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MPEC 2009-Q56 : 2009 QF31

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q56                                Issued 2009 Aug. 27, 00:57 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 QF31

Observations:
     K09Q31F* C2009 08 26.36153 22 50 20.65 -07 07 56.6          18.9 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.36883 22 50 19.06 -07 07 46.6          19.1 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.37609 22 50 17.48 -07 07 35.8          18.8 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.38333 22 50 15.97 -07 07 25.6          18.8 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.44081 22 50 03.62 -07 06 03.6          18.8 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.44153 22 50 03.48 -07 06 03.6          18.9 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.44226 22 50 03.33 -07 06 01.3          19.2 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.44300 22 50 03.18 -07 06 01.0          19.3 V EQ056703
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.52297 22 49 47.21 -07 03 54.4          19.3 R EQ056E10
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.52394 22 49 46.99 -07 03 53.0          19.4 R EQ056E10
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.52488 22 49 46.77 -07 03 51.6          19.3 R EQ056E10
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.66623 22 49 16.85 -07 00 30.3          18.8 R EQ056D21
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.67131 22 49 15.71 -07 00 23.8          18.8 R EQ056D21
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.67639 22 49 14.62 -07 00 16.1          18.8 R EQ056D21
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.89318 22 48 29.15 -06 55 23.8          18.6 R EQ056A13
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.89660 22 48 28.42 -06 55 19.3          18.5 R EQ056A13
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.90033 22 48 27.64 -06 55 13.7          18.3 R EQ056A13
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.95435 22 48 16.01 -06 53 57.4          18.2 C EQ056B33
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.98801 22 48 08.78 -06 53 08.3          18.8 C EQ056B33
     K09Q31F  C2009 08 26.99678 22 48 06.89 -06 52 55.8          18.8 C EQ056B33

Observer details:
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.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.
B33 Libbiano Observatory, Peccioli.  Observers P. Bacci, R. Emilio, F. Biasci.
    Measurer P. Bacci.  0.5-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 QF31                                                Earth MOID = 0.2552 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 183.92509              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54851575     Peri.  149.54666     -0.63805213     -0.72099561
a   1.4780075      Node   336.27039     +0.49825401     -0.11897728
e   0.1735315      Incl.   42.19465     +0.58705403     -0.68264906
P   1.80           H   18.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090826 703  0.3+  0.0     090826 703  0.2+  0.1-    090826 A13  0.2-  0.1+
090826 703  0.1-  0.3-    090826 E10  0.1+  0.2-    090826 A13  0.2-  0.3-
090826 703  0.4-  0.2+    090826 E10  0.1-  0.2-    090826 A13  0.1+  0.0
090826 703  0.3+  0.1+    090826 E10  0.3-  0.1-    090826 B33  0.1-  0.8-
090826 703  0.2-  0.4+    090826 D21  0.6+  0.5+    090826 B33  0.1+  0.4+
090826 703  0.0   0.6-    090826 D21  0.1-  0.2-    090826 B33  0.1+  0.4+
090826 703  0.1+  0.6+    090826 D21  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 QF31                a,e,i = 1.48, 0.17, 42                  q = 1.2215
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 08 27    22 48.11   -06 52.7    0.677    1.684   172.9     4.3    19.1
2009 09 06    22 12.52   -02 50.6    0.672    1.671   167.9     7.3    19.2
2009 09 16    21 39.96   +00 59.1    0.703    1.656   151.1    17.1    19.6
2009 09 26    21 14.57   +04 13.8    0.763    1.639   135.9    25.2    20.0
2009 10 06    20 57.62   +06 51.2    0.843    1.621   123.0    31.1    20.4
2009 10 16    20 48.32   +09 00.3    0.934    1.602   112.1    35.2    20.7
2009 10 26    20 45.34   +10 52.9    1.029    1.582   102.9    37.8    21.0
2009 11 05    20 47.34   +12 38.8    1.122    1.560    95.0    39.3    21.2
2009 11 15    20 53.25   +14 24.7    1.209    1.538    88.2    40.0    21.3
2009 11 25    21 02.35   +16 15.7    1.289    1.514    82.3    40.2    21.4
2009 12 05    21 14.12   +18 15.3    1.358    1.490    77.2    40.1    21.5
2009 12 15    21 28.26   +20 25.6    1.417    1.466    72.7    39.9    21.6
2009 12 25    21 44.66   +22 48.3    1.464    1.441    69.0    39.6    21.6
2010 01 04    22 03.31   +25 23.9    1.498    1.416    65.8    39.3    21.6
2010 01 14    22 24.40   +28 12.2    1.522    1.391    63.3    39.1    21.6
2010 01 24    22 48.25   +31 12.0    1.535    1.367    61.2    39.1    21.6

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