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MPEC 2009-Q08 : 2009 QO

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q08                                Issued 2009 Aug. 17, 17:39 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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                                    2009 QO

Observations:
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 15.89487 21 17 09.31 +06 42 13.4          18.3 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 15.90378 21 17 09.24 +06 42 18.8          18.4 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 15.91272 21 17 09.19 +06 42 24.8          18.4 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 15.92161 21 17 09.14 +06 42 30.8          18.3 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O* C2009 08 16.89212 21 17 10.63 +06 52 42.4          18.0 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 16.90907 21 17 10.52 +06 52 52.5          18.1 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 16.92601 21 17 10.43 +06 53 03.3          18.0 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O  C2009 08 16.94294 21 17 10.29 +06 53 13.4          17.8 R EQ008106
     K09Q00O %C2009 08 17.34069 21 17 10.47 +06 57 21.5          17.5 R EQ008H06

Observer details:
106 Crni Vrh.  Observers J. Skvarc, H. Mikuz.  Measurer J. Skvarc.  0.6-m
    f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD, 0.60-m f/3.3 Deltagraph + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero, P. Camilleri,
    E. Prosperi.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 QO                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2842 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 329.32023              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30876261     Peri.  112.80879     +0.99309758     +0.08296865
a   2.1679682      Node   242.51851     -0.10729942     +0.92812463
e   0.4130477      Incl.    5.36217     +0.04737113     +0.36290614
P   3.19           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090815 106  0.1+  0.1+    090815 106  0.1+  0.2+    090816 106  0.1+  0.1+
090815 106  0.1-  0.3-    090816 106  0.1+  0.3+    090816 106  0.4-  0.2-
090815 106  0.0   0.0     090816 106  0.0   0.2-    090817 H06  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 QO                  a,e,i = 2.17, 0.41, 5                   q = 1.2725
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 08 17    21 17.17   +06 54.1    0.334    1.329   158.4    16.3    18.5
2009 08 27    21 18.50   +08 13.6    0.315    1.304   155.7    18.6    18.4
2009 09 06    21 23.18   +08 46.8    0.307    1.287   151.7    21.8    18.4
2009 09 16    21 32.50   +08 38.0    0.308    1.276   147.5    25.1    18.5
2009 09 26    21 47.00   +07 59.2    0.318    1.273   143.6    27.9    18.7
2009 10 06    22 06.29   +07 07.6    0.337    1.277   140.0    30.2    18.9
2009 10 16    22 29.13   +06 18.3    0.367    1.288   136.7    32.1    19.1
2009 10 26    22 54.23   +05 43.4    0.406    1.307   133.3    33.6    19.4
2009 11 05    23 20.35   +05 30.4    0.458    1.332   129.9    34.8    19.8
2009 11 15    23 46.50   +05 40.5    0.520    1.363   126.3    35.8    20.1
2009 11 25    00 12.20   +06 12.4    0.595    1.399   122.4    36.5    20.5
2009 12 05    00 37.19   +07 02.6    0.680    1.440   118.4    37.0    20.9
2009 12 15    01 01.41   +08 06.1    0.777    1.484   114.2    37.2    21.2
2009 12 25    01 24.96   +09 19.1    0.884    1.530   109.9    37.2    21.6
2010 01 04    01 47.95   +10 37.4    1.001    1.579   105.5    36.9    21.9

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q08

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