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    • MPEC 2007-Q18 : 2007 QE3

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-Q18                                Issued 2007 Aug. 24, 00:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2007 QE3

Observations:
     K07Q03E* C2007 08 22.32076 00 47 44.69 -02 17 17.1          19.1   EQ018704
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 22.33340 00 47 46.65 -02 16 32.1          19.7   EQ018704
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 22.34572 00 47 48.46 -02 15 47.3          19.4   EQ018704
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 22.35803 00 47 50.44 -02 15 05.1          19.4   EQ018704
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 22.37034 00 47 52.27 -02 14 21.8          19.8   EQ018704
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.25790000 50 20.67 -01 20 08.5          18.9 V EQ018H55
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.26064300 50 21.10 -01 19 58.6          18.8 V EQ018H55
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.26352300 50 21.58 -01 19 47.4          18.8 V EQ018H55
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.91517 00 52 14.94 -00 37 42.6          19.0 V EQ018595
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.91929 00 52 15.62 -00 37 27.2          18.7 R EQ018473
     K07Q03E  C2007 08 23.92745 00 52 17.01 -00 36 54.6          19.0 V EQ018595

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano, E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.45-m
    f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin,
    F. Piani.  Measurers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2007 QE3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0754 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M 359.77296              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30087415     Peri.   76.23829     +0.49761221     -0.86408290
a   2.2056984      Node   343.26609     +0.65878743     +0.43332261
e   0.6245648      Incl.   15.25983     +0.56425279     +0.25610987
P   3.28           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
070822 704  0.0   0.3-    070822 704  0.1-  0.7-    070823 595  0.1+  0.4+
070822 704  0.3+  0.0     070823 H55  0.1+  0.2+    070823 473  0.3-  0.5-
070822 704  0.8-  1.2+    070823 H55  0.1-  0.3-    070823 595  0.4-  0.3-
070822 704  0.6+  0.3-    070823 H55  0.1+  0.0

Ephemeris:
2007 QE3                 a,e,i = 2.21, 0.62, 15                  q = 0.8281
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 08 18    00 37.09   -05 57.6    0.335    1.280   137.6    32.2    19.3
2007 08 28    01 05.81   +04 39.1    0.229    1.189   137.2    35.2    18.4
2007 09 07    02 05.48   +27 23.8    0.151    1.100   124.1    49.4    17.8
2007 09 17    05 14.51   +58 13.9    0.139    1.017    90.8    81.4    18.4
2007 09 27    09 20.11   +55 46.0    0.198    0.943    67.0   101.9    19.9
2007 10 07    10 40.33   +45 24.1    0.285    0.883    58.2   105.9    20.7
2007 10 17    11 14.92   +37 37.2    0.380    0.843    55.7   102.4    21.1
2007 10 27    11 37.55   +31 13.3    0.476    0.828    56.0    95.5    21.2
2007 11 06    11 56.40   +25 29.6    0.567    0.839    57.8    87.4    21.3
2007 11 16    12 13.56   +20 14.4    0.649    0.876    60.5    79.4    21.3
2007 11 26    12 29.26   +15 26.8    0.717    0.933    64.1    72.2    21.5
2007 12 06    12 43.23   +11 07.6    0.768    1.005    68.6    66.0    21.6
2007 12 16    12 54.96   +07 17.4    0.803    1.087    74.1    60.6    21.7
2007 12 26    13 03.86   +03 55.2    0.822    1.175    80.7    55.7    21.7
2008 01 05    13 09.34   +00 59.7    0.827    1.266    88.3    50.9    21.8
2008 01 15    13 10.63   -01 29.5    0.822    1.359    97.2    45.9    21.8
2008 01 25    13 07.04   -03 32.5    0.811    1.451   107.4    40.3    21.7
2008 02 04    12 58.02   -05 07.7    0.801    1.543   119.1    33.9    21.7
2008 02 14    12 43.51   -06 11.7    0.797    1.632   132.1    26.7    21.6
2008 02 24    12 24.55   -06 42.9    0.808    1.720   146.2    18.7    21.5
2008 03 05    12 03.29   -06 42.6    0.841    1.806   160.4    10.6    21.4
2008 03 15    11 42.57   -06 18.3    0.900    1.889   171.6     4.4    21.3
2008 03 25    11 24.92   -05 42.4    0.987    1.970   166.5     6.8    21.8
2008 04 04    11 11.71   -05 06.3    1.099    2.049   154.7    12.0    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Q18

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