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    M.P.E.C. 2009-S143                               Issued 2009 Sept. 30, 13:08 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 SC229
    
    Observations:
         K09SM9C* C2009 09 29.34888 03 07 49.67 +37 22 59.7          19.5   ES143704
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 29.36120 03 07 49.09 +37 23 00.9          20.3   ES143704
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 29.37366 03 07 48.36 +37 23 01.7          19.9   ES143704
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 29.38600 03 07 47.81 +37 23 02.3          19.8   ES143704
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 29.39835 03 07 47.21 +37 23 03.0          19.8   ES143704
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 29.99654 03 07 21.47 +37 23 26.4          19.7 R ES143473
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.07835 03 07 17.38 +37 23 29.8                 ES143204
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.08471 03 07 17.03 +37 23 30.4                 ES143204
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.14954 03 07 13.71 +37 23 31.7          19.5 C ES143204
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.29247 03 07 08.37 +37 23 39.2          19.0 R ES143H10
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.31163 03 07 07.36 +37 23 40.2          19.2 R ES143H10
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.33558 03 07 06.05 +37 23 41.6          19.3 R ES143H10
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.38202 03 07 03.28 +37 23 41.3          19.7 R ES143850
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.38420 03 07 03.30 +37 23 41.3          19.6   ES143H36
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.38787 03 07 03.07 +37 23 41.2          19.4   ES143H36
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.39154 03 07 02.86 +37 23 41.3          19.6   ES143H36
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.39699 03 07 02.43 +37 23 42.0          19.5 R ES143850
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.40988 03 07 02.23 +37 23 44.3          19.9 R ES143926
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.41199 03 07 01.61 +37 23 43.0          19.3 R ES143850
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.41513 03 07 01.94 +37 23 44.6          20.0 R ES143926
         K09SM9C  C2009 09 30.42031 03 07 01.62 +37 23 44.6          19.7 R ES143926
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
        V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian 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.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, C. M. Allen.
        0.30-m f/2.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 765x510 CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
        P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H10 Tzec Maun Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer D. Chestnov.  0.36-m f/3.8
        Maksutov-Newtonian + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 SC229                                               Earth MOID = 0.1190 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M 351.54585              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23528020     Peri.   20.43812     +0.77809868     +0.61931140
    a   2.5986381      Node   300.85428     -0.59195848     +0.66707669
    e   0.5664510      Incl.    7.02250     -0.21011332     +0.41407980
    P   4.19           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090929 704  0.2+  0.3-    090930 204  0.1+  0.3-    090930 H36  0.2-  0.4-
    090929 704  0.6+  0.0     090930 204  0.2+  0.5-    090930 H36  0.4-  0.4-
    090929 704  0.7-  0.1-    090930 H10  0.3+  0.1+    090930 850  0.4+  0.5-
    090929 704  0.1+  0.3-    090930 H10  0.2+  0.1-    090930 926  0.2+  0.1-
    090929 704  0.3+  0.3-    090930 H10  0.4-  0.1+    090930 850  0.1+  0.5+
    090929 473  0.3+  0.4-    090930 850  1.0+  1.1-    090930 926  0.2+  0.1+
    090930 204  0.3+  0.7-    090930 H36  0.2+  0.3-    090930 926  0.3-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 SC229               a,e,i = 2.60, 0.57, 7                   q = 1.1266
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 09 26    03 09.83   +37 16.8    0.504    1.357   125.2    37.1    19.6
    2009 10 06    03 01.85   +37 17.3    0.525    1.422   135.4    29.6    19.6
    2009 10 16    02 49.23   +36 23.0    0.554    1.490   146.3    21.8    19.5
    2009 10 26    02 35.00   +34 39.3    0.597    1.560   156.5    14.7    19.6
    2009 11 05    02 22.34   +32 23.9    0.659    1.632   162.7    10.4    19.7
    2009 11 15    02 13.25   +30 00.5    0.740    1.705   160.8    11.0    20.1
    2009 11 25    02 08.52   +27 49.0    0.841    1.778   153.1    14.5    20.6
    2009 12 05    02 08.01   +26 01.4    0.961    1.852   144.0    18.2    21.1
    2009 12 15    02 11.09   +24 41.1    1.099    1.924   134.9    21.2    21.6
    2009 12 25    02 17.12   +23 46.8    1.251    1.997   126.2    23.4    22.0
    
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