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MPEC 2009-U104: 2009 UK20

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U104                               Issued 2009 Oct. 26, 18:18 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 UK20

Observations:
     K09U20K* C2009 10 25.20928 02 16 17.42 +17 45 25.6          20.9 V EU104691
     K09U20K  C2009 10 25.22989 02 16 14.62 +17 44 34.5          21.0 V EU104691
     K09U20K  C2009 10 25.24708 02 16 12.18 +17 43 50.3          20.8 V EU104691
     K09U20K  C2009 10 25.43484 02 15 45.21 +17 35 22.8          22.1 V EU104291
     K09U20K HC2009 10 25.43876 02 15 44.76 +17 35 09.0                 EU104291
     K09U20K HC2009 10 25.44256 02 15 44.18 +17 34 59.7                 EU104291
     K09U20K tC2009 10 26.13968 02 14 48.90 +17 02 17.9          20.9 V EU104291
     K09U20K tC2009 10 26.14363 02 14 48.37 +17 02 07.3          20.8 V EU104291
     K09U20K tC2009 10 26.14802 02 14 47.74 +17 01 53.6          21.1 V EU104291
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.30806 02 14 23.06 +16 54 13.8          20.1 R EU104H01
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.31544 02 14 21.87 +16 53 51.5          20.5 R EU104H01
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.32179 02 14 20.86 +16 53 32.5          20.4 R EU104H01
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.32724 02 14 20.00 +16 53 16.3          20.3 R EU104H01
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.42092 02 14 06.00 +16 48 31.7          21.2 V EU104291
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.42568 02 14 05.29 +16 48 16.4          21.3 V EU104291
     K09U20K  C2009 10 26.42962 02 14 04.66 +16 48 02.4          21.3 V EU104291

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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 UK20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0058 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 345.97719              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.90844872     Peri.  277.93026     -0.69592112     -0.71751448
a   1.0558505      Node   216.22841     +0.67692942     -0.64176899
e   0.2062847      Incl.    2.85536     +0.23970890     -0.27074993
P   1.08           H   26.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091025 691  0.3-  0.1+    091026 291  0.4+  0.5+    091026 H01  0.3+  0.3+
091025 691  0.1+  0.6+    091026 291  0.2+  0.7+    091026 291  0.1+  0.6+
091025 691  0.2-  0.1-    091026 291  0.5-  1.1-    091026 291  0.1+  0.4+
091025 291  0.2+  0.1+    091026 H01  0.5+  0.0     091026 291  0.7-  1.0-
091025 291 (1.2+  2.5-)   091026 H01  0.2+  0.2-
091025 291  0.1+  0.9-    091026 H01  0.2+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 UK20                a,e,i = 1.06, 0.21, 3                   q = 0.8380
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 26    02 14.93   +17 10.0    0.0599   1.054   174.2     5.5    20.9
2009 10 28    02 11.15   +15 21.9    0.0533   1.047   177.6     2.2    20.5
2009 10 30    02 06.45   +13 03.0    0.0469   1.040   177.4     2.5    20.2
2009 11 01    02 00.47   +10 00.9    0.0407   1.033   172.7     7.1    20.1
2009 11 03    01 52.69   +05 55.6    0.0348   1.026   166.7    12.9    20.0
2009 11 05    01 42.15   +00 15.2    0.0292   1.019   159.0    20.5    19.9
2009 11 07    01 27.13   -07 51.3    0.0242   1.012   148.6    30.7    19.8
2009 11 09    01 04.17   -19 32.6    0.0201   1.005   134.4    44.8    19.7
2009 11 11    00 25.63   -35 23.6    0.0175   0.998   115.2    63.9    20.0
2009 11 13    23 14.23   -52 37.6    0.0170   0.991    92.7    86.3    20.7
2009 11 15    21 07.01   -63 48.5    0.0188   0.984    72.0   107.0    21.8

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