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MPEC 2009-U114: 2008 QB43

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M.P.E.C. 2009-U114                               Issued 2009 Oct. 27, 17:09 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2008 QB43

Observations:
     K08Q43B  C1999 10 16.30799022 20 51.113-01 16 30.77         21.54V EU114645
     K08Q43B  C1999 10 16.31146222 20 51.087-01 16 31.71         22.83  EU114645
     K08Q43B* C2008 08 25.26396 23 01 42.283+08 52 17.33         21.7 R EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 08 25.31084 23 01 42.070+08 52 16.82         21.6 R EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 08 26.23269 23 01 37.524+08 51 59.63         21.1 R EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 08 26.27638 23 01 37.222+08 51 58.42         21.7 R EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 09 19.13023 22 59 37.31 +08 42 29.2                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 09 19.23726 22 59 36.80 +08 42 26.6                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 09 19.29176 22 59 36.49 +08 42 24.9                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 10 17.14491 22 57 34.61 +08 28 16.9                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 10 17.19910 22 57 34.38 +08 28 15.4                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2008 10 17.25372 22 57 34.19 +08 28 13.5                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2009 07 03.44431 23 09 21.66 +10 00 33.7                 EU114675
     K08Q43B  C2009 07 04.44110 23 09 19.95 +10 00 51.9                 EU114675

Observer details:
645 Apache Point--Sloan Digitial Sky Survey.  Observers Sloan Digital Sky
    Survey Collaboration.  2.5-m SDSS Telescope + SDSS camera.
675 Palomar Mountain.  Observers M. E. Schwamb, M. E. Brown.  1.5-m f/8.5
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2008 QB43
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 311.47263              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00345115     Peri.  104.88979     +0.35289739     -0.89201723
a  43.3670951      Node   320.47836     +0.59232866     +0.44665029
e   0.2191542      Incl.   26.34786     +0.72429980     +0.06934530
P 286              H    5.6           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
991016 645  0.1+  0.4+    080826 675  0.9-  0.1-    081017 675  0.3+  0.7+
991016 645  0.1-  0.4-    080919 675  0.8-  0.5-    081017 675  0.4+  0.5+
080825 675  0.2-  0.3+    080919 675  0.5-  0.0     090703 675  0.6+  1.0-
080825 675  0.1+  0.6+    080919 675  1.0-  0.2-    090704 675  0.9+  0.9-
080826 675  0.3+  0.3+    081017 675  0.7+  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2008 QB43                a,e,i = 43.37, 0.22, 26                 q = 33.863
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 10 26    23 01.50   +09 32.0   37.839   38.558   135.8     1.0    21.6
2009 11 05    23 01.05   +09 27.1   37.958   38.552   126.2     1.2    21.6
2009 11 15    23 00.75   +09 22.6   38.095   38.547   116.5     1.3    21.6
2009 11 25    23 00.60   +09 18.8   38.245   38.541   106.8     1.4    21.6
2009 12 05    23 00.63   +09 15.9   38.404   38.535    97.0     1.5    21.6
2009 12 15    23 00.82   +09 14.0   38.566   38.530    87.1     1.5    21.7
2009 12 25    23 01.18   +09 13.3   38.728   38.524    77.4     1.4    21.7
2010 01 04    23 01.70   +09 13.7   38.882   38.519    67.6     1.4    21.7
2010 01 14    23 02.35   +09 15.3   39.026   38.513    58.0     1.2    21.7
2010 01 24    23 03.14   +09 18.1   39.153   38.508    48.5     1.1    21.7
2010 02 03    23 04.02   +09 22.1   39.261   38.502    39.2     0.9    21.6
2010 02 13    23 04.99   +09 27.2   39.346   38.497    30.3     0.7    21.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-U114

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