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MPEC 2007-V78 : 2007 VW137

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V78                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 00:01 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 VW137

Observations:
     K07VD7W* C2007 11 08.27364 03 41 25.23 +30 32 11.1          20.4   EV078704
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 08.28603 03 41 23.79 +30 32 08.9          20.5   EV078704
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 08.29857 03 41 22.36 +30 32 08.2          20.7   EV078704
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.28541 03 39 32.60 +30 29 56.8                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.30724 03 39 30.01 +30 29 54.6                 EV078711
     K07VD7W IC2007 11 09.31640 03 39 29.05 +30 29 53.3                 EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.32557 03 39 27.79 +30 29 51.6                 EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.32985 03 39 27.40 +30 29 50.5                 EV078701
     K07VD7W VC2007 11 09.33484 03 39 26.72 +30 29 50.7                 EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.35207 03 39 24.73 +30 29 48.0                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.39662 03 39 19.52 +30 29 39.1          20.3 R EV078734
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.40381 03 39 18.77 +30 29 38.0          20.1 R EV078734
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.41101 03 39 17.86 +30 29 36.5          20.2 R EV078734
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 09.43814 03 39 14.77 +30 29 34.0                 EV078291
     K07VD7W HC2007 11 09.44238 03 39 14.27 +30 29 33.1                 EV078291
     K07VD7W HC2007 11 09.44663 03 39 13.71 +30 29 33.7                 EV078291
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.22181203 37 45.35 +30 27 31.7          20.7 V EV078H55
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.22631903 37 44.79 +30 27 31.0          20.6 V EV078H55
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.23081603 37 44.27 +30 27 30.0          20.6 V EV078H55
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.34722 03 37 30.45 +30 27 11.8          19.9 R EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.35588 03 37 29.41 +30 27 11.0          19.4 R EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 10.36454 03 37 28.38 +30 27 09.1          19.9 R EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.10396 03 36 01.43 +30 24 55.9                 EV078J95
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.11026 03 36 00.68 +30 24 53.6          19.9 R EV078J95
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.30207 03 35 38.24 +30 24 22.9                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.32429 03 35 35.23 +30 24 16.9                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.33881 03 35 33.52 +30 24 15.2          20.6 R EV078651
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.34025 03 35 33.34 +30 24 14.6          20.6 R EV078651
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.34169 03 35 33.17 +30 24 13.8          20.6 R EV078651
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.34652 03 35 32.45 +30 24 13.0                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 11.36874 03 35 29.83 +30 24 08.4                 EV078701
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.05934 03 34 06.59 +30 21 48.7                 EV078J95
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.06497 03 34 05.88 +30 21 47.1                 EV078J95
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.14398 03 33 56.08 +30 21 29.7          20.5 R EV078J95
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.28028 03 33 39.70 +30 21 06.0          19.7 R EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.28861 03 33 38.70 +30 21 04.6          19.6 R EV078711
     K07VD7W  C2007 11 12.29692 03 33 37.62 +30 21 02.4          19.9 R EV078711

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  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.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
    + prime-focus corrector.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VW137                                          PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0346 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 310.11763              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.32985382     Peri.  243.42494     -0.99339740     +0.07475443
a   2.0745395      Node   300.74864     -0.02859271     -0.89595071
e   0.7013221      Incl.    5.81176     -0.11110383     -0.43781742
P   2.99           H   18.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071108 704  0.5+  0.1+    071109 291  0.0   0.2-    071111 651  0.6-  0.3+
071108 704  0.0   0.7-    071109 291  0.1-  0.4-    071111 651  0.7-  0.0
071108 704  0.2-  0.1+    071109 291  0.9-  0.9+    071111 651  0.6-  0.5-
071109 701  0.3+  0.4-    071110 H55  0.1+  0.0     071111 701 (2.1-  0.4-)
071109 711  0.6+  0.3+    071110 H55  0.2-  0.0     071111 701  0.6-  0.6-
071109 711  2.0+  0.3+    071110 H55  0.0   0.3-    071112 J95  0.2+  0.2+
071109 711  0.5-  0.0     071110 711  0.4-  0.4-    071112 J95  0.1+  0.2-
071109 701  0.1+  0.4-    071110 711  0.4-  0.3+    071112 J95  0.2+  0.3-
071109 711  0.3-  0.5+    071110 711  0.3-  0.1-    071112 711  1.1-  0.6+
071109 701  0.8-  0.4+    071111 J95  0.3+  0.4+    071112 711  0.4-  1.0+
071109 734  0.2+  0.1-    071111 J95  0.5+  0.7-    071112 711  0.8-  0.5+
071109 734  1.3+  0.1-    071111 701  1.9+  1.0+
071109 734  0.3+  0.4-    071111 701  1.6-  0.8-

Ephemeris:
2007 VW137               a,e,i = 2.07, 0.70, 6                   q = 0.6196
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 06    03 45.43   +30 35.9    1.032    1.991   159.3    10.1    20.7
2007 11 16    03 25.74   +30 05.0    0.923    1.902   168.5     6.0    20.2
2007 11 26    03 01.91   +28 51.2    0.841    1.809   163.6     8.8    20.0
2007 12 06    02 36.90   +26 53.0    0.787    1.713   150.0    16.7    20.0
2007 12 16    02 14.31   +24 24.8    0.759    1.613   135.1    25.5    20.1
2007 12 26    01 56.91   +21 50.7    0.747    1.509   120.7    34.1    20.2
2008 01 05    01 45.73   +19 31.4    0.745    1.401   107.5    42.0    20.2
2008 01 15    01 40.61   +17 37.7    0.743    1.289    95.6    49.4    20.3
2008 01 25    01 40.61   +16 09.5    0.733    1.174    84.9    56.6    20.2
2008 02 04    01 44.39   +14 58.6    0.709    1.057    75.2    64.4    20.2
2008 02 14    01 50.28   +13 50.8    0.666    0.940    66.0    73.7    20.1
2008 02 24    01 55.40   +12 20.6    0.603    0.827    56.5    86.0    20.0
2008 03 05    01 54.29   +09 43.5    0.522    0.727    45.3   104.0    20.2
2008 03 15    01 36.72   +04 45.5    0.438    0.652    29.8   130.7    21.6
2008 03 25    00 52.14   -03 11.9    0.387    0.620    10.1   163.6    27.8
2008 04 04    23 55.49   -10 27.8    0.407    0.640    21.7   144.8    23.1
2008 04 14    23 18.26   -13 20.1    0.479    0.706    39.8   114.4    20.6
2008 04 24    23 03.00   -13 19.8    0.560    0.801    52.7    93.6    20.1
2008 05 04    22 58.93   -12 19.0    0.628    0.912    62.7    79.5    20.1
2008 05 14    22 58.48   -11 08.1    0.678    1.028    72.0    69.2    20.1
2008 05 24    22 57.75   -10 07.2    0.709    1.145    81.3    60.9    20.2
2008 06 03    22 54.56   -09 25.9    0.725    1.261    91.4    53.5    20.3
2008 06 13    22 47.45   -09 10.0    0.731    1.373   102.5    46.2    20.3
2008 06 23    22 35.58   -09 22.2    0.734    1.482   114.8    38.5    20.2
2008 07 03    22 18.73   -10 01.7    0.741    1.588   128.4    30.1    20.2
2008 07 13    21 57.66   -11 03.2    0.761    1.689   143.2    21.2    20.1
2008 07 23    21 34.41   -12 15.2    0.802    1.786   158.4    12.1    20.0
2008 08 02    21 11.69   -13 25.4    0.868    1.879   173.1     3.7    19.9
2008 08 12    20 52.04   -14 24.6    0.962    1.969   171.3     4.5    20.3
2008 08 22    20 36.99   -15 08.8    1.081    2.056   158.3    10.5    20.9
2008 09 01    20 26.91   -15 38.4    1.224    2.138   146.3    15.2    21.4
2008 09 11    20 21.47   -15 55.1    1.387    2.218   135.3    18.6    21.9
2008 09 21    20 20.01   -16 00.9    1.564    2.294   125.2    21.0    22.3

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V78

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