Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5 T 2009 July 4.07425 TT MPC q 2.7890468 (2000.0) P Q n 0.07548482 Peri. 157.90354 +0.88412122 +0.46655256 a 5.5449331 Node 174.09056 -0.45727426 +0.87521648 e 0.4970098 Incl. 14.43139 -0.09607243 +0.12776865 P 13.06
Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) T 2009 July 4.1083 TT MPC q 2.788695 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0756059 Peri. 157.9134 +0.8841696 +0.4664599 a 5.539012 Node 174.0866 -0.4571795 +0.8752641 e 0.496536 Incl. 14.4309 -0.0960781 +0.1277806 P 13.0 From 97 observations 2009 Aug. 16-Sept. 21.
Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) T 2009 July 4.0666 TT MPC q 2.788500 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0756027 Peri. 157.9006 +0.8840669 +0.4666548 a 5.539168 Node 174.0868 -0.4573706 +0.8751601 e 0.496585 Incl. 14.4295 -0.0961141 +0.1277816 P 13.0 From 76 observations 2009 Aug. 16-Sept. 17.
Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) T 2009 July 4.0480 TT MPC q 2.788275 (2000.0) P Q n 0.0756105 Peri. 157.8933 +0.8840108 +0.4667614 a 5.538787 Node 174.0873 -0.4574733 +0.8750999 e 0.496591 Incl. 14.4274 -0.0961412 +0.1278040 P 13.0 From 65 observations 2009 Aug. 16-Sept. 12.
Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) T 2009 July 5.514 TT MPC q 2.79926 (2000.0) P Q n 0.075386 Peri. 158.389 +0.887871 +0.459361 a 5.54976 Node 174.067 -0.450276 +0.879124 e 0.49561 Incl. 14.526 -0.094534 +0.126993 P 13.1 From 60 observations 2009 Aug. 16-31.
Comet P/2009 Q1 (Hill) was discovered on August 27, 2009 by R. Hill (Catalina Sky Survey). The preliminary orbital elements of the comet P/2009 Q1 (Hill) indicate a perihelion passage on the 19th July, 2009 at a distance of 2.8 AU from the Sun, and a 13 years period.
Orbital elements: P/2009 Q1 (Hill) T 2009 July 19.299 TT MPC q 2.84860 (2000.0) P Q n 0.075855 Peri. 162.358 +0.916898 +0.398198 a 5.52688 Node 173.964 -0.390208 +0.908639 e 0.48459 Incl. 14.964 -0.083884 +0.125752 P 13.0 From 49 observations 2009 Aug. 16-29.