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MPEC 2008-W63 : 2007 FE20

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W63                                Issued 2008 Nov. 25, 14:20 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
          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 FE20

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-F77

Additional Observations:
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 20.48772704 55 14.699+31 04 08.28         22.0 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 20.48884104 55 14.607+31 04 08.01         22.1 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 20.49009104 55 14.496+31 04 07.69         22.1 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 20.49131104 55 14.392+31 04 07.46         22.1 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 21.55575304 53 44.162+31 00 05.12         22.0 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 21.55701404 53 44.047+31 00 04.73         22.1 R EW063568
     K07F20E 2C2008 11 21.55800904 53 43.959+31 00 04.48         22.3 R EW063568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers G. T. Elliott, M. Micheli, D. J. Tholen.  Measurer
    M. Micheli.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
081120 568  5.5+  0.3+    081121 568  5.6+  0.3+    MPO121362   -0.0069 day

Orbital elements:
2007 FE20                                                Earth MOID = 0.3076 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 255.34205              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.42441055     Peri.  279.27852     -0.92066525     +0.36829793
a   1.7536595      Node   282.41768     -0.28546730     -0.86125998
e   0.2728371      Incl.    7.61127     -0.26624034     -0.35012554
P   2.32           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   1
Residuals in seconds of arc
070323 E12  0.2-  0.3+    070405 E12  0.1+  0.1-    070520 E12  0.4-  0.0
070323 E12  0.2+  0.1-    070408 F85  0.6-  0.2+    070520 E12  0.1-  0.6-
070323 E12  0.1+  0.1+    070408 F85  0.4-  0.0     070525 E12  0.1-  0.1-
070323 E12  0.3-  0.7+    070417 E12  0.3+  0.4-    070525 E12  0.1-  0.1+
070323 E12  0.1+  0.8-    070417 E12  0.1+  0.1+    070622 E12  0.2+  0.2+
070323 E12  0.2+  0.6-    070417 E12  0.2+  0.3-    070622 E12  0.2+  0.1+
070323 E12  0.1+  0.2-    070417 E12  0.3+  0.0     081120 568  0.1-  0.0
070324 673  0.1+  0.1-    070428 F85  0.7+  0.0     081120 568  0.0   0.0
070324 673  0.1+  0.3-    070428 F85  0.1-  0.0     081120 568  0.0   0.0
070324 673  0.1+  0.5+    070506 E12  0.5+  1.7+    081120 568  0.0   0.0
070324 673  0.1-  0.2+    070506 E12  0.6-  0.0     081121 568  0.0   0.1+
070325 F85  0.1-  0.1-    070506 E12  0.4+  0.7-    081121 568  0.0   0.0
070325 F85  0.2-  0.5+    070506 E12  0.5-  0.2+    081121 568  0.0   0.0
070405 E12  0.2-  0.3-    070520 E12  0.0   0.3-

Ephemeris:
2007 FE20                a,e,i = 1.75, 0.27, 8                   q = 1.2752
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 20    04 55.92   +31 05.9    1.051    2.008   159.9     9.7    22.1
2008 11 30    04 40.75   +30 17.7    1.002    1.981   170.7     4.6    21.7
2008 12 10    04 24.34   +29 04.6    0.979    1.953   168.3     5.9    21.7
2008 12 20    04 09.28   +27 33.9    0.981    1.923   156.3    11.9    21.9
2008 12 30    03 57.71   +25 58.4    1.008    1.893   143.8    17.9    22.1
2009 01 09    03 50.94   +24 31.1    1.053    1.861   132.0    23.1    22.4
2009 01 19    03 49.21   +23 20.1    1.112    1.828   121.2    27.4    22.6
2009 01 29    03 52.22   +22 28.3    1.179    1.793   111.6    30.7    22.7
2009 02 08    03 59.46   +21 54.2    1.251    1.759   103.0    33.1    22.9
2009 02 18    04 10.30   +21 34.2    1.323    1.723    95.3    34.8    23.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W63

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