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MPEC 2007-V82 : 2007 VA138

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V82                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 00:31 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2007 VA138

Observations:
     K07VD8A* C2007 11 09.26685 02 36 21.85 +16 14 19.7          22.1 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.27289 02 36 21.24 +16 14 07.8          21.4 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.27902 02 36 20.66 +16 13 55.7          21.5 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.28506 02 36 20.08 +16 13 43.6          21.4 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.35382 02 36 13.53 +16 11 26.9          21.9 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.35704 02 36 13.28 +16 11 20.5          21.5 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.36027 02 36 12.92 +16 11 14.3          21.8 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 09.36337 02 36 12.70 +16 11 08.3          21.8 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A HC2007 11 09.40383 02 36 08.84 +16 09 47.8                 EV082291
     K07VD8A HC2007 11 09.40785 02 36 08.42 +16 09 39.0                 EV082291
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.17412602 35 00.94 +15 44 19.8          21.9 V EV082H55
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.18323602 35 00.12 +15 44 01.8          21.9 V EV082H55
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.19338702 34 59.12 +15 43 41.5          22.0 V EV082H55
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.31080 02 34 48.50 +15 39 50.5          21.5 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.31181 02 34 48.39 +15 39 47.9          22.1 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 10.31280 02 34 48.36 +15 39 46.3          22.2 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 12.23295 02 32 00.52 +14 36 17.8                 EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 12.24160 02 31 59.68 +14 36 02.2          21.5 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 12.25028 02 31 58.89 +14 35 44.5          21.3 V EV082G96
     K07VD8A  C2007 11 12.25896 02 31 58.07 +14 35 27.4                 EV082G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, 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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VA138                                               Earth MOID = 0.2284 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 225.15831              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.58693876     Peri.  318.22265     -0.97334921     +0.04110814
a   1.4127789      Node   225.69505     -0.00090897     -0.98448652
e   0.1497618      Incl.   18.37678     -0.22932616     -0.17057673
P   1.68           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
071109 G96  0.5+  0.1+    071109 G96  0.9+  0.3+    071110 G96  0.3+  0.5-
071109 G96  0.0   0.1+    071109 291  0.1+  0.3+    071110 G96  1.2+  0.1-
071109 G96  0.1+  0.2+    071109 291  0.6-  0.5-    071112 G96  0.5+  0.9-
071109 G96  0.0   0.0     071110 H55  0.7-  0.2+    071112 G96  0.2-  0.6+
071109 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071110 H55  0.2-  0.2+    071112 G96  0.1-  0.1+
071109 G96  0.6+  0.1-    071110 H55  0.9-  0.0     071112 G96  0.4-  0.2+
071109 G96  0.1-  0.1+    071110 G96  0.5+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2007 VA138               a,e,i = 1.41, 0.15, 18                  q = 1.2012
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 06    02 41.29   +18 01.5    0.571    1.562   177.7     1.4    21.6
2007 11 08    02 38.26   +16 56.1    0.569    1.560   177.0     1.9    21.7
2007 11 10    02 35.27   +15 50.2    0.568    1.557   174.3     3.6    21.8
2007 11 12    02 32.34   +14 44.1    0.568    1.554   171.3     5.5    21.9
2007 11 14    02 29.50   +13 38.3    0.569    1.551   168.3     7.5    22.0
2007 11 16    02 26.77   +12 33.1    0.571    1.548   165.2     9.4    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V82

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