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    M.P.E.C. 2007-T108                               Issued 2007 Oct. 15, 05:36 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2007 TW68
    
    Observations:
         K07T68W* C2007 10 13.26592 02 19 27.85 +16 14 57.2          20.5 V ET108691
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.28358 02 19 26.31 +16 14 52.1          20.8 V ET108691
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.29868 02 19 25.00 +16 14 47.7          20.5 V ET108691
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.84190 02 18 38.97 +16 12 01.1          20.7 R ET108024
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.85761 02 18 37.65 +16 11 56.0          20.4 R ET108024
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.87370 02 18 36.24 +16 11 52.0          20.8 R ET108024
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.98080 02 18 26.76 +16 11 20.8          21.6 V ET108B21
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.98791 02 18 26.14 +16 11 18.8          21.0 V ET108B21
         K07T68W  C2007 10 13.99500 02 18 25.49 +16 11 16.7          21.6 V ET108B21
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.22407 02 18 06.35 +16 10 09.2          21.0 V ET108291
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.22797 02 18 06.01 +16 10 08.0          20.9 V ET108291
         K07T68W 5C2007 10 14.22859 02 18 06.07 +16 10 08.4          20.8 R ET108673
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.23179 02 18 05.68 +16 10 06.8          20.9 V ET108291
         K07T68W 5C2007 10 14.24560 02 18 04.58 +16 10 02.8                 ET108673
         K07T68W 5C2007 10 14.25625 02 18 03.65 +16 09 59.8                 ET108673
         K07T68W 5C2007 10 14.26366 02 18 03.00 +16 09 57.1                 ET108673
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.33622 02 17 56.47 +16 09 35.5          20.4 V ET108G96
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.34417 02 17 55.75 +16 09 33.0                 ET108701
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.34777 02 17 55.42 +16 09 31.8          20.2 V ET108G96
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.35934 02 17 54.38 +16 09 28.5          19.9 V ET108G96
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.37098 02 17 53.37 +16 09 24.7          20.2 V ET108G96
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.37156 02 17 53.42 +16 09 25.3                 ET108701
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.38429 02 17 52.25 +16 09 21.9                 ET108701
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.39720 02 17 51.00 +16 09 17.4                 ET108701
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.98873 02 17 00.67 +16 06 14.1                 ET108246
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.98979 02 17 00.61 +16 06 12.3                 ET108246
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.99117 02 17 00.45 +16 06 11.3                 ET108246
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.99229 02 17 00.42 +16 06 11.1                 ET108246
         K07T68W  C2007 10 14.99323 02 17 00.20 +16 06 11.5                 ET108246
    
    Observer details:
    024 Heidelberg-Konigstuhl.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.70-m reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers M. T. Read, A. F. Tubbiolo.
        0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    B21 Gaisberg Observatory, Schaerding.  Observer R. Gierlinger.  0.6-m f/3.3
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2007 TW68                                                Earth MOID = 0.1679 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M  42.53907              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26212563     Peri.  285.07311     +0.35578564     +0.93455461
    a   2.4180376      Node     5.77564     -0.83755059     +0.32118579
    e   0.5140094      Incl.    2.80572     -0.41463910     +0.15312536
    P   3.76           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    071013 691  0.2-  0.0     071014 291  0.4-  0.0     071014 G96  0.1+  0.2-
    071013 691  0.0   0.1+    071014 673  0.8+  1.1+    071014 701  1.6+  0.4+
    071013 691  0.3+  0.1+    071014 291  0.4-  0.1-    071014 701  1.1+  0.9+
    071013 024  0.1+  0.8-    071014 673  0.8+  0.5+    071014 701  0.4-  0.4+
    071013 024  0.7+  1.3-    071014 673  0.9+  0.6+    071014 246  0.1-  1.2+
    071013 024  0.5+  0.6-    071014 673  0.9+  0.1+    071014 246  0.4+  0.3-
    071013 B21  0.6-  0.2-    071014 G96  0.3+  0.1-    071014 246  0.2-  0.8-
    071013 B21  0.5-  0.0     071014 701  0.2+  0.3-    071014 246  0.8+  0.7-
    071013 B21  0.9-  0.0     071014 G96  0.1-  0.3-    071014 246  1.2-  0.0
    071014 291  0.5-  0.0     071014 G96  0.3-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2007 TW68                a,e,i = 2.42, 0.51, 3                   q = 1.1751
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2007 10 07    02 28.09   +16 43.1    0.920    1.867   153.1    14.0    20.9
    2007 10 17    02 14.14   +15 55.7    0.950    1.933   166.3     7.0    20.7
    2007 10 27    02 00.24   +14 59.2    1.005    1.998   177.4     1.3    20.6
    2007 11 06    01 48.24   +14 03.6    1.085    2.063   166.8     6.3    21.1
    2007 11 16    01 39.38   +13 17.8    1.190    2.126   154.6    11.5    21.6
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-T108
    

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