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    M.P.E.C. 2009-R62                                Issued 2009 Sept. 15, 11:32 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 RB4
    
    Observations:
         K09R04B* C2009 09 14.32233 01 27 51.53 +08 16 39.5          19.4   ER062704
         K09R04B  C2009 09 14.33402 01 27 50.79 +08 16 27.6          19.6   ER062704
         K09R04B  C2009 09 14.34570 01 27 50.04 +08 16 15.7          19.7   ER062704
         K09R04B  C2009 09 14.35740 01 27 49.31 +08 16 04.2          19.9   ER062704
         K09R04B  C2009 09 14.36912 01 27 48.67 +08 15 51.2          20.3   ER062704
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.02153 01 27 10.00 +08 04 27.0                 ER062J95
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.02457 01 27 09.84 +08 04 23.6                 ER062J95
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.02592 01 27 09.67 +08 04 22.8          19.4 V ER062A17
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.02763 01 27 09.66 +08 04 20.5          19.7 R ER062J95
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.03378 01 27 09.18 +08 04 14.6          19.4 V ER062A17
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.04165 01 27 08.67 +08 04 06.5          19.2 V ER062A17
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.17201 01 27 01.27 +08 01 51.2          19.1 V ER062H55
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.18097 01 27 00.72 +08 01 42.0          19.1 V ER062H55
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.19046 01 27 00.14 +08 01 32.0          19.3 V ER062H55
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.33859 01 26 50.82 +07 58 57.5          19.0 V ER062291
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.34233 01 26 50.62 +07 58 54.0          18.9 V ER062291
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.34615 01 26 50.44 +07 58 51.0          18.9 V ER062291
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.35737 01 26 49.63 +07 58 38.0          19.3 R ER062854
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.36312 01 26 49.27 +07 58 33.0          19.5 R ER062854
         K09R04B  C2009 09 15.37463 01 26 48.53 +07 58 19.4          19.3 R ER062854
    
    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 RB4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2128 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M  18.17822              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41150758     Peri.   86.55595     -0.02698235     +0.99962218
    a   1.7901283      Node   181.92146     -0.96796074     -0.02743601
    e   0.3598006      Incl.    8.99032     -0.24964765     -0.00166305
    P   2.40           H   18.2           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090914 704  0.3-  0.3-    090915 A17  0.3+  0.0     090915 291  0.9-  0.5-
    090914 704  0.4-  0.1-    090915 J95  0.4+  0.2-    090915 291  0.2-  0.1-
    090914 704  0.6-  0.2+    090915 A17  0.4+  0.0     090915 291  0.8+  0.9+
    090914 704  0.4-  0.8+    090915 A17  0.3+  0.1+    090915 854  0.2-  0.3-
    090914 704  1.1+  0.0     090915 H55  0.5-  0.2+    090915 854  0.1+  0.8+
    090915 J95  0.3-  0.0     090915 H55  0.2-  0.4+    090915 854  0.3+  0.7-
    090915 J95  0.2+  0.3-    090915 H55  0.1+  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 RB4                 a,e,i = 1.79, 0.36, 9                   q = 1.1460
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 09 16    01 26.17   +07 47.4    0.673    1.625   150.3    17.9    19.3
    2009 09 26    01 14.50   +04 45.9    0.688    1.674   163.7     9.7    19.1
    2009 10 06    01 01.78   +01 50.0    0.724    1.722   175.1     2.8    19.0
    2009 10 16    00 50.18   -00 39.1    0.783    1.769   167.4     7.1    19.4
    2009 10 26    00 41.40   -02 27.9    0.865    1.816   155.2    13.3    20.0
    2009 11 05    00 36.27   -03 33.4    0.966    1.861   143.8    18.4    20.4
    2009 11 15    00 34.84   -03 59.8    1.084    1.904   133.4    22.2    20.8
    2009 11 25    00 36.79   -03 54.0    1.215    1.946   123.9    24.9    21.2
    2009 12 05    00 41.62   -03 23.1    1.356    1.987   115.2    26.7    21.6
    2009 12 15    00 48.79   -02 33.4    1.505    2.025   107.1    27.7    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-R62
    

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