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    M.P.E.C. 2008-D37                                Issued 2008 Feb. 26, 19:14 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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                                       2007 XA51
    
    Observations:
         K07X51A* C2007 12 15.26742 03 32 43.26 +21 20 45.0          21.0 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 15.27564 03 32 40.52 +21 21 59.0          20.6 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 15.28380 03 32 37.78 +21 23 13.1          21.1 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 15.29200 03 32 35.05 +21 24 26.4          21.2 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.26824603 27 26.08 +23 49 51.3          21.4 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.27063203 27 25.37 +23 50 11.2          21.0 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.27117103 27 25.16 +23 50 16.0          21.7 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.27638903 27 23.44 +23 51 01.8          21.0 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.27694003 27 23.25 +23 51 06.8          21.8 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.30101803 27 15.26 +23 54 36.9          21.1 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.30390403 27 14.31 +23 55 02.3          21.4 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 16.30681903 27 13.31 +23 55 27.6          21.0 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 17.37220503 21 38.61 +26 27 51.7          20.6 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 17.37713503 21 37.09 +26 28 31.9          21.2 V ED037G96
         K07X51A  C2007 12 17.38205903 21 35.36 +26 29 14.2          21.3 V ED037G96
    
    Observer details:
    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 XA51                                                Earth MOID = 0.1691 AU
    Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5                  MPC
    M  92.70557              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.60719031     Peri.  358.99205     +0.22168876     -0.83081348
    a   1.3811881      Node    78.05108     +0.89826437     -0.02971818
    e   0.1648499      Incl.   31.45300     +0.37944067     +0.55575696
    P   1.62           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    071215 G96  0.2-  0.4+    071216 G96  0.5+  0.3-    071216 G96  0.2+  0.2+
    071215 G96  0.0   0.1-    071216 G96  0.1+  0.3-    071216 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    071215 G96  0.1-  0.2+    071216 G96  0.3+  0.1-    071217 G96  0.1+  0.0
    071215 G96  0.1+  0.7-    071216 G96  0.2+  0.1+    071217 G96  0.9+  0.8-
    071216 G96  0.6-  0.6+    071216 G96  0.1+  0.0     071217 G96  1.2-  0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2007 XA51                a,e,i = 1.38, 0.16, 31                  q = 1.1535
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 02 24    02 59.09   +72 33.3    0.696    1.240    93.0    52.9    24.9
    2008 03 05    03 55.32   +74 25.5    0.757    1.261    91.3    51.8    25.1
    2008 03 15    05 08.94   +75 13.1    0.812    1.284    90.0    50.7    25.3
    2008 03 25    06 30.08   +74 29.1    0.862    1.308    89.1    49.7    25.4
    2008 04 04    07 43.76   +72 06.7    0.909    1.332    88.4    48.6    25.5
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D37
    

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