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    M.P.E.C. 2001-Y34                                Issued 2001 Dec. 24, 00:12 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
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                                   2001 YP3

Observations:
     K01Y03P* C2001 12 19.22183 04 19 25.05 +04 07 05.3          19.5        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 19.23681 04 19 23.50 +04 07 19.1          20.1        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 19.25179 04 19 21.96 +04 07 33.6          19.8        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 19.26779 04 19 20.33 +04 07 48.7          20.1        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.23675 04 17 57.60 +04 24 18.3          19.8        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.25200 04 17 55.94 +04 24 35.2          20.0        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.26723 04 17 54.33 +04 24 52.2          19.7        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.27727 04 17 52.60 +04 24 57.6          19.4 R      649
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.28069 04 17 52.41 +04 25 02.2          18.9 R      649
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.28300 04 17 52.64 +04 25 09.2          19.8        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.28381 04 17 52.12 +04 25 05.4          19.0 R      649
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 20.28692 04 17 51.80 +04 25 10.1          19.0 R      649
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.28849 04 14 48.41 +05 06 10.5          19.2        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.30359 04 14 46.68 +05 06 32.0          19.4        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.31870 04 14 44.95 +05 06 51.6          19.4        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.34893 04 14 41.66 +05 07 34.0          19.5        704
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.88369 04 13 52.58 +05 20 04.0          19.5 R      966
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 22.89501 04 13 51.30 +05 20 20.9          19.4 R      966
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 23.89999 04 12 08.62 +05 46 35.5          18.1 R      046
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 23.91519 04 12 06.81 +05 47 01.0                      046
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 23.91648 04 12 06.64 +05 47 03.3                      046
     K01Y03P  C2001 12 23.91780 04 12 06.55 +05 47 05.4                      046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Kocer, M. Kocerova.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
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 YP3
Epoch 2001 Dec. 17.0 TT = JDT 2452260.5                 MPC
M 348.12582              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24934211     Peri.   36.25948     -0.74137348     -0.65731424
a   2.4999940      Node   102.06611     +0.57857398     -0.72818662
e   0.6194323      Incl.    7.95217     +0.34002575     -0.19411916
P   3.95           H   22.1           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2001 Dec. 19-23.

Ephemeris:
2001 YP3                 a,e,i = 2.50, 0.62, 8                   q = 0.9514
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2001 12 17    04 22.39   +03 36.6    0.181    1.148   153.0    22.9    19.8
2001 12 27    04 06.29   +07 30.1    0.118    1.081   143.6    32.7    19.0

2002 01 06    03 31.04   +20 49.1    0.062    1.024   130.1    47.3    17.9
2002 01 08    03 15.16   +26 45.7    0.052    1.015   125.6    52.0    17.6
2002 01 10    02 49.86   +35 03.0    0.043    1.006   119.4    58.4    17.4
2002 01 12    02 03.91   +46 09.7    0.037    0.997   110.6    67.4    17.3
2002 01 14    00 28.43   +58 05.2    0.033    0.989    98.9    79.2    17.4
2002 01 16    21 41.81   +62 17.6    0.033    0.982    86.2    91.9    17.9
2002 01 18    19 30.04   +55 22.7    0.037    0.976    76.3   101.6    18.6
2002 01 20    18 26.68   +46 17.6    0.044    0.970    70.3   107.2    19.3
2002 01 22    17 54.56   +38 55.5    0.053    0.965    67.4   109.7    19.8
2002 01 24    17 36.00   +33 24.4    0.063    0.961    66.3   110.3    20.2
2002 01 26    17 24.19   +29 15.4    0.073    0.957    66.2   109.8    20.5

2002 02 05    17 01.30   +18 20.9    0.128    0.952    71.0   101.7    21.2
2002 02 15    16 56.62   +13 32.4    0.182    0.967    78.1    91.3    21.6
2002 02 25    16 55.76   +10 43.8    0.230    1.000    85.9    80.8    21.7
2002 03 07    16 54.43   +08 52.6    0.273    1.050    94.5    70.5    21.9
2002 03 17    16 50.00   +07 33.8    0.309    1.111   104.1    60.3    21.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Y34

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