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    M.P.E.C. 2007-F78                                Issued 2007 Mar. 26, 21:30 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://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2007 FY20
    
    Observations:
         K07F20Y* C2007 03 26.20310 10 39 07.95 +28 36 52.2          19.3 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.21286 10 39 01.54 +28 37 17.9          19.9 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.22264 10 38 54.96 +28 37 42.3          19.7 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.23241 10 38 48.44 +28 38 07.0          19.5 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.36327 10 37 19.99 +28 43 12.6          19.2 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.36416 10 37 19.52 +28 43 13.3          19.0 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.36503 10 37 18.84 +28 43 15.6          19.9 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.36590 10 37 18.26 +28 43 17.7          19.5 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.45636 10 36 18.66 +28 46 25.7                 EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.45887 10 36 17.26 +28 46 32.3          19.4 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.46143 10 36 15.52 +28 46 36.2          19.6 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.46393 10 36 13.91 +28 46 41.9          19.5 V EF078703
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.79049 10 33 02.30 +29 00 58.3          19.0 R EF078185
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.79838 10 32 56.60 +29 01 21.0          18.9 R EF078185
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.79902 10 32 54.86 +29 01 23.8          19.5 V EF078A44
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.80256 10 32 53.45 +29 01 33.5          18.9 R EF078185
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.80952 10 32 47.20 +29 01 55.4          19.4 V EF078A44
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.80990 10 32 47.56 +29 01 49.6          18.8 V EF078A17
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.82452 10 32 36.09 +29 02 38.9          19.4 V EF078A44
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.82839 10 32 33.86 +29 02 43.1          18.9 V EF078A17
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.82892 10 32 34.81 +29 02 32.2                 EF078J95
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.82954 10 32 32.33 +29 02 54.1          19.3 V EF078A44
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.83631 10 32 29.34 +29 02 54.3                 EF078J95
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.84137 10 32 24.22 +29 03 20.2          19.3 V EF078A17
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.84372 10 32 23.87 +29 03 15.8          19.2 R EF078J95
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.85001 10 32 17.63 +29 03 43.6          19.6 V EF078A74
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.85428 10 32 14.43 +29 03 56.0          19.6 V EF078A74
         K07F20Y  C2007 03 26.85856 10 32 11.26 +29 04 08.3          19.6 V EF078A74
    
    Observer details:
    185 Vicques.  Observer M. Ory.  0.61-m f/3.88 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A44 Altschwendt.  Observer W. Ries.  0.45-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory.  Observer U. Suessenberger.  0.36-m f/4.6
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2007 FY20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0018 AU
    Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
    M 341.83312              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.56108221     Peri.  230.26125     -0.46593754     +0.88460394
    a   1.4558559      Node    12.01315     -0.78054884     -0.40058176
    e   0.3856844      Incl.    5.36045     -0.41670819     -0.23876792
    P   1.76           H   24.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    070326 703  0.8-  0.0     070326 703  0.2-  0.4-    070326 J95  0.1-  0.1-
    070326 703  0.4+  0.5+    070326 703  0.4-  0.2+    070326 A44  1.0+  0.6+
    070326 703  0.1-  0.2-    070326 185  0.5+  0.1+    070326 J95  0.4-  0.2+
    070326 703  0.4+  0.2-    070326 185  1.4+  0.7-    070326 A17  0.5+  0.8-
    070326 703  0.2-  0.4+    070326 A44  0.9-  1.1-    070326 J95  0.2-  0.0
    070326 703  1.4+  0.8-    070326 185  0.3+  0.6-    070326 A74  0.1-  0.0
    070326 703  0.2+  0.4-    070326 A44  0.4+  0.2-    070326 A74  0.1+  0.2+
    070326 703  0.2+  0.2-    070326 A17  0.0   0.1+    070326 A74  0.8+  0.4+
    070326 703  1.7-  0.6-    070326 A44  1.1+  0.2-
    070326 703  1.1+  0.9+    070326 A17  0.1-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2007 FY20                a,e,i = 1.46, 0.39, 5                   q = 0.8944
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2007 03 21    11 10.41   +26 00.3    0.0712   1.059   151.5    26.7    20.3
    2007 03 23    11 01.70   +26 49.8    0.0605   1.048   148.3    30.0    20.0
    2007 03 25    10 49.36   +27 51.5    0.0500   1.038   144.2    34.2    19.7
    2007 03 27    10 30.49   +29 11.9    0.0397   1.028   138.8    39.8    19.3
    2007 03 29    09 58.31   +30 58.5    0.0299   1.018   130.6    48.2    18.9
    2007 03 31    08 54.73   +32 50.4    0.0209   1.008   116.1    62.8    18.6
    2007 04 02    06 40.01   +30 01.3    0.0145   0.999    87.0    92.2    18.8
    2007 04 04    03 49.19   +12 36.1    0.0147   0.989    44.6   134.8    21.7
    2007 04 06    02 14.13   -02 18.7    0.0213   0.981    20.8   158.7    26.8
    2007 04 08    01 29.48   -09 18.3    0.0304   0.972    17.3   162.1    28.8
    2007 04 10    01 05.46   -12 47.5    0.0404   0.964    20.6   158.6    28.2
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F78
    

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