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MPEC 2007-D25 : 2007 DX

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M.P.E.C. 2007-D25                                Issued 2007 Feb. 20, 12:18 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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                                    2007 DX

Observations:
     K07D00X* C2007 02 17.30276 11 12 04.82 +06 55 21.2          21.4 V ED025691
     K07D00X  C2007 02 17.32091 11 12 06.18 +06 54 48.8          21.0 V ED025691
     K07D00X  C2007 02 17.33930 11 12 07.58 +06 54 16.3          21.2 V ED025691
     K07D00X  C2007 02 18.34847 11 13 36.63 +06 23 38.7          20.9 R ED025734
     K07D00X  C2007 02 18.35433 11 13 37.11 +06 23 27.1          21.3 R ED025734
     K07D00X  C2007 02 18.36019 11 13 37.60 +06 23 16.1          21.3 R ED025734
     K07D00X  C2007 02 18.36604 11 13 37.99 +06 23 05.7          20.9 R ED025734
     K07D00X  C2007 02 19.35755 11 15 06.35 +05 52 31.6          21.7 V ED025G96
     K07D00X  C2007 02 19.36082 11 15 06.64 +05 52 25.6          21.1 V ED025G96
     K07D00X  C2007 02 19.36407 11 15 06.89 +05 52 19.3          20.9 V ED025G96

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, A. F. Tubbiolo.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, 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.

Orbital elements:
2007 DX                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2044 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M   7.45983              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26220378     Peri.  196.82535     -0.99189910     -0.12316611
a   2.4175572      Node   336.03395     +0.12357169     -0.87887498
e   0.5049135      Incl.    4.38898     +0.02943138     -0.46087837
P   3.76           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
070217 691  0.4+  0.3-    070218 734  0.3+  0.0     070219 G96  0.0   0.0
070217 691  0.2-  0.2-    070218 734  0.9+  0.3-    070219 G96  0.1+  0.2-
070217 691  0.3-  0.3+    070218 734  0.0   0.1+
070218 734  0.1-  0.8+    070219 G96  0.6-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2007 DX                  a,e,i = 2.42, 0.50, 4                   q = 1.1969
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 02 19    11 14.58   +06 03.9    0.241    1.221   162.6    14.0    21.3
2007 03 01    11 29.16   +00 28.9    0.218    1.204   166.9    10.7    21.0
2007 03 11    11 43.43   -05 33.9    0.207    1.197   169.2     9.0    20.8
2007 03 21    11 57.28   -11 16.3    0.208    1.201   168.7     9.4    20.8
2007 03 31    12 10.90   -15 55.8    0.221    1.214   166.5    11.1    21.0
2007 04 10    12 24.42   -19 13.1    0.244    1.238   163.6    13.2    21.4
2007 04 20    12 37.93   -21 12.5    0.279    1.270   160.2    15.6    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D25

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