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MPEC 2007-V16 : 2007 VA3

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V16                                Issued 2007 Nov. 4, 18:25 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 VA3

Observations:
     K07V03A* C2007 11 02.21412 01 19 47.74 +12 08 10.2          20.6 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.22189 01 19 50.52 +12 08 08.8          20.7 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.22954 01 19 53.25 +12 08 07.1          20.0 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.23729 01 19 56.02 +12 08 05.2          20.8 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.30015 01 20 18.67 +12 07 48.1          20.1 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.30846 01 20 21.73 +12 07 45.9          20.1 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.31668 01 20 24.75 +12 07 43.0          20.6 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 02.32484 01 20 27.78 +12 07 40.2          20.7 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.12060601 26 36.42 +12 03 28.7          20.6 V EV016H55
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.12561701 26 38.56 +12 03 27.6          20.7 V EV016H55
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.13074001 26 40.87 +12 03 26.9          20.3 V EV016H55
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.19262 01 27 12.02 +12 03 22.9          20.1 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.19971 01 27 15.19 +12 03 21.0          20.1 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.20678 01 27 18.32 +12 03 19.0          20.9 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.21393 01 27 21.49 +12 03 16.9          20.3 V EV016G96
     K07V03A HC2007 11 03.29467 01 27 57.70 +12 02 50.0                 EV016291
     K07V03A HC2007 11 03.30189 01 28 00.99 +12 02 47.1                 EV016291
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.30906 01 28 04.21 +12 02 43.9                 EV016291
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31242 01 28 05.62 +12 02 40.9          19.7 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31312 01 28 05.95 +12 02 40.6          20.0 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31383 01 28 06.27 +12 02 40.2          19.9 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31455 01 28 06.60 +12 02 39.8          20.2 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31527 01 28 06.92 +12 02 39.7          19.9 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31597 01 28 07.24 +12 02 39.2          19.9 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31668 01 28 07.57 +12 02 38.8          20.0 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.31741 01 28 07.89 +12 02 38.7          20.2 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.96179 01 34 05.74 +11 57 30.9                 EV016J95
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.96638 01 34 08.28 +11 57 28.6                 EV016J95
     K07V03A  C2007 11 03.97143 01 34 10.92 +11 57 25.3          20.4 R EV016J95
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.13264 01 35 56.36 +11 56 52.5          20.6 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.13446 01 35 57.37 +11 56 51.7          20.4 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.13627 01 35 58.41 +11 56 50.9          20.4 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.13823 01 35 59.49 +11 56 50.2          20.3 V EV016G96
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.24841 01 37 01.42 +11 56 06.1          20.3 R EV016651
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.24927 01 37 01.85 +11 56 06.4          20.4 R EV016651
     K07V03A  C2007 11 04.25013 01 37 02.49 +11 56 06.2          20.5 R EV016651

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VA3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0098 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 350.18109              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.25712138     Peri.  216.33423     +0.19894749     -0.97942004
a   2.4493109      Node   222.22017     +0.91064695     +0.19757663
e   0.6099814      Incl.    2.90056     +0.36213537     +0.04122935
P   3.83           H   25.8           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
071102 G96  0.3-  0.4-    071103 G96  0.3+  0.2-    071103 G96  0.1-  0.4-
071102 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071103 G96  0.2+  0.1-    071103 G96  0.3-  0.2-
071102 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071103 G96  0.1+  0.1-    071103 J95  0.2-  0.4+
071102 G96  0.2-  0.2-    071103 291  0.1+  0.2+    071103 J95  0.5+  0.3+
071102 G96  0.3-  0.1-    071103 291  0.5+  0.2+    071103 J95  1.0-  0.6-
071102 G96  0.1+  0.3+    071103 291  0.1-  0.0     071104 G96  0.4+  0.1-
071102 G96  0.1+  0.0     071103 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071104 G96  0.1+  0.3-
071102 G96  0.4+  0.1-    071103 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071104 G96  0.3+  0.4-
071103 H55  0.4-  0.2-    071103 G96  0.1-  0.2-    071104 G96  0.1-  0.5-
071103 H55  1.6-  0.0     071103 G96  0.1-  0.3-    071104 651  0.2-  0.7-
071103 H55  1.0-  0.7+    071103 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071104 651  1.0-  0.1+
071103 G96  0.1+  0.2-    071103 G96  0.2-  0.3-    071104 651  1.3+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2007 VA3                 a,e,i = 2.45, 0.61, 3                   q = 0.9553
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 10 27    00 53.96   +12 21.1    0.0951   1.085   163.0    15.5    21.7
2007 10 29    00 59.64   +12 18.9    0.0832   1.073   162.5    16.1    21.4
2007 10 31    01 07.39   +12 15.6    0.0716   1.061   162.5    16.3    21.1
2007 11 02    01 18.33   +12 09.9    0.0602   1.050   163.2    15.8    20.7
2007 11 04    01 34.47   +11 59.1    0.0492   1.040   165.1    14.2    20.1
2007 11 06    01 59.87   +11 36.0    0.0386   1.029   168.8    10.7    19.5
2007 11 08    02 43.23   +10 38.5    0.0289   1.020   174.0     5.8    18.6
2007 11 10    04 02.58   +07 57.7    0.0212   1.011   162.0    17.6    18.4
2007 11 12    06 11.54   +01 43.8    0.0180   1.002   132.0    47.3    18.9
2007 11 14    08 16.83   -04 52.2    0.0215   0.994   102.2    76.6    20.1
2007 11 16    09 32.01   -08 12.8    0.0293   0.987    85.3    93.0    21.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V16

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