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MPEC 2007-V116: 2007 VG189

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V116                               Issued 2007 Nov. 15, 13:54 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.

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                                  2007 VG189

Observations:
     K07VI9G* C2007 11 13.42445 05 11 10.17 +24 32 34.3          20.6 V EV116691
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 13.44558 05 11 08.07 +24 32 25.7          20.7 V EV116691
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 13.46670 05 11 05.92 +24 32 16.4          20.8 V EV116691
     K07VI9G HC2007 11 14.28012 05 09 46.99 +24 26 36.3                 EV116291
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 14.29884 05 09 45.09 +24 26 29.6          21.4 V EV116291
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 14.30312 05 09 44.65 +24 26 28.0          21.5 V EV116291
     K07VI9G HC2007 11 14.30786 05 09 44.14 +24 26 25.9                 EV116291
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 15.08116 05 08 27.34 +24 20 56.9                 EV116J95
     K07VI9G  C2007 11 15.11100 05 08 24.23 +24 20 45.1          20.9 R EV116J95

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 VG189                                               Earth MOID = 0.0955 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  20.69697              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22513271     Peri.   82.61272     +0.89304449     +0.44320163
a   2.6761492      Node   251.05264     -0.43843162     +0.81819005
e   0.6051948      Incl.    4.71479     -0.10123857     +0.36624767
P   4.38           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 9 observations 2007 Nov. 13-15.

Ephemeris:
2007 VG189               a,e,i = 2.68, 0.61, 5                   q = 1.0566
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 16    05 06.93   +24 14.6    0.748    1.698   155.2    14.2    21.0
2007 11 18    05 03.57   +24 00.3    0.757    1.714   158.0    12.5    21.0
2007 11 20    05 00.18   +23 45.8    0.766    1.730   160.8    10.8    21.0
2007 11 22    04 56.79   +23 31.1    0.775    1.746   163.6     9.2    21.0
2007 11 24    04 53.41   +23 16.4    0.786    1.762   166.4     7.5    21.0
2007 11 26    04 50.07   +23 01.7    0.798    1.777   169.3     5.9    20.9
2007 11 28    04 46.79   +22 47.1    0.811    1.793   172.1     4.4    20.9
2007 11 30    04 43.58   +22 32.5    0.825    1.809   174.9     2.8    20.9
2007 12 02    04 40.46   +22 18.2    0.840    1.825   177.6     1.3    20.8
2007 12 04    04 37.45   +22 04.1    0.855    1.841   179.6     0.2    20.7
2007 12 06    04 34.56   +21 50.4    0.872    1.857   176.9     1.7    21.0
2007 12 08    04 31.81   +21 37.0    0.890    1.873   174.2     3.1    21.1
2007 12 10    04 29.21   +21 24.1    0.909    1.888   171.5     4.4    21.3
2007 12 12    04 26.76   +21 11.8    0.929    1.904   168.9     5.7    21.4
2007 12 14    04 24.47   +20 59.9    0.949    1.920   166.3     7.0    21.5
2007 12 16    04 22.35   +20 48.7    0.971    1.936   163.7     8.2    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V116

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