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MPEC 2010-E24 : 2007 PF6

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M.P.E.C. 2010-E24                                Issued 2010 Mar. 8, 02:02 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 PF6

                           Revision to MPEC 2007-P24

Additional Observations:
     K07P06F 2C2009 10 18.49377205 34 12.470+65 43 18.82         23.1 R EE024568
     K07P06F 2C2009 10 18.50042005 34 12.608+65 43 26.95         23.1 R EE024568
     K07P06F 2C2009 10 18.50678905 34 12.750+65 43 34.76         23.0 R EE024568
     K07P06F 2C2009 11 01.49342505 29 53.904+70 22 55.16         22.5 R EE024568

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

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
091018 568 0.04+ 0.01-    091101 568 0.05+ 0.01-    MPO126777   -0.088 day

Orbital elements:
2007 PF6                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0308 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5                  MPC
M 282.91172              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.66608034     Peri.  251.16539     -0.82204324     +0.48535495
a   1.2985290      Node   316.44828     -0.20073593     -0.73638895
e   0.4164001      Incl.   25.60676     -0.53286959     -0.47134052
P   1.48           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   4
Residuals in seconds of arc
070808 704  0.4+  0.1-    070810 H55  0.1-  0.4+    070822 448 (2.1-  0.3-)
070808 704  0.5+  0.6-    070810 H55  0.0   0.4+    070823 291  0.1+  0.3-
070808 704  0.2+  0.6+    070810 H55  0.3-  0.4+    070823 291  1.0-  0.2+
070808 704  0.2+  0.2+    070810 734  0.2-  0.7-    070823 291  0.3+  0.5+
070809 704  0.0   1.0+    070810 734  0.2-  0.5-    070901 H55  0.7-  0.3-
070809 704  0.8+  1.1+    070810 734  0.4+  0.3+    070901 H55  0.4-  0.2-
070809 673  0.0   0.0     070810 734  0.1+  0.1-    070901 H55  0.8+  0.9-
070809 673  0.3-  0.2+    070810 734  0.2-  0.3+    070909 291 (2.0-  2.4-)
070809 704  0.1-  0.7-    070811 D21  0.1+  0.1-    070909 291  1.4-  0.3+
070809 673  0.4-  0.2+    070811 D21  0.4-  0.1-    070909 291  0.1-  0.3+
070809 704  0.2+  1.1+    070811 D21  0.5-  0.2-    070915 291 (1.3-  2.5+)
070809 673  0.1+  0.1-    070811 J95  1.0+  0.7+    070915 291 (1.5+  1.7+)
070809 704  0.3-  0.8+    070811 J95  0.0   0.1-    070915 291 (2.2-  0.4-)
070809 A55  0.0   0.1-    070811 J95  0.3-  0.0     071004 H55  0.6-  0.5-
070809 A55  0.2-  0.4+    070812 691  0.5+  1.0-    071004 H55 (1.6-  2.1-)
070809 A55  0.2-  0.6-    070812 691  0.3+  0.9-    071004 H55 (1.1-  2.2-)
070809 A55  0.4+  0.1+    070812 691  0.4-  0.5-    091018 568  0.0   0.1-
070809 J87  0.1+  0.1+    070814 151  0.3-  0.9+    091018 568  0.0   0.1-
070809 J87  0.2+  0.2-    070814 151  0.7-  0.6+    091018 568  0.0   0.0
070809 J87  0.0   0.2-    070817 204  0.5-  0.3-    091101 568  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2007 PF6                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.42, 26                  q = 0.7578
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 03 05    03 32.10   +25 53.0    0.625    1.005    73.0    70.6    22.2
2010 03 15    03 55.80   +19 28.0    0.608    0.939    66.7    76.7    22.2
2010 03 25    04 17.11   +12 19.8    0.585    0.877    60.9    83.5    22.2
2010 04 04    04 34.04   +04 20.9    0.557    0.824    55.4    90.7    22.2
2010 04 14    04 44.16   -04 22.1    0.527    0.784    50.7    97.9    22.3
2010 04 24    04 44.65   -13 19.1    0.498    0.761    47.3   104.0    22.4
2010 05 04    04 33.06   -21 29.3    0.474    0.760    46.0   107.4    22.5
2010 05 14    04 09.45   -27 34.3    0.454    0.779    47.5   107.1    22.4
2010 05 24    03 37.68   -30 40.0    0.438    0.817    51.7   103.4    22.3
2010 06 03    03 03.76   -30 43.0    0.422    0.868    58.1    97.6    22.0
2010 06 13    02 31.83   -28 23.0    0.402    0.929    66.2    90.5    21.8
2010 06 23    02 01.76   -24 25.2    0.379    0.995    76.1    82.3    21.5
2010 07 03    01 30.74   -19 16.7    0.352    1.064    88.0    72.7    21.1
2010 07 13    00 54.77   -13 10.1    0.327    1.133   102.5    61.2    20.7
2010 07 23    00 10.50   -06 17.9    0.311    1.201   119.8    47.2    20.3
2010 08 02    23 18.69   +00 34.2    0.313    1.267   138.5    32.1    20.0
2010 08 12    22 26.11   +06 02.7    0.342    1.329   154.1    19.4    20.0
2010 08 22    21 42.01   +09 17.5    0.398    1.389   158.1    15.7    20.3
2010 09 01    21 11.00   +10 39.0    0.478    1.445   150.8    19.9    20.9
2010 09 11    20 52.31   +10 53.4    0.575    1.498   141.0    25.0    21.5
2010 09 21    20 43.35   +10 38.0    0.684    1.546   131.8    29.0    22.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-E24

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