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    M.P.E.C. 2003-Y54                                Issued 2003 Dec. 24, 00:09 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 YR70
    
    Observations:
         K03Y70R* C2003 12 22.34012 08 34 41.77 +22 22 51.6          19.4   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 22.35312 08 34 43.03 +22 22 44.5          19.2   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 22.36635 08 34 44.33 +22 22 37.6          19.4   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 22.37940 08 34 45.62 +22 22 30.6          19.8   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 22.39232 08 34 46.85 +22 22 22.8          19.7   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.38466 08 36 32.08 +22 12 55.3          19.4   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.39449 08 36 32.91 +22 12 50.3          19.6   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.41025 08 36 34.56 +22 12 39.4          20.4   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.42092 08 36 35.67 +22 12 34.2          19.8   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.42326 08 36 35.77 +22 12 32.7          19.7   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.43441 08 36 36.91 +22 12 26.4          19.3   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.43604 08 36 37.12 +22 12 25.1          19.6   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.44757 08 36 38.23 +22 12 19.0          19.5   EY054704
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.95435 08 37 33.50 +22 07 15.2          19.6 R EY054176
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.95613 08 37 33.69 +22 07 14.3          19.5 R EY054176
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.95775 08 37 33.86 +22 07 13.5          19.4 R EY054176
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.95936 08 37 34.03 +22 07 12.6          19.7 R EY054176
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.96097 08 37 34.20 +22 07 11.8          19.9 R EY054176
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.97012 08 37 34.78 +22 07 05.3                 EY054046
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.97102 08 37 34.89 +22 07 05.0                 EY054046
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.97556 08 37 35.26 +22 06 59.9          18.3 R EY054046
         K03Y70R  C2003 12 23.97771 08 37 35.72 +22 06 58.9                 EY054046
    
    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 YR70                                                            PHA 0.040
    Epoch 2003 Dec. 7.0 TT = JDT 2452980.5                  MPC
    M 333.40596              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30230478     Peri.  227.87072     -0.98147400     -0.18607146
    a   2.1987341      Node   301.35785     +0.18775558     -0.88658588
    e   0.5232653      Incl.    3.06609     +0.03816595     -0.42348895
    P   3.26           H   19.9           G   0.15
    From 22 observations 2003 Dec. 22-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2003 YR70                a,e,i = 2.20, 0.52, 3                   q = 1.0482
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2003 12 17    08 25.41   +23 08.4    0.467    1.380   141.3    26.5    20.1
    2003 12 27    08 43.02   +21 35.4    0.374    1.314   147.2    24.0    19.5
    2004 01 06    09 02.51   +19 17.1    0.293    1.251   152.4    21.4    18.8
    2004 01 16    09 26.27   +15 38.3    0.225    1.193   156.1    19.5    18.0
    2004 01 26    09 58.29   +09 36.0    0.170    1.143   156.8    19.8    17.3
    2004 02 05    10 45.27   -00 27.4    0.129    1.101   151.5    25.3    16.8
    2004 02 15    11 54.32   -15 05.2    0.107    1.071   138.6    37.6    16.7
    2004 02 25    13 21.75   -29 19.1    0.108    1.053   123.3    51.8    17.1
    2004 03 06    14 44.72   -37 10.4    0.125    1.049   113.8    60.0    17.6
    2004 03 16    15 44.45   -39 45.9    0.149    1.058   111.4    61.1    18.1
    2004 03 26    16 20.42   -39 59.0    0.176    1.082   114.1    57.3    18.4
    2004 04 05    16 38.52   -39 15.5    0.203    1.117   120.3    50.7    18.6
    2004 04 15    16 43.55   -38 04.1    0.230    1.162   129.0    42.1    18.7
    2004 04 25    16 38.96   -36 29.1    0.260    1.216   139.6    32.4    18.8
    2004 05 05    16 28.68   -34 32.1    0.296    1.276   151.2    22.4    18.9
    2004 05 15    16 16.57   -32 20.7    0.341    1.340   162.7    12.9    19.0
    2004 05 25    16 05.82   -30 08.3    0.399    1.408   170.8     6.6    19.1
    2004 06 04    15 58.55   -28 09.7    0.471    1.477   167.2     8.7    19.7
    2004 06 14    15 55.32   -26 33.9    0.559    1.548   158.2    14.1    20.4
    2004 06 24    15 55.98   -25 23.0    0.661    1.619   149.0    18.8    21.0
    2004 07 04    16 00.07   -24 35.2    0.778    1.691   140.4    22.5    21.6
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-Y54
    

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