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MPEC 2009-M21 : 2009 MX

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M21                                Issued 2009 June 22, 11:45 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 MX

Observations:
     K09M00X* C2009 06 21.30552 16 30 01.15 +13 31 15.7          20.6 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.30976 16 30 01.00 +13 30 41.2          20.9 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.31413 16 30 00.86 +13 30 06.0          20.9 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.31831 16 30 00.75 +13 29 32.0          20.5 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.38186 16 29 58.88 +13 20 53.0          20.1 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.38263 16 29 58.84 +13 20 46.3          20.4 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 21.38338 16 29 58.81 +13 20 39.9          20.4 V EM021G96
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.01273 16 29 53.56 +11 53 45.7                 EM021J95
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.01661 16 29 53.42 +11 53 13.4                 EM021J95
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.02127 16 29 53.42 +11 52 33.3          19.1 R EM021J95
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.18139 16 29 53.10 +11 30 16.5          20.6 V EM021H55
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.18545 16 29 52.96 +11 29 42.3          20.4 V EM021H55
     K09M00X  C2009 06 22.18789 16 29 52.85 +11 29 21.3          20.4 V EM021H55
     K09M00X tC2009 06 22.21949 16 29 53.33 +11 25 00.8          20.0 V EM021291
     K09M00X tC2009 06 22.22345 16 29 53.17 +11 24 27.4          21.3 V EM021291
     K09M00X tC2009 06 22.22802 16 29 53.07 +11 23 49.0          21.1 V EM021291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 MX                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1111 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 357.14049              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47103746     Peri.  170.46167     -0.00535706     +0.94007585
a   1.6359339      Node    98.65558     -0.93870035     +0.11278962
e   0.3125071      Incl.   20.17269     -0.34469255     -0.32176993
P   2.09           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090621 G96  0.1+  0.1-    090621 G96  0.2-  0.4-    090622 H55  0.4-  0.0
090621 G96  0.1-  0.1-    090622 J95  0.2-  0.1+    090622 291  0.1+  0.2-
090621 G96  0.1-  0.3+    090622 J95  0.8-  0.4+    090622 291  0.4-  0.1-
090621 G96  0.3+  0.3+    090622 J95  0.9+  0.5-    090622 291  0.3+  0.2+
090621 G96  0.3+  0.2+    090622 H55  0.4+  0.2+
090621 G96  0.0   0.2-    090622 H55  0.1+  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2009 MX                  a,e,i = 1.64, 0.31, 20                  q = 1.1247
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 18    16 30.87   +20 20.5    0.154    1.126   132.6    41.6    20.8
2009 06 28    16 29.81   -03 50.4    0.129    1.125   145.6    30.7    20.1
2009 07 08    16 35.41   -32 22.9    0.137    1.132   144.8    31.2    20.3
2009 07 18    16 51.66   -52 34.9    0.176    1.145   133.7    39.9    21.1
2009 07 28    17 22.53   -63 29.8    0.231    1.165   125.5    45.2    21.9

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M21

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