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  • MPEC 2009-Y08 : 2009 XK8

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-Y08                                Issued 2009 Dec. 16, 15:27 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2009 XK8
    
    Observations:
         K09X08K* C2009 12 15.21912 04 28 08.00 -03 50 44.0          20.0 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.22596 04 28 15.92 -03 49 10.5          19.1 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.23288 04 28 24.09 -03 47 35.4          19.5 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.23987 04 28 32.19 -03 46 00.7          18.9 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.28516 04 29 24.61 -03 35 42.0                 EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.28573 04 29 25.11 -03 35 35.0                 EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.28686 04 29 26.66 -03 35 18.3          19.9 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33328 04 30 20.37 -03 24 47.7          19.9 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33390 04 30 21.02 -03 24 39.5          20.1 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33452 04 30 21.70 -03 24 29.9          20.5 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33515 04 30 22.39 -03 24 22.6          19.9 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33578 04 30 23.18 -03 24 13.7          19.3 V EY008703
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.33883 04 30 26.74 -03 23 33.3          19.7 V EY008G96
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.34021 04 30 28.33 -03 23 14.1          19.9 V EY008G96
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.34155 04 30 29.95 -03 22 55.0          19.8 V EY008G96
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.34289 04 30 31.53 -03 22 37.7          19.8 V EY008G96
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.34428 04 30 33.08 -03 22 18.4          20.0 V EY008G96
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.36712 04 30 59.38 -03 17 07.0          20.4 R EY008926
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.36983 04 31 02.50 -03 16 30.6          20.7 R EY008926
         K09X08K  C2009 12 15.37253 04 31 05.64 -03 15 54.5          20.8 R EY008926
         K09X08K  C2009 12 16.27642 04 48 13.99 -00 04 30.0          19.0 R EY008H01
         K09X08K  C2009 12 16.28237 04 48 19.95 -00 03 19.3          19.0 R EY008H01
         K09X08K KC2009 12 16.28438 04 48 20.35 -00 03 06.4          19.0 R EY008H36
         K09X08K  C2009 12 16.28767 04 48 25.25 -00 02 15.8          19.1 R EY008H01
         K09X08K KC2009 12 16.28877 04 48 24.82 -00 02 15.0          19.8 R EY008H36
         K09X08K  C2009 12 16.29270 04 48 30.27 -00 01 15.8          18.9 R EY008H01
         K09X08K KC2009 12 16.29316 04 48 29.22 -00 01 22.5          19.5 R EY008H36
         K09X08K tC2009 12 16.31147 04 48 49.67 +00 02 32.9          19.9 V EY008291
         K09X08K tC2009 12 16.32114 04 48 59.15 +00 04 25.4          20.3 V EY008291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + 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.  Observer A. D. Grauer.  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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 XK8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0272 AU
    Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
    M  12.17554              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25877065     Peri.  300.61765     +0.67261769     -0.73859170
    a   2.4388928      Node   107.04079     +0.69416934     +0.60848860
    e   0.6079542      Incl.    2.72605     +0.25634813     +0.29021359
    P   3.81           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    091215 703  0.6+  0.8+    091215 703  1.4-  0.4-    091216 H01  0.2+  0.7+
    091215 703  0.5-  0.5+    091215 703  0.5-  0.1-    091216 H01  0.3+  0.4+
    091215 703  0.9+  0.8+    091215 G96  0.0   0.9-    091216 H36  1.0+  0.8+
    091215 703  0.3+  0.2-    091215 G96  0.1-  0.5-    091216 H01  0.4+  0.6+
    091215 703  1.6-  0.1-    091215 G96  1.0+  0.5+    091216 H36  1.8+  0.1-
    091215 703 (4.0-  0.9-)   091215 G96  1.5+  0.4-    091216 H01  0.3+  0.7+
    091215 703  0.4-  0.4+    091215 G96  0.6+  0.1+    091216 H36  1.6+  0.0
    091215 703  0.7+  0.2-    091215 926  0.0   0.2-    091216 291  0.4+  0.9+
    091215 703  0.3-  0.4-    091215 926  0.2-  0.4-    091216 291  1.7-  1.5-
    091215 703  0.8-  0.8+    091215 926  0.1+  0.8-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 XK8                 a,e,i = 2.44, 0.61, 3                   q = 0.9562
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 12 15    04 23.50   -04 39.9    0.0469   1.024   147.8    30.8    19.8
    2009 12 20    05 39.08   +09 23.8    0.0680   1.050   165.7    13.4    20.1
    2009 12 25    06 17.19   +16 03.5    0.0958   1.079   172.6     6.7    20.7
    2009 12 30    06 38.53   +19 32.8    0.127    1.110   176.3     3.3    21.2
    2010 01 04    06 51.68   +21 36.0    0.161    1.144   178.1     1.6    21.6
    2010 01 09    07 00.43   +22 54.5    0.197    1.179   175.4     3.8    22.3
    2010 01 14    07 06.74   +23 46.5    0.235    1.217   171.6     6.8    22.9
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Y08
    

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