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MPEC 2009-X35 : 2009 XQ1

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X35                                Issued 2009 Dec. 11, 18:12 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 XQ1

Observations:
     K09X01Q* C2009 12 10.29090 04 58 41.73 +21 27 10.8          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.29787 04 58 40.15 +21 26 46.1          20.5 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.31161 04 58 36.87 +21 25 58.2          20.0 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.31964 04 58 34.96 +21 25 30.3          20.1 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.32603 04 58 33.42 +21 25 07.9          20.0 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.33257 04 58 31.87 +21 24 45.0          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.33936 04 58 30.25 +21 24 20.9          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.41082 04 58 13.35 +21 20 09.5          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.41173 04 58 13.13 +21 20 06.2          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.84728 04 56 37.10 +20 54 24.8          19.6 R EX035J95
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.85880 04 56 34.34 +20 53 44.0          20.1 R EX035J95
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 10.87572 04 56 30.34 +20 52 45.3          20.5 R EX035J95
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.20158404 55 15.82 +20 33 36.8                 EX035H21
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.20793504 55 14.31 +20 33 14.0          20.1 V EX035H21
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.21453904 55 12.75 +20 32 50.2          20.1 V EX035H21
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.26081 04 55 02.46 +20 30 09.0          19.9 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.26425 04 55 01.63 +20 29 56.7          20.0 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.27002 04 55 00.22 +20 29 36.1          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.27229 04 54 59.72 +20 29 28.1          20.0 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q KC2009 12 11.27383 04 54 58.81 +20 29 19.3          20.4 R EX035H36
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.27573 04 54 58.89 +20 29 15.8          20.3 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.27802 04 54 58.41 +20 29 08.0                 EX035G96
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.28146 04 54 57.52 +20 28 55.5          20.2 V EX035G96
     K09X01Q KC2009 12 11.28219 04 54 56.91 +20 28 48.9          20.2 R EX035H36
     K09X01Q KC2009 12 11.29559 04 54 53.57 +20 28 01.5          20.1 R EX035H36
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.33984 04 54 43.53 +20 25 27.6          20.2 R EX035926
     K09X01Q  C2009 12 11.34735 04 54 41.73 +20 25 00.5          20.2 R EX035926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer S. Foglia.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2009 XQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1775 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 268.61456              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.89092522     Peri.  319.53514     -0.77788804     +0.56087689
a   1.0696505      Node   256.83114     -0.47475699     -0.81998917
e   0.2826695      Incl.   16.92017     -0.41169893     -0.11417041
P   1.11           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
091210 G96  1.1-  0.3+    091210 J95  1.0+  0.1+    091211 G96  0.1+  0.2-
091210 G96  0.1+  0.2-    091210 J95  0.1-  0.4-    091211 H36  0.4-  0.1+
091210 G96  0.0   0.1-    091210 J95  0.8-  0.2+    091211 G96  0.0   0.2-
091210 G96  0.1+  0.1+    091211 H21  0.1-  0.4+    091211 G96  1.0+  0.1+
091210 G96  0.1-  0.0     091211 H21  0.1-  0.2+    091211 G96  0.1+  0.1-
091210 G96  0.0   0.1+    091211 H21  0.1+  0.1-    091211 H36  0.9+  0.3-
091210 G96  0.0   0.2-    091211 G96  0.0   0.2-    091211 H36  1.1-  0.3+
091210 G96  0.5+  0.2+    091211 G96  0.1-  0.2-    091211 926  0.1+  0.4+
091210 G96  0.4+  0.1+    091211 G96  0.5-  0.3-    091211 926  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2009 XQ1                 a,e,i = 1.07, 0.28, 17                  q = 0.7673
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    05 18.05   +26 11.8    0.283    1.266   171.7     6.5    20.7
2009 12 15    04 40.88   +16 39.8    0.255    1.234   166.8    10.5    20.6
2009 12 25    04 05.82   +05 56.4    0.251    1.197   144.6    28.4    21.0
2010 01 04    03 39.56   -03 26.3    0.267    1.157   125.0    44.1    21.6
2010 01 14    03 23.27   -10 27.8    0.293    1.114   109.1    56.5    22.0
2010 01 24    03 15.12   -15 33.3    0.320    1.068    96.4    66.3    22.4

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X35

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