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MPEC 2009-U25 : 2009 UQ

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U25                                Issued 2009 Oct. 17, 19:45 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2009 UQ

Observations:
     K09U00Q* C2009 10 17.11181 23 05 20.68 +43 01 01.7          18.1 V EU025703
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.11915 23 05 24.50 +43 00 59.2          18.3 V EU025703
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.13370 23 05 32.06 +43 00 54.1          18.3 V EU025703
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.14091 23 05 35.80 +43 00 51.4          18.2 V EU025703
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.19203 23 06 01.61 +43 00 28.1          18.0 R EU025H01
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.19542 23 06 03.34 +43 00 26.4          17.9 R EU025H01
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.19946 23 06 05.40 +43 00 24.4          18.0 R EU025H01
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.20371 23 06 07.57 +43 00 22.1          18.0 R EU025H01
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.25046 23 06 31.74 +42 59 59.1          18.9 R EU025854
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.25334 23 06 33.13 +42 59 56.9          18.6 R EU025854
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.26202 23 06 37.59 +42 59 52.2          18.9 R EU025854
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.78486 23 11 17.97 +42 54 59.2          18.2 C EU025J28
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.79473 23 11 22.63 +42 54 55.2          18.2 C EU025J28
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.80068 23 11 23.49 +42 54 48.1          18.6 V EU025595
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.80382 23 11 26.85 +42 54 51.7          17.8 C EU025J28
     K09U00Q  C2009 10 17.80882 23 11 27.29 +42 54 44.1          18.4 V EU025595

Observer details:
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
    reflector + CCD.
J28 Jaen.  Observer J. J. Martin.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
    + f/6.3 focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2009 UQ                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0176 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  53.28041              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.41141597     Peri.  306.08800     +0.70105441     +0.71209950
a   1.7903940      Node     8.73658     -0.54732707     +0.57139089
e   0.5361119      Incl.   14.45217     -0.45711683     +0.40795434
P   2.40           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
091017 703  0.1+  0.1+    091017 H01  0.0   0.2+    091017 J28  0.2+  0.2-
091017 703  0.1-  0.1-    091017 H01  0.1+  0.1+    091017 595  0.1-  0.1+
091017 703  0.1-  0.3-    091017 854  0.3+  0.1+    091017 J28  0.1-  0.3-
091017 703  0.1-  0.4-    091017 854  0.5-  0.3-    091017 595  0.0   0.0
091017 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091017 854  0.2+  0.3+
091017 H01  0.1+  0.2+    091017 J28  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2009 UQ                  a,e,i = 1.79, 0.54, 14                  q = 0.8305
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 16    22 53.73   +43 08.0    0.0861   1.057   132.6    44.0    18.3
2009 10 21    23 32.39   +42 20.9    0.131    1.095   137.4    37.9    19.1
2009 10 26    23 52.37   +41 24.8    0.177    1.135   139.5    34.6    19.7
2009 10 31    00 05.40   +40 31.6    0.225    1.175   140.3    32.6    20.3
2009 11 05    00 15.35   +39 41.6    0.274    1.215   140.3    31.4    20.8
2009 11 10    00 23.81   +38 54.3    0.325    1.256   139.6    30.8    21.2
2009 11 15    00 31.57   +38 09.9    0.379    1.297   138.3    30.5    21.6
2009 11 20    00 39.07   +37 28.7    0.434    1.338   136.7    30.5    21.9
2009 11 25    00 46.53   +36 51.3    0.492    1.378   134.7    30.6    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-U25

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