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MPEC 2009-U59 : 2009 UQ5

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U59                                Issued 2009 Oct. 21, 17:03 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 UQ5

Observations:
     K09U05Q* C2009 10 21.33928 01 40 23.44 +15 38 10.6          20.5 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.34670 01 40 25.32 +15 38 08.7          20.1 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.35402 01 40 27.19 +15 38 06.9          20.4 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.36162 01 40 29.10 +15 38 05.3          20.5 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.40849 01 40 41.00 +15 37 53.1          20.7 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.41525 01 40 42.73 +15 37 51.4          20.2 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.42898 01 40 46.25 +15 37 47.5          20.3 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.44319 01 40 49.98 +15 37 43.6          20.4 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.45155 01 40 52.14 +15 37 40.5          20.5 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.45981 01 40 54.30 +15 37 38.7          20.9 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.46812 01 40 56.50 +15 37 36.8          21.5 R EU059926
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.46822 01 40 56.53 +15 37 36.4          20.5 V EU059G96
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.47200 01 40 57.50 +15 37 35.7          20.9 R EU059926
     K09U05Q  C2009 10 21.47588 01 40 58.48 +15 37 34.9          20.8 R EU059926
     K09U05Q 6C2009 10 21.58731 01 41 29.13 +15 37 25.1          20.4 R EU059F65

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer R. Miles.  2.0-m f/10.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. D. Grauer.  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.

Orbital elements:
2009 UQ5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1244 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  24.62482              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35075720     Peri.  174.02066     +0.84344957     -0.53624067
a   1.9912769      Node   218.46386     +0.49070714     +0.79346860
e   0.4385560      Incl.    2.97011     +0.21863059     +0.28784286
P   2.81           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091021 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091021 G96  0.0   0.2+    091021 926  0.5+  0.3-
091021 G96  0.1-  0.1-    091021 G96  0.3-  0.1+    091021 G96  0.0   0.4+
091021 G96  0.3+  0.2-    091021 G96  0.3+  0.2+    091021 926  0.1+  0.3-
091021 G96  0.2+  0.1+    091021 G96  0.1-  0.4-    091021 926  0.6-  0.1+
091021 G96  0.1+  0.0     091021 G96  0.2-  0.2+    091021 F65  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2009 UQ5                 a,e,i = 1.99, 0.44, 3                   q = 1.1180
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 16    01 16.34   +15 48.0    0.127    1.123   172.8     6.4    20.9
2009 10 26    02 01.92   +15 17.0    0.124    1.118   177.1     2.6    20.6
2009 11 05    02 45.53   +14 04.0    0.132    1.123   178.0     1.7    20.7
2009 11 15    03 20.68   +12 47.5    0.150    1.139   174.4     4.9    21.2
2009 11 25    03 46.38   +12 00.0    0.179    1.164   170.5     8.1    21.8

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-U59

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