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    • MPEC 2003-Y33 : 2003 YU1

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y33                                Issued 2003 Dec. 19, 12:46 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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                                   2003 YU1

Observations:
     K03Y01U* C2003 12 18.34517 07 24 49.70 +26 11 06.1          19.3   EY033704
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.35833 07 24 48.38 +26 11 01.5          19.6   EY033704
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.37129 07 24 47.13 +26 10 57.5          19.9   EY033704
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.38426 07 24 45.78 +26 10 52.2          19.6   EY033704
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.39729 07 24 44.52 +26 10 47.5          19.5   EY033704
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.92199 07 23 55.56 +26 07 42.8                 EY033246
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.92289 07 23 55.47 +26 07 42.6                 EY033246
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 18.92383 07 23 55.34 +26 07 42.0                 EY033246
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 19.33169 07 23 16.34 +26 05 25.0          19.7 R EY033854
     K03Y01U  C2003 12 19.33719 07 23 15.69 +26 05 23.1          19.2 R EY033854

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Kocer.  1.06-m KLENOT
    Telescope + 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 YU1
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M  46.01080              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40541540     Peri.   83.70377     +0.97119699     -0.20588949
a   1.8080172      Node   288.12901     +0.13596713     +0.89222982
e   0.2970895      Incl.    7.25043     +0.19567664     +0.40191474
P   2.43           H   18.8           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2003 Dec. 18-19.

Ephemeris:
2003 YU1                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.30, 7                   q = 1.2709
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    07 26.90   +26 18.8    0.639    1.586   154.8    15.3    19.7
2003 12 27    07 10.39   +25 18.9    0.650    1.625   168.5     6.9    19.4
2004 01 06    06 53.50   +24 13.0    0.683    1.665   176.9     1.8    19.3
2004 01 16    06 39.26   +23 06.2    0.738    1.705   163.9     9.2    19.9
2004 01 26    06 29.57   +22 05.2    0.814    1.744   151.5    15.6    20.4
2004 02 05    06 25.06   +21 14.1    0.909    1.783   140.3    20.7    20.9
2004 02 15    06 25.35   +20 33.0    1.019    1.821   130.3    24.4    21.3
2004 02 25    06 29.71   +20 00.0    1.141    1.858   121.3    27.1    21.6
2004 03 06    06 37.39   +19 31.6    1.272    1.895   113.1    28.8    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y33

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