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  • MPEC 2003-Y45 : 2003 YR17

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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y45                                Issued 2003 Dec. 22, 15:21 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 YR17
    
    Observations:
         K03Y17R* C2003 12 20.38645 09 32 45.35 +10 35 13.1          19.5   EY045704
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 20.39954 09 32 46.02 +10 34 57.4          19.3   EY045704
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 20.41258 09 32 46.77 +10 34 42.5          19.8   EY045704
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 20.42601 09 32 47.46 +10 34 25.7          19.5   EY045704
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 20.43908 09 32 48.28 +10 34 11.8          19.7   EY045704
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.13409 09 34 25.88 +10 00 26.0          20.2 R EY045J95
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.14017 09 34 26.12 +10 00 18.9          19.1 R EY045J95
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.14589 09 34 26.38 +10 00 11.7          20.0 R EY045J95
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.15157 09 34 26.65 +10 00 05.3          19.6 R EY045J95
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.31532 09 34 35.97 +09 56 46.9          18.4 R EY045785
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.32640 09 34 36.41 +09 56 38.5          18.5 R EY045785
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.33859 09 34 37.20 +09 56 22.6          18.0 R EY045785
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.36440 09 34 38.94 +09 55 51.9          18.8 R EY045854
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.36884 09 34 39.18 +09 55 47.0          18.9 R EY045854
         K03Y17R  C2003 12 22.37328 09 34 39.49 +09 55 41.5          18.7 R EY045854
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer J. Maffei.  0.91-m f/13.6
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.356-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2003 YR17
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M 270.14746              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.63518009     Peri.  298.52762     -0.83755401     +0.53335935
    a   1.3403086      Node   273.93367     -0.45055379     -0.79689782
    e   0.2171713      Incl.    6.81896     -0.30903813     -0.28369291
    P   1.55           H   18.3           G   0.15
    From 15 observations 2003 Dec. 20-22.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YR17                a,e,i = 1.34, 0.22, 7                   q = 1.0492
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    09 29.19   +11 40.4    0.553    1.370   123.6    36.7    19.2
    2003 12 27    09 38.50   +08 19.6    0.472    1.338   130.4    34.0    18.7
    2004 01 06    09 43.77   +04 29.2    0.399    1.306   137.6    30.5    18.2
    2004 01 16    09 44.10   +00 03.4    0.336    1.273   144.8    26.5    17.7
    2004 01 26    09 38.45   -04 58.8    0.283    1.240   150.8    22.8    17.1
    2004 02 05    09 26.52   -10 29.1    0.243    1.207   153.1    21.7    16.7
    2004 02 15    09 09.14   -16 05.1    0.214    1.176   149.1    25.5    16.5
    2004 02 25    08 48.89   -21 11.0    0.195    1.147   140.6    33.2    16.4
    2004 03 06    08 30.06   -25 23.0    0.183    1.120   130.8    42.1    16.5
    2004 03 16    08 16.23   -28 41.7    0.174    1.097   121.7    50.5    16.6
    2004 03 26    08 09.73   -31 22.9    0.167    1.077   114.3    57.6    16.7
    2004 04 05    08 11.73   -33 52.6    0.159    1.062   108.9    63.0    16.7
    2004 04 15    08 22.76   -36 28.9    0.149    1.053   105.6    66.6    16.6
    2004 04 25    08 44.97   -39 19.8    0.137    1.049   104.8    68.0    16.5
    2004 05 05    09 22.70   -42 24.1    0.124    1.051   107.0    66.6    16.2
    2004 05 15    10 22.54   -44 54.9    0.112    1.059   112.7    61.7    15.9
    2004 05 25    11 48.04   -44 49.9    0.105    1.072   122.1    53.2    15.5
    2004 06 04    13 22.70   -40 04.3    0.107    1.090   133.2    42.7    15.3
    2004 06 14    14 39.90   -32 03.0    0.121    1.113   141.5    34.6    15.4
    2004 06 24    15 34.00   -24 25.7    0.147    1.139   144.0    31.7    15.8
    2004 07 04    16 12.29   -18 56.0    0.184    1.167   142.3    32.2    16.3
    2004 07 14    16 41.42   -15 26.5    0.229    1.198   138.7    34.1    16.9
    2004 07 24    17 05.79   -13 24.6    0.282    1.230   134.5    36.1    17.5
    2004 08 03    17 27.85   -12 19.4    0.342    1.263   130.2    37.9    18.0
    2004 08 13    17 48.79   -11 48.3    0.409    1.296   125.8    39.3    18.5
    2004 08 23    18 09.44   -11 36.1    0.483    1.329   121.5    40.5    18.9
    2004 09 02    18 30.18   -11 31.6    0.563    1.361   117.1    41.3    19.3
    2004 09 12    18 51.11   -11 27.7    0.648    1.392   112.8    41.8    19.7
    2004 09 22    19 12.36   -11 19.4    0.739    1.422   108.4    42.0    20.0
    2004 10 02    19 33.91   -11 03.1    0.834    1.450   104.1    42.0    20.4
    2004 10 12    19 55.68   -10 37.0    0.933    1.477    99.8    41.7    20.6
    2004 10 22    20 17.65   -09 59.7    1.035    1.502    95.4    41.3    20.9
    2004 11 01    20 39.74   -09 10.7    1.140    1.525    91.0    40.6    21.1
    2004 11 11    21 01.89   -08 10.1    1.246    1.546    86.7    39.7    21.3
    2004 11 21    21 24.08   -06 58.3    1.353    1.565    82.3    38.7    21.5
    2004 12 01    21 46.26   -05 35.9    1.460    1.581    77.9    37.6    21.6
    2004 12 11    22 08.42   -04 04.1    1.565    1.595    73.5    36.3    21.8
    2004 12 21    22 30.59   -02 23.7    1.668    1.607    69.2    34.9    21.9
    2004 12 31    22 52.75   -00 36.0    1.768    1.617    64.8    33.4    22.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y45
    

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