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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Y33                                Issued 2001 Dec. 24, 00:00 UT

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                                   2001 YO3

Observations:
     K01Y03O* C2001 12 18.21725 04 31 45.18 +35 01 43.4          20.2        704
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 18.23239 04 31 45.12 +35 00 31.3          20.6        704
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 18.24754 04 31 45.28 +34 59 19.0          20.7        704
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 18.26269 04 31 45.35 +34 58 06.5          20.0        704
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 18.27804 04 31 45.34 +34 56 52.1          20.6        704
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 20.12291 04 32 37.44 +32 31 54.0          19.6 R      649
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 20.12668 04 32 37.51 +32 31 36.7          20.0 R      649
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 20.13037 04 32 37.56 +32 31 20.1          19.7 R      649
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 22.03596 04 33 33.55 +30 06 49.2          20.1 R      966
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 22.04966 04 33 33.85 +30 05 46.2          20.3 R      966
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 22.97475 04 34 05.63 +28 57 58.4          20.3 R      966
     K01Y03O  C2001 12 22.99299 04 34 06.04 +28 56 38.6          20.7 R      966

Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers K. Smalley, R. Fredrick.
    0.75-m Newtonian + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, J. Piscitelli.  Measurers
    J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
966 Church Stretton.  Observer S. P. Laurie.  0.35-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2001 YO3
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M  29.40000              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63803187     Peri.  129.36140     +0.72022923     -0.65609726
a   1.3363118      Node   272.89424     +0.54661701     +0.73677008
e   0.1645124      Incl.   13.04347     +0.42717642     +0.16342045
P   1.54           H   22.9           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2001 Dec. 18-22.

Ephemeris:
2001 YO3                 a,e,i = 1.34, 0.16, 13                  q = 1.1165
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    04 31.25   +36 39.7    0.181    1.156   160.3    16.7    20.4
2001 12 22    04 33.56   +30 09.9    0.191    1.164   159.4    17.3    20.5
2001 12 27    04 36.66   +24 22.1    0.205    1.173   155.7    20.2    20.8
2002 01 01    04 40.51   +19 25.6    0.223    1.183   150.8    23.9    21.1
2002 01 06    04 45.04   +15 21.2    0.244    1.193   145.7    27.7    21.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y33

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