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MPEC 2009-W03 : 2009 VQ44

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M.P.E.C. 2009-W03                                Issued 2009 Nov. 16, 17:11 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

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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2009 VQ44

Observations:
     K09V44Q* C2009 11 15.16646 23 32 54.02 +02 13 46.0          19.3   EW003704
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 15.17872 23 33 01.96 +02 16 54.0          19.5   EW003704
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 15.19094 23 33 09.80 +02 20 00.3          19.3   EW003704
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 15.20320 23 33 17.64 +02 23 05.9          19.4   EW003704
     K09V44Q IC2009 11 16.12118 23 42 28.36 +05 50 37.2          18.4 V EW003850
     K09V44Q IC2009 11 16.12373 23 42 29.60 +05 51 08.2          18.2 V EW003850
     K09V44Q IC2009 11 16.12627 23 42 30.85 +05 51 38.1          18.4 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.12880 23 42 32.29 +05 52 08.0          18.6 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.13132 23 42 33.58 +05 52 38.7          18.8 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.13385 23 42 34.91 +05 53 08.9          18.8 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.13640 23 42 36.27 +05 53 39.5          18.9 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.13894 23 42 37.56 +05 54 10.8          18.8 V EW003850
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.18396 23 43 02.10 +06 03 11.2          19.4 V EW003703
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.18906 23 43 04.72 +06 04 13.9          19.2 V EW003703
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.18970 23 43 05.01 +06 04 20.8          19.3 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.19031 23 43 05.37 +06 04 27.6          19.6 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.19419 23 43 07.42 +06 05 15.0          19.3 V EW003703
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.19615 23 43 08.29 +06 05 36.5          19.8 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.19671 23 43 08.61 +06 05 43.9          19.9 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.19933 23 43 09.94 +06 06 13.2          20.5 V EW003703
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.20258 23 43 11.56 +06 06 53.3          19.8 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.20894 23 43 14.80 +06 08 08.4          19.7 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.20950 23 43 15.09 +06 08 15.4          20.0 V EW003G96
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.23201 23 43 26.44 +06 12 41.2          20.0 R EW003651
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.23276 23 43 26.94 +06 12 52.0          19.8 R EW003651
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.23350 23 43 27.25 +06 12 59.8          19.8 R EW003651
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.29362 23 43 57.58 +06 24 39.7          19.0 R EW003926
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.29441 23 43 58.00 +06 24 50.1          18.8 R EW003926
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.29520 23 43 58.38 +06 24 59.2          18.8 R EW003926
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.66101 23 47 06.12 +07 32 32.8          19.5 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.66248 23 47 06.82 +07 32 48.4          19.7 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.66359 23 47 07.33 +07 32 59.9          19.6 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.66617 23 47 08.60 +07 33 27.9          19.6 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.66911 23 47 09.92 +07 33 59.2          19.6 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.67169 23 47 11.15 +07 34 26.7          19.7 V EW003A50
     K09V44Q  C2009 11 16.67243 23 47 11.49 +07 34 34.9          19.6 V EW003A50

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, A. Z. Butler,
    J. R. Pippin.  0.35-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1024x1024 CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko,
    P. Kyrylenko, P. Ostafijchuk, Y. Kazmirchuk.  Measurer Y. Ivashchenko.
    0.6-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. D. Grauer.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 VQ44                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0190 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  63.96293              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.62861117     Peri.  238.00384     +0.17297865     +0.91570619
a   1.3496298      Node    46.76907     -0.64848030     +0.38306500
e   0.7275757      Incl.   29.85603     -0.74131754     -0.12142230
P   1.57           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091115 704  0.1+  0.4-    091116 703  0.2-  1.5-    091116 651  1.7+  1.1+
091115 704  0.7+  0.1+    091116 703  0.3+  0.6+    091116 651  0.8+  0.2+
091115 704  0.4+  0.2+    091116 G96  0.3-  0.1-    091116 926  0.3-  1.4-
091115 704  0.0   0.5-    091116 G96  0.4+  0.6-    091116 926  0.1+  0.2-
091116 850  0.0   1.4+    091116 703  1.7+  0.7+    091116 926  0.2-  0.2-
091116 850  1.2-  1.6+    091116 G96  0.2-  1.1-    091116 A50  0.3-  0.0
091116 850  2.1-  0.8+    091116 G96  0.3+  0.3-    091116 A50  0.1-  0.1-
091116 850  0.1-  0.2+    091116 703  0.4+  2.1-    091116 A50  0.2-  0.5-
091116 850  0.2-  0.5+    091116 G96  0.1-  0.5-    091116 A50  0.8+  0.0
091116 850  0.2+  0.2+    091116 G96  0.1+  0.7-    091116 A50  0.1+  0.0
091116 850  0.8+  0.1+    091116 G96  0.2+  0.3-    091116 A50  0.6+  0.0
091116 850  0.5+  0.8+    091116 651  0.1-  0.8-    091116 A50  0.5+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 VQ44                a,e,i = 1.35, 0.73, 30                  q = 0.3677
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 11 15    23 31.01   +01 30.9    0.109    1.050   121.2    53.7    19.2
2009 11 20    00 07.15   +14 38.5    0.187    1.115   128.7    43.8    20.2
2009 11 25    00 24.16   +19 52.4    0.271    1.177   129.0    40.7    21.0
2009 11 30    00 35.12   +22 38.0    0.358    1.236   127.3    39.4    21.7
2009 12 05    00 43.62   +24 21.0    0.446    1.293   124.9    38.7    22.3

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