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MPEC 2007-S17 : 2007 SJ

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M.P.E.C. 2007-S17                                Issued 2007 Sept. 19, 03:01 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 SJ

Observations:
     K07S00J* C2007 09 17.18208 22 26 20.10 -00 27 00.3          19.5   ES017704
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.19431 22 26 19.06 -00 27 05.2          20.0   ES017704
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.20651 22 26 18.02 -00 27 09.4          19.9   ES017704
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.21899 22 26 16.99 -00 27 13.5          19.6   ES017704
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.97964 22 25 15.87 -00 31 51.7                 ES017J95
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.98383 22 25 15.53 -00 31 52.9                 ES017J95
     K07S00J  C2007 09 17.98783 22 25 15.17 -00 31 54.8          19.7 R ES017J95
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.79621 22 24 11.05 -00 36 49.7                 ES017A17
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.80825 22 24 10.03 -00 36 53.7                 ES017A17
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.82040 22 24 09.05 -00 36 57.9                 ES017A17
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.83466 22 24 07.92 -00 37 03.6          19.4   ES017B15
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.83873 22 24 07.59 -00 37 05.1          19.6   ES017B15
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.84196 22 24 07.35 -00 37 06.5          19.5   ES017B15
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.86736 22 24 05.29 -00 37 14.2          18.6 R ES017B04
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.87166 22 24 04.95 -00 37 16.0          18.8 R ES017B04
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.87595 22 24 04.62 -00 37 17.6          18.8 R ES017B04
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.88373 22 24 03.94 -00 37 20.1          18.7 R ES017B04
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.93308 22 23 59.91 -00 37 38.1          19.0 R ES017473
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.93883 22 23 59.45 -00 37 39.7          18.9 R ES017473
     K07S00J  C2007 09 18.94745 22 23 58.78 -00 37 42.9          19.1 R ES017473
     K07S00J  C2007 09 19.07847 22 23 48.78 -00 38 30.7          19.8 R ES017850
     K07S00J  C2007 09 19.09543 22 23 47.30 -00 38 37.2          19.0 R ES017850

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, M. C. House,
    A. M. Wright, T. Yu, A. Papp, N. A. Oscar, H. E. D.  0.35-m f/8.2
    Ritchey-Chretien + 1Kx1K CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B04 Saint-Barthelemy Observatory.  Observer A. Carbognani.  0.81-m f/7.9
    reflector + CCD.
B15 Inastars Observatory, Potsdam (since 2006).  Observer B. Thinius.  0.36-m
    f/7.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 SJ                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0153 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 298.11372              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33808733     Peri.  173.30378     -0.47977149     -0.87036654
a   2.0407202      Node   305.30915     +0.79856272     -0.38084288
e   0.5269522      Incl.    7.80506     +0.36347888     -0.31212304
P   2.92           H   16.2           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
070917 704  0.4+  0.3+    070918 A17  0.6-  0.4-    070918 B04  0.5-  0.5+
070917 704  0.0   0.1-    070918 A17  0.6-  0.2-    070918 473  0.4-  0.5+
070917 704  0.5-  0.1+    070918 B15  0.1+  0.5-    070918 473  0.3-  1.0+
070917 704  0.4-  0.5+    070918 B15  0.1+  0.5-    070918 473  0.1+  0.9+
070917 J95  0.2+  0.1-    070918 B15  0.4+  0.7-    070919 850  1.3+  0.0
070917 J95  0.3+  0.2+    070918 B04  0.2-  0.4+    070919 850  0.3-  0.3-
070917 J95  0.2-  0.3-    070918 B04  0.1-  0.2+
070918 A17  0.1+  0.8-    070918 B04  0.2+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2007 SJ                  a,e,i = 2.04, 0.53, 8                   q = 0.9654
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 09 17    22 26.58   -00 25.8    1.334    2.312   162.4     7.6    19.2
2007 09 27    22 13.92   -01 26.6    1.331    2.257   150.2    12.7    19.3
2007 10 07    22 03.66   -02 23.3    1.352    2.200   138.1    17.7    19.5
2007 10 17    21 56.73   -03 09.2    1.392    2.141   126.6    22.0    19.6
2007 10 27    21 53.57   -03 40.1    1.444    2.079   115.9    25.5    19.8
2007 11 06    21 54.14   -03 53.7    1.503    2.016   106.1    28.2    19.9
2007 11 16    21 58.23   -03 49.4    1.564    1.951    97.1    30.2    19.9
2007 11 26    22 05.50   -03 27.0    1.623    1.884    88.9    31.6    20.0
2007 12 06    22 15.57   -02 47.0    1.677    1.815    81.5    32.5    20.0
2007 12 16    22 28.16   -01 49.9    1.724    1.744    74.7    33.0    20.0
2007 12 26    22 43.01   -00 36.3    1.761    1.672    68.5    33.2    19.9
2008 01 05    22 59.95   +00 53.2    1.788    1.599    62.8    33.2    19.9

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