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MPEC 2007-X60 : 2007 XA23

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X60                                Issued 2007 Dec. 15, 16:09 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 XA23

Observations:
     K07X23A* C2007 12 14.25859 05 38 46.06 +26 32 04.6          19.8   EX060704
     K07X23A  C2007 12 14.27150 05 38 45.78 +26 32 48.5          20.1   EX060704
     K07X23A  C2007 12 14.28462 05 38 45.43 +26 33 33.2          20.2   EX060704
     K07X23A  C2007 12 14.29754 05 38 45.20 +26 34 15.3          19.8   EX060704
     K07X23A  C2007 12 14.31047 05 38 44.91 +26 34 58.9          20.2   EX060704
     K07X23A  C2007 12 15.12453 05 38 45.79 +27 21 00.0          20.2 R EX060651
     K07X23A  C2007 12 15.12562 05 38 45.77 +27 21 04.8          19.9 R EX060651
     K07X23A  C2007 12 15.12781 05 38 45.78 +27 21 12.1          19.9 R EX060651
     K07X23A 5C2007 12 15.31447 05 38 42.47 +27 32 12.6          19.8 R EX060673
     K07X23A 5C2007 12 15.31736 05 38 42.39 +27 32 23.5                 EX060673
     K07X23A 5C2007 12 15.32164 05 38 42.30 +27 32 39.9                 EX060673
     K07X23A 5C2007 12 15.32998 05 38 42.11 +27 33 09.4                 EX060673

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + 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 XA23                                                Earth MOID = 0.0989 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 310.00346              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.47743286     Peri.   62.13393     -0.76994267     -0.62147995
a   1.6212918      Node    79.07414     +0.52127808     -0.74340583
e   0.3812267      Incl.    8.47725     +0.36804543     -0.24720526
P   2.06           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071214 704  0.2+  0.6-    071214 704  0.1+  0.2+    071215 673  0.0   1.3-
071214 704  0.2+  0.0     071215 651  0.1-  0.4-    071215 673  0.1-  0.5-
071214 704  0.6-  0.8+    071215 651  0.2-  0.5+    071215 673  0.0   0.8+
071214 704  0.1+  0.3-    071215 651  0.3+  0.1-    071215 673  0.1+  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2007 XA23                a,e,i = 1.62, 0.38, 8                   q = 1.0032
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 16    05 38.66   +28 13.1    0.166    1.149   174.8     4.4    20.0
2007 12 26    05 38.31   +41 09.1    0.128    1.105   160.5    17.2    19.9
2008 01 05    05 42.68   +60 07.3    0.106    1.067   140.2    36.2    19.9
2008 01 15    06 44.10   +81 53.2    0.101    1.036   119.1    56.0    20.3
2008 01 25    16 09.02   +77 16.4    0.109    1.015   103.3    70.7    20.9
2008 02 04    16 35.61   +62 34.8    0.126    1.004    95.0    77.9    21.4
2008 02 14    16 38.70   +51 48.3    0.144    1.005    92.7    79.0    21.8
2008 02 24    16 37.17   +43 40.1    0.163    1.016    94.8    76.0    22.0
2008 03 05    16 32.64   +37 15.4    0.180    1.038    99.8    70.4    22.0
2008 03 15    16 24.05   +31 52.0    0.195    1.069   107.3    62.7    22.0
2008 03 25    16 10.73   +26 53.6    0.209    1.107   116.9    53.5    22.0
2008 04 04    15 52.69   +21 55.2    0.224    1.152   128.1    43.1    21.9
2008 04 14    15 31.29   +16 40.5    0.244    1.201   140.3    32.3    21.9
2008 04 24    15 09.71   +11 13.6    0.274    1.254   151.4    22.6    22.0

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X60

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