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    M.P.E.C. 2009-Q26                                Issued 2009 Aug. 19, 10:30 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 QO5
    
    Observations:
         K09Q05O* C2009 08 18.41080 00 34 26.17 -02 12 08.2          21.3 V EQ026691
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 18.42843 00 34 28.25 -02 12 35.5          21.1 V EQ026691
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 18.44608 00 34 30.40 -02 13 01.3          21.3 V EQ026691
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 18.48592 00 34 35.21 -02 14 02.1          21.3 V EQ026291
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 18.48961 00 34 35.66 -02 14 07.9          21.3 V EQ026291
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 18.49328 00 34 36.20 -02 14 14.8          20.5 V EQ026291
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.02893 00 35 48.13 -02 28 02.0                 EQ026J95
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.03446 00 35 48.76 -02 28 11.1                 EQ026J95
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.04004 00 35 49.54 -02 28 18.6          20.3 R EQ026J95
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.29047 00 36 22.86 -02 34 37.9          20.8 V EQ026291
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.29421 00 36 23.29 -02 34 43.8          20.6 V EQ026291
         K09Q05O  C2009 08 19.30114 00 36 24.13 -02 34 55.0          20.6 V EQ026291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
        reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2009 QO5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2173 AU
    Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
    M 337.28859              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41525216     Peri.  182.09226     +0.85242496     +0.51538708
    a   1.7793503      Node   146.41235     -0.47736485     +0.83583891
    e   0.3089360      Incl.    9.15527     -0.21329437     +0.18907529
    P   2.37           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    090818 691  0.7+  0.0     090818 291  0.5-  0.3+    090819 J95  0.9+  0.8+
    090818 691  0.2-  0.4-    090818 291  0.9+  1.0-    090819 291  0.2+  0.1+
    090818 691  0.0   0.6+    090819 J95  0.3+  0.2+    090819 291  0.2-  0.0
    090818 291  0.5-  0.5+    090819 J95  0.5-  0.3-    090819 291  0.2-  0.5-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2009 QO5                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.31, 9                   q = 1.2296
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2009 08 17    00 31.26   -01 36.6    0.277    1.230   137.4    33.9    21.0
    2009 08 27    00 51.39   -06 04.2    0.270    1.237   143.0    29.5    20.8
    2009 09 06    01 05.52   -10 48.3    0.273    1.249   148.4    25.0    20.7
    2009 09 16    01 13.34   -15 07.7    0.286    1.266   152.7    21.3    20.7
    2009 09 26    01 15.69   -18 25.4    0.309    1.289   154.7    19.4    20.9
    2009 10 06    01 14.69   -20 19.3    0.342    1.316   153.7    19.6    21.2
    2009 10 16    01 12.61   -20 48.0    0.386    1.346   150.3    21.5    21.5
    2009 10 26    01 11.46   -20 02.2    0.441    1.380   145.3    24.2    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q26
    

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