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    M.P.E.C. 2009-W38                                Issued 2009 Nov. 19, 18:09 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
    
                                       2009 WN6
    
    Observations:
         K09W06N* C2009 11 18.22415 01 05 51.46 +06 09 07.6          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.23111 01 05 57.22 +06 09 52.7          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.23815 01 06 03.06 +06 10 38.2          20.1 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.24515 01 06 08.82 +06 11 23.2          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.27377 01 06 32.54 +06 14 26.9          20.1 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.28215 01 06 39.52 +06 15 20.8          20.1 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.29081 01 06 46.62 +06 16 15.2          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.29920 01 06 53.53 +06 17 07.3          20.4 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.33356 01 07 22.08 +06 20 43.0          19.0 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.33721 01 07 25.15 +06 21 06.1          19.2 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.34086 01 07 28.22 +06 21 28.9          19.2 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 18.34471 01 07 31.47 +06 21 53.3          19.1 R EW038H01
         K09W06N tC2009 11 19.15766 01 19 07.69 +07 45 22.6          20.2 V EW038291
         K09W06N tC2009 11 19.16151 01 19 10.72 +07 45 46.1          20.1 V EW038291
         K09W06N tC2009 11 19.16550 01 19 13.80 +07 46 09.6          20.2 V EW038291
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17091 01 19 17.76 +07 46 42.2          20.1 R EW038926
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17387 01 19 20.01 +07 46 59.7          20.4 R EW038926
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17681 01 19 22.29 +07 47 17.1          20.1 R EW038926
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17846 01 19 23.55 +07 47 24.3          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17903 01 19 24.02 +07 47 27.9          20.0 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.17960 01 19 24.42 +07 47 30.6          19.9 V EW038G96
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.29400 01 20 51.80 +07 58 35.1          19.3 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.29818 01 20 55.02 +07 58 59.1          19.3 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.30292 01 20 58.67 +07 59 26.3          19.4 R EW038H01
         K09W06N  C2009 11 19.30759 01 21 02.30 +07 59 53.3          19.2 R EW038H01
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
        P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
        E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
        R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector
        + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 WN6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0042 AU
    Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
    M  40.05942              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49651255     Peri.  317.09157     +0.96833350     -0.24942657
    a   1.5794864      Node    57.35501     +0.23239176     +0.88470565
    e   0.3860087      Incl.    0.73481     +0.09123757     +0.39380489
    P   1.99           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    091118 G96  0.2-  0.2-    091118 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091119 G96  0.6-  0.5-
    091118 G96  0.0   0.0     091118 H01  0.0   0.1-    091119 G96  0.1-  0.3-
    091118 G96  0.3+  0.2+    091118 H01  0.1+  0.0     091119 G96  0.7-  1.0-
    091118 G96  0.1-  0.1+    091119 291  0.4-  0.1-    091119 H01  0.2+  0.0
    091118 G96  0.5+  0.4+    091119 291  0.6+  0.5+    091119 H01  0.1+  0.1-
    091118 G96  1.0+  0.7+    091119 291  0.7+  0.4+    091119 H01  0.1-  0.2-
    091118 G96  0.4-  0.1-    091119 926  0.9-  0.3-    091119 H01  0.2+  0.0
    091118 G96  1.3-  1.5-    091119 926  1.2-  0.3-
    091118 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091119 926  0.9-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 WN6                 a,e,i = 1.58, 0.39, 1                   q = 0.9698
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 11 15    00 13.45   -00 25.3    0.0526   1.024   130.3    47.5    20.0
    2009 11 20    01 30.22   +09 05.6    0.0637   1.042   146.6    31.5    20.1
    2009 11 25    02 22.81   +14 50.5    0.0813   1.062   155.6    22.6    20.4
    2009 11 30    02 57.88   +18 06.1    0.103    1.083   159.5    18.6    20.8
    2009 12 05    03 22.07   +20 01.5    0.128    1.106   160.4    17.4    21.3
    2009 12 10    03 39.65   +21 14.1    0.154    1.131   159.6    17.7    21.7
    2009 12 15    03 53.19   +22 02.6    0.184    1.156   157.8    18.8    22.2
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W38
    

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