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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y39                                Issued 2003 Dec. 20, 22:54 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 YP3
    
    Observations:
         K03Y03P* C2003 12 19.20194 02 55 17.69 +16 39 08.4          17.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 19.21476 02 55 12.96 +16 36 36.7          18.2   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 19.22765 02 55 08.12 +16 34 04.3          17.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 19.24050 02 55 03.33 +16 31 32.3          18.1   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 19.25370 02 54 58.46 +16 28 55.9          18.1   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.08740 02 50 07.48 +13 43 25.7          17.7 R EY039448
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.08823 02 50 07.30 +13 43 16.7          17.8 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.08884 02 50 06.96 +13 43 08.6          17.8 R EY039448
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.08900 02 50 07.02 +13 43 07.0          17.6 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.08979 02 50 06.70 +13 42 57.3          17.7 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.09059 02 50 06.45 +13 42 48.0          17.6 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.09385 02 50 05.14 +13 42 08.5          18.0 R EY039448
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.09667 02 50 04.11 +13 41 34.5          18.1 R EY039448
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.09918 02 50 03.22 +13 41 04.6          18.5 R EY039448
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.11861 02 49 56.14 +13 37 12.2          18.5   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.11878 02 49 56.02 +13 37 09.5          18.3   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.12901 02 49 52.38 +13 35 06.6          18.5   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.13206 02 49 51.21 +13 34 30.4          18.8   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.13224 02 49 51.15 +13 34 28.0          18.6   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.14258 02 49 47.43 +13 32 24.0          18.2   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.14530 02 49 46.50 +13 31 51.6          19.2   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.14547 02 49 46.30 +13 31 49.3          18.5   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15397 02 49 43.40 +13 30 08.6          18.9 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15481 02 49 43.13 +13 29 58.7          19.0 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15561 02 49 42.74 +13 29 47.9          18.8 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15640 02 49 42.49 +13 29 38.5          19.1 R EY039333
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15692 02 49 42.20 +13 29 31.8          18.7   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15855 02 49 41.63 +13 29 12.5          18.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.15873 02 49 41.55 +13 29 10.3          18.8   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.17111 02 49 37.06 +13 26 41.2          18.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.17191 02 49 36.69 +13 26 32.9          19.0   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.17209 02 49 36.66 +13 26 29.8          18.5   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.18418 02 49 32.26 +13 24 03.8          18.6   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.20346 02 49 25.27 +13 20 11.9          18.6   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.21827 02 49 19.93 +13 17 13.8          19.0   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.23084 02 49 15.37 +13 14 42.5          18.8   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.24337 02 49 10.85 +13 12 11.2          18.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.25603 02 49 06.29 +13 09 39.0          18.9   EY039704
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.80623 02 45 59.15 +11 18 51.7          18.1 R EY039176
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.80680 02 45 58.96 +11 18 44.7          18.2 R EY039176
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.80737 02 45 58.75 +11 18 38.0          18.1 R EY039176
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.80794 02 45 58.55 +11 18 30.9          18.1 R EY039176
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.80851 02 45 58.35 +11 18 24.0          18.3 R EY039176
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.83733 02 45 48.17 +11 12 27.4          18.5 R EY039J95
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.84045 02 45 47.13 +11 11 50.0          18.7 R EY039J95
         K03Y03P  C2003 12 20.84359 02 45 45.91 +11 11 12.1          18.7 R EY039J95
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
        J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    333 Desert Eagle Observatory.  Observer W. K. Y. Yeung.  0.45-m f/3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YP3
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M 309.95833              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.60561555     Peri.  281.14585     -0.79204374     -0.01567943
    a   1.3835814      Node   260.29988     +0.18591246     -0.95837983
    e   0.5047794      Incl.   38.25149     -0.58146649     -0.28506537
    P   1.63           H   20.2           G   0.15
    From 46 observations 2003 Dec. 19-20.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YP3                 a,e,i = 1.38, 0.50, 38                  q = 0.6852
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    03 08.73   +23 37.9    0.206    1.161   146.3    28.1    18.3
    2003 12 18    03 02.55   +20 31.8    0.202    1.152   143.3    30.7    18.4
    2003 12 19    02 56.51   +17 19.1    0.199    1.144   140.1    33.5    18.4
    2003 12 20    02 50.62   +14 01.3    0.197    1.136   136.8    36.4    18.4
    2003 12 21    02 44.88   +10 40.2    0.196    1.127   133.3    39.5    18.5
    2003 12 22    02 39.30   +07 17.7    0.196    1.119   129.6    42.6    18.6
    2003 12 23    02 33.90   +03 55.6    0.196    1.110   126.0    45.8    18.6
    2003 12 24    02 28.66   +00 35.7    0.197    1.102   122.3    49.0    18.7
    2003 12 25    02 23.60   -02 40.4    0.199    1.093   118.7    52.1    18.8
    2003 12 26    02 18.70   -05 51.1    0.202    1.085   115.1    55.2    18.9
    2003 12 27    02 13.96   -08 55.5    0.206    1.076   111.6    58.1    19.0
    2003 12 28    02 09.39   -11 52.5    0.210    1.068   108.3    61.0    19.1
    2003 12 29    02 04.97   -14 41.6    0.214    1.059   105.0    63.7    19.2
    2003 12 30    02 00.69   -17 22.4    0.219    1.051   101.9    66.3    19.4
    2003 12 31    01 56.56   -19 54.8    0.225    1.042    98.9    68.8    19.5
    2004 01 01    01 52.55   -22 18.8    0.231    1.034    96.1    71.1    19.6
    2004 01 02    01 48.67   -24 34.6    0.237    1.025    93.4    73.2    19.7
    2004 01 03    01 44.90   -26 42.6    0.244    1.017    90.8    75.3    19.8
    2004 01 04    01 41.23   -28 42.9    0.251    1.008    88.4    77.2    19.9
    2004 01 05    01 37.66   -30 36.1    0.259    0.999    86.1    79.0    20.0
    2004 01 06    01 34.16   -32 22.5    0.266    0.991    83.9    80.6    20.1
    2004 01 07    01 30.74   -34 02.7    0.274    0.982    81.8    82.2    20.2
    2004 01 08    01 27.39   -35 36.9    0.282    0.974    79.8    83.6    20.3
    2004 01 09    01 24.08   -37 05.6    0.290    0.965    78.0    85.0    20.4
    2004 01 10    01 20.82   -38 29.2    0.298    0.957    76.2    86.2    20.5
    2004 01 11    01 17.59   -39 48.0    0.306    0.949    74.5    87.4    20.6
    2004 01 12    01 14.39   -41 02.5    0.315    0.940    72.9    88.5    20.7
    2004 01 13    01 11.20   -42 12.8    0.323    0.932    71.3    89.5    20.8
    2004 01 14    01 08.02   -43 19.2    0.332    0.923    69.9    90.4    20.8
    2004 01 15    01 04.83   -44 22.2    0.341    0.915    68.5    91.3    20.9
    2004 01 16    01 01.63   -45 21.7    0.349    0.907    67.1    92.1    21.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y39
    

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