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MPEC 2009-M02 : 2009 LU2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M02                                Issued 2009 June 16, 15:35 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,
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                                   2009 LU2

Observations:
     K09L02U* C2009 06 14.20491 13 33 05.97 -08 43 05.9          20.8 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.21192 13 33 03.02 -08 43 09.8          20.7 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.21893 13 33 00.14 -08 43 13.4          20.0 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.22596 13 32 57.15 -08 43 16.5          20.6 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.26131 13 32 42.36 -08 43 34.5          20.4 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.26337 13 32 41.49 -08 43 36.1          20.5 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.26550 13 32 40.59 -08 43 36.8          21.0 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 14.26759 13 32 39.80 -08 43 37.9          21.5 V EM002G96
     K09L02U tC2009 06 16.15151 13 19 45.19 -09 00 44.2          20.8 V EM002291
     K09L02U tC2009 06 16.15710 13 19 42.61 -09 00 48.8                 EM002291
     K09L02U  C2009 06 16.16081 13 19 40.85 -09 00 50.2          20.7 V EM002G96
     K09L02U tC2009 06 16.16090 13 19 40.77 -09 00 49.6          21.2 V EM002291
     K09L02U  C2009 06 16.16151 13 19 40.56 -09 00 51.0          21.9 V EM002G96
     K09L02U  C2009 06 16.16287 13 19 39.98 -09 00 51.3          20.9 V EM002G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, 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.

Orbital elements:
2009 LU2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0151 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 329.24231              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57397641     Peri.  248.00927     +0.83768812     +0.53991539
a   1.4339699      Node    79.22482     -0.46509719     +0.78420165
e   0.3813843      Incl.    4.80453     -0.28629219     +0.30580899
P   1.72           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090614 G96  0.1-  1.0+    090614 G96  0.2-  1.0-    090616 G96  0.4+  0.2+
090614 G96  0.1-  0.5+    090614 G96  0.4-  0.7-    090616 291  1.1-  0.3+
090614 G96  0.8+  0.4+    090614 G96  0.8+  0.8-    090616 G96  0.9+  0.2-
090614 G96  0.2+  0.7+    090616 291  0.5+  0.5+    090616 G96  1.5+  0.2+
090614 G96  0.0   0.4-    090616 291  0.3+  1.0-

Ephemeris:
2009 LU2                 a,e,i = 1.43, 0.38, 5                   q = 0.8871
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 08    14 09.05   -07 59.4    0.134    1.114   135.4    39.8    20.8
2009 06 13    13 40.85   -08 32.3    0.117    1.086   124.5    50.5    20.8
2009 06 18    13 05.96   -09 18.0    0.102    1.059   112.0    62.9    20.8
2009 06 23    12 22.27   -10 09.8    0.0902   1.032    97.5    77.5    21.0
2009 06 28    11 28.05   -10 50.4    0.0816   1.007    81.0    94.4    21.3
2009 07 03    10 24.28   -10 48.8    0.0778   0.983    62.7   113.2    22.2
2009 07 08    09 17.62   -09 39.4    0.0800   0.962    45.1   131.6    23.7

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