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MPEC 2007-V80 : 2007 VY137

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V80                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 00:20 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
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                                  2007 VY137

Observations:
     K07VD7Y* C2007 11 09.21156 00 16 06.31 +02 58 58.7          20.2 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.21765 00 16 08.36 +02 58 12.7          20.6 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.22359 00 16 10.38 +02 57 29.0          21.0 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.22952 00 16 12.39 +02 56 44.6          20.6 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.26069 00 16 22.98 +02 52 53.2          21.1 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.26124 00 16 23.16 +02 52 49.7          20.9 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.26177 00 16 23.30 +02 52 45.6          21.0 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.26230 00 16 23.52 +02 52 40.9          20.6 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y tC2007 11 09.27435 00 16 27.83 +02 51 12.3          20.6 V EV080291
     K07VD7Y tC2007 11 09.27814 00 16 29.03 +02 50 46.3          21.5 V EV080291
     K07VD7Y tC2007 11 09.28188 00 16 30.26 +02 50 18.2          21.1 V EV080291
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.34462 00 16 51.73 +02 42 36.9          21.1 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 09.34528 00 16 51.95 +02 42 31.6          21.1 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.07291600 21 10.19 +01 18 48.5          21.4 V EV080H55
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.08191800 21 12.94 +01 17 48.5          21.6 V EV080H55
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.09098000 21 15.66 +01 16 50.9          21.4 V EV080H55
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.11159 00 21 23.79 +01 14 45.6          20.8 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.11258 00 21 24.04 +01 14 39.0          20.8 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.11831 00 21 25.70 +01 14 02.2          19.5 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.30318 00 22 20.41 +00 54 21.9          20.2 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.30418 00 22 20.77 +00 54 15.5                 EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.30521 00 22 21.30 +00 54 06.9                 EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 10.30620 00 22 21.28 +00 54 03.4          20.4 V EV080G96
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 11.95118 00 30 19.26 -01 39 13.2                 EV080J95
     K07VD7Y  C2007 11 11.97424 00 30 24.92 -01 41 09.1          20.8 R EV080J95

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  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 VY137                                               Earth MOID = 0.0434 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  83.80081              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.15740326     Peri.   42.77799     -0.08919420     +0.97634884
a   0.8984204      Node   223.23384     -0.97376559     -0.12704000
e   0.3866015      Incl.   16.70956     -0.20934417     +0.17493934
P   0.85           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071109 G96  0.1-  0.5+    071109 291  0.3+  1.0+    071110 G96  1.0-  0.0
071109 G96  0.4-  0.2-    071109 291  0.4-  0.5+    071110 G96  1.1-  0.5-
071109 G96  0.4-  0.3+    071109 G96 (1.7-  0.5+)   071110 G96  0.1-  0.6-
071109 G96  0.4-  0.0     071109 G96 (1.9-  0.0 )   071110 G96 (3.2+  2.7-)
071109 G96  0.5-  0.4-    071110 H55  0.2-  0.1+    071110 G96  1.5-  0.0
071109 G96  0.6-  0.2+    071110 H55  0.1+  1.3-    071111 J95  0.1-  1.3+
071109 G96  1.2-  0.0     071110 H55  0.2-  0.0     071111 J95  0.3+  1.0-
071109 G96  0.7-  0.7-    071110 G96  0.7+  0.1-
071109 291  1.7+  1.0-    071110 G96  0.0   0.3-

Ephemeris:
2007 VY137               a,e,i = 0.90, 0.39, 17                  q = 0.5511
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 06    23 50.19   +11 42.5    0.0736   1.047   138.0    39.3    20.2
2007 11 08    00 07.89   +05 45.6    0.0871   1.058   138.8    38.1    20.6
2007 11 10    00 20.74   +01 27.7    0.102    1.068   138.2    38.1    20.9
2007 11 12    00 30.55   -01 42.2    0.117    1.079   137.0    38.7    21.3
2007 11 14    00 38.36   -04 04.9    0.133    1.088   135.6    39.5    21.6
2007 11 16    00 44.81   -05 54.1    0.149    1.098   134.0    40.4    21.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V80

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