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MPEC 2007-X62 : 2007 JF43

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X62                                Issued 2007 Dec. 15, 23:29 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2007 JF43

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-N14

Additional Observations:
     K07J43F  C2002 04 13.33658 14 42 46.89 -11 46 52.7          20.5 R EX062644
     K07J43F  C2002 04 13.36278 14 42 46.80 -11 46 52.3                 EX062644
     K07J43F  C2002 04 14.48946 14 42 41.70 -11 46 22.4          21   R EX062644
     K07J43F  C2002 05 19.28674 14 39 55.53 -11 31 12.4          20.5 R EX062644

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, R. Thicksten, E. Hovland, T. Bickler, J. Schroeder, L. Scherr,
    A. Deetz, K. Kuluhiwa.  Measurer K. Sarneczky.  1.2-m Oschin Schmidt + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
020413 644 21.1-  6.8+    020519 644 19.2-  5.5+    MPO124511

Orbital elements:
2007 JF43
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 282.16829              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00395853     Peri.  121.14464     +0.84010146     +0.52902586
a  39.5773544      Node   207.46719     -0.54238128     +0.82220936
e   0.1831691      Incl.   15.05920     +0.00721669     +0.21000814
P 249              H    5.2           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
020413 644  0.4-  0.4+    070510 675  0.9+  0.4+    070621 675  0.4+  0.2-
020413 644  0.1+  0.1+    070511 675  0.6+  0.5+    070718 675  0.3-  0.5-
020414 644  0.3+  0.2-    070511 675  1.0-  0.3+    070728 675  0.2-  0.1+
020519 644  0.1-  0.4-    070620 675  0.1-  0.1-    070731 675  0.1+  0.2-
070510 675  0.2-  0.2-    070620 675  0.0   0.2-

Ephemeris:
2007 JF43                a,e,i = 39.58, 0.18, 15                 q = 32.328
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 12 16    15 16.36   -12 21.9   40.153   39.340    33.9     0.8    21.3
2007 12 26    15 17.31   -12 24.1   40.039   39.335    43.8     1.0    21.3
2008 01 05    15 18.14   -12 25.7   39.905   39.330    53.7     1.2    21.3
2008 01 15    15 18.84   -12 26.6   39.752   39.325    63.6     1.3    21.4
2008 01 25    15 19.40   -12 26.8   39.586   39.320    73.6     1.4    21.3
2008 02 04    15 19.79   -12 26.2   39.412   39.315    83.6     1.4    21.3
2008 02 14    15 20.02   -12 24.9   39.235   39.310    93.7     1.4    21.3
2008 02 24    15 20.06   -12 22.9   39.059   39.305   103.7     1.4    21.3
2008 03 05    15 19.94   -12 20.3   38.890   39.300   113.7     1.3    21.3
2008 03 15    15 19.66   -12 17.2   38.734   39.295   123.7     1.2    21.3
2008 03 25    15 19.22   -12 13.6   38.594   39.290   133.7     1.1    21.3
2008 04 04    15 18.65   -12 09.7   38.475   39.284   143.6     0.9    21.2
2008 04 14    15 17.97   -12 05.6   38.380   39.279   153.4     0.7    21.2
2008 04 24    15 17.21   -12 01.3   38.312   39.274   162.9     0.4    21.2
2008 05 04    15 16.40   -11 57.1   38.272   39.269   171.5     0.2    21.1
2008 05 14    15 15.56   -11 53.1   38.261   39.264   172.9     0.2    21.1
2008 05 24    15 14.73   -11 49.4   38.279   39.259   165.1     0.4    21.2
2008 06 03    15 13.94   -11 46.1   38.326   39.254   155.9     0.6    21.2
2008 06 13    15 13.21   -11 43.3   38.399   39.249   146.4     0.8    21.2
2008 06 23    15 12.57   -11 41.1   38.497   39.244   136.8     1.0    21.3
2008 07 03    15 12.05   -11 39.6   38.615   39.239   127.2     1.2    21.3
2008 07 13    15 11.66   -11 38.8   38.751   39.234   117.7     1.3    21.3
2008 07 23    15 11.41   -11 38.7   38.901   39.229   108.1     1.4    21.3
2008 08 02    15 11.33   -11 39.3   39.059   39.224    98.6     1.5    21.3
2008 08 12    15 11.40   -11 40.6   39.221   39.219    89.1     1.5    21.3
2008 08 22    15 11.64   -11 42.5   39.383   39.214    79.6     1.5    21.3
2008 09 01    15 12.04   -11 45.1   39.540   39.209    70.1     1.4    21.3
2008 09 11    15 12.60   -11 48.2   39.688   39.203    60.6     1.3    21.3
2008 09 21    15 13.29   -11 51.7   39.821   39.198    51.1     1.1    21.3
2008 10 01    15 14.12   -11 55.5   39.936   39.193    41.6     1.0    21.3
2008 10 11    15 15.05   -11 59.6   40.030   39.188    32.1     0.8    21.3

     This 2:3 Neptune librator remains more than 16 AU from Neptune over a
14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X62

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