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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y32                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 12:44 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 YS1

Observations:
     K03Y01S* C2003 12 17.27042 06 47 51.34 +37 38 13.3          19.3   EY032704
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.28354 06 47 47.02 +37 37 49.6          19.5   EY032704
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.29666 06 47 42.63 +37 37 23.9          19.3   EY032704
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.32321 06 47 33.77 +37 36 32.8          19.8   EY032704
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.94214 06 44 14.60 +37 16 24.9          19.8 R EY032176
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.94306 06 44 14.31 +37 16 23.1          19.8 R EY032176
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.94416 06 44 13.95 +37 16 20.9          19.8 R EY032176
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.94526 06 44 13.60 +37 16 18.8          19.9 R EY032176
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.94635 06 44 13.25 +37 16 16.7          19.9 R EY032176
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.98748 06 43 59.99 +37 14 54.8          19.3 R EY032J95
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.99120 06 43 58.73 +37 14 47.6          19.7 R EY032J95
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 17.99488 06 43 57.58 +37 14 40.4          19.8 R EY032J95
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.21167 06 42 49.78 +37 07 40.8          19.7 R EY032854
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.21830 06 42 47.64 +37 07 28.5          19.8 R EY032854
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.22494 06 42 45.51 +37 07 16.4          19.9 R EY032854
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.31341 06 42 17.36 +37 04 25.1          19.3 R EY032926
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.31453 06 42 16.95 +37 04 22.2          19.6 R EY032926
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91416 06 39 12.41 +36 44 52.1          18.4 R EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91488 06 39 12.21 +36 44 50.4                 EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91543 06 39 12.01 +36 44 49.3                 EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91619 06 39 11.82 +36 44 48.2                 EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91699 06 39 11.51 +36 44 46.1                 EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 18.91771 06 39 11.27 +36 44 44.3                 EY032246
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.08751 06 38 19.04 +36 39 13.4                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.08868 06 38 18.69 +36 39 11.1                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.08985 06 38 18.31 +36 39 09.4                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.09101 06 38 17.97 +36 39 07.2                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.09218 06 38 17.61 +36 39 05.9                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.09334 06 38 17.24 +36 39 03.0                 EY032557
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.15712 06 37 59.30 +36 37 00.6          19.7 R EY032649
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.15889 06 37 58.79 +36 36 57.4          19.9 R EY032649
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.16067 06 37 58.29 +36 36 54.1          20.1 R EY032649
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.16245 06 37 57.75 +36 36 50.3          20.0 R EY032649
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.30689 06 37 14.06 +36 32 14.5          19.4 R EY032926
     K03Y01S  C2003 12 19.30826 06 37 13.52 +36 32 11.8          19.7 R EY032926

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
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.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Fredrick, R. Trentman.
    0.75-m Newtonian + 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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  0.81-m
    f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2003 YS1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M  10.28471              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15480130     Peri.   48.64503     +0.78619049     +0.44114620
a   3.4352075      Node   280.85450     -0.61050823     +0.66303014
e   0.8641572      Incl.   26.14596     +0.09583428     +0.60479837
P   6.37           H   19.7           G   0.15
From 35 observations 2003 Dec. 17-19.

Ephemeris:
2003 YS1                 a,e,i = 3.44, 0.86, 26                  q = 0.4666
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    06 49.34   +37 47.0    0.546    1.506   158.7    13.7    20.1
2003 12 27    06 05.44   +32 34.7    0.664    1.642   170.2     5.9    20.4
2004 01 06    05 39.71   +28 21.9    0.817    1.773   160.0    10.9    21.2
2004 01 16    05 25.92   +25 19.0    0.997    1.900   147.1    16.3    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y32

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