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MPEC 2007-X22 : 2007 XP3

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X22                                Issued 2007 Dec. 5, 21:42 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 XP3

Observations:
     K07X03P* C2007 12 04.38257 07 55 05.95 +14 31 21.3          19.1   EX022704
     K07X03P  C2007 12 04.39552 07 55 00.97 +14 31 47.0          19.2   EX022704
     K07X03P  C2007 12 04.40835 07 54 56.01 +14 32 11.7          19.4   EX022704
     K07X03P  C2007 12 04.42118 07 54 51.06 +14 32 37.5          19.4   EX022704
     K07X03P tC2007 12 05.31142 07 49 15.69 +15 01 20.9          19.9 V EX022291
     K07X03P tC2007 12 05.31526 07 49 14.22 +15 01 27.6          19.9 V EX022291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 XP3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0764 AU
Epoch 2007 Nov. 16.0 TT = JDT 2454420.5                 MPC
M  10.51876              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25102544     Peri.  215.73522     +0.64451204     +0.73316854
a   2.4888051      Node    95.44939     -0.64108211     +0.67281886
e   0.8935276      Incl.   12.58789     -0.41667488     +0.09888719
P   3.93           H   18.8           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2007 Dec. 4-5.

Ephemeris:
2007 XP3                 a,e,i = 2.49, 0.89, 13                  q = 0.2650
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 06    07 44.95   +15 23.0    0.469    1.369   137.7    29.0    19.1
2007 12 16    06 47.43   +19 31.9    0.551    1.518   162.0    11.6    19.1
2007 12 26    06 03.66   +21 50.7    0.674    1.657   176.7     1.9    19.3
2008 01 05    05 34.48   +23 01.1    0.833    1.789   160.2    10.7    20.3
2008 01 15    05 17.03   +23 39.2    1.018    1.915   146.1    16.7    21.1
2008 01 25    05 08.10   +24 04.1    1.224    2.034   133.9    20.4    21.8

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X22

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