.40 -06 49 08.1          19.7 R ER060854
         K09R03Z  C2009 09 15.24539 22 23 18.66 -06 49 00.2          19.5 R ER060854
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
        R. Kracke, G. Spitz, M. Blythe.  Measurer J. Stuart.  1.0-m f/2.15
        reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, K. Dankov.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 RZ3                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0288 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M 309.99028              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26178829     Peri.  112.59140     -0.22390331     -0.95187665
    a   2.4201145      Node   344.76390     +0.29448984     +0.13861782
    e   0.7049252      Incl.   52.78352     +0.92905492     -0.27334216
    P   3.76           H   18.7           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090914 704  0.2+  1.0-    090914 A17  0.3+  1.0+    090915 291  1.0+  1.0+
    090914 704  0.4-  1.5+    090914 A17  0.3+  0.9+    090915 854  1.1+  1.5+
    090914 704  0.9+  1.9+    090914 A17  0.8+  1.0+    090915 291  0.2+  1.1+
    090914 704  1.0+  2.5+    090915 H55  0.6+  0.9+    090915 854  1.4+  1.8+
    090914 J95  0.8+  1.6+    090915 H55  0.1+  0.6+    090915 854  1.6+  1.1+
    090914 J95  0.0   1.0+    090915 H55  0.7+  1.1+
    090914 J95  0.3+  0.8+    090915 291  0.6-  1.5+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 RZ3                 a,e,i = 2.42, 0.70, 53                  q = 0.7141
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 09 16    22 19.54   -06 30.0    0.640    1.624   160.9    11.7    19.5
    2009 09 26    21 28.51   -01 51.0    0.611    1.520   139.3    25.5    19.7
    2009 10 06    20 41.74   +03 04.4    0.626    1.413   118.9    38.3    20.0
    2009 10 16    20 04.54   +07 33.7    0.670    1.304   101.2    48.6    20.2
    2009 10 26    19 36.99   +11 27.8    0.724    1.194    86.6    56.2    20.4
    2009 11 05    19 16.35   +14 55.5    0.776    1.085    74.6    61.8    20.5
    2009 11 15    18 59.32   +18 03.8    0.815    0.979    64.9    66.2    20.5
    2009 11 25    18 42.80   +20 50.4    0.835    0.881    57.1    70.2    20.5
    2009 12 05    18 23.92   +22 55.7    0.832    0.797    51.2    74.4    20.4
    2009 12 15    18 00.87   +23 36.2    0.804    0.738    47.5    79.2    20.3
    2009 12 25    17 34.10   +21 50.0    0.753    0.714    46.3    84.1    20.3
    2010 01 04    17 06.81   +16 39.5    0.688    0.730    47.9    87.7    20.3
    2010 01 14    16 42.54   +07 41.0    0.619    0.783    52.7    88.3    20.2
    2010 01 24    16 21.64   -04 56.1    0.558    0.862    60.7    84.9    20.1
    2010 02 03    16 00.89   -20 35.2    0.518    0.958    71.6    77.5    19.9
    2010 02 13    15 33.75   -37 41.5    0.509    1.063    84.0    67.5    19.7
    2010 02 23    14 48.40   -53 22.3    0.537    1.171    95.7    57.2    19.8
    2010 03 05    13 28.02   -64 14.8    0.601    1.281   104.4    48.6    20.0
    2010 03 15    11 38.25   -67 59.9    0.693    1.390   109.7    42.3    20.3
    2010 03 25    10 11.70   -66 04.3    0.805    1.497   112.0    38.1    20.6
    2010 04 04    09 26.63   -62 08.8    0.931    1.602   112.1    35.3    21.0
    2010 04 14    09 07.63   -58 11.1    1.067    1.704   110.8    33.4    21.4
    2010 04 24    09 02.69   -54 46.5    1.210    1.803   108.6    31.9    21.7
    2010 05 04    09 05.61   -52 01.3    1.358    1.899   105.8    30.7    22.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-R60
    

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