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MPEC 2008-W79 : 2007 US12

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M.P.E.C. 2008-W79                                Issued 2008 Nov. 27, 16:16 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 US12

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-U94

Additional Observations:
     K07U12S 2C2008 11 20.50015706 46 27.325+06 25 09.61         22.3 R EW079568
     K07U12S 2C2008 11 20.50346906 46 26.884+06 25 05.87         22.6 R EW079568
     K07U12S 2C2008 11 20.50676606 46 26.447+06 25 02.21         22.5 R EW079568
     K07U12S 2C2008 11 21.56339606 44 09.244+06 05 13.37         22.1 R EW079568
     K07U12S 2C2008 11 21.56669406 44 08.786+06 05 09.66         22.1 R EW079568

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 26.7+  0.5-    081121 568 27.4+  0.5-    MPO130304   -0.0085 day

Orbital elements:
2007 US12                                                Earth MOID = 0.0138 AU
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M 181.83590              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.14279653     Peri.   44.54867     -0.25050720     +0.96486107
a   0.9060596      Node   211.19720     -0.92546760     -0.26271256
e   0.5146459      Incl.    8.80677     -0.28417575     +0.00502265
P   0.86           H   22.1           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
071030 703  0.5-  0.0     071101 G96  0.8+  0.4+    071107 703  0.6-  0.5+
071030 703  0.1-  0.1+    071101 G96  0.3-  0.3-    071107 703  0.9-  0.5+
071030 703  0.3-  0.0     071101 G96  0.1+  0.4-    071111 704 (1.6-  0.2-)
071030 703  0.7-  0.5+    071101 246  0.2-  0.3+    071111 704  0.8-  0.2-
071030 703  0.4-  0.5+    071101 246  0.2+  0.4+    071111 704  0.6-  0.8-
071030 703  0.8+  0.1+    071101 246  0.1-  0.2-    071111 704  1.1-  0.0
071030 703  0.7-  0.4+    071101 246  0.1+  0.4-    071118 291  0.4+  0.5+
071030 703  0.1-  0.2-    071102 H45  0.1+  1.3-    071118 291  0.1+  0.6+
071030 703  0.5-  0.2+    071102 H45 (0.2+  2.2-)   071118 291  0.2+  0.1+
071030 703  0.1-  0.2-    071102 H45 (0.0   2.5-)   071130 H55  0.6+  0.2-
071030 703  0.2-  0.1+    071102 H45  0.2+  1.3-    071130 H55  0.0   0.5-
071030 703  0.3-  0.1+    071104 D21  0.6+  0.5-    071130 H55  0.2-  0.4+
071030 J95  0.1+  0.0     071104 D21  0.4+  1.1+    081120 568  0.0   0.0
071030 J95  0.2+  0.1-    071104 A48  0.2-  0.3+    081120 568  0.0   0.0
071030 J95  0.3+  0.2-    071104 A48  0.6-  0.2-    081120 568  0.0   0.0
071030 A17  0.3+  0.2-    071104 A48  0.4-  0.2+    081121 568  0.0   0.0
071030 A17  0.1+  0.0     071104 A48  0.2-  0.5+    081121 568  0.1+  0.0
071030 A17  0.1+  0.0     071107 703  0.4-  0.5-
071101 G96  0.3+  0.4-    071107 703  0.3+  0.7+

Ephemeris:
2007 US12                a,e,i = 0.91, 0.51, 9                   q = 0.4398
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 20    06 47.49   +06 34.6    0.488    1.370   133.3    31.7    22.6
2008 11 30    06 21.59   +03 24.8    0.438    1.372   146.3    23.5    22.1
2008 12 10    05 45.88   +00 25.4    0.408    1.367   155.8    17.2    21.7
2008 12 20    05 05.50   -01 48.5    0.403    1.353   152.3    19.8    21.8
2008 12 30    04 28.32   -02 49.7    0.422    1.332   139.2    28.8    22.1
2009 01 09    04 00.19   -02 41.2    0.458    1.302   125.0    38.2    22.5
2009 01 19    03 42.26   -01 45.0    0.503    1.263   112.2    46.1    22.9
2009 01 29    03 32.99   -00 21.5    0.549    1.216   101.0    52.7    23.2
2009 02 08    03 30.25   +01 15.7    0.589    1.159    91.2    58.3    23.4
2009 02 18    03 31.91   +02 58.4    0.619    1.094    82.3    63.6    23.5
2009 02 28    03 36.19   +04 42.8    0.634    1.018    74.0    69.2    23.6
2009 03 10    03 41.17   +06 27.0    0.633    0.933    65.8    76.0    23.6
2009 03 20    03 44.13   +08 10.8    0.611    0.838    57.0    85.3    23.6
2009 03 30    03 40.46   +09 56.0    0.571    0.735    46.6    99.0    23.8
2009 04 09    03 21.48   +11 41.1    0.523    0.627    32.5   120.9    24.6
2009 04 19    02 37.05   +13 01.5    0.502    0.525    12.2   156.1    29.0
2009 04 29    01 43.04   +13 15.7    0.575    0.453    10.3   156.6    29.1
2009 05 09    01 23.68   +13 41.2    0.758    0.446    24.3   111.2    24.0
2009 05 19    01 40.15   +15 16.4    0.973    0.509    29.6    79.4    23.3
2009 05 29    02 10.62   +17 13.5    1.160    0.607    31.6    60.8    23.5
2009 06 08    02 43.97   +18 57.6    1.306    0.715    33.0    50.5    23.8
2009 06 18    03 16.83   +20 18.8    1.418    0.820    34.6    44.8    24.1
2009 06 28    03 48.34   +21 16.1    1.500    0.917    36.8    41.6    24.4
2009 07 08    04 18.36   +21 51.0    1.556    1.004    39.3    39.9    24.6
2009 07 18    04 47.01   +22 05.4    1.590    1.081    42.3    39.2    24.8
2009 07 28    05 14.37   +22 00.8    1.602    1.148    45.5    39.1    25.0
2009 08 07    05 40.56   +21 38.7    1.597    1.206    49.0    39.4    25.1
2009 08 17    06 05.69   +21 00.0    1.574    1.255    52.8    40.0    25.2
2009 08 27    06 29.82   +20 05.7    1.535    1.295    56.8    40.7    25.2
2009 09 06    06 53.03   +18 56.4    1.482    1.327    60.9    41.6    25.2
2009 09 16    07 15.40   +17 32.1    1.416    1.350    65.2    42.5    25.2
2009 09 26    07 36.99   +15 52.8    1.339    1.365    69.6    43.5    25.1
2009 10 06    07 57.87   +13 58.1    1.252    1.372    74.1    44.5    25.0
2009 10 16    08 18.17   +11 46.8    1.157    1.371    78.7    45.5    24.8
2009 10 26    08 37.97   +09 16.9    1.055    1.361    83.2    46.5    24.6
2009 11 05    08 57.49   +06 25.2    0.948    1.344    87.7    47.5    24.4
2009 11 15    09 17.06   +03 06.3    0.839    1.318    91.9    48.6    24.1
2009 11 25    09 37.14   -00 48.2    0.729    1.284    95.7    49.9    23.8
2009 12 05    09 58.71   -05 32.6    0.620    1.241    98.6    51.7    23.4
2009 12 15    10 23.65   -11 31.1    0.516    1.189   100.2    54.6    23.0
2009 12 25    10 55.87   -19 22.7    0.419    1.128    99.0    59.4    22.6
2010 01 04    11 44.95   -29 57.2    0.337    1.057    93.3    68.2    22.3
2010 01 14    13 14.50   -42 38.9    0.281    0.977    80.4    83.1    22.2
2010 01 24    15 50.85   -49 30.6    0.273    0.887    61.5   102.9    22.8
2010 02 03    18 17.05   -42 51.1    0.322    0.788    44.3   119.1    23.9
2010 02 13    19 38.66   -32 10.7    0.424    0.681    34.4   125.0    24.6
2010 02 23    20 29.31   -23 11.5    0.572    0.574    30.4   119.4    24.5
2010 03 05    21 12.73   -15 55.7    0.766    0.483    28.4   102.7    23.7
2010 03 15    21 59.90   -09 32.9    0.996    0.440    25.6    77.0    23.0
2010 03 25    22 51.48   -03 40.6    1.223    0.470    21.5    51.1    22.8
2010 04 04    23 41.80   +01 30.8    1.415    0.555    17.8    33.5    23.0

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-W79

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