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    M.P.E.C. 2007-R43                                Issued 2007 Sept. 11, 10:36 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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                                      2002 RT129
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2002-R68
    
    Additional Observations:
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 10.39167 01 37 30.22 +09 58 57.3          20.2 R ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 10.39861 01 37 28.50 +09 58 34.7                 ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 10.40590 01 37 26.71 +09 58 11.4                 ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 10.41400 01 37 24.73 +09 57 45.3                 ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 11.32662 01 33 46.28 +09 08 43.3          20.2 R ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 11.33034 01 33 45.33 +09 08 30.6                 ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 11.33912 01 33 43.04 +09 08 01.5                 ER043673
         K02RC9T 5C2007 09 11.34630 01 33 41.38 +09 07 40.0                 ER043673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    070910 673 0.20+ 0.09-    070911 673 0.21+ 0.07-    MPO114669   -0.32 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 RT129                                               Earth MOID = 0.0993 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M  48.61192              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39743138     Peri.   55.62709     -0.58149061     +0.81351971
    a   1.8321511      Node   178.74324     -0.81203630     -0.57982949
    e   0.7539537      Incl.   19.64243     -0.04965609     -0.04453591
    P   2.48           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    020912 644  1.4-  1.5-    020912 941  0.1+  0.8+    020914 176  0.0   0.5+
    020912 644  1.6-  1.7-    020912 941  1.2+  0.2-    020914 176  0.2+  0.4+
    020912 644  1.4-  1.8-    020912 941  0.3+  1.4+    020914 176  0.2+  0.3+
    020912 611  0.7+  0.7+    020912 941  1.1+  1.2+    020915 644  1.1-  1.7-
    020912 611  0.5+  0.4+    020912 941  0.1-  0.3+    020915 644  1.3-  1.4-
    020912 118  0.3+  0.2+    020912 941  0.1+  0.0     020915 644  1.4-  1.5-
    020912 611  0.4-  0.6+    020912 J95  0.4-  0.4-    020915 608 (3.4-  4.7-)
    020912 118  1.2+  1.0+    020912 J95  0.6+  0.2-    020915 608 (3.6-  4.7-)
    020912 118  0.6+  0.6+    020912 J95  0.3+  0.2-    020915 608 (3.8-  5.1-)
    020912 611  0.1-  1.2+    020913 595 (3.2-  1.0+)   020916 649  0.4+  0.6+
    020912 118  0.7+  0.4+    020913 595  1.1+  0.5-    020916 649  0.0   0.5+
    020912 118  1.1+  0.1+    020913 642 (2.2+  1.7+)   020916 649  0.3+  0.4+
    020912 118  0.7+  0.2+    020913 642 (3.0+  0.9-)   020918 644  0.7-  0.3-
    020912 J95  0.3-  0.1+    020913 642  0.4-  0.3-    020918 644  0.5-  1.1-
    020912 J95  1.0+  0.4+    020913 642  1.7-  0.6-    020918 644  1.0-  1.9-
    020912 163  0.9-  0.2+    020913 675  0.4-  0.4+    020918 644  1.6-  0.8-
    020912 163  0.2+  0.6-    020913 675  0.2-  0.5+    020920 711  0.1+  0.2+
    020912 163  0.4-  1.6+    020913 642  1.8-  1.5-    020920 711  0.1+  0.9+
    020912 J95  0.4-  0.3-    020913 675  0.3-  0.2+    020920 711  0.2+  0.6+
    020912 151  0.3+  0.1+    020913 704  0.5+  0.2-    020921 649  0.9+  0.6+
    020912 151  0.2-  0.1+    020913 704  0.2-  0.1-    020921 649  0.1+  0.1+
    020912 151  0.1+  0.3+    020913 704  0.2+  0.3-    020921 649  0.8+  0.0
    020912 151  0.8-  0.9+    020913 644  1.3-  1.6-    020929 246  0.1-  0.0
    020912 151  0.8-  0.1+    020913 704  0.1-  0.4-    020929 246  0.9+  0.0
    020912 151  0.0   0.3+    020913 644  0.9-  1.6-    020929 246  0.0   0.0
    020912 151  0.1+  0.3+    020913 644  1.1-  1.8-    020929 246  0.7+  0.3-
    020912 151  0.5-  0.6+    020913 474  0.3-  0.3+    020930 246  0.3-  0.5+
    020912 151  0.5-  0.1-    020913 474  0.3+  0.6+    020930 246  0.1-  0.2+
    020912 151  0.3-  0.1+    020913 474  0.1-  0.7+    020930 246  0.1-  0.3+
    020912 636  0.4+  0.0     020913 474  0.4-  0.4+    020930 246  0.0   0.7+
    020912 636  0.4-  0.2-    020913 118  0.3+  0.1-    020930 246  0.4-  0.9+
    020912 636  1.0+  1.3-    020913 118  0.2+  0.0     020930 246  0.1+  0.6+
    020912 946  1.2+  0.7-    020913 118  0.1-  0.4-    020930 246  0.4-  1.2+
    020912 246  0.7+  0.8+    020913 118  0.2-  1.2-    020930 246  0.1+  0.4+
    020912 246  0.3+  0.8+    020914 642  0.6+  0.0     021008 246  0.5+  0.6+
    020912 246  0.3+  0.5+    020914 642  0.1-  0.4+    021008 246  1.0+  1.5-
    020912 246  0.3+  0.2+    020914 642  0.0   1.1+    021008 246 (0.7+  2.3-)
    020912 246  0.2+  0.4+    020914 469  1.5-  0.1-    021008 246  0.7+  0.9-
    020912 246  0.2+  0.5+    020914 469 (2.1-  1.9-)   021029 696  0.0   0.7-
    020912 946  0.6+  0.4-    020914 469  0.9-  1.2-    021029 696  0.2-  0.2-
    020912 240  0.0   0.7+    020914 469  0.0   0.7-    070910 673  0.4-  0.0
    020912 113  0.2+  0.1+    020914 469  0.8-  1.0-    070910 673  0.3-  0.1-
    020912 240  0.2-  0.0     020914 151  0.2-  0.1+    070910 673  0.0   0.2+
    020912 946  0.9+  0.5-    020914 151  0.1+  0.3+    070910 673  0.5+  0.4+
    020912 113  0.0   0.9+    020914 151  0.1+  1.0+    070911 673  1.1+  0.4+
    020912 240  0.6+  0.0     020914 151  0.1+  0.8+    070911 673  0.5+  0.4-
    020912 946  0.8+  0.2+    020914 A28  0.2-  0.9+    070911 673  1.6-  1.4-
    020912 113  0.2+  0.8+    020914 A28  0.4+  0.5+    070911 673  0.2-  0.0
    020912 240  1.2+  0.2-    020914 176  0.1-  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 RT129               a,e,i = 1.83, 0.75, 20                  q = 0.4508
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2007 09 07    01 51.46   +13 05.9    0.429    1.339   133.4    33.2    19.7
    2007 09 17    01 12.27   +04 21.2    0.484    1.458   155.1    16.9    19.6
    2007 09 27    00 40.53   -02 29.9    0.572    1.571   172.0     5.1    19.7
    2007 10 07    00 17.39   -07 08.2    0.692    1.678   165.4     8.7    20.4
    2007 10 17    00 02.22   -09 55.6    0.837    1.779   151.9    15.3    21.2
    2007 10 27    23 53.66   -11 23.3    1.002    1.875   139.9    20.0    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-R43
    

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