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    M.P.E.C. 2007-D44                                Issued 2007 Feb. 23, 00:18 UT

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                                   2007 DQ40

Observations:
     K07D40Q* C2007 02 22.28635 11 42 07.16 +15 07 07.2          18.8 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.29398 11 42 03.67 +15 07 04.0          19.0 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.30160 11 42 00.50 +15 07 01.3          19.2 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.30919 11 41 57.04 +15 06 59.5          19.1 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.33086 11 41 47.38 +15 06 52.1          19.0 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.33172 11 41 47.06 +15 06 51.5          18.8 V ED044703
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.33260 11 41 46.62 +15 06 50.9          19.2 V ED044703
     K07D40Q 2C2007 02 22.45223 11 40 53.73 +15 05 55.9          18.8 R ED044H06
     K07D40Q 2C2007 02 22.46660 11 40 47.54 +15 05 49.6          18.8 R ED044H06
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.92075 11 38 00.51 +15 02 24.3                 ED044204
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.92495 11 37 58.90 +15 02 23.3                 ED044204
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.92915 11 37 57.22 +15 02 22.0                 ED044204
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.93335 11 37 55.64 +15 02 20.9                 ED044204
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.93755 11 37 54.00 +15 02 19.1          19.0 R ED044204
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.96449 11 37 43.52 +15 02 08.0          18.9 V ED044A13
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.99010 11 37 33.61 +15 01 58.6          19.0 V ED044A13
     K07D40Q  C2007 02 22.99320 11 37 32.40 +15 01 57.4          19.0 V ED044A13

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 DQ40                                                Earth MOID = 0.0126 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M  35.78723              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36011272     Peri.  312.85846     +0.26147657     -0.96482365
a   1.9566377      Node   121.96473     +0.89468138     +0.23165995
e   0.6248367      Incl.    1.84409     +0.36218121     +0.12429396
P   2.74           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
070222 703  1.0-  0.2-    070222 703  1.0-  0.5+    070222 204  0.1-  0.7+
070222 703 (2.5-  0.7-)   070222 H06  0.1-  0.8-    070222 204  0.2-  0.4+
070222 703  0.6+  0.7-    070222 H06  0.8-  0.0     070222 A13  1.3-  0.1+
070222 703  0.7-  0.3+    070222 204  0.5-  0.1-    070222 A13  0.6-  0.1-
070222 703  1.2-  1.0+    070222 204  0.2-  0.3+    070222 A13  0.7-  0.2-
070222 703  0.3-  0.7+    070222 204  0.9-  0.4+

Ephemeris:
2007 DQ40                a,e,i = 1.96, 0.62, 2                   q = 0.7341
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 02 19    12 14.72   +15 31.4    0.0609   1.041   148.9    29.3    18.5
2007 02 21    11 52.13   +15 17.0    0.0776   1.060   156.1    22.2    18.8
2007 02 23    11 37.48   +15 02.7    0.0949   1.080   161.2    17.2    19.2
2007 02 25    11 27.25   +14 50.1    0.113    1.099   165.1    13.3    19.4
2007 02 27    11 19.70   +14 39.0    0.131    1.119   168.2    10.4    19.7
2007 03 01    11 13.93   +14 29.1    0.149    1.138   170.4     8.3    19.9
2007 03 03    11 09.37   +14 20.0    0.168    1.158   171.8     7.1    20.2
2007 03 05    11 05.71   +14 11.6    0.187    1.178   172.0     6.7    20.4
2007 03 07    11 02.73   +14 03.4    0.207    1.197   171.4     7.1    20.7
2007 03 09    11 00.28   +13 55.5    0.227    1.217   170.1     8.1    21.0
2007 03 11    10 58.26   +13 47.6    0.247    1.237   168.5     9.3    21.2
2007 03 13    10 56.60   +13 39.7    0.268    1.256   166.6    10.5    21.5
2007 03 15    10 55.25   +13 31.6    0.289    1.276   164.7    11.9    21.8
2007 03 17    10 54.18   +13 23.3    0.311    1.295   162.8    13.1    22.0
2007 03 19    10 53.35   +13 14.8    0.333    1.315   160.8    14.4    22.2
2007 03 21    10 52.74   +13 06.0    0.356    1.334   158.9    15.6    22.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D44

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