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MPEC 2009-S138: 2007 VH186

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M.P.E.C. 2009-S138                               Issued 2009 Sept. 29, 12:03 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 VH186

                          Revision to MPEC 2007-V108

Additional Observations:
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 28.40921 03 26 04.23 -17 53 13.5                 ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 28.41593 03 26 04.22 -17 53 10.7                 ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 28.42265 03 26 04.22 -17 53 06.8          20.8 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.42988 03 25 59.77 -17 44 25.2          20.1 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.43663 03 25 59.68 -17 44 21.5          20.2 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.44336 03 25 59.59 -17 44 18.1          20.1 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.45009 03 25 59.50 -17 44 14.4          20.2 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.45683 03 25 59.41 -17 44 10.6          20.0 R ES138926
     K07VI6H  C2009 09 29.46354 03 25 59.29 -17 44 07.1          20.0 R ES138926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
090928 926 0.03+ 0.03+    090929 926 0.03+ 0.03+    MPO133550   -0.022 day

Orbital elements:
2007 VH186                                               Earth MOID = 0.2799 AU
Epoch 2009 June 18.0 TT = JDT 2455000.5                 MPC
M 272.67945              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.49897020     Peri.   15.05292     +0.40890502     -0.87536880
a   1.5742957      Node    51.52178     +0.79954726     +0.20740668
e   0.1967904      Incl.   19.23682     +0.43991005     +0.43670577
P   1.98           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   2
Residuals in seconds of arc
071111 703  1.5+  1.4-    071113 703  0.9-  0.0     071231 H55  0.2-  0.2-
071111 703  1.1-  0.0     071113 703  0.7+  0.1-    080125 H55  0.2-  0.0
071111 703  0.3-  0.3-    071117 474  0.6+  0.3-    080125 H55  0.2+  0.5-
071111 703 (2.5+  1.9-)   071117 474  0.0   0.2+    080125 H55  0.2-  0.3+
071111 703  0.0   0.1+    071117 474  0.2+  0.1+    090928 926  0.8-  0.4+
071111 703  0.9-  0.7+    071130 H55  0.4-  0.2-    090928 926  0.1-  0.1-
071111 703  0.1+  0.3-    071130 H55  0.2+  0.2-    090928 926  0.8+  0.4+
071111 703  0.1-  0.0     071130 H55  0.2-  0.0     090929 926  0.1+  0.1-
071112 703  1.1-  0.1+    071216 291  0.1+  0.3-    090929 926  0.1+  0.0
071112 703  0.8+  0.2+    071216 291  0.1-  0.1+    090929 926  0.1+  0.2-
071112 703  0.2+  0.6+    071216 291  0.2+  0.2+    090929 926  0.1+  0.2-
071112 703  0.5+  0.9+    071231 H55  0.5-  0.2+    090929 926  0.1+  0.0
071113 703  0.0   0.3-    071231 H55  0.4+  0.4+    090929 926  0.3-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2007 VH186               a,e,i = 1.57, 0.20, 19                  q = 1.2645
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2009 09 26    03 25.97   -18 11.6    0.484    1.357   128.2    35.5    20.7
2009 10 06    03 23.81   -16 31.7    0.423    1.336   135.6    31.6    20.3
2009 10 16    03 14.18   -13 32.4    0.370    1.317   144.6    26.0    19.8
2009 10 26    02 56.68   -08 36.3    0.329    1.300   154.9    18.9    19.3
2009 11 05    02 33.19   -01 25.7    0.305    1.286   162.9    13.1    18.9
2009 11 15    02 07.97   +07 19.6    0.302    1.276   159.1    16.1    19.0
2009 11 25    01 46.49   +16 10.9    0.320    1.269   147.5    24.7    19.4
2009 12 05    01 32.68   +23 56.1    0.355    1.265   135.8    32.9    19.8
2009 12 15    01 27.71   +30 15.5    0.403    1.265   126.2    38.9    20.3
2009 12 25    01 31.31   +35 22.5    0.459    1.268   118.6    42.9    20.7
2010 01 04    01 42.55   +39 35.2    0.519    1.276   112.6    45.4    21.0
2010 01 14    02 00.49   +43 05.7    0.581    1.286   107.7    46.8    21.3
2010 01 24    02 24.54   +46 00.7    0.646    1.300   103.8    47.3    21.6
2010 02 03    02 54.07   +48 21.3    0.711    1.316   100.5    47.4    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-S138

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