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MPEC 2009-M23 : 2008 QD4

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M23                                Issued 2009 June 23, 14:41 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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                                   2008 QD4

                          Revision to MPEC 2008-T122

Additional Observations:
     K08Q04D  C2009 06 10.14251 00 35 03.95 +24 02 37.0          19.5 V EM023J75
     K08Q04D  C2009 06 23.12297 00 39 35.28 +25 48 50.0          19.6 V EM023J75
     K08Q04D  C2009 06 23.12958 00 39 35.42 +25 48 53.0          19.5 V EM023J75
     K08Q04D  C2009 06 23.13619 00 39 35.55 +25 48 56.2          19.7 V EM023J75

Observer details:
J75 OAM Observatory, La Sagra.  Observers S. Sanchez, J. Nomen, R. Stoss,
    A. Cikota, S. Cikota, J. Rodriguez.  0.40-m f/10 reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
090610 J75  1.6+  0.0     090623 J75  1.0+  0.0     MPO151071   +0.010 day

Orbital elements:
2008 QD4
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 342.57697              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.04027794     Peri.   68.78363     +0.53199596     -0.82807688
a   8.4286471      Node   344.68205     +0.27692607     +0.36750218
e   0.3543984      Incl.   42.01829     +0.80018263     +0.42335662
P  24.47           H   11.3           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
080825 J75  0.3+  0.2-    080929 704  0.2+  0.1+    081022 461  0.0   0.0
080825 J75  0.7+  0.6-    081001 J75  0.0   0.1+    081022 461  0.0   0.1+
080825 J75  0.2-  1.4-    081001 J75  0.1+  0.0     081031 G96  0.2+  0.2-
080826 620  0.2-  0.4-    081001 J75  0.0   0.1+    081031 G96  0.0   0.1-
080826 620  0.3-  0.2-    081001 620  0.1-  0.2-    081031 G96  0.1+  0.1-
080826 620  0.1-  0.5-    081001 620  0.1-  0.1+    081031 G96  0.1-  0.2-
080906 683  0.9-  1.6+    081001 620  0.2-  0.0     081108 291  0.0   0.1+
080906 683  0.6-  0.3+    081001 620  0.1+  0.4+    081108 291  0.0   0.1-
080921 703  0.1-  0.5+    081002 J86  0.0   0.1-    081108 291  0.1-  0.0
080921 703  0.4+  0.1+    081002 J86  0.0   0.1-    081128 461  0.1+  0.1+
080921 703  0.1-  0.2+    081002 J86  0.0   0.1-    081128 461  0.4-  0.4+
080921 703  0.2-  0.0     081002 J86  0.1+  0.1-    081223 461  0.3+  0.1+
080923 683  1.0+  1.0+    081002 J86  0.0   0.1-    081223 461  0.6-  0.0
080923 683  0.9-  0.0     081008 703  0.2-  0.4-    090101 G96  0.1-  0.1-
080923 683  0.6-  0.6+    081008 703  0.8+  0.0     090101 G96  0.2+  0.2-
080925 683  0.9+  0.4+    081008 703  1.1+  0.1-    090101 G96  0.2-  0.1-
080925 683  0.6+  2.0-    081008 703  0.2-  0.2-    090101 G96  0.0   0.1-
080929 704  0.3+  0.5+    081019 A74  0.1-  0.0     090610 J75  0.8+  0.2-
080929 704  0.2+  0.8+    081019 A74  0.4-  0.0     090623 J75  0.5-  0.2+
080929 704  0.1-  0.1+    081019 A74  0.1-  0.1+    090623 J75  0.1-  0.1-
080929 704  0.4-  0.0     081022 461  0.0   0.0     090623 J75  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2008 QD4                 a,e,i = 8.43, 0.35, 42                  q = 5.4415
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 06 18    00 37.97   +25 07.0    6.037    5.755    69.2     9.5    19.6
2009 06 28    00 40.91   +26 28.4    5.883    5.741    77.0     9.9    19.6
2009 07 08    00 42.91   +27 48.4    5.726    5.728    85.0    10.2    19.5
2009 07 18    00 43.86   +29 06.0    5.568    5.715    93.2    10.2    19.5
2009 07 28    00 43.63   +30 20.2    5.414    5.702   101.4    10.1    19.4
2009 08 07    00 42.15   +31 29.3    5.267    5.690   109.7     9.7    19.3
2009 08 17    00 39.38   +32 31.9    5.131    5.677   118.0     9.1    19.2
2009 08 27    00 35.36   +33 25.9    5.010    5.665   126.2     8.3    19.1
2009 09 06    00 30.21   +34 09.7    4.907    5.653   133.9     7.4    19.1
2009 09 16    00 24.13   +34 41.6    4.827    5.642   140.8     6.5    19.0
2009 09 26    00 17.45   +35 00.7    4.771    5.631   146.1     5.7    18.9
2009 10 06    00 10.57   +35 07.0    4.741    5.620   148.8     5.3    18.9
2009 10 16    00 03.91   +35 01.4    4.739    5.609   148.1     5.4    18.9
2009 10 26    23 57.90   +34 45.8    4.763    5.599   144.2     6.0    18.9
2009 11 05    23 52.88   +34 23.2    4.812    5.589   138.0     6.8    19.0
2009 11 15    23 49.12   +33 56.7    4.885    5.579   130.6     7.7    19.0
2009 11 25    23 46.78   +33 29.6    4.977    5.570   122.5     8.6    19.1
2009 12 05    23 45.92   +33 04.8    5.085    5.561   114.1     9.3    19.2
2009 12 15    23 46.51   +32 44.9    5.204    5.552   105.7     9.8    19.2
2009 12 25    23 48.48   +32 31.6    5.331    5.544    97.4    10.1    19.3
2010 01 04    23 51.74   +32 26.1    5.462    5.535    89.2    10.2    19.4
2010 01 14    23 56.14   +32 29.2    5.592    5.528    81.2    10.1    19.4
2010 01 24    00 01.56   +32 41.1    5.719    5.520    73.5     9.8    19.4
2010 02 03    00 07.87   +33 01.8    5.839    5.513    66.1     9.4    19.5
2010 02 13    00 14.95   +33 30.9    5.949    5.506    59.0     8.8    19.5
2010 02 23    00 22.69   +34 08.0    6.048    5.500    52.3     8.2    19.5
2010 03 05    00 30.98   +34 52.5    6.133    5.493    46.2     7.5    19.5
2010 03 15    00 39.74   +35 43.9    6.204    5.488    40.7     6.8    19.5
2010 03 25    00 48.89   +36 41.5    6.258    5.482    35.9     6.1    19.5
2010 04 04    00 58.33   +37 44.7    6.296    5.477    32.3     5.6    19.4
2010 04 14    01 08.01   +38 53.0    6.318    5.472    30.0     5.3    19.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M23

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