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MPEC 2009-K56 : 2004 RK9

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M.P.E.C. 2009-K56                                Issued 2009 May 27, 19:31 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
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                                   2004 RK9

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-R35

Additional Observations:
     K04R09K  C2009 05 25.61873 15 33 26.47 -71 51 09.5          19.0 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 25.62238 15 33 27.59 -71 51 29.4          18.7 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 25.62604 15 33 28.71 -71 51 47.3          18.8 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 27.67999 15 48 55.94 -74 46 01.5          19.6 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 27.68538 15 48 58.37 -74 46 28.8          19.8 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 27.76370 15 49 35.92 -74 52 55.7          19.6 R EK056D21
     K04R09K  C2009 05 27.76910 15 49 39.06 -74 53 22.0          19.6 R EK056D21

Observer details:
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/9.4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090525 D21 0.18+ 0.09-    090527 D21 0.19+ 0.08-    MPO 70397   -0.029 day

Orbital elements:
2004 RK9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1103 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 356.50364              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.39546213     Peri.  283.97424     +0.15731555     +0.98750403
a   1.8382283      Node   355.04822     -0.85904148     +0.13216301
e   0.4260957      Incl.    6.22534     -0.48713403     +0.08584133
P   2.49           H   21.4           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
040907 704  0.2-  0.1-    040908 673  0.1+  0.4+    040917 246  0.6-  0.9+
040907 704  0.7+  0.1-    040908 673  0.1+  0.3+    040917 246  0.1+  1.2-
040907 704  0.2-  0.4+    040908 704  0.6-  0.6-    040917 246  0.3+  1.0+
040907 704  0.5+  0.5+    040908 673  0.4-  1.2+    041005 291  0.0   0.6-
040907 704  0.3+  0.3-    040908 704  0.2-  0.3+    041005 291  0.9-  0.3-
040907 246  0.1+  0.2+    040908 734  0.2+  0.1-    041005 291  0.6+  1.2-
040907 246  0.2-  0.5+    040908 448  0.0   0.1+    041008 696  1.0-  0.3-
040907 246  1.4-  0.1+    040908 734  0.1+  0.2-    041008 696  0.2-  0.2+
040907 246  0.3+  0.4+    040908 704  0.0   0.4-    041013 291  0.2+  0.3-
040907 246  0.1-  0.8+    040908 448  0.3-  0.1-    041013 291  0.6-  0.3-
040907 615  0.6-  0.3+    040908 734  0.3-  0.1+    041013 291  0.6+  0.8+
040907 615  0.2+  0.3+    040908 448  0.3-  0.7-    041014 291  0.0   1.5+
040907 615  0.6-  0.5+    040911 448  0.6+  0.4-    041014 291  0.1-  0.1-
040907 615  0.5-  0.5+    040911 448  0.6+  0.2-    041014 291  0.3+  0.5+
040908 J95  0.2+  0.2+    040911 448  0.1+  0.9-    090525 D21  0.5-  0.4+
040908 J95  0.3+  0.9-    040913 246  0.0   0.4-    090525 D21  0.4-  0.7-
040908 J95  0.0   0.3+    040913 246  0.1-  0.5+    090525 D21  0.3-  0.2+
040908 649  0.1-  1.1-    040913 246  0.2-  0.8+    090527 D21  0.8+  0.4+
040908 649  0.3+  0.3-    040913 246  0.2-  0.6+    090527 D21  0.3+  0.1+
040908 649  0.6-  0.0     040913 246  0.2-  1.0+    090527 D21  0.8-  0.1-
040908 649  0.5+  0.7-    040917 246  0.6+  1.3-    090527 D21  1.0+  0.2-
040908 704  0.1+  0.1+    040917 246  1.0+  1.2-
040908 673  0.1-  0.9+    040917 246  0.3-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2004 RK9                 a,e,i = 1.84, 0.43, 6                   q = 1.0550
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 19    15 08.88   -62 44.2    0.162    1.135   136.6    37.8    19.2
2009 05 29    16 03.04   -76 35.9    0.141    1.100   124.9    49.0    19.2
2009 06 08    22 24.13   -82 05.1    0.131    1.075   114.0    59.6    19.3
2009 06 18    00 47.91   -68 05.1    0.130    1.059   106.1    67.2    19.5
2009 06 28    01 09.32   -53 45.8    0.136    1.055   102.7    70.0    19.6
2009 07 08    01 12.81   -41 32.2    0.148    1.062   104.0    68.3    19.8
2009 07 18    01 09.53   -31 36.1    0.162    1.080   109.0    62.9    19.8
2009 07 28    01 01.00   -23 41.1    0.177    1.108   117.1    54.7    19.9
2009 08 07    00 47.63   -17 22.4    0.195    1.144   127.6    44.6    19.9
2009 08 17    00 30.15   -12 24.2    0.218    1.187   140.0    33.3    19.9
2009 08 27    00 10.20   -08 35.1    0.247    1.237   153.4    21.4    19.9
2009 09 06    23 50.78   -05 44.3    0.288    1.290   167.1    10.1    19.9
2009 09 16    23 34.57   -03 41.0    0.341    1.346   179.0     0.7    19.8
2009 09 26    23 23.20   -02 11.1    0.408    1.404   167.7     8.8    20.8
2009 10 06    23 17.17   -01 00.6    0.491    1.464   156.8    15.6    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K56

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