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Orbital elements:
2009 WC                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0150 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M   9.51604              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55258929     Peri.   35.78276     -0.00632371     -0.99715502
a   1.4707349      Node    54.69562     +0.89472715     -0.03918631
e   0.3434258      Incl.    5.28092     +0.44656841     +0.06439180
P   1.78           H   27.7           G   0.15           U   9

MPEC 2009 - W08

The 8 - 17 metre wide asteroid 2009 WC will make a close pass (6.8 Lunar Distances, 0.0176 AU), travelling at 6.52 km/s, to the Earth-Moon system on the 22nd November, 2009.

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The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).