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MPEC 2009-Q18 : 2009 QH2

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q18                                Issued 2009 Aug. 18, 21:06 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 QH2

Observations:
     K09Q02H* C2009 08 18.27513 21 50 29.83 +18 57 56.4          18.7 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.28495 21 50 31.20 +18 58 15.3          18.7 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.28986 21 50 31.81 +18 58 25.7          19.1 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.33303 21 50 37.60 +18 59 50.7          18.7 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.33998 21 50 38.65 +19 00 03.7          19.1 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.34692 21 50 39.58 +19 00 17.6          19.0 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.35388 21 50 40.52 +19 00 32.0          19.4 V EQ018703
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.36623821 50 42.587+19 00 54.19         18.7 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.36807921 50 42.859+19 00 57.91         18.5 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.36993121 50 43.068+19 01 01.20         18.5 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.37177121 50 43.393+19 01 05.54         17.9 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.37381921 50 43.740+19 01 10.32         18.4 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.37564821 50 43.898+19 01 12.86         18.2 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.37747721 50 44.180+19 01 16.58         18.3 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.37961821 50 44.434+19 01 20.44         17.6 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.38163221 50 44.718+19 01 24.59         18.3 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.38358821 50 44.970+19 01 27.85         18.4 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H 3C2009 08 18.38541721 50 45.265+19 01 32.27         19.2 R EQ018673
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.82546 21 51 55.99 +19 15 41.9          18.2 C EQ018235
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.82994 21 51 56.68 +19 15 49.2          19.2 V EQ018198
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.83139 21 51 56.83 +19 15 51.2          18.8 V EQ018A17
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.83221 21 51 56.97 +19 15 55.9          18.5 C EQ018235
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.83501 21 51 57.43 +19 15 59.3          19.1 V EQ018198
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.83862 21 51 57.95 +19 16 06.2          19.2 V EQ018198
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.84007 21 51 58.15 +19 16 09.5          19.3 V EQ018198
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.84322 21 51 58.57 +19 16 14.8          18.8 V EQ018A17
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.85494 21 52 00.28 +19 16 38.6          18.8 V EQ018A17
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.85727 21 52 00.73 +19 16 44.2          19.3 V EQ018151
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.86320 21 52 01.54 +19 16 55.6          19.4 V EQ018151
     K09Q02H  C2009 08 18.86518 21 52 01.85 +19 16 59.7          19.4 V EQ018151

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.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/6 reflector
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers A. Springmann,
    P. Weissman.  0.60-m f/16 reflector.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 QH2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1820 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 339.23829              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28654130     Peri.   82.55147     +0.92133309     +0.38025610
a   2.2786514      Node   255.07171     -0.38149633     +0.84418412
e   0.4871447      Incl.    4.80490     -0.07487254     +0.37783392
P   3.44           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
090818 703  0.3+  0.3+    090818 673  0.5+  0.2+    090818 A17  0.3-  0.0
090818 703  0.7+  0.3-    090818 673  1.4+  1.0+    090818 235  0.2-  0.1+
090818 703  0.1-  0.3+    090818 673  0.1+  0.0     090818 198  0.2+  0.2+
090818 703  1.6-  0.0     090818 673  0.5+  0.1+    090818 198  0.1+  0.1-
090818 703  0.1-  0.6-    090818 673  0.1-  0.2-    090818 198  0.1-  0.3+
090818 703  0.4-  0.3-    090818 673  0.0   0.1+    090818 A17  0.2-  0.1-
090818 703  0.6-  0.5+    090818 673  0.2-  0.5-    090818 A17  0.2-  0.4+
090818 673  0.2-  0.3-    090818 673  0.4+  0.4+    090818 151  0.5+  0.0
090818 673  0.1+  0.2-    090818 235  0.1-  0.4-    090818 151  0.2-  0.4-
090818 673  0.5-  0.5-    090818 198  0.1+  0.3+    090818 151  0.2+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2009 QH2                 a,e,i = 2.28, 0.49, 5                   q = 1.1686
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 08 17    21 47.24   +18 15.3    0.188    1.177   148.3    26.9    18.9
2009 08 27    22 14.09   +23 06.0    0.184    1.169   146.7    28.3    18.9
2009 09 06    22 42.96   +25 55.0    0.189    1.172   147.3    27.7    19.0
2009 09 16    23 11.01   +26 33.6    0.202    1.185   150.2    25.0    19.0
2009 09 26    23 35.99   +25 23.2    0.223    1.208   154.4    21.1    19.2
2009 10 06    23 57.27   +23 07.0    0.254    1.239   158.3    17.3    19.4
2009 10 16    00 15.19   +20 27.7    0.296    1.279   159.8    15.6    19.7
2009 10 26    00 30.88   +17 58.5    0.351    1.325   157.4    16.7    20.2
2009 11 05    00 45.45   +15 59.2    0.419    1.376   152.3    19.5    20.8
2009 11 15    00 59.60   +14 35.9    0.500    1.431   146.0    22.7    21.4
2009 11 25    01 13.84   +13 47.6    0.596    1.490   139.2    25.6    21.9

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