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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y26                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 02:24 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.
    
             Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2003 YQ1
    
    Observations:
         K03Y01Q* C2003 12 18.27211 04 05 52.94 +28 17 21.7          18.6   EY026704
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.28745 04 05 55.19 +28 16 20.7          19.1   EY026704
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.30097 04 05 57.04 +28 15 25.7          19.0   EY026704
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.31384 04 05 58.88 +28 14 35.7          19.4   EY026704
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.32668 04 06 00.64 +28 13 41.8          19.3   EY026704
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.87388 04 07 30.07 +27 37 18.7                 EY026246
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.87455 04 07 30.16 +27 37 15.2                 EY026246
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.87895 04 07 30.67 +27 37 00.2                 EY026246
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.88024 04 07 30.89 +27 36 53.6                 EY026246
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 18.88103 04 07 31.01 +27 36 50.9                 EY026246
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 19.08047 04 08 00.45 +27 23 28.8                 EY026557
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 19.08163 04 08 00.59 +27 23 23.7                 EY026557
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 19.08280 04 08 00.77 +27 23 19.2                 EY026557
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 19.08397 04 08 00.99 +27 23 14.7                 EY026557
         K03Y01Q  C2003 12 19.08513 04 08 01.17 +27 23 09.5                 EY026557
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
        Telescope + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Kusnirak.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YQ1
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M 355.95597              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41978729     Peri.  172.73326     +0.15277706     -0.96840877
    a   1.7665117      Node   268.33491     +0.89650214     +0.21972851
    e   0.3479585      Incl.   11.37158     +0.41586426     -0.11791451
    P   2.35           H   20.7           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2003 Dec. 18-19.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YQ1                 a,e,i = 1.77, 0.35, 11                  q = 1.1518
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    04 02.51   +29 41.7    0.179    1.152   158.1    18.6    18.2
    2003 12 27    04 28.70   +18 58.4    0.189    1.156   153.6    22.3    18.5
    2004 01 06    04 53.58   +10 13.1    0.214    1.168   146.3    27.9    18.9
    2004 01 16    05 16.94   +04 13.3    0.252    1.187   139.6    32.5    19.4
    2004 01 26    05 39.16   +00 39.6    0.299    1.212   134.2    35.6    20.0
    2004 02 05    06 00.88   -01 09.1    0.354    1.243   129.8    37.5    20.4
    2004 02 15    06 22.36   -01 50.3    0.417    1.279   126.1    38.6    20.9
    2004 02 25    06 43.88   -01 51.1    0.488    1.318   122.6    39.2    21.3
    2004 03 06    07 05.60   -01 31.9    0.566    1.361   119.2    39.5    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y26
    

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