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MPEC 2009-C31 : 2009 CQ1

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M.P.E.C. 2009-C31                                Issued 2009 Feb. 4, 16:35 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 CQ1

Observations:
     K09C01Q  C2009 01 20.23834 07 04 09.48 +41 12 53.4          19.7 V EC031703
     K09C01Q  C2009 01 20.25257 07 04 07.96 +41 13 15.6          20.0 V EC031703
     K09C01Q  C2009 01 20.25970 07 04 07.28 +41 13 28.9          19.3 V EC031703
     K09C01Q* C2009 02 03.21116 06 42 15.88 +47 06 36.1          19.3   EC031704
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 03.22326 06 42 14.71 +47 06 53.3          20.2   EC031704
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 03.23560 06 42 13.43 +47 07 11.2          20.0   EC031704
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 03.24826 06 42 12.26 +47 07 29.6          19.6   EC031704
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 03.26050 06 42 10.96 +47 07 45.7          19.5   EC031704
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.07502 06 41 05.75 +47 27 00.4          19.4 V EC031H85
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.10238 06 41 03.07 +47 27 40.6          19.4 V EC031H85
     K09C01Q 5C2009 02 04.15451 06 40 59.85 +47 28 54.5          19.4 R EC031673
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.15873 06 40 59.16 +47 29 05.4          19.6 V EC031G96
     K09C01Q 5C2009 02 04.16076 06 40 59.28 +47 29 04.1                 EC031673
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.16325 06 40 58.72 +47 29 11.5          19.7 V EC031G96
     K09C01Q 5C2009 02 04.16701 06 40 58.66 +47 29 13.1                 EC031673
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.16767 06 40 58.29 +47 29 18.5          19.6 V EC031G96
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.17226 06 40 57.86 +47 29 25.0          19.6 V EC031G96
     K09C01Q 5C2009 02 04.17303 06 40 58.10 +47 29 21.8                 EC031673
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.25897 06 40 49.66 +47 31 23.4          19.5 R EC031854
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.26569 06 40 48.99 +47 31 34.3          19.7 R EC031854
     K09C01Q  C2009 02 04.27241 06 40 48.25 +47 31 42.7          19.6 R EC031854

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
H85 Silver Spring.  Observer K. Levin.  Measurer N. Teamo.  0.45-m f/7.25
    Ritchey-Chretien + 3072x2054 CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 CQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1138 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 319.63157              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.34093700     Peri.  109.25863     -0.99378167     +0.01661096
a   2.0293329      Node    71.81414     -0.06251711     -0.90148024
e   0.4836534      Incl.    6.65491     +0.09213906     -0.43250139
P   2.89           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090120 703  0.3-  0.4-    090203 704  0.5-  0.2-    090204 673  0.2-  0.5-
090120 703  0.3-  0.8-    090204 H85  0.2+  1.4-    090204 G96  0.5-  2.2+
090120 703  0.7+  1.2+    090204 H85  0.5-  0.5-    090204 G96  0.4-  2.0+
090203 704  0.1-  0.5-    090204 673  0.1-  0.7-    090204 673  0.0   0.6-
090203 704  0.3+  0.5-    090204 G96  0.4-  2.1+    090204 854  1.3+  2.0-
090203 704  0.3-  0.0     090204 673  0.1+  0.3-    090204 854  1.0+  0.3-
090203 704  0.5+  0.7+    090204 G96  0.5-  1.6+    090204 854  0.0   1.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 CQ1                 a,e,i = 2.03, 0.48, 7                   q = 1.0478
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 01 29    06 50.06   +44 59.0    0.299    1.239   143.8    28.0    19.6
2009 02 08    06 36.27   +48 57.6    0.272    1.185   131.5    38.6    19.6
2009 02 18    06 29.61   +52 32.9    0.251    1.137   120.7    48.3    19.6
2009 02 28    06 34.79   +55 52.8    0.231    1.098   112.0    56.8    19.6
2009 03 10    06 57.19   +59 03.6    0.210    1.070   105.7    63.3    19.5
2009 03 20    07 44.00   +61 45.9    0.188    1.052   102.4    67.5    19.4
2009 03 30    09 03.72   +62 28.3    0.165    1.048   102.9    68.3    19.1
2009 04 09    10 46.76   +57 55.8    0.146    1.057   108.4    64.1    18.7
2009 04 19    12 15.73   +45 40.4    0.135    1.078   119.6    54.2    18.3
2009 04 29    13 14.29   +28 11.5    0.141    1.110   134.1    40.7    18.1
2009 05 09    13 51.20   +11 28.0    0.167    1.152   146.1    29.3    18.2
2009 05 19    14 16.03   -01 01.5    0.211    1.201   151.7    23.6    18.6
2009 05 29    14 34.72   -09 29.7    0.270    1.257   151.2    22.8    19.2
2009 06 08    14 50.73   -15 10.5    0.343    1.317   147.6    24.4    19.9
2009 06 18    15 05.74   -19 03.7    0.428    1.380   142.5    26.6    20.6
2009 06 28    15 20.70   -21 48.7    0.525    1.446   137.0    28.6    21.2
2009 07 08    15 36.12   -23 49.3    0.633    1.512   131.4    30.3    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C31

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