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    M.P.E.C. 2009-W55                                Issued 2009 Nov. 20, 18:45 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2009 WM8
    
    Observations:
         K09W08M* C2009 11 17.46137 07 53 46.28 +19 18 51.8          20.1 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.46659 07 53 47.32 +19 16 56.1          20.2 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.47199 07 53 48.44 +19 14 56.1          20.0 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.50378 07 53 54.13 +19 03 05.9          19.3 R EW055H01
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.50789 07 53 54.96 +19 01 34.7          19.3 R EW055H01
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.51148 07 53 55.69 +19 00 15.0          19.5 R EW055H01
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.51535 07 53 56.46 +18 58 49.4          19.3 R EW055H01
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.52307 07 53 58.66 +18 56 00.8          21.6 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.52363 07 53 58.74 +18 55 51.3          21.6 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.52421 07 53 58.84 +18 55 36.8          21.4 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 17.52480 07 53 58.88 +18 55 23.0                 EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 18.49131 07 57 58.32 +13 14 21.2          21.4 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 18.49796 07 57 59.40 +13 12 06.2          20.4 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 18.50463 07 58 00.51 +13 09 50.6          20.1 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 19.52404 08 01 30.38 +07 44 23.7                 EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 19.52470 08 01 30.46 +07 44 11.8          20.6 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 20.46479 08 04 19.77 +03 15 20.2          20.3 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 20.47066 08 04 20.42 +03 13 45.3          20.7 V EW055G96
         K09W08M  C2009 11 20.47359 08 04 20.74 +03 12 57.2          21.1 V EW055G96
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 WM8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0246 AU
    Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
    M  18.86775              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40637796     Peri.  181.59583     +0.51895741     -0.83040486
    a   1.8051610      Node   237.18816     +0.78691199     +0.55674682
    e   0.4392147      Incl.   13.96024     +0.33384536     -0.02146500
    P   2.43           H   24.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    091117 G96  0.1+  0.4+    091117 G96  0.5+  2.1-    091119 G96  0.4+  0.1-
    091117 G96  0.0   0.5+    091117 G96  0.0   0.8+    091119 G96  0.3+  0.0
    091117 G96  0.5+  0.2+    091117 G96  0.2-  0.8-    091120 G96  0.4-  0.0
    091117 H01  0.1+  0.4+    091117 G96  1.3-  1.5-    091120 G96  0.1-  0.3+
    091117 H01  0.1+  0.5+    091118 G96  0.1-  0.6+    091120 G96  0.1-  0.3-
    091117 H01  0.1+  0.5+    091118 G96  0.0   0.2+
    091117 H01  0.1-  0.8+    091118 G96  0.4+  0.5-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 WM8                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.44, 14                  q = 1.0123
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 11 15    07 39.69   +35 41.5    0.0450   1.013   120.9    56.9    20.2
    2009 11 17    07 51.59   +22 13.6    0.0471   1.012   119.0    58.7    20.3
    2009 11 19    07 59.81   +10 28.6    0.0516   1.012   116.3    61.1    20.6
    2009 11 21    08 05.72   +00 56.7    0.0579   1.013   113.8    63.2    20.9
    2009 11 23    08 10.06   -06 31.9    0.0654   1.014   111.7    64.9    21.2
    2009 11 25    08 13.30   -12 21.3    0.0738   1.015   110.1    66.0    21.5
    2009 11 27    08 15.74   -16 55.3    0.0828   1.017   109.0    66.6    21.8
    2009 11 29    08 17.56   -20 32.8    0.0921   1.019   108.3    66.7    22.0
    2009 12 01    08 18.90   -23 27.8    0.102    1.022   107.9    66.6    22.2
    2009 12 03    08 19.84   -25 50.5    0.111    1.025   107.8    66.3    22.4
    2009 12 05    08 20.45   -27 48.2    0.121    1.029   107.9    65.7    22.6
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-W55
    

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