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MPEC 2010-R03 : 2010 QG2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-R03                                Issued 2010 Sept. 1, 22:30 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.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2010 QG2

Observations:
     K10Q02G* C2010 08 31.37082 00 02 59.43 -16 21 08.0          17.4   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 08 31.38243 00 03 17.07 -16 19 30.4          18.3   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 08 31.39402 00 03 34.80 -16 17 51.9          17.5   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.36161 00 38 09.50 -13 08 41.5          17.9   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.37304 00 38 39.31 -13 05 37.6          17.6   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.38447 00 39 09.34 -13 02 31.2          17.6   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.39587 00 39 39.48 -12 59 23.9          18.6   ER003704
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.92463 01 08 59.73 -10 02 10.6                 ER003587
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.92567 01 09 03.56 -10 01 45.6                 ER003587
     K10Q02G  C2010 09 01.92655 01 09 06.93 -10 01 24.8          16.6 R ER003587

Observer details:
587 Sormano.  Observers F. Manca, A. Testa.  Measurer F. Manca.  0.5-m f/6.8
    reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
    R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2010 QG2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0015 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 319.90219              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45253906     Peri.   64.22006     +0.67883764     -0.73389413
a   1.6802168      Node   342.95751     +0.64086940     +0.60814896
e   0.5194264      Incl.    4.70885     +0.35842136     +0.30257933
P   2.18           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
100831 704  0.3+  0.0     100901 704  0.0   0.3-    100901 587  0.7-  0.2+
100831 704  0.0   0.0     100901 704  0.0   0.1+    100901 587  0.2+  0.3-
100831 704  0.3-  0.1+    100901 704  0.2-  0.0
100901 704  0.4+  0.1-    100901 587  0.5+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2010 QG2                 a,e,i = 1.68, 0.52, 5                   q = 0.8075
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 09 01    00 23.10   -14 29.5    0.0231   1.030   154.0    25.4    17.1
2010 09 02    01 13.55   -09 24.2    0.0170   1.023   142.9    36.5    16.7
2010 09 03    02 44.65   +01 06.0    0.0126   1.015   120.1    59.3    16.7
2010 09 04    04 58.67   +15 30.7    0.0122   1.008    86.1    93.2    17.8
2010 09 05    06 51.87   +23 06.2    0.0160   1.001    60.3   118.9    19.8
2010 09 06    07 57.06   +25 03.2    0.0219   0.993    46.9   132.1    21.6
2010 09 07    08 33.76   +25 21.2    0.0286   0.986    40.1   138.8    23.0
2010 09 08    08 56.25   +25 15.0    0.0358   0.979    36.4   142.3    23.9
2010 09 09    09 11.22   +25 03.3    0.0431   0.972    34.3   144.3    24.6
2010 09 10    09 21.84   +24 51.1    0.0506   0.965    33.0   145.3    25.1
2010 09 11    09 29.78   +24 39.5    0.0581   0.958    32.4   145.8    25.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-R03

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