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MPEC 2007-X18 : 2007 XP

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X18                                Issued 2007 Dec. 4, 14:03 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 XP

Observations:
     K07X00P* C2007 12 04.41273 07 59 00.45 +25 13 28.5          19.2 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.41924 07 58 52.39 +25 12 53.7          19.4 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.42575 07 58 44.36 +25 12 16.8          19.4 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.43222 07 58 36.30 +25 11 41.0          19.1 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.45559 07 58 07.50 +25 09 30.9          18.6 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.45615 07 58 06.99 +25 09 27.8          18.6 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.45669 07 58 06.13 +25 09 26.2          19.1 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.49095 07 57 24.11 +25 06 14.1          19.4 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.49255 07 57 22.19 +25 06 05.1          19.1 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.52870 07 56 38.22 +25 02 38.7          18.8 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.52925 07 56 37.44 +25 02 36.0          19.2 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.52978 07 56 36.68 +25 02 32.6          19.1 V EX018703
     K07X00P  C2007 12 04.53034 07 56 36.09 +25 02 29.9          19.2 V EX018703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.

Orbital elements:
2007 XP                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0231 AU
Epoch 2007 Nov. 16.0 TT = JDT 2454420.5                 MPC
M  50.78083              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.91432278     Peri.   71.17458     +0.82943723     +0.53684927
a   1.0513235      Node   256.08491     -0.55342202     +0.75221436
e   0.3394321      Incl.    9.15037     -0.07588107     +0.38205553
P   1.08           H   23.3           G   0.15
From 13 observations 2007 Dec. 4.

Ephemeris:
2007 XP                  a,e,i = 1.05, 0.34, 9                   q = 0.6945
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 26    11 24.17   +30 54.3    0.0628   0.983    84.8    91.5    20.5
2007 12 01    09 16.66   +29 47.3    0.0598   1.013   115.1    61.8    19.4
2007 12 06    07 30.08   +22 46.6    0.0701   1.042   142.7    35.0    19.1
2007 12 11    06 25.78   +15 59.8    0.0902   1.070   160.8    17.6    19.1
2007 12 16    05 48.55   +11 28.5    0.116    1.098   167.5    11.2    19.5
2007 12 21    05 26.02   +08 42.3    0.146    1.124   163.8    14.1    20.2
2007 12 26    05 11.93   +07 03.5    0.178    1.150   157.5    19.1    20.8
2007 12 31    05 03.10   +06 08.0    0.213    1.174   151.5    23.6    21.4
2008 01 05    04 57.85   +05 41.1    0.249    1.198   145.9    27.4    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X18

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