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MPEC 2009-K51 : 2009 KQ4

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M.P.E.C. 2009-K51                                Issued 2009 May 26, 23:37 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 KQ4

Observations:
     K09K04Q* C2009 05 26.16763 11 44 19.14 +05 52 06.6          20.2 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.17661 11 44 20.76 +05 51 42.7          20.0 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.18562 11 44 22.45 +05 51 19.2          20.2 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.19477 11 44 24.10 +05 50 55.2          20.4 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.23958 11 44 32.45 +05 48 57.2                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.24081 11 44 32.64 +05 48 54.1                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.24204 11 44 32.86 +05 48 50.9                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.24223 11 44 32.85 +05 48 50.2          20.2 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.24327 11 44 33.10 +05 48 47.9          20.7 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.25255 11 44 34.80 +05 48 23.2          20.4 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.26196 11 44 36.52 +05 47 58.5          19.9 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.27127 11 44 38.25 +05 47 33.9          20.0 V EK051G96
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.28942 11 44 41.67 +05 46 46.4                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.29038 11 44 41.87 +05 46 43.4                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.29134 11 44 42.04 +05 46 41.5                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.29270 11 44 42.25 +05 46 37.6                 EK051693
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.93260 11 46 45.46 +05 18 37.3                 EK051J95
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.93727 11 46 46.37 +05 18 24.6                 EK051J95
     K09K04Q  C2009 05 26.94195 11 46 47.25 +05 18 13.1          20.0 R EK051J95

Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.54-m reflector
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. Beshore.  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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 KQ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1610 AU
Epoch 2009 May 9.0 TT = JDT 2454960.5                   MPC
M   5.46751              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44015907     Peri.  143.28754     -0.92788183     +0.35916048
a   1.7115764      Node    58.05354     -0.36399773     -0.81419564
e   0.3273142      Incl.    6.78125     -0.08087618     -0.45616795
P   2.24           H   20.1           G   0.15
From 19 observations 2009 May 26.

Ephemeris:
2009 KQ4                 a,e,i = 1.71, 0.33, 7                   q = 1.1514
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 05 19    11 21.59   +11 07.7    0.346    1.169   108.6    55.1    20.1
2009 05 29    11 53.38   +03 49.3    0.370    1.189   109.3    53.6    20.3
2009 06 08    12 25.53   -03 06.8    0.404    1.214   109.9    51.9    20.5
2009 06 18    12 57.63   -09 20.0    0.449    1.244   110.1    50.1    20.7
2009 06 28    13 29.56   -14 40.2    0.505    1.278   109.7    48.5    21.0
2009 07 08    14 01.21   -19 05.5    0.570    1.317   108.9    46.9    21.3
2009 07 18    14 32.43   -22 38.9    0.646    1.358   107.4    45.6    21.6
2009 07 28    15 03.22   -25 26.1    0.731    1.401   105.5    44.3    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-K51

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