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MPEC 2007-U97 : 2007 UK40

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M.P.E.C. 2007-U97                                Issued 2007 Oct. 31, 19:12 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 UK40

Observations:
     K07U40K* C2007 10 31.26844 02 27 03.96 -02 30 53.0          16.8 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.27699 02 26 56.94 -02 25 20.7          16.8 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.28344 02 26 51.64 -02 21 10.4          16.8 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.28987 02 26 46.35 -02 17 00.3          16.9 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.36316 02 25 46.99 -01 30 06.1          17.0 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.36339 02 25 46.81 -01 29 57.4          16.9 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.36362 02 25 46.59 -01 29 48.5          16.9 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.36387 02 25 46.41 -01 29 39.1          17.0 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.37390 02 25 38.42 -01 23 17.8          16.7 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.37432 02 25 37.99 -01 23 02.7          16.5 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.37472 02 25 37.77 -01 22 46.7          16.8 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.38332 02 25 30.97 -01 17 20.0          16.9 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.38356 02 25 30.79 -01 17 10.8          17.0 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.38380 02 25 30.57 -01 17 01.6          16.9 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.38405 02 25 30.39 -01 16 52.1          16.9 V EU097G96
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.42687 02 24 56.98 -00 49 57.8          16.6 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.42729 02 24 56.66 -00 49 41.1          16.9 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.42771 02 24 56.37 -00 49 25.7          16.9 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.42813 02 24 56.05 -00 49 10.2          16.9 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.44400 02 24 43.91 -00 39 15.9          16.8 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.44441 02 24 43.66 -00 39 01.1          16.6 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.44483 02 24 43.31 -00 38 44.8          17.0 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.44524 02 24 42.93 -00 38 28.8          16.9 V EU097703
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.78247 02 21 12.41 +02 42 38.7          17.3 V EU097151
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.78365 02 21 11.59 +02 43 19.5          17.4 V EU097151
     K07U40K  C2007 10 31.78483 02 21 10.77 +02 44 00.4          17.3 V EU097151

Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
    Hypergraph + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, 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 UK40                                                Earth MOID = 0.0326 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  26.12492              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57020064     Peri.  293.60493     +0.85616718     +0.47508305
a   1.4402932      Node    38.90711     -0.27039929     +0.74701267
e   0.4028102      Incl.   18.87302     -0.44029760     +0.46504641
P   1.73           H   23.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
071031 703  0.2+  0.6-    071031 703  1.3-  0.8-    071031 703  0.3+  0.3-
071031 703  0.2+  0.5-    071031 703  0.1+  0.0     071031 703  0.1-  0.4-
071031 703  0.1+  0.3-    071031 G96  0.1+  0.3+    071031 703  0.8+  1.0-
071031 703  0.2-  0.7+    071031 G96  0.3+  0.4+    071031 703  0.3+  0.4-
071031 G96  0.1+  0.4+    071031 G96  0.2-  0.5+    071031 703  0.7-  0.3+
071031 G96  0.2+  0.4+    071031 G96  0.1+  0.6+    071031 151  0.2+  0.1-
071031 G96  0.4-  0.5+    071031 703  0.2-  0.6-    071031 151  0.0   0.0
071031 G96  0.1-  0.4+    071031 703  0.2-  0.3+    071031 151  0.2-  0.2+
071031 703  0.1+  0.0     071031 703  0.3+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2007 UK40                a,e,i = 1.44, 0.40, 19                  q = 0.8601
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 10 27    04 06.43   -56 35.7    0.0370   1.005   106.3    71.7    18.5
2007 10 29    03 04.88   -31 48.6    0.0326   1.016   133.2    45.5    17.4
2007 10 31    02 30.45   -05 28.1    0.0364   1.027   160.4    18.9    16.9
2007 11 02    02 09.38   +12 46.7    0.0465   1.039   175.4     4.4    16.9
2007 11 04    01 55.48   +23 42.5    0.0598   1.050   167.4    11.9    17.8
2007 11 06    01 45.81   +30 24.6    0.0748   1.062   160.4    18.2    18.5
2007 11 08    01 38.85   +34 46.0    0.0906   1.074   155.6    22.4    19.1
2007 11 10    01 33.75   +37 45.1    0.107    1.086   152.1    25.3    19.6
2007 11 12    01 30.00   +39 53.1    0.124    1.098   149.4    27.3    20.0
2007 11 14    01 27.28   +41 27.4    0.141    1.111   147.2    28.8    20.3
2007 11 16    01 25.37   +42 38.5    0.158    1.123   145.4    30.0    20.6
2007 11 18    01 24.12   +43 33.0    0.176    1.135   143.8    30.9    20.9
2007 11 20    01 23.42   +44 15.2    0.194    1.148   142.4    31.7    21.2
2007 11 22    01 23.18   +44 48.2    0.212    1.160   141.2    32.3    21.4
2007 11 24    01 23.34   +45 14.0    0.230    1.173   140.0    32.8    21.6
2007 11 26    01 23.85   +45 34.1    0.249    1.186   138.9    33.2    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-U97

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