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    M.P.E.C. 2007-X16                                Issued 2007 Dec. 4, 13:17 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 XN
    
    Observations:
         K07X00N* C2007 12 03.42887 09 57 05.36 +09 11 35.0          17.7 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.43956 09 57 09.00 +09 08 29.6          17.8 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.45030 09 57 12.63 +09 05 25.1          17.6 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.46105 09 57 16.27 +09 02 19.3          17.6 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.49925 09 57 29.12 +08 51 19.3          17.8 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.49966 09 57 29.23 +08 51 11.7          17.7 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.50008 09 57 29.37 +08 51 04.6          17.7 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.50050 09 57 29.52 +08 50 57.5          17.7 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.53016 09 57 39.49 +08 42 23.8          17.5 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.53057 09 57 39.63 +08 42 17.5          17.6 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.53101 09 57 39.74 +08 42 09.5          17.6 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 03.53142 09 57 39.88 +08 42 02.5          17.6 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.10754 10 01 07.49 +05 55 38.6          18.1 V EX016A55
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.10924 10 01 08.08 +05 55 08.9          18.1 V EX016A55
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.11093 10 01 08.63 +05 54 40.1          18.0 V EX016A55
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.11263 10 01 09.20 +05 54 10.3          18.0 V EX016A55
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.11432 10 01 09.79 +05 53 41.2          18.1 V EX016A55
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.46627 10 03 13.75 +04 12 28.8          17.8 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.47343 10 03 16.05 +04 10 25.8          17.9 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.48054 10 03 18.39 +04 08 22.9          18.1 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.48763 10 03 20.66 +04 06 20.7          17.7 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.51616 10 03 30.01 +03 58 10.3          17.6 R EX016926
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.51660 10 03 30.11 +03 58 01.8          17.8 R EX016926
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.51705 10 03 30.38 +03 57 53.8          17.0 R EX016926
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.53405 10 03 35.71 +03 52 59.8          17.8 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.53458 10 03 35.89 +03 52 49.9          17.5 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.53514 10 03 36.14 +03 52 42.0          17.3 V EX016703
         K07X00N  C2007 12 04.53568 10 03 36.32 +03 52 32.0          17.9 V EX016703
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, R. E. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt
        + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
        P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    A55 Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona.  Observer V. S. Casulli.
        0.40-m f/4.5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2007 XN                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0339 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 339.61398              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.31427091     Peri.  215.45618     -0.32536186     -0.85529941
    a   2.1425613      Node   256.63724     +0.93468489     -0.22632397
    e   0.5542075      Incl.   24.48538     +0.14319153     -0.46609052
    P   3.14           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    071203 703  0.5-  0.3+    071203 703  0.2-  0.1+    071204 703  0.9-  0.2+
    071203 703  0.3-  0.5-    071203 703  0.2-  0.2+    071204 926  0.2+  0.8+
    071203 703  0.4-  0.4+    071204 A55  0.0   0.4+    071204 926  0.5-  0.1-
    071203 703  0.2-  0.3+    071204 A55  0.3+  0.1+    071204 926  1.4+  0.3-
    071203 703  0.1-  0.5+    071204 A55  0.1+  0.5+    071204 703  1.2-  0.0
    071203 703  0.5-  0.1-    071204 A55  0.1+  0.1+    071204 703  1.0-  0.8-
    071203 703  0.5-  0.1+    071204 A55  0.5+  0.2+    071204 703  0.0   1.0+
    071203 703  0.3-  0.3+    071204 703  0.1-  0.2-    071204 703  0.1+  0.3+
    071203 703  0.3+  0.4-    071204 703  0.7-  0.3+
    071203 703  0.3+  0.4+    071204 703  0.3-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2007 XN                  a,e,i = 2.14, 0.55, 24                  q = 0.9551
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2007 11 26    09 07.03   +40 05.9    0.147    1.056   114.0    58.7    17.9
    2007 12 06    10 11.96   -03 01.9    0.124    1.008    97.1    75.9    17.9
    2007 12 16    11 00.94   -37 33.5    0.176    0.975    81.8    88.0    19.1
    2007 12 26    11 40.96   -52 47.3    0.257    0.957    76.6    88.2    19.9
    2008 01 05    12 16.82   -60 09.1    0.341    0.957    75.6    84.2    20.3
    2008 01 15    12 50.02   -64 18.3    0.420    0.975    76.5    78.7    20.6
    2008 01 25    13 20.11   -66 51.3    0.489    1.009    78.7    73.0    20.8
    2008 02 04    13 45.29   -68 27.8    0.545    1.057    81.9    67.4    21.0
    2008 02 14    14 02.91   -69 24.0    0.587    1.115    86.3    62.1    21.1
    2008 02 24    14 10.82   -69 44.4    0.617    1.182    91.7    56.8    21.2
    2008 03 05    14 07.82   -69 24.2    0.636    1.253    98.3    51.5    21.2
    2008 03 15    13 54.87   -68 08.1    0.648    1.329   106.0    46.0    21.2
    2008 03 25    13 36.24   -65 37.2    0.659    1.406   114.7    40.1    21.2
    2008 04 04    13 17.49   -61 41.2    0.672    1.484   123.8    34.0    21.2
    2008 04 14    13 02.98   -56 27.2    0.697    1.562   132.7    28.2    21.2
    2008 04 24    12 54.43   -50 24.6    0.738    1.639   139.6    23.4    21.3
    2008 05 04    12 51.39   -44 12.5    0.800    1.716   142.9    20.8    21.5
    2008 05 14    12 52.84   -38 26.6    0.885    1.791   141.7    20.5    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X16
    

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