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MPEC 2007-V25 : 2007 VK3

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V25                                Issued 2007 Nov. 4, 18:57 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 VK3

Observations:
     K07V03K* C2007 11 02.50612 03 35 09.45 +32 19 44.0          19.3 V EV025703
     K07V03K  C2007 11 02.50946 03 35 08.12 +32 20 10.5          18.7 V EV025703
     K07V03K  C2007 11 02.51276 03 35 06.90 +32 20 37.3          18.8 V EV025703
     K07V03K  C2007 11 02.51615 03 35 05.49 +32 21 03.5          18.7 V EV025703
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.35859 03 29 41.71 +34 16 00.5          19.0 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.36528 03 29 38.90 +34 16 55.1          18.9 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.37186 03 29 36.09 +34 17 48.8          18.9 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.37861 03 29 33.21 +34 18 43.7          18.9 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.41204 03 29 19.04 +34 23 16.0          19.4 R EV025651
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.41279 03 29 18.75 +34 23 21.9          19.4 R EV025651
     K07V03K  C2007 11 03.41354 03 29 18.43 +34 23 28.2          19.3 R EV025651
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.12299 03 24 25.46 +35 59 50.9                 EV025J95
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.12587 03 24 24.21 +36 00 14.3                 EV025J95
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.12862 03 24 22.99 +36 00 36.4          19.4 R EV025J95
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.19552 03 23 59.06 +36 09 56.4          19.3 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.19652 03 23 58.59 +36 10 04.5          19.3 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.19751 03 23 58.16 +36 10 12.7          19.3 V EV025G96
     K07V03K  C2007 11 04.19852 03 23 57.69 +36 10 21.2          19.4 V EV025G96

Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  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 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0697 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 261.83996              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.82529038     Peri.  108.94865     -0.78733184     -0.55828545
a   1.1256366      Node    38.39987     +0.27332268     -0.69638075
e   0.1054328      Incl.   24.90598     +0.55263306     -0.45096697
P   1.19           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
071102 703  0.3+  0.2+    071103 G96  0.0   0.1+    071104 J95  0.1+  0.1-
071102 703  0.2-  0.0     071103 G96  0.3-  0.1+    071104 J95  0.0   0.2-
071102 703  0.5+  0.3+    071103 651  0.1-  0.2+    071104 G96  0.1+  0.6+
071102 703  0.8-  0.7-    071103 651  0.2+  0.0     071104 G96  0.2-  0.4+
071103 G96  0.0   0.0     071103 651  0.2+  0.2+    071104 G96  0.1-  0.3+
071103 G96  0.3+  0.0     071104 J95  0.0   0.1-    071104 G96  0.4-  0.5+

Ephemeris:
2007 VK3                 a,e,i = 1.13, 0.11, 25                  q = 1.0070
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 10 27    04 06.79   +18 31.3    0.182    1.154   149.7    25.7    19.7
2007 11 01    03 44.08   +28 56.8    0.166    1.146   156.1    20.5    19.3
2007 11 06    03 10.21   +40 13.2    0.160    1.138   154.8    21.8    19.3
2007 11 11    02 22.24   +50 22.7    0.164    1.129   145.9    29.5    19.5
2007 11 16    01 21.21   +57 36.0    0.177    1.121   135.0    38.6    19.9
2007 11 21    00 16.09   +61 25.4    0.196    1.112   125.1    46.6    20.4
2007 11 26    23 18.89   +62 42.8    0.219    1.104   116.9    52.9    20.8
2007 12 01    22 35.26   +62 40.0    0.245    1.095   110.2    57.7    21.1
2007 12 06    22 04.19   +62 07.3    0.271    1.087   104.8    61.3    21.4
2007 12 11    21 42.46   +61 30.6    0.297    1.078   100.3    63.9    21.7
2007 12 16    21 27.15   +61 00.7    0.322    1.070    96.6    66.0    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V25

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