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    M.P.E.C. 2007-J09                                Issued 2007 May 1, 18:48 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
    
                                S/2007 S 2, S/2007 S 3
    
    Observations:
        SK07S020  C2007 01 18.38555 09 47 44.52 +14 36 35.4                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 01 18.40004 09 47 44.29 +14 36 36.6          24.2 R EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 01 18.41451 09 47 44.08 +14 36 37.8          24.4 R EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 01 25.37361 09 45 51.22 +14 47 13.3                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 01 25.38750 09 45 50.98 +14 47 14.0                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 02 18.31612 09 38 33.05 +15 26 14.2                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 02 18.33143 09 38 32.76 +15 26 15.8                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 02 20.39815 09 37 54.32 +15 29 31.9          24.6 R EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 02 20.41900 09 37 53.93 +15 29 33.7                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 02 20.43657 09 37 53.58 +15 29 35.7          24.6 R EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 03 18.39305 09 30 51.42 +16 04 18.9                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 03 18.40763 09 30 51.25 +16 04 18.5                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 04 19.27187 09 27 01.71 +16 21 07.7                 EJ009568
        SK07S020  C2007 04 19.35000 09 27 01.63 +16 21 07.9                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 18.39281 09 42 03.81 +15 11 45.2          25.0 R EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 18.40731 09 42 03.61 +15 11 46.4                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 18.42175 09 42 03.32 +15 11 47.8                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 19.39851 09 41 47.81 +15 13 14.7          25.0 R EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 19.41302 09 41 47.58 +15 13 15.7                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 01 19.42754 09 41 47.31 +15 13 17.1                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 02 20.39115 09 32 20.60 +16 03 45.8          24.8 R EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 02 20.41199 09 32 20.23 +16 03 47.7                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 02 20.42957 09 32 19.88 +16 03 49.3                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 03 21.23181 09 25 05.99 +16 38 48.7                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 03 21.25280 09 25 05.73 +16 38 49.5                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 03 21.27734 09 25 05.48 +16 38 50.8                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 03 22.23567 09 24 55.07 +16 39 38.5                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 03 22.24966 09 24 54.89 +16 39 39.1          25   R EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 04 19.26423 09 22 32.87 +16 49 12.0                 EJ009568
        SK07S030  C2007 04 19.34444 09 22 32.91 +16 49 11.3                 EJ009568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. C. Jewitt, J. Kleyna.  Measurer
        S. S. Sheppard.  Subaru 8.3-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2007 S 2
    Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
    M 184.60626              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45399275     Peri.   62.03765     +0.62698595     +0.77720903
    a   0.1104505      Node   113.10929     +0.69286745     -0.58757815
    e   0.2181375      Incl.  176.68145     +0.35612263     -0.22516225
    P   2.17           H   15.3           P/d   792.96
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K071I  568  0.0   0.3+    K072I  568  0.5+  0.3+    K073I  568  0.3-  0.4+
    K071I  568  0.1-  0.3+    K072I  568  0.5+  0.5+    K073I  568  0.1+  0.9-
    K071I  568  0.2+  0.2+    K072K  568  0.4-  0.3-    K074J  568  0.0   0.1+
    K071P  568  0.0   0.0     K072K  568  0.3-  0.5-    K074J  568  0.2+  0.3+
    K071P  568  0.0   0.6-    K072K  568  0.5-  0.2-
    
    S/2007 S 3
    Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
    M 199.24607              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36302601     Peri.  284.03184     -0.99104754     +0.12303618
    a   0.1282060      Node    96.94552     +0.13348301     +0.90540090
    e   0.1506156      Incl.  177.00676     +0.00265556     +0.40633892
    P   2.71           H   15.7           P/d   991.66
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K071I  568  2.2+  0.0     K072K  568  0.7+  0.0     K073M  568  0.7-  0.6+
    K071I  568  2.6+  0.1-    K072K  568  0.9+  0.0     K073M  568  1.0-  0.5+
    K071I  568  1.8+  0.0     K072K  568  0.5+  0.0     K074J  568  0.2+  0.5-
    K071J  568  2.4-  0.1+    K073L  568  0.1+  0.2+    K074J  568  0.2+  0.5-
    K071J  568  2.3-  0.2-    K073L  568  0.2-  0.0
    K071J  568  2.8-  0.1-    K073L  568  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemerides:
        S/2007 S 2
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_S   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl.m1"/')
    2007 04 30    09 27.29   +16 19.2    9.009    0.134  2845+/3.29+  1115-/ 18.6-
    2007 05 10    09 28.24   +16 14.0    9.182    0.134  2758+/3.19+  1093-/ 18.2-
    2007 05 20    09 29.84   +16 05.7    9.356    0.133  2661+/3.08+  1069-/ 17.8-
    2007 05 30    09 32.05   +15 54.5    9.525    0.133  2555+/2.95+  1043-/ 17.4-
    2007 06 09    09 34.80   +15 40.7    9.686    0.132  2439+/2.81+  1015-/ 16.9-
    2007 06 19    09 38.04   +15 24.4    9.835    0.131  2314+/2.67+   983-/ 16.4-
    2007 06 29    09 41.70   +15 05.9    9.970    0.130  2182+/2.51+   948-/ 15.8-
    
        S/2007 S 3
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta     r_S   dR.A. ("/m)  dDecl. ("/')
    2007 04 30    09 23.11   +16 45.8    8.854    0.146   758-/0.88-   479+/  8.0+
    2007 05 10    09 24.37   +16 39.1    9.018    0.146   579-/0.67-   412+/  6.9+
    2007 05 20    09 26.30   +16 29.3    9.183    0.145   396-/0.46-   344+/  5.7+
    2007 05 30    09 28.85   +16 16.5    9.343    0.144   210-/0.24-   273+/  4.6+
    2007 06 09    09 31.96   +16 00.9    9.496    0.144    22-/0.03-   201+/  3.4+
    2007 06 19    09 35.57   +15 42.9    9.638    0.143   166+/0.19+   128+/  2.1+
    2007 06 29    09 39.59   +15 22.6    9.766    0.142   352+/0.41+    53+/  0.9+
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-J09
    

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