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MPEC 2007-W14 : 2007 VN243

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M.P.E.C. 2007-W14                                Issued 2007 Nov. 17, 21:58 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 VN243

Observations:
     K07VO3N* C2007 11 15.24381 03 36 42.33 +08 44 18.3          21.4 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.24925 03 36 41.86 +08 44 16.3          22.1 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.25471 03 36 41.29 +08 44 12.5          21.4 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.26021 03 36 40.75 +08 44 10.2          21.0 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.33377 03 36 33.73 +08 43 36.2          19.0 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.33876 03 36 33.15 +08 43 31.7          20.5 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.34551 03 36 32.47 +08 43 28.2          20.6 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 15.35034 03 36 32.04 +08 43 26.0          21.0 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 16.23543403 35 12.11 +08 36 04.6          21.7 V EW014H55
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 16.24244003 35 11.40 +08 36 01.3          21.9 V EW014H55
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 16.24947003 35 10.69 +08 35 58.1          21.5 V EW014H55
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 17.30628 03 33 29.70 +08 27 07.8          21.7 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 17.31376 03 33 28.80 +08 27 03.9          20.0 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 17.32116 03 33 28.08 +08 27 00.9          21.3 V EW014G96
     K07VO3N  C2007 11 17.32867 03 33 27.28 +08 26 56.8          21.2 V EW014G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. Boattini, A. D. Grauer.  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.

Orbital elements:
2007 VN243                                               Earth MOID = 0.0021 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 331.04318              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29585109     Peri.   52.02582     -0.79775968     -0.59776927
a   2.2305944      Node    91.12605     +0.52545790     -0.75351550
e   0.6284133      Incl.    4.53574     +0.29575916     -0.27365358
P   3.33           H   22.1           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
071115 G96  0.3-  0.2-    071115 G96  0.2-  0.3-    071116 H55  0.0   0.2+
071115 G96  0.5+  0.5+    071115 G96  0.6-  0.4-    071117 G96  0.5+  0.2-
071115 G96  0.2-  0.7-    071115 G96  0.1-  0.2-    071117 G96  0.9-  0.3-
071115 G96  0.3-  0.3-    071116 H55  0.0   0.3-    071117 G96  0.2+  0.4+
071115 G96  1.2+  1.8+    071116 H55  0.0   0.1-    071117 G96  0.2+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2007 VN243               a,e,i = 2.23, 0.63, 5                   q = 0.8289
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 11 16    03 35.56   +08 38.2    0.364    1.349   169.6     7.6    21.1
2007 11 26    03 15.84   +07 08.8    0.280    1.256   161.9    14.1    20.6
2007 12 06    02 44.98   +05 26.6    0.210    1.165   145.8    28.4    20.3
2007 12 16    01 56.44   +03 27.0    0.152    1.077   124.4    48.9    20.0
2007 12 26    00 31.00   +00 30.5    0.106    0.996    93.6    80.3    20.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-W14

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