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MPEC 2007-L43 : 2004 VS60

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M.P.E.C. 2007-L43                                Issued 2007 June 11, 15:27 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2004 VS60

                           Revision to MPEC 2004-V57

Additional Observations:
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.44236 13 27 04.30 -21 41 37.0          20.8 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.44560 13 27 04.12 -21 41 32.8          20.8 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.44861 13 27 03.94 -21 41 29.3          20.8 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.45139 13 27 03.76 -21 41 26.1          20.9 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.46076 13 27 03.23 -21 41 15.7          20.3 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 05 18.47523 13 27 02.40 -21 40 59.5          20.8 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 06 11.36331 13 15 35.72 -14 44 31.8          20.9 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 06 11.37211 13 15 35.71 -14 44 24.1          20.6 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 06 11.37627 13 15 35.70 -14 44 20.1                 EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 06 11.38044 13 15 35.70 -14 44 16.4          20.5 R EL043474
     K04V60S  C2007 06 11.39074 13 15 35.67 -14 44 07.3          21.1 R EL043474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
070518 474 0.06- 0.01+    070611 474 0.05- 0.00-    MPO 74435   +0.20 day

Orbital elements:
2004 VS60                                                Earth MOID = 0.3831 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M 290.09991              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30686380     Peri.   94.03525     +0.84209399     +0.44909926
a   2.1769023      Node   239.51956     -0.51732910     +0.82914825
e   0.4645254      Incl.   20.27540     +0.15247398     +0.33290095
P   3.21           H   18.2           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
041110 704  0.2-  1.1-    041114 185  0.3-  0.1-    041211 246  0.1+  0.1+
041110 704  0.1-  0.1-    041115 246  0.3-  0.5-    041211 246  0.4+  0.3-
041110 704  1.0-  0.7+    041115 246  0.2+  0.2+    041211 246  0.0   0.4-
041110 704  0.6-  0.5+    041118 170  0.6+  0.3-    041211 246  0.0   0.4+
041111 711  0.1-  0.2+    041118 170  1.0+  0.3-    041215 246  0.5-  1.0-
041111 711  0.1-  0.1+    041118 170  0.8+  0.1-    041215 246  0.4-  0.3-
041111 854  0.3+  0.4-    041119 703  0.5+  1.4-    041215 246  0.9-  0.5+
041111 711  0.4-  0.1+    041119 703  0.4-  0.1+    041215 246  0.3-  0.2-
041111 854  0.3+  0.7+    041119 703  0.5+  0.2-    041215 246  0.3-  0.1-
041111 854  0.5+  0.4+    041119 703  1.1-  1.3-    041215 246  1.1-  0.5+
041112 704  0.2-  0.5+    041126 448  0.4+  0.4-    070518 474  0.1+  0.2-
041112 704  0.6+  0.9+    041126 448  0.7+  0.4-    070518 474  0.2+  0.4+
041112 704  0.6-  0.3+    041126 448  1.1+  0.2-    070518 474  0.1+  0.5+
041112 704  1.2-  0.3+    041207 246  0.2-  0.2-    070518 474  0.2-  0.5+
041112 711  1.0+  0.4+    041207 246  0.4+  0.1-    070518 474  0.1-  0.4+
041112 711  1.1+  0.1+    041207 246  0.4-  1.0+    070518 474  0.0   0.2+
041112 711  0.6+  0.5+    041207 246  0.6+  0.0     070611 474  0.3-  0.1-
041112 H06  0.3-  0.6+    041207 246  0.2-  0.6+    070611 474  0.0   0.3-
041112 H06  1.4-  0.2-    041207 246  0.6-  0.6+    070611 474  0.0   0.0
041112 H06  1.0-  0.8-    041209 246  0.2-  0.6+    070611 474  0.2+  0.1-
041112 J92  0.2-  0.2-    041209 246  0.3+  0.9+    070611 474  0.3+  0.2-
041113 J92  0.0   0.8+    041209 246  1.0+  0.7+
041114 185  0.8+  0.8-    041211 246  0.1+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2004 VS60                a,e,i = 2.18, 0.46, 20                  q = 1.1657
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 06 09    13 15.74   -15 20.6    1.187    1.958   125.3    25.0    21.2
2007 06 19    13 16.60   -12 59.2    1.228    1.898   115.2    29.0    21.3
2007 06 29    13 21.17   -11 07.8    1.275    1.838   106.1    32.1    21.4
2007 07 09    13 29.07   -09 45.4    1.326    1.778    97.9    34.5    21.5
2007 07 19    13 39.96   -08 49.1    1.375    1.716    90.5    36.3    21.5
2007 07 29    13 53.54   -08 14.9    1.420    1.655    83.9    37.6    21.6
2007 08 08    14 09.55   -07 58.4    1.460    1.595    78.0    38.5    21.6
2007 08 18    14 27.84   -07 55.5    1.492    1.535    72.7    39.0    21.6
2007 08 28    14 48.32   -08 02.2    1.517    1.476    68.1    39.4    21.5
2007 09 07    15 10.91   -08 14.5    1.534    1.420    64.1    39.7    21.5
2007 09 17    15 35.65   -08 28.8    1.543    1.366    60.6    39.9    21.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-L43

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