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    M.P.E.C. 2009-Q01                                Issued 2009 Aug. 16, 00:13 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 PU1
    
    Observations:
         K09P01U* C2009 08 15.40656 23 55 32.75 -10 28 49.3          18.5   EQ001704
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.41825 23 55 37.37 -10 31 22.2          18.8   EQ001704
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.42991 23 55 41.98 -10 33 55.8          18.7   EQ001704
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.44163 23 55 46.66 -10 36 29.2          19.2   EQ001704
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.45332 23 55 51.28 -10 39 01.6          19.6   EQ001704
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.95519 23 59 37.17 -12 30 38.6          18.3 V EQ001198
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.95957 23 59 39.05 -12 31 37.2          18.4 V EQ001198
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.96141 23 59 39.84 -12 32 02.8          18.4 V EQ001198
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.96646 23 59 42.00 -12 33 10.3          18.4 V EQ001198
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.96873 23 59 42.92 -12 33 39.9          18.9 V EQ001151
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.97048 23 59 43.73 -12 34 03.9          18.7 V EQ001151
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.97068 23 59 43.76 -12 34 06.8          18.5 V EQ001198
         K09P01U  C2009 08 15.97223 23 59 44.47 -12 34 27.2          18.7 V EQ001151
    
    Observer details:
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.35-m f/4.2 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
        R. Kracke, G. Spitz, M. Blythe.  Measurer J. Stuart.  1.0-m f/2.15
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 PU1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0723 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M 240.00395              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.83706581     Peri.  268.92458     +0.58115799     -0.78754657
    a   1.1150551      Node   142.96953     +0.81358685     +0.56791397
    e   0.1385508      Incl.   19.90120     -0.01821616     +0.23925745
    P   1.18           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090815 704  0.0   0.2-    090815 198  0.1-  0.7-    090815 151  0.0   0.1-
    090815 704  0.0   0.2+    090815 198  0.2+  0.0     090815 198  0.1+  0.8+
    090815 704  0.1-  0.5-    090815 198  0.3+  0.7-    090815 151  0.0   0.3+
    090815 704  0.3+  0.2-    090815 198  0.6+  0.2+
    090815 704  0.1-  0.8+    090815 151  1.0-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 PU1                 a,e,i = 1.12, 0.14, 20                  q = 0.9606
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 08 07    23 08.45   +12 34.3    0.117    1.104   138.4    37.6    19.4
    2009 08 09    23 17.63   +08 27.2    0.108    1.100   141.2    35.3    19.1
    2009 08 11    23 27.92   +03 31.8    0.0995   1.095   143.8    33.1    18.9
    2009 08 13    23 39.52   -02 17.0    0.0923   1.091   145.9    31.4    18.7
    2009 08 15    23 52.67   -08 59.5    0.0866   1.086   146.7    30.8    18.5
    2009 08 17    00 07.61   -16 28.5    0.0826   1.082   145.6    31.9    18.4
    2009 08 19    00 24.63   -24 26.1    0.0806   1.077   142.4    35.0    18.4
    2009 08 21    00 44.00   -32 25.7    0.0808   1.073   137.5    39.6    18.6
    2009 08 23    01 05.94   -39 58.0    0.0829   1.068   131.6    45.1    18.8
    2009 08 25    01 30.57   -46 39.2    0.0869   1.064   125.5    50.7    19.0
    2009 08 27    01 57.77   -52 16.0    0.0924   1.059   119.7    56.0    19.3
    2009 08 29    02 27.12   -56 45.1    0.0991   1.055   114.4    60.7    19.6
    2009 08 31    02 57.85   -60 10.8    0.107    1.050   109.7    64.8    19.8
    2009 09 02    03 28.96   -62 41.3    0.115    1.046   105.7    68.2    20.1
    2009 09 04    03 59.36   -64 26.4    0.124    1.042   102.2    71.1    20.4
    2009 09 06    04 28.09   -65 35.9    0.133    1.038    99.1    73.6    20.6
    2009 09 08    04 54.52   -66 18.6    0.143    1.033    96.4    75.7    20.8
    2009 09 10    05 18.34   -66 41.7    0.153    1.029    94.1    77.4    21.0
    2009 09 12    05 39.51   -66 50.9    0.162    1.025    92.0    78.9    21.2
    2009 09 14    05 58.18   -66 50.6    0.172    1.021    90.2    80.1    21.3
    2009 09 16    06 14.60   -66 43.6    0.182    1.017    88.6    81.1    21.5
    
                           (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2009-P56)
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q01
    

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