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MPEC 2009-X30 : 2007 WV3

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M.P.E.C. 2009-X30                                Issued 2009 Dec.  9, 17:46 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2007 WV3

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-W31

Additional Observations:
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 02.40840715 13 14.086-26 59 06.87         21.3 R EX030568
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 02.41022815 13 13.885-26 59 05.02         21.5 R EX030568
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 02.41208115 13 13.692-26 59 03.04         21.5 R EX030568
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 22.37878014 45 34.632-21 09 27.60         21.4 R EX030568
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 22.38088114 45 34.510-21 09 25.47         21.5 R EX030568
     K07W03V 2C2009 06 22.38307114 45 34.382-21 09 23.21         21.5 R EX030568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott, D. J. Tholen.  Measurers
    G. T. Elliott, D. J. Tholen.  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
090602 568 42.9-  3.8+    090622 568 35.6-  1.3+    MPO133554   +0.019 day

Orbital elements:
2007 WV3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0922 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M  23.58453              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45752522     Peri.  107.62158     +0.96453579     -0.15069146
a   1.6679871      Node   261.46739     +0.06500961     +0.93134862
e   0.4525802      Incl.   12.65820     +0.25582115     +0.33148429
P   2.15           H   19.9           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
071118 G96  0.2+  0.0     071125 H55  0.8+  0.8-    080108 711  0.7+  0.8-
071118 G96  0.4+  0.1-    071203 448  0.0   0.0     080108 711  0.7+  0.5-
071118 G96  0.2+  0.1-    071203 448  0.0   0.2+    080116 H55  0.1-  0.1-
071118 G96  0.1-  0.3-    071203 448  0.6+  0.4-    080116 H55  0.1+  0.0
071118 G96  0.4-  0.2-    071213 448  0.0   0.2-    080116 H55  0.0   0.1+
071118 G96  0.1+  0.0     071213 448  0.0   0.1+    080120 H55  0.5+  0.5-
071119 G96  0.4+  0.3+    071213 448  0.6+  0.5-    080120 H55  0.7-  0.6-
071119 G96  0.3+  0.1+    071214 703  0.1+  0.7-    080123 H55  0.4-  0.1+
071119 G96  0.3+  0.2+    071214 703  0.0   1.1-    080123 H55  1.3-  0.6+
071119 G96  0.2+  0.1+    071214 703  0.4-  1.1+    080123 H55  0.0   0.6+
071119 G96  0.4+  0.2+    071214 703  1.7+  1.5+    080214 H55  0.2+  0.7-
071119 G96  0.4+  0.3+    071218 448  0.4-  0.2-    080214 H55  0.2+  0.0
071119 G96  0.3+  0.2+    071218 448  0.3-  0.3-    080214 H55  0.2-  0.3+
071119 G96  0.3+  0.3+    071218 448  0.4+  0.2-    090602 568  0.1-  0.1-
071119 689  0.3+  0.3-    071219 H45  1.3+  0.6+    090602 568  0.1-  0.1-
071119 689  0.7+  0.3+    071219 H45  0.2+  0.8+    090602 568  0.1+  0.0
071120 291  0.6-  0.3+    071219 H45  0.0   0.3+    090622 568  0.0   0.1+
071120 291  0.8-  0.6+    071230 448  0.5-  0.4+    090622 568  0.0   0.1+
071120 291  0.7-  0.4+    071230 448  0.5+  0.5-    090622 568  0.0   0.1+
071125 H55  0.1-  0.3-    071230 448  0.3+  0.1-
071125 H55  0.3+  0.6-    080108 711  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2007 WV3                 a,e,i = 1.67, 0.45, 13                  q = 0.9131
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 12 05    21 15.91   -01 03.1    0.590    0.949    68.9    75.7    21.3
2009 12 15    22 15.45   +01 40.3    0.563    0.988    73.7    73.1    21.2
2009 12 25    23 18.51   +04 26.0    0.561    1.036    79.2    68.8    21.1
2010 01 04    00 21.03   +06 56.4    0.586    1.093    84.2    63.5    21.2
2010 01 14    01 19.03   +08 59.6    0.639    1.155    88.1    58.3    21.3
2010 01 24    02 10.47   +10 34.4    0.716    1.220    90.3    53.8    21.6
2010 02 03    02 55.21   +11 45.4    0.812    1.287    90.9    50.0    21.9

Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-X30

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