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    • MPEC 2009-Q39 : 2009 QQ8

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    M.P.E.C. 2009-Q39                                Issued 2009 Aug. 21, 10:23 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 QQ8

Observations:
     K09Q08Q* C2009 08 20.27713 22 58 31.76 +08 45 47.3          19.9   EQ039704
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 20.28955 22 58 32.69 +08 44 11.8          19.6   EQ039704
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 20.30200 22 58 33.57 +08 42 35.4          19.6   EQ039704
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 20.31450 22 58 34.46 +08 40 58.9          19.5   EQ039704
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 21.08140 22 59 38.90 +07 01 17.5                 EQ039J95
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 21.08509 22 59 39.17 +07 00 49.0                 EQ039J95
     K09Q08Q  C2009 08 21.08881 22 59 39.42 +07 00 19.4          19.0 R EQ039J95
     K09Q08Q 1C2009 08 21.33101 23 00 00.96 +06 28 34.3                 EQ039658
     K09Q08Q 1C2009 08 21.33319 23 00 01.12 +06 28 17.1                 EQ039658
     K09Q08Q 1C2009 08 21.33539 23 00 01.28 +06 27 59.9                 EQ039658

Observer details:
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  Measurers
    D. D. Balam, D. Bohlender, D. Monin, E. Chisholm.  1.82-m Plaskett
    telescope + 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 QQ8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1953 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 340.26628              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.53932447     Peri.  152.62694     +0.63897024     +0.74474656
a   1.4947525      Node   155.48423     -0.76293195     +0.64553232
e   0.2062135      Incl.   27.64564     -0.09824397     -0.16923531
P   1.83           H   20.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090820 704  0.4-  0.2+    090821 J95  0.1+  0.2-    090821 658  0.0   0.1-
090820 704  0.2+  0.3+    090821 J95  0.1+  0.3+    090821 658  0.0   0.1+
090820 704  0.1+  0.2-    090821 J95  0.2-  0.1-
090820 704  0.1+  0.3-    090821 658  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 QQ8                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.21, 28                  q = 1.1865
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 08 17    22 53.71   +15 28.1    0.216    1.198   146.5    27.8    19.2
2009 08 27    23 07.58   -06 20.6    0.203    1.210   168.2     9.8    18.5
2009 09 06    23 19.14   -26 54.9    0.230    1.226   159.0    17.1    19.1
2009 09 16    23 28.67   -40 24.1    0.286    1.244   142.3    29.6    19.9
2009 09 26    23 37.06   -47 36.2    0.359    1.266   130.7    36.9    20.7
2009 10 06    23 45.56   -50 49.4    0.439    1.290   122.6    40.7    21.3
2009 10 16    23 54.81   -51 37.4    0.522    1.316   116.6    42.6    21.7

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q39

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