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MPEC 2007-X52 : 2007 XN16

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X52                                Issued 2007 Dec. 11, 15:37 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
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                                   2007 XN16

Observations:
     K07X16N* C2007 12 10.19826 03 35 48.45 +23 49 56.4          18.0   EX052704
     K07X16N  C2007 12 10.21108 03 37 01.16 +23 48 15.8          18.0   EX052704
     K07X16N  C2007 12 10.22391 03 38 13.67 +23 46 31.7          18.8   EX052704
     K07X16N  C2007 12 10.23677 03 39 26.20 +23 44 43.6          17.7   EX052704
     K07X16N  C2007 12 11.02185204 48 30.58 +21 03 23.8                 EX052J95
     K07X16N  C2007 12 11.02274304 48 34.53 +21 03 10.9                 EX052J95
     K07X16N  C2007 12 11.02363404 48 38.51 +21 02 57.8          17.1 R EX052J95

Observer details:
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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 XN16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0077 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 352.41428              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24798066     Peri.  161.86270     +0.49892942     -0.86364119
a   2.5091358      Node   258.15341     +0.78573321     +0.48586594
e   0.6095216      Incl.    4.22268     +0.36564020     +0.13438073
P   3.97           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
071210 704  0.1-  0.2+    071210 704  0.0   0.3-    071211 J95  0.0   0.0
071210 704  0.2+  0.1+    071211 J95  0.1+  0.1-
071210 704  0.2-  0.1+    071211 J95  0.1-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2007 XN16                a,e,i = 2.51, 0.61, 4                   q = 0.9798
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 06    22 50.90   +13 43.0    0.0232   0.988    95.9    82.8    20.6
2007 12 07    23 24.40   +16 33.8    0.0190   0.990   103.5    75.4    19.9
2007 12 08    00 16.30   +20 09.8    0.0156   0.992   115.3    63.8    19.1
2007 12 09    01 35.27   +23 34.8    0.0133   0.994   133.0    46.5    18.3
2007 12 10    03 15.74   +24 13.8    0.0128   0.996   154.9    24.8    17.6
2007 12 11    04 46.87   +21 14.0    0.0143   0.999   174.4     5.5    17.1
2007 12 12    05 50.12   +17 11.2    0.0173   1.002   169.7    10.1    17.7
2007 12 13    06 30.69   +13 48.4    0.0212   1.005   160.6    19.0    18.5
2007 12 14    06 57.32   +11 18.0    0.0256   1.008   154.6    24.8    19.1
2007 12 15    07 15.63   +09 27.8    0.0303   1.011   150.7    28.5    19.6
2007 12 16    07 28.80   +08 05.7    0.0351   1.014   148.1    30.8    20.0
2007 12 17    07 38.63   +07 03.3    0.0400   1.018   146.4    32.3    20.3
2007 12 18    07 46.20   +06 14.9    0.0451   1.021   145.3    33.3    20.6
2007 12 19    07 52.16   +05 36.5    0.0501   1.025   144.6    33.8    20.9
2007 12 20    07 56.94   +05 05.8    0.0553   1.029   144.3    33.9    21.1
2007 12 21    08 00.84   +04 40.9    0.0604   1.033   144.1    33.9    21.3
2007 12 22    08 04.06   +04 20.6    0.0656   1.038   144.2    33.7    21.5
2007 12 23    08 06.73   +04 03.9    0.0709   1.042   144.4    33.4    21.6
2007 12 24    08 08.97   +03 50.2    0.0761   1.047   144.7    32.9    21.8
2007 12 25    08 10.85   +03 39.0    0.0814   1.051   145.1    32.4    21.9
2007 12 26    08 12.43   +03 29.9    0.0867   1.056   145.6    31.8    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X52

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