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MPEC 2009-M48 : 2009 MN8

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M48                                Issued 2009 June 29, 14:03 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

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                                   2009 MN8

Observations:
     K09M08N*QC2009 06 28.66337 21 40 48.82 -16 17 13.8          19.3 V EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.67590 21 40 48.03 -16 16 30.8          19.6 V EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.68865 21 40 47.10 -16 15 46.0          19.1 V EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.70131 21 40 46.26 -16 15 03.7          19.1 V EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.78630 21 40 40.46 -16 10 09.1          18.3 R EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.79122 21 40 40.11 -16 09 51.8          18.9 R EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 28.81416 21 40 38.66 -16 08 31.6          19.2 R EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 29.53011 21 40 25.69 -15 29 07.5          18.8 R EM048E12
     K09M08N QC2009 06 29.55368 21 40 24.55 -15 27 56.2                 EM048E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 MN8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0267 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M   5.15596              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29792846     Peri.  325.12641     -0.37263188     +0.92605400
a   2.2202134      Node   282.93085     -0.83685508     -0.36316600
e   0.5408227      Incl.    3.51441     -0.40102251     -0.10263745
P   3.31           H   22.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090628 E12  0.2-  0.3-    090628 E12  0.2+  0.2-    090628 E12  0.1+  0.0
090628 E12  0.6+  0.2-    090628 E12  0.3+  0.1-    090629 E12  0.0   0.1+
090628 E12  0.3-  0.9+    090628 E12  0.1-  0.1+    090629 E12  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 MN8                 a,e,i = 2.22, 0.54, 4                   q = 1.0195
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 28    21 41.10   -16 57.5    0.0806   1.074   134.3    42.6    19.1
2009 07 08    21 35.04   -10 27.7    0.124    1.119   143.1    33.1    19.9
2009 07 18    21 27.17   -07 58.4    0.172    1.172   153.0    23.2    20.4
2009 07 28    21 18.92   -07 12.1    0.226    1.233   163.1    13.9    20.8
2009 08 07    21 12.07   -07 14.7    0.288    1.300   170.7     7.2    21.2
2009 08 17    21 07.65   -07 38.9    0.362    1.370   169.0     8.1    21.8

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M48

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