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    M.P.E.C. 2009-Y07                                Issued 2009 Dec. 16, 15:19 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 XJ8
    
    Observations:
         K09X08J* C2009 12 15.18816 02 39 18.43 +13 18 23.8          21.2 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.19496 02 39 19.08 +13 18 33.3          20.3 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.20167 02 39 19.62 +13 18 42.6          21.4 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.20863 02 39 20.19 +13 18 52.5          21.8 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.21670 02 39 20.88 +13 19 03.5          20.6 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.22411 02 39 21.52 +13 19 14.0          20.7 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.23167 02 39 22.14 +13 19 25.0          20.8 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 15.23921 02 39 22.78 +13 19 35.3          20.6 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.21295 02 40 54.87 +13 42 25.4          20.6 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.21582 02 40 55.16 +13 42 30.0          20.6 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.21882 02 40 55.41 +13 42 33.8          20.8 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.22179 02 40 55.66 +13 42 38.1          20.4 V EY007G96
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.23039 02 40 56.36 +13 42 49.5          20.3 R EY007H01
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.23469 02 40 56.73 +13 42 55.6          20.1 R EY007H01
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.24249 02 40 57.43 +13 43 06.4          20.4 R EY007H01
         K09X08J  C2009 12 16.24761 02 40 57.87 +13 43 13.4          20.5 R EY007H01
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, S. M. Larson.  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.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 XJ8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.3133 AU
    Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
    M   4.27592              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20330228     Peri.  351.88289     +0.32881537     -0.94040040
    a   2.8644498      Node    78.88730     +0.87135511     +0.26667562
    e   0.5466590      Incl.    5.07267     +0.36417130     +0.21102416
    P   4.85           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    091215 G96  0.6-  0.1+    091215 G96  0.1-  0.3+    091216 H01  0.1+  0.0
    091215 G96  0.6+  0.0     091215 G96  0.1-  0.0     091216 H01  0.0   0.1+
    091215 G96  0.2+  0.1-    091216 G96  0.3-  0.3-    091216 H01  0.1+  0.0
    091215 G96  0.1-  0.0     091216 G96  0.3+  0.3+    091216 H01  0.1-  0.1-
    091215 G96  0.0   0.3-    091216 G96  0.1+  0.1-
    091215 G96  0.2+  0.1-    091216 G96  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 XJ8                 a,e,i = 2.86, 0.55, 5                   q = 1.2986
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 12 15    02 39.02   +13 14.1    0.386    1.299   138.5    30.2    20.8
    2009 12 25    02 56.91   +17 07.0    0.415    1.304   133.6    33.1    21.1
    2010 01 04    03 19.31   +20 44.7    0.454    1.320   129.5    35.1    21.3
    2010 01 14    03 45.15   +23 52.3    0.506    1.343   125.8    36.4    21.6
    2010 01 24    04 13.38   +26 21.7    0.569    1.376   122.3    37.2    22.0
    2010 02 03    04 42.93   +28 10.3    0.645    1.415   118.9    37.6    22.3
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Y07
    

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