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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y40                                Issued 2003 Dec. 21, 03:37 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 YN7
    
    Observations:
         K03Y07N* C2003 12 19.40540 07 45 50.97 +17 04 43.3          18.8   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 19.41819 07 45 48.33 +17 05 50.4          18.8   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 19.43123 07 45 45.58 +17 07 00.1          19.4   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 19.44392 07 45 42.91 +17 08 07.4          18.9   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 19.45664 07 45 40.28 +17 09 14.6          19.6   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.32035 07 42 53.03 +18 24 08.3          18.8   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.33359 07 42 50.31 +18 25 16.0          19.0   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.34105 07 42 48.82 +18 25 54.0          19.1   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.34670 07 42 47.63 +18 26 23.8          18.8   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.35348 07 42 46.25 +18 26 56.9          19.2   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.35995 07 42 44.86 +18 27 30.5          19.1   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.37322 07 42 42.21 +18 28 37.5          19.0   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.37830 07 42 41.08 +18 29 02.8          19.6   EY040704
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.38052 07 42 40.63 +18 29 14.9          18.9 R EY040448
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.38376 07 42 39.98 +18 29 31.3          19.1 R EY040448
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 20.38629 07 42 39.48 +18 29 44.3          18.9 R EY040448
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.00914 07 40 40.18 +19 21 27.4          18.7 R EY040176
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.01008 07 40 40.01 +19 21 32.0          18.6 R EY040176
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.01098 07 40 39.85 +19 21 36.4          18.5 R EY040176
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.01282 07 40 39.51 +19 21 45.4          18.7 R EY040176
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.06625 07 40 28.76 +19 26 01.7          19.1 R EY040J95
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.07248 07 40 27.52 +19 26 32.4          19.1 R EY040J95
         K03Y07N  C2003 12 21.07835 07 40 26.34 +19 27 00.7          18.6 R EY040J95
    
    Observer details:
    176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
        J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + 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 YN7
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M   9.93052              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20915352     Peri.  280.18242     +0.90608255     -0.25542380
    a   2.8107740      Node    95.23386     +0.37163598     +0.86152708
    e   0.7060040      Incl.   19.79860     -0.20224024     +0.43878216
    P   4.71           H   20.4           G   0.15
    From 23 observations 2003 Dec. 19-21.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YN7                 a,e,i = 2.81, 0.71, 20                  q = 0.8264
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    07 53.91   +13 18.0    0.246    1.196   145.9    27.4    19.0
    2003 12 22    07 37.53   +20 40.5    0.279    1.246   156.9    18.0    19.0
    2003 12 27    07 22.67   +26 18.6    0.320    1.296   165.6    10.8    19.2
    2004 01 01    07 09.66   +30 29.6    0.367    1.347   170.5     6.9    19.4
    2004 01 06    06 58.70   +33 32.3    0.420    1.398   169.0     7.7    19.8
    2004 01 11    06 49.84   +35 43.3    0.478    1.449   164.1    10.7    20.3
    2004 01 16    06 43.03   +37 15.7    0.541    1.500   158.5    13.9    20.7
    2004 01 21    06 38.17   +38 19.5    0.608    1.551   153.1    16.7    21.2
    2004 01 26    06 35.11   +39 02.1    0.680    1.602   148.0    19.0    21.6
    2004 01 31    06 33.67   +39 29.1    0.755    1.652   143.1    21.0    21.9
    2004 02 05    06 33.65   +39 44.5    0.834    1.702   138.4    22.6    22.2
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y40
    

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