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MPEC 2007-V84 : 2007 VC138

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V84                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 00:40 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 VC138

Observations:
     K07VD8C* C2007 11 09.47492 08 32 44.84 -04 14 54.3          19.8 V EV084703
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.48148 08 32 45.09 -04 15 24.0          19.8 V EV084703
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.48802 08 32 45.38 -04 15 54.4          20.2 V EV084703
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.49463 08 32 45.70 -04 16 23.6          19.8 V EV084703
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.59537 08 32 51.19 -04 23 35.0          19.1 R EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.59641 08 32 51.25 -04 23 41.4                 EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 09.60185 08 32 51.60 -04 24 04.8          19.0 R EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.35091008 33 28.01 -05 20 36.7          20.1 V EV084H55
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.35370908 33 28.11 -05 20 48.5          20.1 V EV084H55
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.36120408 33 28.38 -05 21 22.7          19.8 V EV084H55
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.36381608 33 28.56 -05 21 33.9          20.2 V EV084H55
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.48057 08 33 33.72 -05 30 12.2          19.9 R EV084711
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.48389 08 33 33.82 -05 30 27.2                 EV084711
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.48722 08 33 34.04 -05 30 42.9          19.5 R EV084711
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.49182 08 33 34.25 -05 31 03.8          20.1 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.49235 08 33 34.27 -05 31 06.3          19.9 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.49288 08 33 34.29 -05 31 08.5          19.7 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.49343 08 33 34.33 -05 31 10.9          19.9 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.61130 08 33 40.28 -05 39 31.1          19.8 R EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.61424 08 33 40.43 -05 39 45.1          19.5 R EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 10.61973 08 33 40.68 -05 40 09.0          20.0 R EV084474
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 11.48507 08 34 19.60 -06 44 19.1          19.8 R EV084682
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 11.49763 08 34 20.02 -06 45 11.7          20.1 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 11.50389 08 34 20.20 -06 45 38.8          19.8 V EV084G96
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 11.50690 08 34 20.38 -06 45 55.4          19.9 R EV084682
     K07VD8C  C2007 11 11.51010 08 34 20.46 -06 46 06.4          20.0 V EV084G96

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
    + prime-focus corrector.
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.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VC138                                               Earth MOID = 0.0868 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M   4.65456              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29909807     Peri.  167.62836     +0.74118560     -0.54778913
a   2.2144216      Node   232.65527     +0.56678919     +0.82039370
e   0.5174534      Incl.   29.21538     +0.35971368     -0.16395503
P   3.30           H   19.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071109 703  0.4+  0.4+    071110 H55  0.9-  0.5-    071110 474  0.6-  0.7+
071109 703  0.1-  0.4+    071110 H55  0.1+  0.0     071110 474  0.3-  0.2-
071109 703  0.1-  0.4-    071110 711  0.5+  0.8+    071110 474  0.0   0.4+
071109 703  0.4+  0.4+    071110 711  0.0   0.6+    071111 682  0.7+  0.8-
071109 474  0.8-  0.5+    071110 711  1.2+  0.3-    071111 G96  0.1+  0.6+
071109 474  0.7-  1.2-    071110 G96  0.2-  0.2-    071111 G96  0.6-  1.0+
071109 474  0.8+  0.0     071110 G96  0.3-  0.3-    071111 682  0.1+  1.3-
071110 H55  0.1+  0.5-    071110 G96  0.3-  0.2-    071111 G96  0.2-  0.6+
071110 H55  0.2-  0.2+    071110 G96  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2007 VC138               a,e,i = 2.21, 0.52, 29                  q = 1.0686
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 06    08 29.50   +00 14.0    0.449    1.111    93.2    63.0    19.9
2007 11 16    08 37.09   -12 01.8    0.478    1.148    96.8    58.8    20.0
2007 11 26    08 39.37   -22 11.7    0.518    1.195   100.4    54.3    20.1
2007 12 06    08 36.21   -30 10.7    0.565    1.249   104.0    49.9    20.3
2007 12 16    08 27.61   -36 02.3    0.615    1.309   107.6    45.8    20.5
2007 12 26    08 14.47   -39 51.6    0.668    1.372   111.0    42.0    20.6
2008 01 05    07 58.67   -41 45.8    0.723    1.439   114.1    38.6    20.8
2008 01 15    07 42.84   -41 54.8    0.782    1.508   116.8    35.6    21.0
2008 01 25    07 29.64   -40 36.4    0.847    1.577   118.8    33.2    21.2
2008 02 04    07 20.66   -38 13.1    0.918    1.647   119.8    31.3    21.4
2008 02 14    07 16.48   -35 07.9    0.997    1.717   119.8    29.9    21.7
2008 02 24    07 16.85   -31 42.5    1.086    1.786   118.6    29.1    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V84

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