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MPEC 2009-M04 : 2009 LW2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M04                                Issued 2009 June 16, 15:46 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 LW2

Observations:
     K09L02W* C2009 06 15.44034 20 38 51.81 -11 32 15.7          20.0 V EM004691
     K09L02W  C2009 06 15.45802 20 38 50.42 -11 33 16.5          20.0 V EM004691
     K09L02W  C2009 06 15.47569 20 38 49.06 -11 34 16.4          20.2 V EM004691
     K09L02W tC2009 06 16.32772 20 37 47.18 -12 22 55.1          20.2 V EM004291
     K09L02W tC2009 06 16.33791 20 37 46.38 -12 23 30.3          20.4 V EM004291
     K09L02W tC2009 06 16.38351 20 37 42.55 -12 26 09.7          20.1 V EM004291
     K09L02W tC2009 06 16.40438 20 37 40.83 -12 27 22.6          19.8 V EM004291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 LW2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1898 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 150.59663              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.86467657     Peri.   15.01516     -0.38813574     -0.73348660
a   1.0911897      Node   100.65274     +0.77620289     -0.58658238
e   0.2782535      Incl.   34.59493     +0.49684979     +0.34339266
P   1.14           H   19.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090615 691  0.0   0.8+    090616 291  0.2-  0.0     090616 291  0.1+  0.2-
090615 691  0.1-  0.3-    090616 291  0.4+  0.3+
090615 691  0.2+  0.5-    090616 291  0.3-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 LW2                 a,e,i = 1.09, 0.28, 35                  q = 0.7876
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 08    20 45.19   -05 21.8    0.493    1.354   124.1    38.4    20.6
2009 06 18    20 35.51   -14 01.9    0.431    1.370   138.9    29.2    20.0
2009 06 28    20 15.22   -25 27.1    0.392    1.383   155.4    17.8    19.5
2009 07 08    19 42.00   -37 54.1    0.386    1.391   163.0    12.3    19.3
2009 07 18    18 57.52   -48 13.6    0.416    1.394   150.9    20.8    19.7
2009 07 28    18 10.99   -54 39.9    0.473    1.394   135.8    30.5    20.3
2009 08 07    17 34.23   -57 55.8    0.547    1.389   122.9    37.8    20.8
2009 08 17    17 12.40   -59 28.5    0.627    1.381   112.5    42.6    21.2
2009 08 27    17 04.68   -60 17.2    0.709    1.367   104.0    45.8    21.6
2009 09 06    17 08.26   -60 50.3    0.786    1.350    96.8    47.8    21.8
2009 09 16    17 20.63   -61 16.6    0.857    1.329    90.7    49.2    22.0
2009 09 26    17 40.20   -61 36.7    0.918    1.303    85.4    50.1    22.2
2009 10 06    18 05.78   -61 47.2    0.967    1.274    80.7    50.8    22.2

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M04

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