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MPEC 2009-Q25 : 2009 QN5

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M.P.E.C. 2009-Q25                                Issued 2009 Aug. 19, 10:26 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 QN5

Observations:
     K09Q05N* C2009 08 18.36442 00 58 04.00 +16 40 31.4          19.8 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.37108 00 58 04.83 +16 40 53.8          19.3 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.37770 00 58 05.84 +16 41 13.2          20.3 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.38417 00 58 06.56 +16 41 34.0          20.2 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.41715 00 58 11.10 +16 43 18.7          19.8 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.42462 00 58 12.03 +16 43 43.6          19.8 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.43223 00 58 13.00 +16 44 08.5          19.9 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.43992 00 58 14.01 +16 44 32.2          19.9 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.47365 00 58 18.66 +16 46 20.8          19.2 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.47554 00 58 18.76 +16 46 26.6          20.2 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.47743 00 58 19.02 +16 46 32.3          19.5 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.47934 00 58 19.27 +16 46 38.8          19.6 V EQ025703
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.92043 00 59 22.85 +17 10 29.7          19.1 R EQ025A79
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.92885 00 59 23.99 +17 10 58.3          19.1 R EQ025A79
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.93354 00 59 24.82 +17 11 13.6          19.7 V EQ025151
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.93871 00 59 25.61 +17 11 30.7          19.5 R EQ025B04
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.93934 00 59 25.64 +17 11 33.1          19.8 V EQ025151
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.94655 00 59 26.73 +17 11 56.8          19.5 R EQ025B04
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.95751 00 59 28.27 +17 12 33.3          19.7 R EQ025B04
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.97695 00 59 30.92 +17 13 38.1          18.9 V EQ025198
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.97811 00 59 31.11 +17 13 42.0          19.3 V EQ025198
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.98134 00 59 31.55 +17 13 52.4          18.9 V EQ025198
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 18.98241 00 59 31.69 +17 13 55.7          19.2 V EQ025198
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.08653 00 59 46.41 +17 19 42.6                 EQ025J95
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.09054 00 59 47.00 +17 19 56.0                 EQ025J95
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.09475 00 59 47.62 +17 20 10.4          19.3 R EQ025J95
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.17123 00 59 59.54 +17 24 26.3          19.4 R EQ025H26
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.17359 00 59 59.79 +17 24 34.0          19.1 R EQ025H26
     K09Q05N  C2009 08 19.17596 01 00 00.13 +17 24 41.7          19.3 R EQ025H26
     K09Q05N ]C2009 08 19.31023601 00 19.67 +17 32 20.9          19.9 C EQ025695
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.31201 01 00 20.03 +17 32 25.3          18.3 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.31412 01 00 20.36 +17 32 32.4          18.6 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.31659 01 00 20.70 +17 32 40.4          18.4 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.31842 01 00 20.97 +17 32 47.0          17.4 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.32030 01 00 21.31 +17 32 55.4          18.5 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.32213 01 00 21.56 +17 33 01.0          17.3 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.32397 01 00 21.76 +17 33 05.3          18.4 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N 3C2009 08 19.32667 01 00 22.11 +17 33 14.6          18.7 R EQ025673
     K09Q05N ]C2009 08 19.36890501 00 28.05 +17 35 40.7          19.9 C EQ025695
     K09Q05N ]C2009 08 19.38464401 00 30.31 +17 36 33.9          19.7 C EQ025695

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.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers A. Springmann,
    P. Weissman.  0.60-m f/16 reflector.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers M. Trueblood, L. Lebofsky.  Measurer R. Crawford.
    2.1-m f/7.7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
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.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observer F. Fratev.  0.35-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
B04 OAVdA, Saint-Barthelemy.  Observer A. Carbognani.  0.81-m f/7.9 reflector
    + CCD.
H26 Doc Greiner Research Observatory, Janesvillle.  Observer M. Mills.  0.4-m
    f/8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 QN5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1216 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 338.86236              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.16859170     Peri.  135.02928     -0.27329136     -0.95215761
a   3.2452284      Node   330.02894     +0.78754371     -0.13982743
e   0.8814669      Incl.   15.89003     +0.55234657     -0.27174286
P   5.85           H   19.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
090818 703  0.0   0.5+    090818 151  0.1+  0.4+    090819 H26  0.0   0.4-
090818 703  0.8-  1.6+    090818 B04  0.5+  0.0     090819 695  1.1-  0.6+
090818 703  1.0+  0.2-    090818 151  0.1+  0.6+    090819 673  0.3-  0.0
090818 703  1.0-  0.1-    090818 B04  0.6+  0.0     090819 673  0.1+  0.1-
090818 703  1.2+  1.0-    090818 B04  0.5+  0.0     090819 673  0.2-  0.5-
090818 703  0.2+  0.0     090818 198  0.1-  0.6+    090819 673  0.0   0.2-
090818 703  0.4-  0.5+    090818 198  0.3+  0.6+    090819 673  1.0+  1.8+
090818 703  0.6-  0.4-    090818 198  0.1+  0.3+    090819 673  0.8+  1.1+
090818 703  1.6+  0.1+    090818 198  0.1-  0.0     090819 673  0.1-  0.8-
090818 703  0.6-  0.1-    090819 J95  0.3-  0.0     090819 673  0.6-  0.8-
090818 703  0.4-  0.5-    090819 J95  0.0   0.1-    090819 695  0.7-  0.1-
090818 703  0.5-  0.1-    090819 J95  0.4+  0.2+    090819 695  0.3-  0.7-
090818 A79  0.8-  1.9-    090819 H26  1.4+  0.2+
090818 A79  1.4-  1.3-    090819 H26  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2009 QN5                 a,e,i = 3.25, 0.88, 16                  q = 0.3847
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 08 17    00 55.02   +15 31.2    0.524    1.381   124.9    37.0    19.8
2009 08 22    01 07.58   +20 19.6    0.430    1.305   124.6    39.6    19.3
2009 08 27    01 26.29   +27 16.9    0.344    1.227   121.9    44.4    18.8
2009 09 01    01 59.58   +37 48.1    0.268    1.147   114.6    53.1    18.4
2009 09 06    03 16.40   +52 46.8    0.214    1.065    99.8    68.8    18.2
2009 09 11    06 35.91   +62 45.6    0.196    0.981    76.9    91.8    18.7
2009 09 16    09 39.90   +52 08.9    0.225    0.895    54.9   113.2    19.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-Q25

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