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    M.P.E.C. 2002-Y75                                Issued 2002 Dec. 31, 22:48 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2002 YY3
    
    Observations:
         K02Y03Y* C2002 12 28.42848 11 43 30.00 +46 34 15.9          18.6        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 28.44253 11 43 28.80 +46 34 17.6          18.7        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 28.45677 11 43 27.62 +46 34 18.6          18.7        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 28.47087 11 43 26.41 +46 34 19.5          18.8        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 28.48491 11 43 25.15 +46 34 19.8          18.5        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 29.39375 11 42 09.21 +46 35 21.4          18.2 R      850
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 29.40590 11 42 07.98 +46 35 24.3          19.1 R      850
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 29.41979 11 42 06.95 +46 35 23.0          18.7 R      850
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 29.43194 11 42 05.81 +46 35 23.5          18.4 R      850
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 30.04652 11 41 11.87 +46 36 08.3          18.2 V      097
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 30.06027 11 41 10.61 +46 36 09.5          18.1 V      097
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 30.35451 11 40 44.26 +46 36 28.2          18.7 R      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 30.36080 11 40 43.61 +46 36 28.7          18.3 R      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 30.36705 11 40 43.10 +46 36 29.0          18.4 R      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.30427 11 39 15.02 +46 37 36.2          18.3 R      734
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.30917 11 39 14.55 +46 37 36.6          18.1 R      734
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.31392 11 39 14.11 +46 37 37.3          18.4 R      734
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.32005 11 39 13.56 +46 37 37.7          18.0 R      734
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.36853 11 39 08.87 +46 37 42.8          18.4 R      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.37402 11 39 08.32 +46 37 43.0                      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.37997 11 39 07.69 +46 37 43.9          18.0 R      926
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.44161 11 39 01.53 +46 37 48.7          18.3        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.45648 11 39 00.00 +46 37 49.4          18.6        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.47184 11 38 58.42 +46 37 51.2          18.9        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.48649 11 38 56.96 +46 37 52.3          18.7        704
         K02Y03Y  C2002 12 31.50106 11 38 55.52 +46 37 53.4          18.6        704
    
    Observer details:
    097 Wise Observatory, Mitzpeh Ramon.  Observers M. Ramon, E. O. Ofek.  1.0-m
        f/7 reflector + CCD
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, S. Adams, D. Torres, T. Brothers,
        S. Partridge.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, P. Hopman.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
        f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2002 YY3
    Epoch 2002 Dec. 12.0 TT = JDT 2452620.5                 MPC
    M  57.40299              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.36814234     Peri.   71.88223     +0.58546577     -0.67912900
    a   1.9280822      Node   325.84485     -0.01457400     +0.53721037
    e   0.1109698      Incl.   52.05256     +0.81056612     +0.50018879
    P   2.68           H   15.7           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2002 Dec. 28-31.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2002 YY3                 a,e,i = 1.93, 0.11, 52                  q = 1.7141
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 01 01    11 38.10   +46 38.5    1.185    1.858   117.6    28.0    18.7
    2003 01 11    11 16.54   +46 45.3    1.097    1.871   128.0    24.4    18.4
    2003 01 21    10 45.24   +46 18.5    1.028    1.885   139.0    20.0    18.1
    2003 01 31    10 06.62   +44 39.4    0.986    1.899   148.8    15.6    17.9
    2003 02 10    09 26.78   +41 24.6    0.980    1.913   153.1    13.5    17.8
    2003 02 20    08 52.51   +36 50.2    1.012    1.926   148.7    15.4    18.0
    2003 03 02    08 27.30   +31 41.9    1.080    1.940   139.0    19.6    18.3
    2003 03 12    08 11.23   +26 42.1    1.179    1.954   127.9    23.7    18.6
    2003 03 22    08 02.69   +22 12.9    1.300    1.967   117.3    26.8    18.9
    2003 04 01    07 59.84   +18 19.1    1.435    1.980   107.5    28.8    19.2
    2003 04 11    08 01.24   +14 56.5    1.579    1.993    98.6    29.8    19.5
    2003 04 21    08 05.75   +11 58.4    1.726    2.005    90.6    30.1    19.7
    2003 05 01    08 12.57   +09 17.9    1.871    2.018    83.2    29.7    19.9
    2003 05 11    08 21.15   +06 49.3    2.013    2.029    76.4    28.9    20.0
    2003 05 21    08 31.07   +04 28.0    2.149    2.041    70.1    27.8    20.1
    2003 05 31    08 42.04   +02 10.4    2.277    2.051    64.3    26.4    20.2
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-Y75
    

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