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MPEC 2007-B08 : 2007 AE12

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M.P.E.C. 2007-B08                                Issued 2007 Jan. 16, 21:15 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 AE12

Observations:
     K07A12E* C2007 01 10.31142 07 59 17.01 +17 18 23.7          21.5 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.31735 07 59 16.29 +17 18 25.7          21.8 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.32347 07 59 15.61 +17 18 27.7          22.0 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.32902 07 59 14.92 +17 18 29.3          21.9 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.36354 07 59 10.89 +17 18 39.6          21.7 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.37684 07 59 09.31 +17 18 43.6          21.7 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.38319 07 59 08.54 +17 18 44.9          22.3 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.43591 07 59 02.34 +17 19 00.0          21.8 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 10.43887 07 59 02.00 +17 19 01.3          21.3 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.16971 07 48 09.92 +17 46 24.9          21.6 R EB008734
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.18143 07 48 08.67 +17 46 27.9          21.6 R EB008734
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.19315 07 48 06.82 +17 46 34.0          21.1 R EB008734
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.33165 07 47 51.39 +17 47 12.1          22.3 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.33549 07 47 51.00 +17 47 14.3          21.9 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.33921 07 47 50.53 +17 47 13.4          21.4 V EB008G96
     K07A12E  C2007 01 16.34300 07 47 50.10 +17 47 15.2          21.4 V EB008G96

Observer details:
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
B21 Gaisberg Observatory, Schaerding.  Observer G. R.  0.6-m f/3.3 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, R. E. Hill.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 AE12                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0160 AU
Epoch 2006 Dec. 31.0 TT = JDT 2454100.5                 MPC
M  91.20168              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49458225     Peri.   91.68422     +0.88194135     +0.47036752
a   1.5835934      Node   240.25865     -0.44525108     +0.81006187
e   0.4769040      Incl.    2.01694     -0.15469624     +0.35007736
P   1.99           H   20.0           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2007 Jan. 10-16.

Ephemeris:
2007 AE12                a,e,i = 1.58, 0.48, 2                   q = 0.8284
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 01 10    07 59.88   +17 16.9    0.983    1.959   170.2     4.9    21.8
2007 01 20    07 41.13   +18 03.9    1.023    2.004   173.6     3.1    21.9
2007 01 30    07 24.72   +18 44.0    1.091    2.045   160.2     9.4    22.4

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-B08

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