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MPEC 2008-U90 : 2007 EM88

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M.P.E.C. 2008-U90                                Issued 2008 Oct. 29, 18:40 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,
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                                   2007 EM88

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-F16

Additional Observations:
     K07E88M  C2008 10 25.42992 09 11 25.09 +16 40 49.8          21.8 V EU090H55
     K07E88M  C2008 10 25.44246 09 11 27.29 +16 40 42.9          21.7 V EU090H55
     K07E88M  C2008 10 25.45468 09 11 29.45 +16 40 35.9          21.8 V EU090H55
     K07E88M  C2008 10 29.43384 09 23 23.88 +16 02 11.0          21.8 V EU090H55
     K07E88M  C2008 10 29.45251 09 23 27.14 +16 01 59.7          21.7 V EU090H55

Observer details:
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
081025 H55 24.1+  3.3-    081029 H55 23.5+  3.8-    MPO119716   -0.021 day

Orbital elements:
2007 EM88                                                Earth MOID = 0.2221 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  32.78744              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.46463759     Peri.  336.99422     +0.56876838     -0.82022573
a   1.6509217      Node    78.28944     +0.76399461     +0.49934099
e   0.2675234      Incl.    3.57707     +0.30465517     +0.27908482
P   2.12           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
070315 691  0.2-  0.3-    070316 673  1.7+  0.4-    070407 G96  0.5+  0.7-
070315 691  0.2+  0.4-    070317 291  0.3-  0.1+    070407 G96  0.2-  0.2-
070315 691  0.8-  0.3-    070317 291  0.5+  0.2+    070411 291  0.1-  0.5-
070315 291  0.3+  0.1-    070317 291  0.2-  0.1-    070411 291  0.3-  0.6+
070315 291  0.1+  0.2-    070320 291  0.0   0.2+    070411 291  0.4-  0.7+
070315 291  0.0   0.1-    070320 291  0.1-  0.1+    070414 291  0.9+  0.1+
070316 G96  0.0   0.3-    070320 291  0.0   0.3+    070414 291  0.7-  0.4-
070316 G96  0.2-  0.3-    070326 291  0.1-  0.2-    070414 291  0.5+  0.3+
070316 G96  0.1+  0.3-    070326 291  0.0   0.3-    070422 H55  1.1+  1.5-
070316 G96  0.0   0.1-    070326 291  0.2-  0.2+    070422 H55  0.3-  1.1+
070316 291  0.2+  0.5+    070326 G96  0.2+  0.6-    081025 H55  0.5+  0.0
070316 291  0.1-  0.3+    070326 G96  0.3+  0.5-    081025 H55  0.3-  0.2+
070316 291  0.1-  0.4+    070326 G96  0.1-  0.4-    081025 H55  0.8-  0.1+
070316 673  0.8+  0.3+    070326 G96  0.0   0.4-    081029 H55  0.3+  0.3+
070316 673  0.2+  0.5+    070407 G96  0.1+  0.1-    081029 H55  0.4+  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2007 EM88                a,e,i = 1.65, 0.27, 4                   q = 1.2093
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 10 21    08 57.73   +17 22.4    1.011    1.234    75.9    51.5    21.7
2008 10 31    09 27.97   +15 46.9    0.986    1.252    78.5    51.0    21.6
2008 11 10    09 55.86   +14 08.3    0.959    1.274    81.6    50.2    21.6
2008 11 20    10 21.27   +12 32.2    0.929    1.300    85.3    49.2    21.6
2008 11 30    10 44.04   +11 04.6    0.896    1.329    89.7    47.9    21.5
2008 12 10    11 03.90   +09 51.2    0.860    1.361    94.9    46.1    21.4
2008 12 20    11 20.56   +08 57.0    0.820    1.395   100.9    43.8    21.3
2008 12 30    11 33.50   +08 27.4    0.779    1.430   107.9    40.9    21.1
2009 01 09    11 42.13   +08 27.1    0.739    1.466   116.0    37.1    21.0
2009 01 19    11 45.84   +08 59.0    0.701    1.503   125.5    32.2    20.8
2009 01 29    11 44.05   +10 03.5    0.670    1.540   136.2    26.3    20.6
2009 02 08    11 36.73   +11 34.6    0.651    1.577   148.2    19.2    20.3
2009 02 18    11 24.78   +13 18.5    0.648    1.614   160.7    11.7    20.1
2009 02 28    11 10.13   +14 56.0    0.665    1.650   170.6     5.6    20.0
2009 03 10    10 55.59   +16 08.6    0.704    1.686   166.5     7.9    20.2
2009 03 20    10 43.66   +16 47.0    0.764    1.720   155.4    14.0    20.7
2009 03 30    10 35.80   +16 51.2    0.843    1.754   144.3    19.4    21.1
2009 04 09    10 32.45   +16 26.2    0.937    1.786   134.1    23.7    21.5
2009 04 19    10 33.25   +15 38.8    1.044    1.817   125.0    26.9    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-U90

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