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    M.P.E.C. 2007-X21                                Issued 2007 Dec. 5, 20:48 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
    
                                       2007 XO3
    
    Observations:
         K07X03O* C2007 12 04.36654 04 48 56.12 +08 05 43.1          19.7 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.37301 04 48 57.63 +08 05 02.0          20.0 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.37951 04 48 59.18 +08 04 21.5          19.8 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.38598 04 49 00.84 +08 03 40.1          18.5 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.44627 04 49 15.27 +07 57 14.1          19.8 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.44714 04 49 15.60 +07 57 07.2          20.0 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.44804 04 49 15.74 +07 57 02.3          19.7 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 04.44892 04 49 15.99 +07 56 57.3          19.1 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.39387 04 53 20.07 +06 16 47.5          20.1 V EX021G96
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.39757 04 53 20.78 +06 16 25.4                 EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.39819 04 53 21.12 +06 16 19.9          19.5 V EX021G96
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.39846 04 53 21.12 +06 16 19.1          19.8 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.39934 04 53 21.35 +06 16 12.3          20.1 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.40021 04 53 21.53 +06 16 06.9          19.8 V EX021703
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.40253 04 53 22.12 +06 15 52.3          19.6 V EX021G96
         K07X03O  C2007 12 05.40685 04 53 23.17 +06 15 24.7          19.5 V EX021G96
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer 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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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 XO3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1442 AU
    Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
    M 347.42893              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25556171     Peri.  198.99856     +0.12817886     -0.96979933
    a   2.4592661      Node   244.09316     +0.93717434     +0.18689673
    e   0.5452642      Incl.   13.33775     +0.32446023     -0.15671272
    P   3.86           H   22.8           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    071204 703  0.0   0.6-    071204 703  0.3-  0.1-    071205 703  0.1-  0.4-
    071204 703  0.5-  0.4-    071204 703  0.2+  0.5+    071205 703  0.5-  0.2-
    071204 703  0.5-  0.7+    071205 G96  0.2+  0.0     071205 G96  0.0   0.0
    071204 703  1.2+  0.6+    071205 703 (2.3-  1.5+)   071205 G96  0.3+  0.1-
    071204 703  0.9-  0.3+    071205 G96  0.5+  0.1-
    071204 703  0.9+  1.0-    071205 703  0.4-  0.8+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2007 XO3                 a,e,i = 2.46, 0.55, 13                  q = 1.1183
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2007 12 06    04 55.94   +05 13.3    0.144    1.124   162.7    15.1    19.7
    2007 12 16    05 35.57   -10 31.3    0.157    1.118   146.2    29.3    20.3
    2007 12 26    06 07.83   -20 38.2    0.188    1.126   135.9    37.4    20.9
    2008 01 05    06 32.54   -25 36.2    0.227    1.146   131.2    40.2    21.5
    2008 01 15    06 51.62   -27 04.8    0.272    1.177   130.0    39.8    21.9
    
    Sonia Keys                   (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X21
    

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