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MPEC 2009-N07 : 2009 ME9

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M.P.E.C. 2009-N07                                Issued 2009 July 2, 16:04 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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                                   2009 ME9

Observations:
     K09M09E* C2009 06 24.33818 20 56 34.87 +05 04 55.8          21.5 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.34568 20 56 33.07 +05 05 15.1          21.4 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.35340 20 56 31.30 +05 05 34.9          21.4 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.36112 20 56 29.54 +05 05 54.3          20.6 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.39678 20 56 21.28 +05 07 26.0                 EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.40618 20 56 19.08 +05 07 50.6          21.4 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 24.42545 20 56 14.57 +05 08 40.4          21.6 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 27.35598 20 44 43.90 +07 13 42.7          21.0 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 27.35913 20 44 43.15 +07 13 50.4          21.0 V EN007G96
     K09M09E  C2009 06 27.36224 20 44 42.36 +07 13 58.2          21.1 V EN007G96
     K09M09E 2C2009 07 02.39616220 22 57.166+10 40 52.53         21.0 R EN007568
     K09M09E 2C2009 07 02.39839820 22 56.540+10 40 57.95         20.8 R EN007568
     K09M09E 2C2009 07 02.40058320 22 55.938+10 41 03.14         21.1 R EN007568
     K09M09E 2C2009 07 02.40283420 22 55.298+10 41 08.53         21.2 R EN007568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott, J. M. Troyer.  Measurer
    D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, R. E. Hill.  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 ME9                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1621 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 136.46849              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.11007267     Peri.  207.46131     -0.45567457     -0.72062772
a   0.9237798      Node   274.12962     +0.88213943     -0.28701730
e   0.5013857      Incl.   31.59477     +0.11912481     -0.63112341
P   0.89           H   21.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
090624 G96  0.1+  0.3+    090624 G96  0.4+  0.1-    090702 568  0.0   0.1-
090624 G96  0.8-  0.3+    090624 G96  0.2+  0.1+    090702 568  0.0   0.0
090624 G96  0.5-  0.2+    090627 G96  0.4-  0.3+    090702 568  0.1+  0.0
090624 G96  0.0   0.3-    090627 G96  0.2+  0.0     090702 568  0.1-  0.0
090624 G96  0.6+  0.5-    090627 G96  0.2+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2009 ME9                 a,e,i = 0.92, 0.50, 32                  q = 0.4606
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 28    20 42.08   +07 41.0    0.429    1.354   134.8    32.2    21.4
2009 07 03    20 20.19   +11 04.6    0.422    1.364   139.2    29.2    21.3
2009 07 08    19 56.62   +14 06.6    0.422    1.373   141.6    27.4    21.2
2009 07 13    19 32.46   +16 36.7    0.430    1.379   141.5    27.3    21.3
2009 07 18    19 08.94   +18 28.8    0.444    1.384   139.2    28.7    21.4
2009 07 23    18 47.20   +19 42.2    0.465    1.386   135.4    31.0    21.6
2009 07 28    18 28.04   +20 21.3    0.492    1.387   130.7    33.7    21.8
2009 08 02    18 11.86   +20 33.1    0.522    1.386   125.7    36.5    22.0
2009 08 07    17 58.68   +20 24.6    0.555    1.382   120.7    39.1    22.2

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-N07

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