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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y53                                Issued 2003 Dec. 24, 00:07 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 YQ70

Observations:
     K03Y70Q* C2003 12 22.20286 05 04 21.93 +14 36 12.6          19.6   EY053704
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 22.21536 05 04 20.72 +14 36 43.9          19.8   EY053704
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 22.22864 05 04 19.43 +14 37 15.8          20.2   EY053704
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 22.24121 05 04 18.02 +14 37 47.6          19.7   EY053704
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 22.25450 05 04 16.65 +14 38 19.4          19.7   EY053704
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.91343 05 01 40.15 +15 44 43.7          18.9 R EY053176
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.91667 05 01 39.84 +15 44 51.1          19.3 R EY053176
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.91829 05 01 39.68 +15 44 54.9          18.8 R EY053176
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.92351 05 01 39.18 +15 45 06.8          19.3 R EY053176
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.92427 05 01 38.94 +15 45 06.1                 EY053046
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.92512 05 01 39.03 +15 45 10.5          19.2 R EY053176
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.92792 05 01 38.57 +15 45 16.0          18.8 R EY053046
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.93067 05 01 38.33 +15 45 22.2                 EY053046
     K03Y70Q  C2003 12 23.93248 05 01 38.22 +15 45 26.0          18.7 R EY053046

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Kocer, M. Kocerova.  0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
2003 YQ70
Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
M  23.91707              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28220242     Peri.  270.69888     +0.89138923     -0.02743957
a   2.3019483      Node    90.94914     +0.20471020     +0.91492730
e   0.5272852      Incl.   26.90222     -0.40437479     +0.40268487
P   3.49           H   18.9           G   0.15
From 14 observations 2003 Dec. 22-23.

Ephemeris:
2003 YQ70                a,e,i = 2.30, 0.53, 27                  q = 1.0882
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2003 12 17    05 13.55   +10 49.8    0.545    1.519   166.4     8.8    19.1
2003 12 27    04 57.25   +17 40.9    0.629    1.589   159.7    12.4    19.6
2004 01 06    04 47.05   +22 53.2    0.740    1.659   148.3    18.1    20.3
2004 01 16    04 42.91   +26 43.0    0.871    1.729   137.5    22.6    20.9
2004 01 26    04 44.05   +29 32.3    1.019    1.799   127.8    25.6    21.4
2004 02 05    04 49.55   +31 38.9    1.179    1.868   119.0    27.5    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y53

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