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    M.P.E.C. 2009-G04                                Issued 2009 Apr. 1, 12:47 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2009 FH44
    
    Observations:
         K09F44H* C2009 03 31.30279 12 46 36.80 -21 50 00.0          19.1   EG004704
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.31509 12 46 41.22 -21 47 03.3          19.2   EG004704
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.32774 12 46 45.69 -21 44 04.4          19.1   EG004704
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.34038 12 46 50.18 -21 41 03.8          19.1   EG004704
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.35324 12 46 54.64 -21 38 01.3          19.0   EG004704
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.89234 12 50 30.22 -19 34 00.0          17.5 V EG004611
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.89510 12 50 31.18 -19 33 21.4          17.6 V EG004611
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.89786 12 50 32.16 -19 32 46.3          17.5 V EG004611
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.95775 12 50 53.20 -19 19 25.1                 EG004J95
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.96104 12 50 54.29 -19 18 41.1                 EG004J95
         K09F44H  C2009 03 31.96425 12 50 55.37 -19 17 58.4          17.6 R EG004J95
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.28412112 52 47.74 -18 07 34.9          17.7 V EG004H55
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.28908912 52 49.30 -18 06 29.8                 EG004H55
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29341 12 52 52.96 -18 05 27.6          17.4 R EG004H01
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29542 12 52 54.00 -18 04 59.0          17.9 R EG004854
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29605 12 52 54.29 -18 04 51.1          17.8 R EG004854
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29647 12 52 53.88 -18 04 48.4          17.4 R EG004H01
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29668 12 52 54.41 -18 04 43.0          17.8 R EG004854
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.29848212 52 52.15 -18 04 27.9                 EG004H55
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.30044 12 52 55.09 -18 03 57.0          17.3 R EG004H01
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.30661 12 52 56.97 -18 02 37.4          17.3 R EG004H01
         K09F44H 5C2009 04 01.33547 12 53 07.04 -17 56 25.5          18.0 R EG004673
         K09F44H 5C2009 04 01.33929 12 53 08.26 -17 55 35.4                 EG004673
         K09F44H 5C2009 04 01.34479 12 53 09.88 -17 54 24.0                 EG004673
         K09F44H 5C2009 04 01.34948 12 53 11.34 -17 53 24.1                 EG004673
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.34983 12 53 17.92 -17 50 27.9          17.8 R EG004474
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.35075 12 53 18.22 -17 50 16.2          17.9 R EG004474
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.35156 12 53 18.50 -17 50 06.0          17.9 R EG004474
         K09F44H  C2009 04 01.35226 12 53 18.73 -17 49 57.0          17.7 R EG004474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    611 Starkenburg.  Observers M. Busch, A. Heller, T. Haeusler.  0.45-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurer S. Foglia.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 FH44                                                Earth MOID = 0.0539 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M  74.16965              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.57067255     Peri.  295.14803     -0.64393749     -0.76291026
    a   1.4394991      Node   195.36816     +0.75657456     -0.62379145
    e   0.3616157      Incl.   12.54273     +0.11375172     -0.16985924
    P   1.73           H   22.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090331 704  0.4+  0.5-    090331 J95  0.1-  0.1+    090401 H01  0.1+  0.3-
    090331 704  0.6+  1.0+    090401 H55  0.0   0.2-    090401 673  0.6-  0.7-
    090331 704  0.2-  0.5-    090401 H55  0.3+  0.3+    090401 673  0.3+  0.2+
    090331 704  0.6-  0.1-    090401 H01  0.4+  0.2+    090401 673  0.4-  0.7+
    090331 704 (2.6-  1.0-)   090401 854  0.5-  0.2+    090401 673  0.1+  0.1+
    090331 611  0.1-  0.8-    090401 854  0.9+  0.0     090401 474  0.1+  0.1-
    090331 611  0.2+  0.8+    090401 H01  0.2+  0.2-    090401 474  0.0   0.0
    090331 611  0.7+  1.0-    090401 854  0.1-  0.1-    090401 474  0.1+  0.1-
    090331 J95  0.0   0.0     090401 H55  0.6-  0.1+    090401 474  0.1+  0.0
    090331 J95  0.2-  0.2+    090401 H01  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 FH44                a,e,i = 1.44, 0.36, 13                  q = 0.9190
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 03 30    12 36.74   -27 16.0    0.0620   1.056   156.4    22.2    18.0
    2009 04 04    13 06.06   -09 35.2    0.0805   1.080   174.8     4.8    18.0
    2009 04 09    13 21.25   +00 49.2    0.105    1.106   171.3     7.9    18.8
    2009 04 14    13 30.20   +06 56.4    0.134    1.132   163.7    14.4    19.6
    2009 04 19    13 35.97   +10 37.8    0.165    1.159   158.1    18.9    20.3
    2009 04 24    13 40.07   +12 50.8    0.198    1.186   153.5    22.2    20.8
    2009 04 29    13 43.32   +14 06.4    0.233    1.214   149.7    24.8    21.3
    2009 05 04    13 46.25   +14 42.5    0.270    1.242   146.2    26.9    21.7
    2009 05 09    13 49.11   +14 50.9    0.308    1.269   143.0    28.6    22.1
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-G04
    

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